Talk:Martin Ødegaard

Speculation about price tag
Is it correct to include a "reported price tag" for a player? BBC claims it is £12m, but does not report their source. No official price tag has been given by the club. I believe it's not something that should be in an encyclopedia. Cashewnøtt (talk) 21:47, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

Add a Photo
As of now he is a rising star who has at the age of 15 played not only for the first team of his club but also for the national team of Norway. I think a photo should now be required.--Sammanhumagain (talk) 09:47, 7 September 2014 (UTC)


 * Photos are not added simply because of the notability of the player. On Wikipedia we do not use copyrighted photos of living people except in exceptional circumstances - for example for fugitives or people in long-term imprisonment, which this person clearly is not. We can only use photos that users took themselves, or photos where the author has explicitly said that such use will be permitted &#39;&#39;&#39;tAD&#39;&#39;&#39; (talk) 20:24, 7 September 2014 (UTC)


 * I found this photo in WikiCommons but am not entirely sure if that's Odegaard himself after looking at other photos on Google. If anyone can confirm that it is indeed Odegaard, we could add it to the main page even if it's not the best quality. LRD 03:26, 15 October 2014 (UTC)




 * I can confirm that it is him. Cashewnøtt (talk) 07:05, 15 October 2014 (UTC)


 * Thank you. I couldn't be sure since this is the first time I've seen his photo and the one that we have isn't of the best angle or quality. I have changed the format under the image parameter to the proper one. cheers. LRD 07:27, 15 October 2014 (UTC)

Pronunciation
A pronunciation audio file could be useful for his last name, that or an API transscript. KarstenO (talk) 22:15, 9 May 2015 (UTC)

Mar/tin Oo/de/god Declanjackson77 (talk) 04:44, 26 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Needs a reference. TylerBurden (talk) 10:22, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 July 2015
To whom it may concern

I would like to request for editting Martin Odegaard 's page to add more information and adding more substantive changes, if they are justified with reference to reliable sources, and not the subject of ongoing discussion.

Thank You

188.247.76.129 (talk) 07:09, 10 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: this is not the right page to request additional user rights. You may reopen this request with the specific changes to be made and someone will add them for you, or if you have an account, you can wait until you are autoconfirmed and edit the page yourself. Cannolis (talk) 09:12, 10 July 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 December 2015
age of martin odegaard is 17

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Semi-protected edit request on 20 August 2021
He now officially plays in the English Premier League For Arsenal wearing the #8 shirt. The transfer was finalised yesterday. 2.50.16.111 (talk) 07:09, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
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Edit request
Martin Ødegaard's appearances and goals for Strømsgodset 2 and Strømsgodset 3 must be represented in the infobox. Strømsgodset 2 and Strømsgodset 3 participate in the main senior domestic league system. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Knutarnesel (talk • contribs) 10:54, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

you brought this to GAN in 2015. Would you be able to handle this request? Z1720 (talk) 01:02, 7 October 2022 (UTC)


 * @Z1720 I can get to this eventually (hopefully within the next few days when less busy), according to the reference Strømsgodset 2 participates in the top league so should indeed be included. You could simply copy an entry in the source code and change the team to Strømsgodset 2 within that section of the infobox to add it yourself if you'd like to. TylerBurden (talk) 06:58, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * @TylerBurden Strømsgodset 2 participates on the fourth level. Cashewnøtt (talk) 15:13, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Right, just saw the lower table, which states he played in the lower divisions whilst with those teams. I believe normally such leagues are not included in the lead infobox, @Knutarnesel you can reactivate the request if you can point to a guideline or the like which supports inclusion of those statistics. TylerBurden (talk) 17:22, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I've been thinking about this. The Norwegian league system allows for a second team (reserves) be promoted up to the third level. It is considered professional by the Norwegian FA, so I believe it would be correct to include Ødegaard's matches for this team, since Strømsgodset 2 played on the third level at the time. So in conclusion, I think we should add his 5 matches for Strømsgodset 2 in 2013-2014 after all. (Strømsgodset TF2 is a newer name for the same team). Cashewnøtt (talk) 10:03, 10 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I couldn't find a specific guideline, but the infobox itself says that it includes appearances and goals in the domestic league. Let's say Ødegaard had played for a club who had their first team in the same division Strømsgodset 2 or Strømsgodset 3 played in. Surely these appearances and goals would be included without question? I don't understand why it matters that it's a second or third team. BOTH Strømsgodset 2 and Strømsgodset 3 should be in the infobox. Are there guidelines I'm missing? I can also show to Jamie Vardy's article where his appearances and goals with FC Halifax Town in the NPL Premier Division, which is an amateur league is included in the infobox. Knutarnesel (talk) 11:32, 10 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Sounds reasonable to me, feel free to add it either of you @Cashewnøtt @Knutarnesel since you are probably more familiar with his appearances there than I am. TylerBurden (talk) 13:25, 10 October 2022 (UTC)

