Goal efficiency
How clinical and direct the player was in front of goal — volume, accuracy, and conversion.
Arsenal · Community Shield · Midfielder · #8 · Norway · 27 yrs
Martin Ødegaard plays as a midfielder for Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard is a Norwegian international, 27 years old, midfielder, currently at Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard wears shirt number 8 for Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard was born in Drammen, Norway on 1998-12-17. Martin Ødegaard is 178 cm tall and weighs 68 kg. Martin Ødegaard's Sportra profile tracks season statistics across Community Shield, Euro Championship - Qualification, Friendlies, World Cup, and other leagues. Martin Ødegaard's page brings together career clubs, trophies, injury history, multi-competition stats, and related news headlines. On Sportra you can explore Martin Ødegaard season statistics, transfer history, trophies, injury updates, and related news across every competition tracked in the profile.
| Season | Team |
|---|---|
| 2026 |  Norway NOR |
| 2025 |  Arsenal ARS |
| 2025 | Norway NOR |
| 2024 | Arsenal ARS |
| 2024 | Norway NOR |
| Date | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-20 | € 35M |  Real Madrid REA | Arsenal ARS |
| 2021-07-01 | N/A | Arsenal ARS | Real Madrid REA |
| 2021-01-27 | Loan | Real Madrid REA | Arsenal ARS |
Season intelligence
Profile as Midfielder: finisher, creator, high usage. Archetype: Advanced playmaker. Season rating 8.3.
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Per-90 rates, efficiency ratios, and Sportra indices from season totals.
How clinical and direct the player was in front of goal — volume, accuracy, and conversion.
Playmaking output: assists, key passes, and custom chance-creation signals.
Isolation threat and progressive carrying — volume plus success rate.
How often they draw fouls and stay out of trouble with cards.
Tackles, duels, and off-ball defensive contribution.
Shot-stopping, goals conceded, and penalty saves.
Minutes, availability, and how central they were to the team.
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Arsenal had one of the deepest squads last season, which carried them to the Premier League title and Champions League final. It looks like that summer transfer window didn’t change that, until the same names began to appear twice. Eberechi Eze covers the left wing and Martin Ødegaard. Noni Madueke covers Bukayo Saka and Christos […] The post Arsenal’s transfer window has left question marks for the fans appeared first on SoccerNews.
Arsenal were interested in a deal before Chelsea won the race (Picture: Getty) Morgan Rogers’ camp asked Arsenal to match Chelsea’s £117m transfer bid as he wanted to move to the Gunners, according to reports. Mikel Arteta identified Rogers as one of his top targets at the start of the summer and Arsenal were believed to be leading the race to secure his signature. The Premier League champions were willing to pay around £80m for Rogers, who was part of Thomas Tuchel’s England squad for this summer’s World Cup. But Chelsea blew their London rivals out of the water with a stunning £117m deal with Aston Villa, making Rogers the most expensive British player in Premier League history. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. Rogers said he was joining the ‘biggest club in London’ after switching Villa Park for Stamford Bridge but the Daily Mail says the England midfielder wanted to join Arsenal. The report adds that the player’s camp urged bosses at the Emirates Stadium to match Chelsea’s record-breaking bid as he was ‘keen’ to bolster Arteta’s title-winning squad. Meanwhile, the Daily Telegraph says Rogers was ‘enthusiastic’ about joining Arteta’s project at Arsenal and was ‘ready to pack his bags’ and move to north London. Chelsea signed Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa (Picture: Getty) Rogers was the first of several summer targets that Arsenal failed to sign during the transfer window. Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez had his heart set on a move to Barcelona, Arsenal refused to pay over the odds for new Liverpool signing Bradley Barcola and Vinicius Junior signed a contract extension at Real Madrid. Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher was surprised Arsenal didn’t push harder to sign two-time Champions League winner Barcola from PSG. Rogers was reportedly keen to join Arsenal (Picture: Getty) ‘I’m happy it didn’t happen but I was looking at the Barcola thing,’ Carragher said on the latest episode of Stick to Football. ‘For me with Arsenal, left wing has always felt like where the drop is compared to [Bukayo] Saka, [Martin] Odegaard, [Kai] Havertz. ‘The new kid [Christos] Tzolis has made a decent start. But the longer the Barcola thing went on, and then Arsenal didn’t get Vinicius Jr or Alvarez, I was thinking is that [signing Barcola] not the one?’ {"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"John Terry singles out act that Alonso did during Brighton game that spells well for Chelsea","contentUrl":"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/08\/31\/5230901859085403608\/480x270_MP4_5230901859085403608.mp4","description":"He loves to see it.","duration":"T1M","height":480,"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/08\/31\/14\/110952603-0-image-a-22_1788181481167.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-08-31T14:03:31+0100","width":270} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page window.addEventListener('metroVideo:relatedVideosCarouselLoaded', function(data) { if (typeof(data.detail) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel.el_) === 'undefined') { return; } var player = data.detail.carousel.el_; var container = player.closest('.metro-video-player'); var placeholder = container.querySelector('.metro-video-player__up-next-placeholder'); if (placeholder) { container.removeChild(placeholder); container.classList.add('metro-video-player--related-videos-loaded'); } }); Rogers has enjoyed a promising start to his Chelsea career, scoring and providing an assist in the first two Premier League games of the season. After completing a stunning move to west London, the 23-year-old England star said: ‘I’m joining the biggest club in London. ‘The way the club wants to go and how it wants to move forward is something I want to be a part of. I think it was just perfect for me. I just can’t
Peter Crouch is confident Chelsea can beat Arsenal at the Emirates (Picture: That Peter Crouch Podcast) Ex-England striker Peter Crouch has backed Chelsea to get the better of Arsenal and throw a ‘cat amongst the pigeons’ in the Premier League this weekend. Arsenal got their title defence off to a flying start by sweeping aside newly promoted Coventry in their opening match of the campaign. Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard were the scorers in a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Frank Lampard’s men, a result that came as a statement of intent to the rest of the division. The Gunners followed this up with a gritty 1-0 win away to Aston Villa on Monday night, with Saka scoring his second of the season to ensure Mikel Arteta’s men emerged with maximum points. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. On Sunday afternoon, all eyes will be on the Emirates for what promises to be an intriguing London derby between the reigning champions and a resurgent Chelsea team. Like Arsenal, Chelsea have taken six points from a possible six, with Xabi Alonso’s all-star attack of Cole Palmer, Joao Pedro and Morgan Rogers firing on all cylinders at this embryonic stage of the season. However, the Blues remain vulnerable at the back and have managed to concede five goals in their two opening top-flight contests versus Fulham and Brighton. Arsenal continued their winning start with a 1-0 victory at Villa Park (Picture: Getty The Gunners are yet to concede a goal this season (Picture: Getty) ‘Great game! Two teams looking good as well,’ Crouch said on That Peter Crouch Podcast while previewing the clash. ‘Joao Pedro, for me, I love watching him play football. He’s a player that enjoys his football and he just looks like he enjoys his football. ‘I’ve been thinking this since the first game against Fulham, I think he’ll get goals this season. I just think he’ll score goals. ‘Pedro Neto looks sharp, creative. They’ve got some creative players in that team.’ {"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Arteta praises Arsenal's maturity in 1-0 win over Aston Villa","contentUrl":"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/09\/01\/1030376710448723935\/480x270_MP4_1030376710448723935.mp4","description":"Arteta also stressed the importance of squad depth after Konsa was substituted on for his debut for a Mosquera struggling with an injury.","duration":"T4M26S","height":270,"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/09\/01\/07\/110968591-0-image-a-1_1788244180392.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-09-01T07:29:49+0100","width":480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page window.addEventListener('metroVideo:relatedVideosCarouselLoaded', function(data) { if (typeof(data.detail) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel.el_) === 'undefined') { return; } var player = data.detail.carousel.el_; var container = player.closest('.metro-video-player'); var placeholder = container.querySelector('.metro-video-player__up-next-placeholder'); if (placeholder) { container.removeChild(placeholder); container.classList.add('metro-video-player--related-videos-loaded'); } }); Chelsea have looked to bring some stability at the back by capturing Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez as a replacement for the error-prone Robert Sanchez. But Crouch believes the Argentine’s arrival alone may not be enough to stop the Blues shipping goals against Arsenal. ‘The only problem here [for Chelsea] is defensively, I think Chelsea will concede,’ the former Liverpool and Tottenham forward added. Joao Pedro has kicked off the campaign in impressive form (Picture: AP) ‘I love the Emiliano Martinez signing, I think it’s a brilliant signing. How you get a World Cup-winning, dominant leader for £7million in this climate… I thi
