Martin Linnes

Martin Linnes
Personal information
Full name	Martin Linnes
Date of birth	20 September 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Sander, Norway
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Galatasaray
Number	14
Youth career
	Sander
	Kongsvinger
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2011	Kongsvinger
2012–2016	Molde
2016–	Galatasaray
International career‡
2011–2013	Norway U21
2013–	Norway
Medal record
Molde
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2020; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2018

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

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, 1–3 away win.

After 4 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 3½-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]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 March 2020^[5]^[6]

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kongsvinger	2010	Tippeligaen	15	0	3	0	—		—		18	0
	2011	Adeccoligaen	26	1	3	0	—		—		29	1
	Total		41	1	6	0	—		—		47	1
Molde	2012	Tippeligaen	24	1	3	0	8	0	—		35	1
	2013		24	4	6	1	4	1	—		34	6
	2014		28	4	6	0	4	0	—		38	4
	2015		28	2	2	0	11	1	—		41	3
	Total		104	11	17	1	27	2			148	14
Galatasaray	2015–16	Süper Lig	10	0	7	0	0	0	—		17	0
	2016–17		18	0	7	1	1	0	1	0	26	1
	2017–18		20	0	6	0	2	0	—		28	0
	2018–19		19	2	7	2	6	0	1	0	33	4
	2019–20		5	0	2	0	—		—		7	0
	Total		72	2	29	3	8	0	1	0	111	5
Career Total			217	14	52	4	35	2	2	0	306	20

International

As of 6 June 2018^[7]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Norway	2013	2	0
	2014	8	0
	2015	2	0
	2016	3	0
	2017	5	1
	2018	2	0
	Total	22	1

International goals

Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first.^[8]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	5 October 2017	San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	8–0	8–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Molde

Tippeligaen (2): 2012, 2014
Norwegian Cup (2): 2013, 2014

Galatasaray

References

"Martin Linnes' profil". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2013.

^ Fossum, Geir. "Martin Linnes". Fozzum.com (Kongsvinger IL statistics) (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
^ "Kongsvingers Martin Linnes klar for Molde". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV2. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
^ http://www.ntvspor.net/haber/futbol/147070/martin-linnes-galatasarayda
^ Martin Linnes’in sözleşmesi uzatıldı(in Turkish)
^ "M. Linnes". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
^ "Martin Linnes". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
^ "Martin Linnes". eu-football.info (in Norwegian). EU Football. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
^ "Linnes, Martin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

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[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. Retrieved 12 November 2011.

[3] ttp://www.ntvspor.net/haber/futbol/147070/martin-linnes-galatasarayda

[4] Martin Linnes’in sözleşmesi uzatıldı(in Turkish)

[5] "M. Linnes". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2018.

[6] "Martin Linnes". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 17 March 2013.

[7] "Martin Linnes". eu-football.info (in Norwegian). EU Football. Retrieved 26 March 2018.

[NFT-8] "Linnes, Martin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

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