Kirvil Odden Sundsfjord (born 29 July 1992) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lyn.

Kirvil Odden
Personal information
Full name Kirvil Odden Sundsfjord
Date of birth (1992-07-29) 29 July 1992 (age 32)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Lyn
Youth career
Snøgg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Snøgg
2011 Røa 3 (0)
2012–2013 Kolbotn 25 (0)
2014–2019 Røa 60 (0)
2020–2022 Lyn 54 (0)
2022–2023 Sampdoria 5 (0)
2023– Lyn 2 (0)
International career
2010–2011 Norway U19 7 (0)
2011–2012 Norway U20 1 (0)
2011 Norway U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 2023

Career

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Odden hails from Notodden and started her career in SK Snøgg.[1] Concurrently with her football career in the Third Division, she competed on national level in age-specific track and field, mostly high jump, shot put and discus throw.[2] In her late teenages, she moved to Oslo and had spells in Røa IL and Kolbotn IL before returning to Røa in 2014.[3] She became Røa's first choice in 2017 following the retirement of Silje Vesterbekkmo. Odden was selected as team captain ahead of the 2018 season.[4]

However, after the 2019 season she had lost motivation to continue, and terminated her contract. She agreed to move to city rivals Lyn.[1] She became club captain here as well, in 2021.[5]

In 2022 Odden was contacted and signed by Italian club Sampdoria.[6] She played 5 Serie A games for Sampdoria.[7] The club fell into economic disarray in 2023, allegedly with months of unpaid wages.[8] She returned to Lyn during the summer 2023 transfer window.[9]

Personal life

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Odden was born as Kirvil Schau Odden. In 2017 she married Charlotte Sundsfjord. The couple has one child. Alongside her football career, Odden has held a job as head of IT at Lysejordet Primary School.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kaasa, Trond (25 December 2020). "Kirvil måtte gjøre et tøft valg. Hun måtte komme seg vekk. Nå har hun slått kraftig tilbake". Telen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  2. ^ Vik, Glenn (25 February 2010). "Kirvil på landslaget". Telen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  3. ^ Kirvil Odden at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  4. ^ Kaasa, Trond (17 April 2018). "Nå har Kirvil blitt kaptein på Røa". Telen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  5. ^ Kivle, Kristine (14 July 2021). "– Det å motta denne prisen er kanskje noe av det største jeg har opplevd!". Telen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  6. ^ Høilund, Anders (23 October 2022). "Lyns eks-keeper Kirvil (30) lever ut proffdrømmen i italienske Sampdoria". Vårt Oslo (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  7. ^ Kirvil Odden at WorldFootball.net
  8. ^ Solheim, Iselin Moen (12 July 2023). "Kirvil (30) er tilbake fra fotballkontrakten i Italia: – En periode gikk vi tre måneder uten lønn". Telen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  9. ^ Nordeng, Thomas (4 July 2023). "– Jeg har stor tro på laget og alt som skjer i klubben om dagen" (in Norwegian). Lyn. Retrieved 3 August 2023.