Dag Alexander Olsen

Dag Alexander Olsen (born 9 September 1989) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Gjøvik-Lyn.[1][2]

Dag Alexander Olsen
Personal information
Full name Dag Alexander Olsen
Date of birth (1989-09-09) 9 September 1989
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
Current team
 Gjøvik-Lyn
Number 10
Youth career
2006 Gjøvik-Lyn
2006–2008 Tottenham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Valencia B 29 (7)
2012 Odd 6 (1)
2013 Castellón 7 (3)
2014–2015 Fredrikstad 45 (8)
2016– Gjøvik-Lyn 139 (19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 August 2023

Club career

After finishing his graduation in Tottenham Hotspur's youth setup, Olsen signed with Valencia CF.[3][4] He made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2008–09 season, in Segunda División B. Olsen also appeared three times with the main team, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Al Ain FC and scoring twice vs Standard Liege.[5]

After being sparingly used in his third season, Olsen left the Valencians and signed with Odd Grenland BK.[6] On 2 September he made his debut, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 away win over FK Haugesund.[7]

On 29 October 2013, Olsen returned to Spain, signing with CD Castellón until 23 December, to get back to fitness after a crucial ligament rupture in Norway.[8] In March the following year he moved teams and countries again, signing a one-year deal with Fredrikstad FK.[9] Ahead of the 2016 season he returned home to Gjøvik and FK Gjøvik-Lyn.

Career statistics
As of 7 August 2015
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Valencia B 2008–09[10] Segunda División B 71–71
2009–10[10] Segunda División B 206–206
2011–12[10] Segunda División B 20–20
Total 29700297
Odd 2012[11] Tippeligaen 610061
Castellón 2013–14 Tercera División 730073
Fredrikstad 2014[11] 1. divisjon 29810308
2015[11] OBOS-ligaen 16020180
Total 45830488
Career total 8719309019

References
  1. Dag Alexander Olsen at WorldFootball.net
  2. Dag Alexander Olsen at Soccerway
  3. Valencia swoop for Tottenham prospect Dag Alexander Olsen; Tribal Football, 28 December 2008
  4. "Dag Alexander Olsen (19) klar for Valencia". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 27 November 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  5. Al Ain 1–1 Valencia; Ciberche, 11 August 2009 (in Spanish)
  6. «Det er jo helt konge at to gjøvikgutter møtes i tippeligaen» («It's absolutely terrific that two Gjøvik boys play in the Premier League»); OA, 1 September 2012 (in Norwegian)
  7. Haugesund vs. Odd 0–1; Global Sports Media, 2 September 2012
  8. El Castellón incorpora al central Alejandro Zamora y el delantero noruego Dag Alexander Olsen (Castellón signs stopper Alejandro Zamora and Norwegian forward Dag Alexander Olsen); Castellón Información, 29 October 2013 (in Spanish)
  9. Her signerer Alex for FFK (Alex signs for FFK) Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine; Fredrikstad's official website, 13 March 2014 (in Norwegian)
  10. "Olsen, Dag Alexander Olsen - Footballer". BDFutbol. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  11. "NIFS - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk". Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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