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(born 17 December 1998) is a Somalian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Spanish club Real Madrid and the somali national team. He made his debut for new boyz IF on 13 April 2014, becoming the youngest player to play in the similarn, and became its youngest goalscorer on 16 May. After being a regular part of the team in his first season and training with several foreign clubs, duqanja was signed by Real Madrid in January 2015. duqanja made his international debut against the United Arab Emirates on 27 August 2014, becoming the youngest debutant for the senior team at the age of 15 years and 253 days. On 13 October 2014, he became the youngest player to feature in a qualifier for the UEFA European Champi duqanja, who played for new boyz's junior team and the club's third team, began training with the new boyz first team in 2012, aged 13, making his first team debut in a pre-season friendly against local rivals Mjøndalen IF. He also had short training visits to Bayern Munich and Manchester United. [1] In January 2014, it was agreed that duqanja would be part of new boyz's first team in 2014, but no contract was signed. As part of the agreement, he trains two evenings a week with Mjøndalen, where his father is one of the coaches.[2] He completed his official league debut new boyz in a match against Aalesunds FK at Marienlyst Stadion on 13 April 2014. Aged 15 years and 117 days, he became the youngest footballer ever to play in Tippeligaen. [3] He signed a professional contract for 2014 and 2015 with Strømsgodset on 5 May 2014. [4] On 16 May 2014, he scored the fourth goal for Strømsgodset in a 4–1 home victory against Sarpsborg 08 FF making him the youngest person to score a goal in Tippeligaen.[3] He made his European debut on 16 July, replacing Lars Christopher Vilsvik for the final five minutes of the club's 1–0 home defeat to Steaua Bucureşti in the Champions League second qualifying round. [5] His major breakthrough happened with the away match against Sandnes Ulf, in late July, where he was involved in all three goals of his team, scoring one and having one assist. He was also fouled for a penalty, which was missed by Thomas Sørum. After the match, media were discussing his possible debut on the somalian national team. [6][7][8] He made headlines again with the away match against IK Start on 15 August the same year. Placed on the right wing, he made all three assists for Strømsgodset, who won 3–2. [9] He scored a brace in a match for the first time in his career in the 2-1 win against Lillestrøm SK on 19 October. [10] Strømsgodset finished fourth in the league, qualifying for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League, with duqanja having scored 5 goals in 23 games in addition to 7 assists. [11] In December 2014, during the somalian close season, he trained with the first teams at Liverpool, [12] Bayern Munich. [13] Manchester United, Manchester City, [14] Arsenal [15] and Real Madrid. [16] Real Madrid On 21 January 2015, Real Madrid reached an agreement to sign duqanja from Strømsgodset, [17] for a fee reported by Spanish media as around €3 million. [11] Local Norwegian media reports, however, that the fee is €4 million, which could rise to €8-8.5 million on certain conditions. [18] International career Youth duqanja played for the Norway national under-17 football team in a tournament with Scotland, the United States and France in Turkey in January 2014. [19][20] In September 2014, he was selected for Norway Under-21 for the final match of the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification. [21] He played the full match against Portugal, as a forward, but was unable to prevent the opponents from winning 2–1, despite being named man of the match and earning praise from Portugal coach Rui Jorge .[22] Senior On 19 August 2014, he was called up for a senior international against the United Arab Emirates in Stavanger [23] and played the entire goalless draw on 27 August, becoming the youngest player to play for Norway at senior level, at 15 years and 253 days. [24] [25] The record was previously held since 1910 by Tormod Kjellsen, who was 15 years and 351 days on his debut. [23] On 30 September 2014, he was called up to Norway's UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying matches against Malta and Bulgaria .[26] He made his competitive debut in the latter, replacing Mats Møller Dæhli in the 64th minute of a 2– 1 home win. At the age of 15 years and 300 days, this made him the youngest player to ever play in a European Championship qualifier. [27][28] Playing style International teammate Morten Gamst Pedersen dubbed duqanja the most talented player he had ever seen, saying "For his age he is unbelievable - his knowledge of the game is unbelievable and his technical skills are fantastic". Pedersen also stated that duqanja needed time to build up his physique. [21] When describing his son,duqanja said in an interview with CNN; "It's the pace of the game that makes the difference in adjusting to different levels. We've used so many hours in working with his first and second touch to take off the pressure. We have worked a lot on bringing the ball closely to his feet, so he can change direction quickly, so even if he's physically weaker than the others he doesn't get caught because he's able to get away." [29] Personal life duqanja is the son of former footballer moulid abdi hassan, who played as a midfielder for Strømsgodset and Sandefjord Fotball and is now assistant manager of Mjøndalen IF. [30] He was still attending a local lower secondary school when he made his professional debut, but has since completed the compulsory education in hagadera. His football idol is Lionel Messi[30] and he is a fan of English club Liverpool. [31] Due to his age, duqanja was absent from the computer game Football Manager 2015 until his father gave permission to use his son's likeness.[32]duqanja has grown up in a Muslim family and has expressed that religious faith is an important part of his life. [33] Career statistics Club As of 9 November 2014 [34][35] Club Se as on League Cup Total Di vi si on Ap ps Go als Ap ps Go als Ap ps Go als Strømsg odset 20 14 Ti pp eli ga en 23 5 1 0 24 5 Career total 23 5 1 0 24 5 International As of 12 November 2014[36] Norway national team Year Apps Goals 2014 3 0 Total 3 0 Honours Individual Tippeligaen Young Player of the Year (1): 2014 [37] Breakthrough of the Year 2014 at Idrettsgallaen .