Martin Ødegaard
#10 · Midfielder · age 27 · (C)
Captain; Arsenal captain; first-choice creative playmaker.
96
WC26 rating
- Recent form
- 73
- Career peak
- 100
- League level
- 100
- Competition pedigree
- 98
- International pedigree
- 90
- Longevity
- 68
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Career by season
Source: transfermarkt · fetched 2026-05-29
Ødegaard’s career has always been measured against the absurd expectations placed on him at 15, and for years his job at Norway was to lead a national team that simply did not qualify for things. That ended in San Siro. With Haaland the finisher, Ødegaard is the orchestrator — the player who turns Norway from a counter-attacking unit into something that can hold the ball against superior opposition.
His Arsenal role under Arteta — playing as a right-sided No. 8 who drifts inside to overload the half-space — translates directly to what Solbakken asks of him for Norway. Set pieces, where Haaland is a permanent aerial threat, run through Ødegaard’s right boot. If Norway are going to navigate a tournament group on more than just Haaland’s individual moments, it is because their captain has dragged them through the difficult phases of matches.
Strengths
- Final-third creativity
- Set-piece delivery
- Press resistance in tight spaces
- Leadership
Recent form
Arsenal captain through the 2025-26 Premier League season
Became the youngest player ever to appear for Norway at 15 years, 253 days back in 2014 — and 12 years later he leads them out at a World Cup.