Martin Ødegaard

I have a soft spot for Martin Ødegaard because few players have carried the weight of expectation he did. A teenage prodigy from Drammen, signed by Real Madrid before he could grow into himself, he could easily have become a cautionary tale of hype. Instead he is now captain of both Arsenal and Norway, threading some of the most intelligent passes in the Premier League. That detour-laden journey from boy wonder to genuine leader is exactly the kind of redemption I find moving. His vision and touch feel earned rather than gifted, and I quietly root for him every week.

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Name (English)

Martin Ødegaard

Name (Japanese)

マルティン・ウーデゴール

Reading

まるてぃん・うーでごーる

Born

December 17, 1998 (age 27)

Origin

Drammen, Viken, Norway

Height

178 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Tiger

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/odegaard.98/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%20%C3%98degaard
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%83%BC%E3%83%87%E3%82%B4%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16902219

Tags

• Viken
• association football player

Last updated

September 29, 2026

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