Manchester United legend Gary Neville (Picture: Sky Sports) Gary Neville says he would be ‘stunned’ if Mikel Arteta did not drop summer signing Christos Tzolis for Arsenal’s Premier League clash against Chelsea. Tzolis, who joined Arsenal in July in a £34m deal from Club Brugge, started the Gunners’ Premier League opener against Coventry City and Monday’s win at Aston Villa. The Greece international impressed in pre-season and in Arsenal’s victories over Manchester City in the Community Shield and Coventry in the Premier League. But Tzolis was less influential at Villa Park and was hooked at half-time, with Eberechi Eze impressing following his introduction from the bench. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. Neville believes Eze has earned a start for Arsenal’s intriguing clash against in-form Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday and says Tzolis could do with a watching brief from the dugout. ‘Look, it’s early for him,’ Neville said on his Sky Sports podcast when asked about Tzolis’ start at Arsenal. ‘I didn’t get too carried away last week and said I wanted to see a bit more from him. ‘The Community Shield was obviously promising and then the game against Coventry as well. But I did think he was doing one thing well, he seems to just cut in, and right-backs will start to understand that. Arsenal summer signing Christos Tzolis (Picture: Getty) ‘Matty Cash just set about him during the Aston Villa game, he was really aggressive and it was a little bit of a mauling. That will be good for Tzolis, just making him aware of what this is going to be like. ‘He’s not going to have it easy and he’s going to have opponents who want to get really close to him and make it difficult for him. It was a tough game for him. ‘But I thought Eze did really well when he came on. There’s a lot going on in that midfield for Eze given they’ve got Rice, Odegaard and now Guimaraes in there. Eberechi Eze after Arsenal’s win at Aston Villa (Picture: Getty) ‘I think he may have to get really good at being a left-sided player for Arsenal. Sometimes you just need to look at which positions are opening up for you and basically take it. ‘I thought he did really well in the second half, I would be surprised if he doesn’t play next week against Chelsea. ‘It’s a big game and Mikel Arteta might just have to tell Tzolis, “I’m not going to put you into this one but watch this match.” Eze has a bit more strength about him and certainly more experience in the Premier League. {"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Arteta praises Arsenal's maturity in 1-0 win over Aston Villa","contentUrl":"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/09\/01\/1030376710448723935\/480x270_MP4_1030376710448723935.mp4","description":"Arteta also stressed the importance of squad depth after Konsa was substituted on for his debut for a Mosquera struggling with an injury.","duration":"T4M26S","height":270,"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/09\/01\/07\/110968591-0-image-a-1_1788244180392.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-09-01T07:29:49+0100","width":480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page window.addEventListener('metroVideo:relatedVideosCarouselLoaded', function(data) { if (typeof(data.detail) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel.el_) === 'undefined') { return; } var player = data.detail.carousel.el_; var container = player.closest('.metro-video-player'); var placeholder = container.querySelector('.metro-video-player__up-next-placeholder'); if (placeholder) { container.removeChild(placeholder); container.classList.add('metro-video-player--related-videos-loaded'); } }); ‘I would be stunned if Eze doesn’t play next week because he played really well in the second half at Aston Villa.’ Michael Owen a
Bukayo Saka's performance in Arsenal's impressive opening-day win over Coventry has already convinced some fans the Gunners are going to successfully defend their Premier League crown. The 24-year-old's game time for the north London outfit was managed at the end of last season, as well as with England at the World Cup, because of an Achilles injury he picked up in March. Saka returned from the World Cup and, after a break, rejoined the Arsenal squad, playing his first minutes of this season in the Community Shield, coming on when the Gunners were already leading Manchester City 3-0.
