Magnar Ødegaard

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Magnar Ødegaard
Personal information
Full name Magnar Ødegaard
Date of birth (1993-05-11) 11 May 1993 (age 30)
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 (2)
2019 AIK 0 (0)
2019– Sarpsborg 08 96 (3)
International career‡
2008 Norway U15 4 (0)
2009 Norway U16 11 (0)
2010 Norway U17 5 (0)
2010–2011 Norway U18 13 (0)
2011–2012 Norway U19 15 (1)
2012 Norway U20 2 (0)
2012–2014 Norway U21 11 (1)
2015 Norway U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 February 2024

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

Club career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

As of 8 April 2024[13][18]
Club Season Division League National Cup[a] Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sarpsborg 08 2009 Adeccoligaen 17 0 0 0 3[b] 0 20 0
2010 20 1 1 1 — 21 2
2011 Tippeligaen 19 0 2 0 — 21 0
2012 Adeccoligaen 15 0 3 1 — 18 1
Total 71 1 6 2 3 0 80 3
Molde 2012 Tippeligaen 2 0 0 0 2[c] 0 4 0
2013 6 0 3 0 0 0 9 0
Total 8 0 3 0 2 0 13 0
Lillestrøm (loan) 2013 Tippeligaen 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2014 21 0 5 0 — 26 0
Total 22 0 5 0 — 27 0
Tromsø 2015 Tippeligaen 30 0 2 0 — 32 0
2016 27 0 4 0 — 31 0
2017 Eliteserien 29 1 4 0 — 33 1
2018 28 1 3 0 — 31 1
Total 114 2 13 0 — 127 2
AIK 2019 Allsvenskan 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
Sarpsborg 08 2019 Eliteserien 14 2 0 0 — 14 2
2020 29 0 0 0 — 29 0
2021 27 0 2 0 — 29 0
2022 22 1 4 0 — 26 1
2023 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
2024 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 96 3 6 0 — 102 3
Career Total 311 6 36 2 5 0 347 8
  1. ^ Inlcuding Norwegian Football Cup, Svenska Cupen
  2. ^ Appearances in the Eliteserien play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

References[edit]

  1. ^ Magnar Ødegaard – Player Profile – Football – Eurosport, eurosport.com
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c Magnar Ødegaard at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  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.
  18. ^ Magnar Ødegaard at Soccerway
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