Martin Odegaard: Age, height, boots, girlfriend, stats

Carlo Garganese

20 Aug 2021 11:55 BST
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Martin Odegaard, Arsenal, 2021/22 — © ProShots

Martin Odegaard has agreed to join Arsenal from Real Madridin a deal worth €35 million (£30m)

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It will be a permanent return to the club for the Norwegian attacking midfielder, who spent the second half of last term at the Emirates.

So here are some of the key biographical facts about the former wonderkid.

How old is Martin Odegaard?

Odegaard was born on 17 December, 1998. He is 22 years of age.

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What is Martin Odegaard’s height?

Odegaard is 5ft 10in tall, or 1.78m.

What is Martin Odegaard’s weight?

Odegaard is reportedly 70kg, or 11st 0lb.

What football boots does Martin Odegaard wear?

Odegaard wears Nike Mercurial Vapor 14 soccer cleats.

Who is Martin Odegaard’s girlfriend?

Odegaard was reportedly dating Danish influencer Oda Burud, although it is unclear if the pair are still an item.

What is Martin Odegaard’s salary?

Odegaard earned €44,000 (£38,000) a week at Real Madrid. That is €2.3m (£2m) a year. He is set for a significant wage hike at Arsenal of at least double that wage.

What is Martin Odegaard’s Instagram?

Odegaard’s Instagram is under the user name odegaard.98.

https://www.instagram.com/odegaard.98/?hl=en

As of August 2021, he has 3 million followers.

‘We will have discussions in the next few weeks’ – Arteta confident of striking Odegaard deal — © ProShots

What are Martin Odegaard’s stats?

Odegaard started his career at Stromsgodet where he was a young phenomenon. He made his debut for the senior team at the age of just 15, becoming the Norwegian league’s youngest player in history.

At the age of just 16, in 2015, he signed for Real Madrid for €4m. He became Madrid’s youngest debutant at 16 years and 157 days old.

Odegaard then spent a succession of loans away at Heerenveen, Vitesse and Real Sociedad.

He never managed to nail down a regular spot at Real Madrid, making just 11 appearances since joining the club in all competitions. He has yet to score for the club.

Last season he spent the second half of the campaign at Arsenal, scoring two goals in 20 matches.

He now joins the club permanently.

Odegaard has one goal in 30 appearances for the Norway national team.