Martin Palumbo

Martin Njøten Palumbo (born 5 March 2002) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group B club Juventus Next Gen. 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
Number 21
Youth career
2013–2020 Udinese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Udinese 4 (0)
2021–2022 → Juventus (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2022 → Juventus U23[lower-greek 1] (loan) 17 (0)
2022–2023 → Juventus Next Gen (loan) 19 (1)
2023– Juventus Next Gen 0 (0)
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

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

    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.
    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 (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).
    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.
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