Ødegaard, who has played 25 international matches since his historic debut at the age of 15, will make his captaincy on the 24th at home against Gibraltar
Real Madrid player Martin Ødegaard, on loan at Arsenal in the winter market, has been named the new captain of the Norwegian national football team at the age of 22 on Friday.
The young Norwegian star replaces Stefan Johansen, of the Queens Park Rangers, Who had announced this week his retirement from the national team at the age of 30.
“Martin has had a long life at the highest international level and has shown ability to be a team player on and off the field. He is a strong and loved guy. I think he can be a good captain for many years,” he said. said in a virtual press conference the national coach, Stale Solbakken.
Ødegaard, who has played 25 international matches since his historic debut at the age of 15, will make his captaincy on the 24th at home against Gibraltar, the first of three qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup that Norway will play this month.
Norway, Who does not play in his country for the quarantine to which the health authorities oblige for coronavirus, Will then face Turkey in Spain and travel to Montenegro.
In the list, the first of Solbakken as a coach after taking office three months ago, there is also the other Norwegian star, the striker of the Dortmund Erling Bride Haaland.