Martin Samuelsen
Samuelsen warming up for West Ham United in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 17 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Haugesund, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Peterborough United (on loan from West Ham United) |
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| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Vard Haugesund | ||
| 2012–2015 | Manchester City | ||
| 2015 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2017– | → Peterborough United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Norway U16 | 10 | (0) |
| 2014 | Norway U17 | 11 | (1) |
| 2015 | Norway U18 | 7 | (3) |
| 2016– | Norway U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016– | Norway | 3 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:30, 21 January 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:18, 6 February 2017 (UTC) |
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Martin Samuelsen (born 17 April 1997) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for Peterborough United, on loan from West Ham United, and the Norway national team. After long spells at the academies of Vard Haugesund and Manchester City and short trials at big clubs across Europe, Samuelsen signed for West Ham in June 2015. Samuelsen, a versatile player, can play both central and wide midfield positions as well as a forward. He went on loan at Peterborough United for the majority of the 2015-16 season.
Samuelsen has represented his country at youth level, earning caps at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-21 levels. In June 2016, he made his debut for the Norway senior team.
Having just turned 14, Samuelsen was playing for Vard Haugesund at youth level when he reportedly attracted interest from clubs such as Real Madrid and Chelsea. A year later, he joined Manchester City where he spent three years at their academy, playing regular football for their Elite Development Squad.
After the transfer to West Ham United was announced on 20 June 2015, Samuelsen scored on his debut in a friendly at Peterborough United three weeks later. He made his professional debut for the club five days later at the Boleyn Ground in a Europa League second qualifying round match against Birkirkara, replacing Morgan Amalfitano after 59 minutes. Samuelsen is contracted to the East London club until June 2020.
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