Alexander Ødegaard

Alexander Ødegaard

Ødegaard pictured 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)
Playing position	Winger / striker
Club information
Current team	Førde
Number	9
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–	Førde	34	(18)
National team
1997	Norway U17[2]	5	(2)
1999	Norway U19[2]	2	(0)
2001	Norway U21[2]	2	(0)
2004	Norway[2]	4	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 August 2013. † Appearances (goals)

Alexander Ødegaard (born 13 September 1980 in Voss) is a Norwegian 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

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.^[3] 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 Second Division side Førde.^[4]

Career statistics

As of 6 August 2013^{[5][1][6][7][8]}

Season	Club	Division	League		Cup		Other[n 1]		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1999	Førde	2. Divisjon			1	0	–		1	0
Førde total					1	0	–		1	0
1999	Sogndal	1. Divisjon	6	3	0	0	–		6	3
2000			24	10	3	1	2	0	29	11
2001		Tippeligaen	24	8	4	2	–		28	10
2002			21	3	2	0	–		23	3
2003			25	7	4	6	–		29	13
2004			25	15	3	0	–		28	15
Sogndal total			125	46	16	9	2	0	143	55
2005	Rosenborg	Tippeligaen	17	4	4	4	12	2	33	10
Rosenborg total			17	4	4	4	12	2	33	10
2006	Viking	Tippeligaen	23	3	4	3	–		27	6
2007			21	5	4	3	–		25	8
2008			24	5	1	1	4	0	29	6
2009			25	1	3	0	–		28	1
2010			25	2	4	0	–		29	2
Viking total			118	16	16	7	4	0	138	23
2010–11	Metz	Ligue 2	5	1	1	0	0	0	6	1
2011–12			8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Metz total			13	1	1	0	0	0	14	1
2012	Førde	3. Divisjon	10	7	0	0	–		10	7
2013		2. Divisjon	24	11	0	0	–		24	11
Førde total			34	18	0	0	—		34	18
Career Total			307	85	38	20	18	2	363	107

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 2 June 2013.
2. "Alexander Ødegaard" (in Norwegian). N3Sport.no. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
3. "Brann eller RBK for Ødegaard". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 11 November 2004. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
4. "Alexander Ødegaard til 3. divisjon". NTB (in Norwegian) (Aftenposten). 1 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
5. Ødegaard's Norwegian stats (in Norwegian). NFF Retrieved 2 June 2013.
6. Ødegaard's Rosenborg stats (in Norwegian). Rosenborg BK. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
7. Ødegaards's Viking stats (in Norwegian). Viking FK. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
8. "Alexander ODEGAARD" (in French). LFP. Retrieved 2 June 2013.

External links

• RBKweb profile (in Norwegian)