Alexander Ødegaard
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Alexander Ødegaard is a Norwegian football striker.
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 12 league goals for Sogndal, and made his international debut for Norway
, his services were wanted by SK Brann and Rosenborg BK. He chose the 13-in-a-row league
champions Rosenborg, but his first season was a disappointment, and after the season he was sold to Viking in a deal worth €875.000. Ødegaard has scored 4 goals in 12 appearances for Viking in the 2007 season.
By 24th January 2011, he signed a two and Half years contract with FC Metz
playing Ligue 2
.
Ødegaard was one of the 1980 generation players to break into the first team of Sogndal IL
Sogndal IL
Sogndal Idrettslag is a Norwegian alliance sports club from Sogndalsfjøra, Sogn og Fjordane. It has departments for association football, team handball, volleyball, track and field, orienteering, taekwondo, human swimming, powerlifting, speed skating, cross-country skiing, alpine skiing and...
. After a successful 2004 season where he scored 12 league goals for Sogndal, and made his international debut for Norway
Norway national football team
The Norway national football team represents Norway in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Norway, the governing body for football in Norway. Norway's home ground is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo and their head coach is Egil Olsen...
, his services were wanted by SK Brann and Rosenborg BK. He chose the 13-in-a-row league
Tippeligaen
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
champions Rosenborg, but his first season was a disappointment, and after the season he was sold to Viking in a deal worth €875.000. Ødegaard has scored 4 goals in 12 appearances for Viking in the 2007 season.
By 24th January 2011, he signed a two and Half years contract with FC Metz
FC Metz
Football Club de Metz, commonly referred to as simply Metz , is a French association football club based in Metz. The club was formed in 1932 and has spent most of its history in the Ligue 1, though they currently play in Ligue 2, the second level in French football league system. Metz plays its...
playing Ligue 2
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...
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