Martin Ødegaard

Martin Ødegaard is a Norwegian midfielder who captains Arsenal and the Norway national team. He led Arsenal to the 2025–26 Premier League title.

Ødegaard became a first-team player at Strømsgodset as a teenager and joined Real Madrid in 2015. Loans at Heerenveen, Vitesse and Real Sociedad preceded a move to Arsenal, initially on loan and then permanently in 2021.

A senior Norway international since 2014, he became national-team captain in 2021 and also took Arsenal's captaincy.