Alexander Ødegaard

Alexander Ødegaard (born 13 September 1980 in Voss) is a Norwegian former footballer. He played four times for the Norwegian national team, scoring one goal, and has played professionally for Sogndal, Rosenborg, Viking and French club Metz.

Alexander Ødegaard
Ødegaard in June 2007
Personal information
Full name Alexander Ødegaard
Date of birth (1980-09-13) 13 September 1980
Place of birth Voss, Hordaland, Norway[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Winger / striker
Youth career
199?–1999 Førde
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 Sogndal 125 (46)
2005 Rosenborg 17 (4)
2006–2010 Viking 118 (16)
2011–2012 Metz 13 (1)
2012–2015 Førde 75 (33)
National team
1997 Norway U17 4 (2)
1998 Norway U18 6 (5)
1999 Norway U19 2 (0)
1999 Norway U20 1 (0)
2001 Norway U21 2 (0)
2004 Norway 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Ødegaard was one of the 1980 generation players to break into the first team of Sogndal IL. After a successful 2004 season where he scored 15 league goals for Sogndal, and made his international debut for Norway, his services were wanted by Brann and Rosenborg.[2] He chose the 13-in-a-row league champions Rosenborg, but his first season was a disappointment, as Rosenborg failed to win the title. After the season, he was sold to Viking in a deal worth €875,000.

On 24 January 2011, he signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with French side Metz in Ligue 2.

In August 2012, Ødegaard returned to Norway, where he signed for his youth club – the Third Division side Førde.[3]

Career statistics
Season Club Division League Cup Other[n 1] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1999[4]Førde2. Divisjon 10–10
Førde total 10–10
1999[4] Sogndal1. Divisjon 6300–63
2000[1][4] 241031202911
2001[1]Tippeligaen 24842–2810
2002[1] 21320–233
2003[1] 25746–2913
2004[1] 251530–2815
Sogndal total 125461692014355
2005[5]RosenborgTippeligaen 174441223310
Rosenborg total 174441223310
2006[6]VikingTippeligaen 23343–276
2007[6] 21543–258
2008[6][1] 2451140296
2009[6] 25130–281
2010[6] 25240–292
Viking total 118161674013823
2010–11[7]MetzLigue 2 51100061
2011–12[7] 80000080
Metz total 1311000141
2012Førde3. Divisjon 111100–1111
2013[4] 2. Divisjon 241100–2411
2014[4] 23710–247
2015[4] 17410–184
Førde total 753320—7733
Career Total 3481004020182406122

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
113 October 2004Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Slovenia3–03–0World Cup 2006 Qualifier

Notes
  1. Includes 2000 playoff, 2005–06 UEFA Champions League (6 apps, 1 goal), Royal League (6 apps, 1 goal) and 2008–09 UEFA Cup
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References
  1. "Alexander Ødegaard" (in Norwegian). Altomfotball. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  2. "Brann eller RBK for Ødegaard". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 11 November 2004. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  3. "Alexander Ødegaard til 3. divisjon". NTB (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  4. Alexander Ødegaard (in Norwegian). NFF Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  5. Alexander Ødegaard (in Norwegian). Rosenborg BK. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  6. 10. Alexander Ødegaard (in Norwegian). Viking FK. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  7. "Alexander ODEGAARD". LFP. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
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