Martin Palumbo

Martin Njøten Palumbo (born 5 March 2002) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group A club Juventus U23, on loan from Serie A club Udinese. Palumbo has represented both Norway and Italy internationally at youth level.

Martin Palumbo
Personal information
Full name Martin Njøten Palumbo
Date of birth (2002-03-05) 5 March 2002
Place of birth Bergen, Norway
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Juventus U23 (on loan from Udinese)
Number 19
Youth career
2013–2020 Udinese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Udinese 4 (0)
2021– → Juventus U23 (loan) 17 (0)
National team‡
2019 Norway U17 6 (1)
2019 Italy U18 2 (1)
2020– Norway U18 3 (2)
2021– Norway U21 4 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:46, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2021

Club career

On 2011 he joined the Udinese's youth system.[1] He made his professional debut for the club on 2 August 2020 against Sassuolo.[2] Five days later he extended his contract for Udinese until 2025.[1] On 27 August 2021, Palumbo was loaned to Juventus U23 with option to buy.[3] On 12 September, Palumbo debutted for Juventus U23 in a 1–0 defeat against Pro Patria.[4]

International career

Palumbo was born in Norway to an Italian father and Norwegian mother, and moved to Italy at the age of three.[5] He holds both passports, and has represented both countries as a youth international.[6]

    Club statistics

    Club
    As of match played 24 April 2022[7]
    Club Season League Coppa Italia Other Total
    DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
    Udinese 2019–20 Serie A 1000—10
    2020–21 3000—30
    Total 4000—40
    Juventus U23 2021–22 Serie C 170—2[lower-alpha 1]0190
    Career total 2100120230
    1. Appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C

    References
    1. "Martin Palumbo firma fino al 2025". udinese.it (in Italian). 7 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    2. "Serie A: l'Udinese chiude con una vittoria, pareggio fra Bologna e Torino". Sportmediaset (in Italian). 2 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    3. JuventusNews24, Redazione (2021-08-27). "Martin Palumbo Juventus U23, è ufficiale: l'annuncio del club – FOTO". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-08-27.
    4. Alessandro Villano (2021-09-12). "Pro Patria Juventus U23 1–0: Akè spreca, prima scontitta stagionale". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-09-12.
    5. Sander, Christian Grieg (15 February 2020). "Norsk supertalent (17) kan velge Italia". Dagbladet (in Norwegian).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    6. "L'Udinese blinda Palumbo, primo contratto da professionista per il giovane italo-norvegese". Tutto Udinese (in Italian). 1 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    7. Martin Palumbo at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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