| Intro | Norwegian footballer |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | Norway |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 20 September 1991, Kongsvinger |
| Age: | 28 years |
Martin Linnes (born 20 September 1991) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Turkish club Galatasaray. As a versatile player, he also played as a left back, central midfielder, right midfielder and right winger.
Club career
Early Years
He started his career in Sander, then joined Kongsvinger. In 2010 he made his debut in the Norwegian Premier League.
Molde
Linnes joined Molde in 2012, when his contract with Kongsvinger expired. On 9 April 2012, he made his first assist against Brann, which Molde won 2–1, and 4 August 2012, scored his first goal against Sogndal, 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, 1–3 away win.
After impressive 4 years for Molde, Linnes agreed with Galatasaray. In his Molde years, he totally played 152 games, scored 14 goals and made 26 assists.
Galatasaray
In January 2016, Linnes signed three-and a half-year contract with Turkish giant Galatasaray for €2 million transfer fee. Linnes 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 a assist to Sinan Gümüş, who scored the 3rd goal. Second half, he returned his main position right back, after Tarık Çamdal’s taken from the pitch. Galatasaray won that match 4–1 at home.
On 6 February 2016, he played his first Süper Lig match against Konyaspor at home and stayed 90 minutes in the field as right back, but the score was not impressing: 0–0.
Career statistics
- As of 7 February 2016
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2010 | Kongsvinger | Tippeligaen | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Adeccoligaen | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | Molde | Tippeligaen | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| 2013 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 6 | ||
| 2014 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 4 | ||
| 2015 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 41 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16 | Galatasaray | Süper Lig | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Career Total | 156 | 12 | 28 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 211 | 15 | ||
Honours
- Molde
- Tippeligaen (2): 2012, 2014
- Norwegian Football Cup (2): 2013, 2014
Galatasaray
- Türkiye Kupası (1): 2015–16
- Süper Kupa (1): 2016