Martin Palumbo

Martin Palumbo
Personal information
Full name Martin Njøten Palumbo
Date of birth (2002-03-05) 5 March 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Bergen, Norway
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Juventus Next Gen
Number 21
Youth career
2013–2020 Udinese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Udinese 4 (0)
2021–2022Juventus (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2022Juventus U23[α] (loan) 17 (0)
2022–2023Juventus Next Gen (loan) 19 (1)
2023– Juventus Next Gen 39 (3)
International career
2019 Norway U17 6 (1)
2019 Italy U18 2 (1)
2020 Norway U18 3 (2)
2022 Norway U20 2 (0)
2021–2023 Norway U21 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2021

Martin Njøten Palumbo (born 5 March 2002) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group C club Juventus Next Gen. Palumbo has represented both Norway and Italy internationally at youth level.

Club career

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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 debuted 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

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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

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Club

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As of match played 16 April 2023[13]
Club Season League Coppa Italia Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Udinese 2019–20 Serie A 1 0 0 0 1 0
2020–21 Serie A 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 4 0 0 0 4 0
Juventus U23[α] (loan) 2021–22 Serie C 17 0 3[a] 0 20 0
Juventus (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Juventus Next Gen (loan) 2022–23 Serie C 19 1 6[b] 0 25 1
Career total 39 1 0 0 6 0 41 1
  1. ^ Two appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C, one appearance in Serie C promotion play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C

Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ "From Under 23 to Next Gen – a new identity at Juventus". Juventus FC. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Martin Palumbo firma fino al 2025". udinese.it (in Italian). 7 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Serie A: l'Udinese chiude con una vittoria, pareggio fra Bologna e Torino". Sportmediaset (in Italian). 2 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  4. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (27 August 2021). "Martin Palumbo Juventus U23, è ufficiale: l'annuncio del club – FOTO". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 27 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Alessandro Villano (12 September 2021). "Pro Patria Juventus U23 1–0: Akè spreca, prima scontitta stagionale". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  6. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (16 May 2022). "Convocati Juve per la Lazio: tre assenti! La lista UFFICIALE di Allegri". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 16 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (16 May 2022). "Esordio Palumbo: prima in maglia Juve per il classe 2002". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 16 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Baridon, Marco (18 June 2022). "Palumbo torna all'Udinese: niente riscatto del classe 2002 da parte della Juventus". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  9. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (1 September 2022). "Palumbo chiama la Juve: "Voglio tornare in Next Gen. Ecco la situazione"". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 1 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Juventus.com. "From Under 23 to Next Gen - a new identity at Juventus - Juventus". Juventus.com. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  11. ^ Sander, Christian Grieg (15 February 2020). "Norsk supertalent (17) kan velge Italia". Dagbladet (in Norwegian).
  12. ^ "L'Udinese blinda Palumbo, primo contratto da professionista per il giovane italo-norvegese". Tutto Udinese (in Italian). 1 August 2020.
  13. ^ Martin Palumbo at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 August 2020.