Change main image
Image outdated as he plays for Arsenal now and no longer at Real Madrid. Suggest it gets updated Wikifeedia1 (talk) 01:50, 16 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Do you know of any good images without copyright issues? That is generally the problem with updating pictures on Wikipedia, see WP:COPYRIGHT. TylerBurden (talk) 01:59, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
 * There are a couple of photos of him with Arsenal on commons, but they're not of good enough quality to be the main infobox image. If someone attends an Arsenal game, bring a good camera and try to snap a pic of Martin I guess. :P TylerBurden (talk) 02:07, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

Strømsgodset 2 and Strømsgodset 3 appearances does not represent senior career
I see someone has added Strømsgodset 2 and Strømsgodset 3 to the senior career. This must be removed or placed with youth career. Saeetre (talk) 14:23, 16 January 2023 (UTC)


 * This was discussed above. TylerBurden (talk) 23:20, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

Does his Player of the Month award count as one or two awards?
Some articles I have read say it is just one award for the months of November and December and others say it is two separate awards. MayoForSam2023 (talk) 09:43, 22 January 2023 (UTC)

Captaincy in lead
To avoid further edit warring, it would probably be a good idea to have a discussion here regarding Ødegaard's captain status being included in the immediate lead. Even after the page was semi-protected, many editors seem to believe it is notable enough to be mentioned straight away, with seemingly only @Mattythewhite reverting the edits. @Profavi1 made the point in their most recent revert that both Kylian Mbappé and Harry Kane, both of them high profile football articles, have their captaincy status mentioned straight away. Matty, page history on both shows you active within the month on both articles, yet you are making no efforts to remove the captain status on them as you are doing here. Why is this article different? TylerBurden (talk) 05:32, 23 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Thank you for this! Could I add - Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kevin De Bruyne, Diego Godín, Álvaro Morata and Leonardo Bonucci are more pages of notable football captains which all follow the same convention, so there is no reason to omit the captaincy from the opening statement of Martin Ødegaard's page Profavi1 (talk) 18:34, 23 March 2023 (UTC)

Way too little objective
Another Wikipedia-page that looks like a 13 year old girl has written it in her diary. Re-write it now as Wikipedia is claming to be a serious and objective enclypedia, and you fans are not helping them at all 188.113.95.213 (talk) 14:37, 7 November 2023 (UTC)


 * "Re-write it now" is not very constructive or helpful, perhaps you have some more concrete suggestions on how to not make it look like it was written by a "13 year old girl"? TylerBurden (talk) 19:53, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Maybe you should read the whole article and you should know what i'm talking about. Unless you're the one who's writing this diary that's not objective at all. This WHOLE THING should be re-written.

But here is just a piece to help you find out what should be at least deletetet: "Considered one of the best midfielders in the world, he is known for his technique, dribbling ability, vision and range of passing." And much more, just to satisfy the enclypidia rules that also Wikipedia is ruled by188.113.95.213 (talk) 08:32, 8 November 2023 (UTC)


 * I don't think you have much understanding of Wikipedia's policies, because that part is supported by WP:RS, as he has been named one of the best midfielders by several publications that are considered reliable sources. Feel free to cite whatever "rule" you are talking about. TylerBurden (talk) 20:11, 8 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia has been warned by authorites in EU for not being neutral enough and will, if not clearing up, be closed down. 188.113.95.213 (talk) 15:30, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Sure. TylerBurden (talk) 19:48, 13 November 2023 (UTC)