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	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)
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
			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

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

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.

External links

• Alexander Ødegaard at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
• RBKweb profile (in Norwegian)