Ultimate Football Heroes: Ødegaard (Midfield Generals 5)Matt & Tom Oldfield Ultimate Football HeroesLabel: Dino BooksDescription: FROM THE NO.1 FOOTBALL SERIES - OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD!Introducing the MIDFIELD GENERALS collection. Perfect for reluctant readers and all fans of the beautiful game.Name: Martin Ødegaard Nationality: NorwegianHero Rating: 87As the son of a former footballer Martin Ødegaard spent his early years at local Norwegian sports club Drammen Strong and at the age of 10 joined the youth division at Strømsgodset where he trained with older players. By the age of 15 Ødegaard was playing in the UEFA Champions League and even represented Norway in a friendly against the UAE making history as Norway's youngest ever national team player. In 2015 Ødegaard caught the eye of Real Madrid where he trained with both the first team and the reserves. In 2021 Ødegaard moved to Arsenal where he quickly became an essential part of the team and was named captain ahead of the 2022-23 season.Discover how this midfielder from Norway balanced full-time education with a burgeoning football career to hone his skills. From training and playing with opponents many years older and representing his country aged just 15 to holding the captaincy for both Norway's national team and Arsenal. Ultimate Football Heroes is a series of biographies telling the life stories of the biggest and best footballers in the world and their incredible journeys from childhood fan to superstar professional player. Written in fast-paced action-packed style these books are perfect for all the family to collect and share.Collect them all! Also available in the MIDFIELD GENERALS range:Bellingham Zidane Rice Gerrard Modric Keane Bruno Fernandes Iniesta and Kante.
