Martin Samuelsen

Martin Samuelsen

Samuelsen in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Martin Samuelsen[1]
Date of birth	(1997-04-17) 17 April 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth	Haugesund, Norway
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[3][4]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team	FK Haugesund
Number	14
Youth career
2011–2012	Vard Haugesund
2012–2015	Manchester City
2015	West Ham United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2020	West Ham United	0	(0)
2015–2016	→ Peterborough United (loan)	17	(1)
2016	→ Blackburn Rovers (loan)	3	(0)
2017	→ Peterborough United (loan)	11	(1)
2018	→ Burton Albion (loan)	9	(0)
2018–2019	→ VVV-Venlo (loan)	10	(0)
2019	→ Haugesund (loan)	28	(6)
2020–2021	Hull City	12	(0)
2021	→ AaB (loan)	12	(0)
2021–	FK Haugesund	49	(5)
International career‡
2013	Norway U16	10	(0)
2014	Norway U17	11	(1)
2015	Norway U18	7	(3)
2016–2018	Norway U21	8	(0)
2016–2018	Norway	3	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:13, 4 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:44, 16 October 2018 (UTC)

Martin Samuelsen (born 17 April 1997) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for FK Haugesund. 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.