Martin Odegaard is a Norwegian professional footballer who currently plays for the Premier League side Arsenal. He started playing football at a very young age and was regarded as one of the best young prodigies. The player now seems to be living up to his potential and is one of the best-attacking midfielders in the world. He is also the captain of the Arsenal football club and has been an extremely key player for them. This article talks about Martin Odegaard’s net worth and the salary he earns while representing the Premier League side Arsenal.
Martin Odegaard started his youth career in 2005 at Drammen Strong. He developed with them for a few years before joining the youth academy of Norwegian football club Stromsgodset. It was here that the star footballer got a chance to make his senior debut. After developing with the youth academy for multiple years, the talented footballer ended up playing for the third, second, and first teams of Stromsgodset. He ended up making 41 appearances for the club in all competitions before attracting the attention of some top European clubs.
Real Madrid agreed to sign a deal with the talented Norwegian on 21st January 2015. They recognised the tremendous future prospect that Odegaard displayed and decided to sign him and let him develop while playing for Real Madrid Castilla. The talented star stayed at Real Madrid and Real Madrid Castilla from 2015 all the way till 2021. However, most of his time at the club was spent on various loans across the globe.
Odegaard: "I'm a player who likes to have the ball. My goal is to become the best player possible" #HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/7tIpbf910k
— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) January 22, 2015
Martin Odegaard’s first loan spell came on 10th January 2017 when Dutch club SC Heerenveen agreed to sign him for a period of eighteen months. After a successful loan move away from the club, Real Madrid decided to keep continuing this pattern. They sent him on loan to Vitesse in 2018 and to Real Sociedad in 2019. After an impressive showing at Sociedad, Madrid decided to recall him in 2020. Odegaard started the club’s opening game of the 2020/21 La Liga season, and it looked like the player would finally make a breakthrough for the Los Blancos.
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However, after still not receiving much game time, Odegaard made it clear he wanted to leave the club during the winter transfer window in search of first-team football. The Norwegian star joined Arsenal on a six-month loan on 27th January 2021, and it was there that he finally found his stride. Odegaard really liked the club’s ideology and the direction they were heading towards and soon made up his mind to join them on a permanent basis.
Martin Odegaard signed a four-year deal with Arsenal on 20th August 2021, making his move to the Premier League permanent. The talented midfielder has since continued playing for them and has even been appointed club captain. He is one of, if not their most talented, players, and he has a contract with the club that matches this title. These professional contracts have been Odegaard’s primary source of income, and it is through these lucrative contracts that he has managed to amass a net worth of around £50 Million.
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Martin Odegaard signed his most recent contract with Arsenal on 22nd September 2023. He signed a five-year contract, which will keep him at the club till the summer of 2028. This made him the third highest paid player at the club, earning a salary of around £240,000/week. This new contract will help Arsenal’s club captain boost his net worth even further in the future. It will be interesting to see if his contract improves even further in the future if Arsenal ends up winning either the Premier League or the Champions League trophy.
While the Norwegian star has been called a future prospect for over a decade, he is still just 25 years old. This just goes to show how young Odegaard was when he first started impressing people all around the world. The player seems to have found his calling at Arsenal and really seems to be enjoying playing for them. It is quite likely that he will end up staying at the club for quite some time in the future and become an Arsenal legend.
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Guransh Machra is a sportswriter at Gutshot Magazine. He covers football news from local leagues like the Indian Super League as well as international leagues like the Premier League. He follows various sports like Football, Cricket, Formula 1, and Tennis. Apart from sports, Guransh is also enthusiastic about reading and gaming.
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