Alexander Ødegaard
{{Short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1980)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alexander Ødegaard
| image = AlexanderOdegaard01.jpg
| caption = Ødegaard in June 2007
| fullname = Alexander Ødegaard
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|9|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = Voss, Hordaland, Norway
| height = 1.80 m
| youthyears1 = 199?–1999 | youthclubs1 = Førde
| years1 = 1999–2004 | clubs1 = Sogndal | caps1 = 125 | goals1 = 46
| years2 = 2005 | clubs2 = Rosenborg | caps2 = 17 | goals2 = 4
| years3 = 2006–2010 | clubs3 = Viking | caps3 = 118 | goals3 = 16
| years4 = 2011–2012 | clubs4 = Metz | caps4 = 13 | goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2012–2015 | clubs5 = Førde | caps5 = 75 | goals5 = 33
| nationalyears1 = 1997 | nationalteam1 = Norway U17
| nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 1998 | nationalteam3 = Norway U18
| nationalcaps3 = 6 | nationalgoals3 = 5
| nationalyears4 = 1999 | nationalteam4 = Norway U19
| nationalcaps4 = 2 | nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 1999 | nationalteam5 = Norway U20
| nationalcaps5 = 1 | nationalgoals5 = 0
| nationalyears6 = 2001 | nationalteam6 = Norway U21
| nationalcaps6 = 2 | nationalgoals6 = 0
| nationalyears7 = 2004 | nationalteam7 = Norway
| nationalcaps7 = 4 | nationalgoals7 = 1
}}
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.
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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.nettavisen.no/sport/arkiv/tippeliga/article301253.ece|title=Brann eller RBK for Ødegaard|language=Norwegian|work=Nettavisen|date=11 November 2004|accessdate=2 June 2013}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://fotball.aftenposten.no/incoming/article244927.ece |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130223092133/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/incoming/article244927.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 February 2013 |language=Norwegian |title=Alexander Ødegaard til 3. divisjon |work=NTB |publisher=Aftenposten |date=1 August 2012 |accessdate=7 August 2012 }}
Career statistics
=International goals=
class="wikitable" | ||||||
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
align=center| 1 | 13 October 2004 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | {{fb|SLO}} | align=center| 3–0 | align=center| 3–0 | World Cup 2006 Qualifier |
Notes
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Alexander Ødegaard}}
- {{NFF}}
- [http://www.rbkweb.no/spiller/oedegaard RBKweb profile] {{in lang|no}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Voss
Category:Kniksen Award winners
Category:Norwegian men's footballers
Category:Norway men's international footballers
Category:Norway men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Norway men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Sogndal Fotball players
Category:Norwegian First Division players
Category:Norwegian Second Division players
Category:Norwegian Third Division players
Category:Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France
Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in France