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.

Alexander Ødegaard
Ødegaard in June 2007
Personal information
Full name Alexander Ødegaard
Date of birth (1980-09-13) 13 September 1980 (age 44)
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

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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

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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

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 October 2004 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway   Slovenia 3–0 3–0 World Cup 2006 Qualifier

Notes

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  1. ^ Includes 2000 playoff, 2005–06 UEFA Champions League (6 apps, 1 goal), Royal League (6 apps, 1 goal) and 2008–09 UEFA Cup

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "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. ^ a b c d e f Alexander Ødegaard (in Norwegian). NFF Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  5. ^ Alexander Ødegaard (in Norwegian). Rosenborg BK. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  6. ^ a b c d e 10. Alexander Ødegaard (in Norwegian). Viking FK. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Alexander ODEGAARD". LFP. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
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