Martin Linnes

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Martin Linnes
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Personal information
Full name Martin Linnes
Date of birth (1991-09-20) 20 September 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Sander, Norway
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Molde
Number 21
Youth career
Sander
Kongsvinger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2011 Kongsvinger 41 (1)
2012–2016 Molde 104 (11)
2016–2021 Galatasaray 101 (2)
2021– Molde 75 (10)
International career‡
2011–2013 Norway U21 7 (0)
2013–2021 Norway 29 (1)
Medal record
Molde
Winner Tippeligaen 2012
Winner Tippeligaen 2014
Winner Tippeligaen 2022
Winner Norwegian Football Cup 2013
Winner Norwegian Football Cup 2014
Winner Norwegian Football Cup 2021–22
Winner Norwegian Football Cup 2023
Winner Turkish Cup 2016
Winner Turkish Cup 2019
Winner Turkish Super Cup 2016
Winner Süper Lig 2018
Winner Süper Lig 2019
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2021

Martin Linnes (born 20 September 1991) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Norwegian club Molde. A versatile player, he also played as a left-back, central midfielder, right midfielder and right winger.

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Club career

Early years

Linnes started his career at Sander, then joined Kongsvinger. In 2010, he made his debut in the Norwegian top division. [1]

Molde

Linnes joined Molde in 2012, after his contract with Kongsvinger had expired. [2] On 9 April 2012, he made his first assist against Brann, which Molde won 2–1, and on 4 August 2012, scored his first goal against Sogndal, in a match which Molde won 2–1. On 17 September 2015, Linnes scored the third goal against Fenerbahçe in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage, 3–1 away win.

After four years for Molde, Linnes agreed with Galatasaray. In his Molde years, he played 152 games, scoring 14 goals and making 26 assists.

Galatasaray

In January 2016, Linnes signed a 3+1⁄2-year contract with Turkish club Galatasaray for a €2 million transfer fee. [3] He picked number 27 for his shirt from its previous owner, Emmanuel Eboué. He made his debut for Cim-Bom against Akhisar Belediyespor in the 2015–16 Turkish Cup, which ended in a 1–1 draw.

On 26 January 2016, Linnes started as central midfielder with José Rodríguez against Kastamonuspor in 2015–16 Turkish Cup, and made an assist to Sinan Gümüş, who scored the third goal. In the second half, he returned to his main position at right-back, after Tarık Çamdal had been taken from the pitch. Galatasaray won that match 4–1 at home.

On 6 February 2016, he played his first Süper Lig match, a 0–0 draw at home against Konyaspor, playing the full 90 minutes right-back.

On 11 April 2019, Galatasaray extended his contract for two more seasons, until the end of 2020–21 season. [4]

Return to Molde

On 17 August 2021, Molde announced that they signed their former right-back Martin Linnes. [5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 December 2024 [6] [7] [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueNational Cup [a] EuropeOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kongsvinger 2010 Tippeligaen 15030——180
2011 1. divisjon 26130——291
Total41160——471
Molde 2012 Tippeligaen2413011 [b] 0—351
2013 244615 [c] 1—346
2014 284604 [d] 0—384
2015 2822011 [e] 1—413
Total104111712720014814
Galatasaray 2015–16 Süper Lig 10070——170
2016–17 18071—1 [f] 0261
2017–18 200602 [d] 0—280
2018–19 192726 [g] 01 [f] 0334
2019–20 12040——160
2020–21 220103 [d] 0—260
Total1012323110201465
Molde 2021 Eliteserien 1100000—110
2022 2345210 [h] 1—387
2023 215605 [i] 1—326
2024 2012010 [h] 1—322
Total7510132253—10714
Career total321236866352045435
  1. ↑ Includes Norwegian Cup, Turkish Cup
  2. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  4. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  6. 1 2 Appearance in Turkish Super Cup
  7. ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  8. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  9. ↑ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League

International

As of 30 March 2021 [9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Norway 201320
201480
201520
201630
201751
201830
201900
202040
202120
Total291
Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Linnes goal. [10]
List of international goals scored by Martin Linnes
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
15 October 2017 San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San MarinoFlag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 8–08–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Molde

Galatasaray

Norway U21

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References

  1. ↑ Fossum, Geir. "Martin Linnes". Fozzum.com (Kongsvinger IL statistics) (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "Kongsvingers Martin Linnes klar for Molde". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV2. 31 August 2011. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Martin Linnes, Galatasaray'da". Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  4. ↑ Martin Linnes’in sözleşmesi uzatıldı Archived 12 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine (in Turkish)
  5. ↑ "Martin Linnes er tilbake!". Molde. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "M. Linnes". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Martin Linnes". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  8. ↑ Martin Linnes at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  9. ↑ "Martin Linnes". eu-football.info (in Norwegian). EU Football. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Linnes, Martin". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  11. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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