Martin Linnes

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

Martin Linnes
Personal information
Full name Martin Linnes
Date of birth (1991-09-20) 20 September 1991
Place of birth Sander, Norway
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Molde
Number 21
Youth career
Sander
Kongsvinger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Kongsvinger 41 (1)
2012–2016 Molde 104 (11)
2016–2021 Galatasaray 101 (2)
2021– Molde 11 (0)
National team‡
2011–2013 Norway U21 7 (0)
2013– Norway 29 (1)
Honours
Molde
WinnerTippeligaen2012
WinnerNorwegian Football Cup2013
WinnerNorwegian Football Cup2014
WinnerTurkish Cup2016
WinnerTurkish Cup2019
WinnerTurkish Super Cup2016
WinnerSüper Lig2018
WinnerSüper Lig2019
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2021

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, 3–1 away win.

After four 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 3+1⁄2-year 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]

Return to Molde

On 17 August 2021, Molde announced that they signed their former right-back Martin Linnes.[5]

Career statistics

Club
As of 7 May 2021[6][7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kongsvinger 2010 Tippeligaen 15030——180
2011 Adeccoligaen 26130——291
Total 41160——471
Molde 2012 Tippeligaen 2413080—351
2013 2446141—346
2014 2846040—384
2015 28220111—413
Total 104111712720014814
Galatasaray 2015–16 Süper Lig 1007000—170
2016–17 180711010271
2017–18 2006020—280
2018–19 192726010334
2019–20 12040——160
2020–21 2201030—260
Total 1012323120201475
Molde 2021 Eliteserien 000000—00
Total 0000000000
Career total 246145543922034220

International
As of 30 March 2021[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Norway 201320
201480
201520
201630
201751
201830
201900
202040
202120
Total291
Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Linnes goal.[9]
List of international goals scored by Martin Linnes
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
15 October 2017San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino San Marino8–08–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Molde

Galatasaray

Norway U21

References
  • "Martin Linnes' profil". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  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. "Martin Linnes, Galatasaray'da".
  4. Martin Linnes’in sözleşmesi uzatıldı(in Turkish)
  5. "Martin Linnes er tilbake!". Molde. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  6. "M. Linnes". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  7. "Martin Linnes". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  8. "Martin Linnes". eu-football.info (in Norwegian). EU Football. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  9. "Linnes, Martin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  10. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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