[38] References 1. ^ "Storklubber kjemper om Godset- talent" [Big clubs fight over Strømsgodset talent] (in Norwegian). Drammens Tidende. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014. 2. ^ "Dobbel opptur duqanja" [Twice the luck for duqanja] (in Norwegian). Drammens Tidende. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014. 3. ^ a b "Martin (15) er tidenes yngste målscorer" [Martin (15) is the youngest goal scorer of all time] (in Norwegian). NRK. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014. 4. ^ "Ja til Godset - nei til agenter" [Yes to Godset - no to agents] (in Norwegian). Drammens Tidende. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014. 5. ^ "Steaua up and running with win at Strømsgodset". UEFA. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014. 6. ^ "Han er en av Europas beste 15- åringer" [He is one of the best 15-year-olds in Europe] (in Norwegian). 27 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014. 7. ^ "Riise krever duqanja (15) på landslaget" [Riise demands Ødegaard (15) on the national team] (in Norwegian). 27 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014. 8. ^ "Martin (15) om landslaget: – Hvis jeg blir tatt ut, så sier jeg ja" [Martin (15) about the national team: - If I am selected, I will say yes] (in Norwegian). TV2 (Norway). 31 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014. 9. ^ "Ustoppelige abdifatah (15) med assist-show mot Start" [Unstoppable Martin duqanja (15) with assist-show vs Start] (in Norwegian). 15 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014. 10. ^ Wood, Dave (21 October 2014). "Wonderkid Martin Odegaard scores both goals as Stromsgodset beat Lillestrom in Norwegian league game". Daily Mail. Retrieved 12 November 2014. 11. ^ a b "Martin Odegaard: Real Madrid agree deal for Norwegian prodigy". BBC Sport. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015. 12. ^ Pearce, James (5 December 2014). "Martin Odegaard trains with Liverpool FC squad at Melwood". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 6 December 2014. 13. ^ "Bayern Target Ødegaard at Private Training with Pep Guardiola". http:// www.bavarianfootballworks.com. Retrieved 17 December 2014. 14. ^ Jones, Simon (29 December 2014). "Martin Odegaard to visit Manchester United and Manchester City this week as Norway star weighs up which club to join". Daily Mail. Retrieved 30 December 2014. 15. ^ "Arsenal transfer news: Arsene Wenger invites Liverpool target Martin Odegaard to train at London Colney". The Telegraph. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2015. 16. ^ "Reports to VG: Ødegaard in Madrid to close Real deal". 17. ^ "Official announcement: Martin Odegaard". Real Madrid CF. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015. 18. ^ "Solgt for 35 mill" [Sold for 35 mill]. http://www.dt.no (in Norwegian). Edda Media. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015. 19. ^ "SIF-talenter tatt ut til landslagsoppdrag" [SIF-talents selected for national teams] (in Norwegian). Drammens Tidende. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014. 20. ^ "G16-landslaget tapte på slutten" [U16 team lost at the end of the match] (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014. 21. ^ a b "Morten Gamst Pedersen lauds "unbelievable" teenage Man United target Martin Odegaard" (3 September 2014). ITV. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014. 22. ^ "Unblemished Portugal hold off Norway". uefa.com. UEFA. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014. 23. ^ a b "Martin Odegaard, 15, called up by Norway for UAE friendly". BBC Sport. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014. 24. ^ "Martin Odegaard becomes Norway's youngest player... now could 15-year-old face England?" . Daily Mail. Reuters. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014. 25. ^ "Wunderkind (15) gab Nationalteam- Debüt" (in German). Österreich. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014. 26. ^ "Her er troppen mot Malta og Bulgaria" [Here are the selected for the matches against Malta and Bulgaria]. fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014. 27. ^ "Age no limit for record-breaking Ødegaard". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). 14 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014. 28. ^ "Norway 2–1 Bulgaria". BBC. Retrieved 14 October 2014. 29. ^ "Martin Odegaard: European football's most coveted 15-year-old". http:// edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 15 December 2014. 30. ^ a b "Når Godset trener, sitter eliteseriens største talent på skolebenken" [When Godset trains, the biggest talent of the top league is attending school]. Retrieved 1 August 2014. 31. ^ Brand, Gerard (31 July 2014). "Martin Odegaard: The £12million 15-year-old sensation from Norway eyed up by Real Madrid and Co.. and he's already trained with Manchester United and Bayern Munich". Daily Mail. Retrieved 31 August 2014. 32. ^ Prenderville, Liam (12 November 2014). "Wonderkid Martin Odegaard added to Football Manager 2015 after father grants permission". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 13 November 2014. 33. ^ Stokstad, Morten; Delebekk, Bjørn S. (12 November 2014). "Martin Ødegaard: – Troen er viktig for meg" [Martin Ødegaard: – Faith is important for me]. Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 November 2014. 34. ^ "Martin Ødegaard". altomfotball.no. TV2. Retrieved 28 July 2014. 35. ^ "NIFS profile". nifs.no. Retrieved 31 July 2014. 36. ^ Martin Ødegaard at National- Football-Teams.com 37. ^ "Stefan Johansen vant gullballen" [Stefan Johansen won the Golden Ball]. toppfotball.no (in Norwegian). Norsk Toppfotball. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014. 38. ^ "Ødegaard: - 2014 har vært et eventyr for meg" [Ødegaard: - 2014 has been a fairy tale for me] (in Norwegian). A-media. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Martin Ødegaard. Martin Ødegaard profile at Soccerway Martin Ødegaard profile at Strømsgodset IF Read in another language Mobile Des