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 Next Gen, on loan from 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
Team information
Current team
 Juventus Next Gen
(on loan from Udinese)
Number 24
Youth career
2013–2020 Udinese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Udinese 4 (0)
2021–2022 → Juventus (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2022 → Juventus U23[lower-greek 1] (loan) 17 (0)
2022– → Juventus Next Gen (loan) 19 (1)
International career‡
2019 Norway U17 6 (1)
2019 Italy U18 2 (1)
2020– Norway U18 3 (2)
2021– Norway U21 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:00, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2021

Club career

On 2011 he joined the Udinese's youth system.[2] He made his professional debut for the club on 2 August 2020 against Sassuolo.[3] Five days later he extended his contract for Udinese until 2025.[2] On 27 August 2021, Palumbo was loaned to Juventus U23 with option to buy.[4] On 12 September, Palumbo debutted for Juventus U23 in a 1–0 defeat against Pro Patria.[5] On 16 May 2022, he was first called up by the first team for a home match against Lazio,[6] where he made his debut as a substitute.[7] On 18 June, Juventus decided not to exercise the option to buy.[8] However, on 1 September, he returned to Juventus U23,[9] who had changed their name to Juventus Next Gen on 26 August.[10]

International career

Palumbo was born in Norway to an Italian father and Norwegian mother, and moved to Italy at the age of three.[11] He has both passports, and has represented both countries as a youth international.[12]

    Club statistics

    Club
    As of match played 16 April 2023[13]
    Club Season League Coppa Italia Other Total
    DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
    Udinese 2019–20 Serie A 1000—10
    2020–21 Serie A 3000—30
    Total 4000—40
    Juventus U23[lower-greek 1] (loan) 2021–22 Serie C 170—3[lower-alpha 1]0200
    Juventus (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 10000010
    Juventus Next Gen (loan) 2022–23 Serie C 191—6[lower-alpha 2]0251
    Career total 3910060411
    1. Two appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C, one appearance in Serie C promotion play-offs
    2. Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C

    References
    1. "From Under 23 to Next Gen – a new identity at Juventus". Juventus F.C. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
    2. "Martin Palumbo firma fino al 2025". udinese.it (in Italian). 7 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    3. "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)
    4. 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.
    5. 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.
    6. JuventusNews24, Redazione (2022-05-16). "Convocati Juve per la Lazio: tre assenti! La lista UFFICIALE di Allegri". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-05-16.
    7. JuventusNews24, Redazione (2022-05-16). "Esordio Palumbo: prima in maglia Juve per il classe 2002". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-05-16.
    8. Baridon, Marco (2022-06-18). "Palumbo torna all'Udinese: niente riscatto del classe 2002 da parte della Juventus". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-06-18.
    9. JuventusNews24, Redazione (2022-09-01). "Palumbo chiama la Juve: "Voglio tornare in Next Gen. Ecco la situazione"". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-09-01.
    10. Juventus.com. "From Under 23 to Next Gen - a new identity at Juventus - Juventus". Juventus.com. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
    11. Sander, Christian Grieg (15 February 2020). "Norsk supertalent (17) kan velge Italia". Dagbladet (in Norwegian).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    12. "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)
    13. Martin Palumbo at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

    Notelist
    1. The team's name was changed from Juventus U23 to Juventus Next Gen in August 2022.[1]
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