Magnar Ødegaard

Magnar Ødegaard (Norwegian: [ˈø̂ːdəɡoːr]; born 11 May 1993) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Sarpsborg 08 as a centre back.

Magnar Ødegaard
Personal information
Full name Magnar Ødegaard
Date of birth (1993-05-11) 11 May 1993
Place of birth Fredrikstad, Norway
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Sarpsborg 08
Number 5
Youth career
Skjeberg
Borgen
Sarpsborg 08
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Sarpsborg 08 71 (1)
2012–2014 Molde 8 (0)
2013–2014 → Lillestrøm (loan) 22 (0)
2015–2018 Tromsø 114 (1)
2019 AIK 1 (0)
2019– Sarpsborg 08 94 (3)
International career
2007–2008 Norway U15 4 (0)
2008–2009 Norway U16 11 (0)
2009–2010 Norway U17 5 (0)
2010–2011 Norway U18 13 (0)
2011–2012 Norway U19 15 (1)
2012–2013 Norway U20 2 (0)
2012–2014 Norway U21 9 (1)
2014–2015 Norway U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 September 2023

Club career

Ødegaard was born in Fredrikstad and played for Skjeberg SK and Borgen IL during his youth. He later joined Sarpsborg 08, where he made his debut for the first-team in the 2009 Norwegian First Division.[2] He was wanted by Italian club Brescia in June 2010, but Sarpsborg 08 did not give Ødegaard permission to go on a trial mid-season.[3]

Following Sarpsborg 08's promotion to Tippeligaen Ødegaard made his debut in at the first tier on 3 April 2011, when Sarpsborg 08 won 1–0 against Sogndal. In total Ødegaard played 19 matches in the 2011 Norwegian Premier League, when Sarpsborg 08 was relegated.[2] Ødegaard stayed at the club after their relegation to the First Division, and the centre back was chosen by Norwegian TV2 in their "all-star team" half-way through the 2012 season.[4] In July 2012 Ødegaard stated that he would not renew his contract with Sarpsborg 08 which expired at the end of the 2012 season, and said that one of the reason was that he wanted to join a fully professional club.[5] On 12 August 2012 it was announced that Ødegaard had joined Molde for an undisclosed fee, reported by VG to be 500,000 NOK.[6] Ødegaard, who signed a 3,5-year contract with the club, was brought to Molde as a back-up for the centre-backs Vegard Forren and Even Hovland,[7] and to play for Molde's U19-team in the NextGen Series.[8] Ødegaard made his debut for Molde when he replaced Martin Linnes after 67 minutes in the 3–2 victory against Sandnes Ulf on 7 October 2012.[9]

On 15 January 2019, Magnar started a trial period with Bulgarian team Levski Sofia,[10] after leaving Tromsø after his contract expired.[11]

AIK

On 14 February 2019 it was announced Ødegaard had signed a deal with AIK until 31 July 2019, with an option to extend a further 3.5 years. On 1 July 2019, AIK announced that the club would not exercise its option to extend Ødegaard's contract. Ødegaard appeared in 3 Svenska Cupen games for AIK but made no league appearances.[12]

International career

Ødegaard have represented Norway at youth international level on every level from Under-15 to Under-19.[13] He was first called up to the Under-19 team in January 2011 along with his team-mate Hugues Wembangomo,[14] and made his debut for Norway U19 on 8 February 2011 against Sweden U19.[13] In the match against Ukraine U19 on 25 April 2012, Ødegaard scored the equalizing goal from a free-kick.[15] Ødegaard has been captain of the Under-19 team, and in June 2012 he was called up for Norway U21 squad against Azerbaijan U21,[16] but did not play the match. On 14 August 2012, he made his debut for the Under-21 team when he replaced Omar Elabdellaoui after 83 minutes in the friendly match against Austria U21.[17]

Career statistics
As of 13 November 2022[2]
Season Club Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2009 Sarpsborg 08 Adeccoligaen 17000170
2010 20131232
2011 Tippeligaen 19030220
2012 Adeccoligaen 15031181
2012 Molde Tippeligaen 200020
2013 603090
2013 Lillestrøm 100010
2014 21050260
2015 Tromsø 30020320
2016 27040310
2017 Eliteserien 29130321
2018 26130291
2019 AIK Allsvenskan 003030
2019 Sarpsborg 08 Eliteserien 14200142
2020 29000290
2021 27020290
2022 22120241
Career Total 29553623417

References
  1. Magnar Ødegaard – Player Profile – Football – Eurosport, eurosport.com
  2. "Magnar Ødegaard" (in Norwegian). altomfotball.no. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  3. Julsen, Lene (24 June 2010). "Ønsket av Brescia". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  4. "08-spillere på vårens lag" (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  5. Helgesen, Johnny (2 July 2012). "Magnar sa nei". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  6. Hansen, Knut Arne; Henriksen, Jon Martin (12 August 2012). "Magnar Ødegaard klar for Molde" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  7. Saltbones, Fredrik (12 August 2012). "Molde henter landslagsstopper" (in Norwegian). Adresseavisen. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  8. Hustad, Trond; Brunvoll, Øyvind (13 August 2012). "Pape-comeback i Molde likevel?" (in Norwegian). Romsdals Budstikke. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  9. Vestad, Lars Andreas (7 October 2012). "Molde vant "vannkrigen"" (in Norwegian). Romsdals Budstikke. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  10. "ПФК ЛЕВСКИ / PFC LEVSKI". Retrieved 15 January 2019 – via Facebook.
  11. Ødegaard trolig tapt for TIL – kan havne i bulgarsk toppklubb, itromso.no, 15 January 2019
  12. "Officiellt: AIK dumpar Ødegaard och Lahne lämnar". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  13. "Magnar Ødegård's profil" (in Norwegian). fotball.no. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  14. Rosted, Ole-Morten (23 January 2011). "Magnar og Huges på U19 landslaget". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  15. "Frisparkperle sikret norsk uavgjort mot Ukraina". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 25 April 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  16. "Tatt ut på U21-landslaget" (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg 08. 1 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  17. "Norge U21 – Østerrike U21" (in Norwegian). altomfotball.no. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
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