Alexander Ødegaard (born 13 September 1980) 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.
 Ødegaard in June 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Ødegaard | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Voss, Hordaland, Norway[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| 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) |
| International career | |||
| 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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
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Ødegaard started his career with Førde IL. He left Førde and joined Sogndal IL in January 2001. Ødegaard was one of the 1980 generation players to break into the first team of Sogndal. 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 edit
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Other[n 1] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1999[4] | Førde | 2. divisjon | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Førde total | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1999[4] | Sogndal | 1. Divisjon | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 3 | |
| 2000[1][4] | 24 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 11 | ||
| 2001[1] | Tippeligaen | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | – | 28 | 10 | ||
| 2002[1] | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 23 | 3 | |||
| 2003[1] | 25 | 7 | 4 | 6 | – | 29 | 13 | |||
| 2004[1] | 25 | 15 | 3 | 0 | – | 28 | 15 | |||
| Sogndal total | 125 | 46 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 143 | 55 | ||
| 2005[5] | Rosenborg | Tippeligaen | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 33 | 10 |
| Rosenborg total | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 33 | 10 | ||
| 2006[6] | Viking | Tippeligaen | 23 | 3 | 4 | 3 | – | 27 | 6 | |
| 2007[6] | 21 | 5 | 4 | 3 | – | 25 | 8 | |||
| 2008[6][1] | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 6 | ||
| 2009[6] | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2010[6] | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | 29 | 2 | |||
| Viking total | 118 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 138 | 23 | ||
| 2010–11[7] | Metz | Ligue 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2011–12[7] | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Metz total | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | Førde | 3. divisjon | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 11 | |
| 2013[4] | 2. divisjon | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | – | 24 | 11 | ||
| 2014[4] | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | 24 | 7 | |||
| 2015[4] | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 18 | 4 | |||
| Førde total | 75 | 33 | 2 | 0 | — | 77 | 33 | |||
| Career Total | 348 | 100 | 40 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 406 | 122 | ||
International goals edit
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 October 2004 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Slovenia |
3–0 | 3–0 | World Cup 2006 Qualifier |
Notes edit
- ^ Includes 2000 playoff, 2005–06 UEFA Champions League (6 apps, 1 goal), Royal League (6 apps, 1 goal) and 2008–09 UEFA Cup
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g "Alexander Ødegaard" (in Norwegian). Altomfotball. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ "Brann eller RBK for Ødegaard". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 11 November 2004. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ^ "Alexander Ødegaard til 3. divisjon". NTB (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f Alexander Ødegaard (in Norwegian). NFF Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ Alexander Ødegaard (in Norwegian). Rosenborg BK. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d e 10. Alexander Ødegaard (in Norwegian). Viking FK. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Alexander ODEGAARD". LFP. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
External links edit
- Alexander Ødegaard at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- RBKweb profile (in Norwegian)