Christos Tzolis was back in Belgium on Sunday after starring for Arsenal on Friday (Picture: Getty Images) Christos Tzolis has made an impressive start to his Arsenal career and he is clearly still a big fan favourite with his former side Club Brugge. The 24-year-old arrived at Arsenal from the Belgian side this summer in a £34 million move and is already showing impressive signs. The Greece international provided two assists in the 3-0 Community Shield win over Manchester City and another on his Premier League debut as Arsenal beat Coventry 3-0 on Friday. The former Norwich City player looks like he has a good chance of making the left wing spot his own at the Emirates, but he was already back at one of his old clubs on Sunday. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. Tzolis returned to Club Brugge on Sunday as a guest for their derby clash with Cercle Brugge, which they won 1-0. The Greek was paraded on the pitch and given a great reception from the home fans, despite leaving the club just last month, even taking a fake kick-off before the game. Clearly they were not holding his move to the Premier League champions against him after two successful seasons in Belgium, which saw him score 43 goals in 108 appearances across all competitions. Christos Tzolis. Back at Jan Breydel. 👀🇬🇷 pic.twitter.com/P05Ttmuhy1— Club Brugge KV (@ClubBrugge) August 23, 2026 👋 | Christos Tzolis geeft het startschot voor de strijd om Brugge! ⚔️🔥Kijk nu naar #CLUCER op DAZN! ♨️ pic.twitter.com/aBbKCgnRhY— DAZN België (@DAZN_BENL) August 23, 2026 Tzolis has already earned great praise from his new manager, with Mikel Arteta saying: ‘I love that a player that has been with us just for a few weeks gets this kind of energy every time he’s on the ball. I think he’s earned it. ‘The way he has performed in the last few games has been phenomenal. What he transmits as a player is so direct, so incisive, constantly. ‘He wants to make things happen and he has an incredible variety of actions in the last 30 metres. ‘It’s up to him to make the right decisions. Even the spaces are sometimes really, really small. I’m very happy with him.’ Tzolis may well become a fan favourite at Arsenal as well (Picture: Getty Images) After impressing against Coventry, Gunners captain Martin Odegaard told the BBC of the Greek star: ‘Amazing – he played a brilliant game. ‘He has been brilliant all pre-season. He’s so lively. It’s hard to defend [against] him. He’s a really intelligent player. He always looks up and finds the right pass.’ Tzolis has taken a unique path to Arsenal, which started at PAOK in his home country before a forgettable spell with Norwich. He played 30 times for the Canaries after signing for them in August 2021 when they were in the Premier League, but made little impact. After an impressive loan spell at Fortuna Dusseldorf the German side exercised an option to sign him permanently, but then quickly sold him to Club Brugge for €6m (£5.14m). Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
Rachel: The most confident football I have seen from this Arsenal team for many years. Vince: Odegaard and Havertz look like new signings, exuding energy and grit that were missing when they were nursing injuries. Tzolis was absolutely brilliant, he gives Arsenal an outlet on the left which we haven't really had to that much effect over the last few seasons with his direct nature which is an absolute joy to watch.
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