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Emil Ødegaard

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Emil Ødegaard
Personal information
Full name Emil Gundelach Ødegaard
Date of birth (1999-04-29) 29 April 1999 (age 25)
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 KFUM
Number 1
Youth career
Skjetten
2007–2016 Lillestrøm
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2021 Lillestrøm 0 (0)
2017 → Levanger 0 (0)
2018–2020 → Grorud (loan) 52 (0)
2021 → Stjørdals-Blink (loan) 10 (0)
2021– KFUM 62 (0)
International career
2014 Norway U15 3 (0)
2015 Norway U16 8 (0)
2016 Norway U17 6 (0)
2017 Norway U18 8 (0)
2018 Norway U19 1 (0)
2019 Norway U20 1 (0)
2019 Norway U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 September 2024

Emil Gundelach Ødegaard (born 29 April 1999) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lillestrøm SK. He is best known from his period in Ull/Kisa, where he played every single minute from 2017 through 2023 and scored 5 league goals.

Career

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Ødegaard hails from Skjetten, and played briefly for Skjetten SK as a young child before joining regional powerhouse Lillestrøm SK at the age of 8.[2] He won the Norwegian U16 Cup with Lillestrøm in 2015.[3] Ødegaard was allowed on the bench for the senior team for the first time in April 2015, and featured more regularly on the bench in 2016.[1] In July 2016, both Lillestrøm's goalkeepers Arnold Origi and Jacob Faye-Lund were unavailable, which could open the way for Ødegaard. However, the club chose to loan Pål Vestly Heigre instead.[4][5]

Ødegaard continued as Lillestrøm's reserve goalkeeper until the summer of 2017, when he was sent on loan to Levanger FK. He did not play a single league match here either.[1] In 2018 he was loaned out to Grorud IL, making his senior debut in the 2. divisjon. He was praised by coach Eirik Kjønø and Norway U19 coach Pål Arne Johansen for his abilities to distribute the ball with his feet; Ødegaard tried to emulate Manuel Neuer and Marc-André ter Stegen in that regard. Ødegaard was a squad member for the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship,[6] and was capped for every Norwegian youth national team.[7]

The loan to Grorud lasted three seasons, and included a promotion to the 2020 1. divisjon.[2] Here, he played against Lillestrøm for the first time in his life.[8] In 2021 he was instead loaned out to Stjørdals-Blink. After four years out on loan, Ødegaard finally left Lillestrøm and signed for KFUM in the summer of 2021.[2] He played regularly, but towards the end of the year, the coach preferred Jonas Brauti. In March 2022, Ødegaard ruptured his meniscus in a friendly match. It was reported that the injury would sideline him throughout 2022.[9] He did return to play one match in the 2022 1. divisjon, keeping a clean sheet.[1]

Ødegaard returned as undisputed first-choice for KFUM in the 2023 1. divisjon, a campaign that ended in promotion to Eliteserien for the first time in KFUM's history. Ødegaard kept 12 clean sheets. After winning promotion, Ødegaard could play football full-time. When playing on the second tier, Ødegaard was a part-time shop clerk in Vinmonopolet.[2][10]

KFUM's 2024 Eliteserien season was marked by several victories over big clubs, the biggest being Rosenborg on away ground. Ødegaard was also injured, but did not miss any matches, after being kicked in the head by Bård Finne.[2][11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Emil Ødegaard at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b c d e Jacobsen, Arild (24 May 2024). "I kveld kan Emil & co sjokkere igjen: – Må klype meg litt i armen". Nordstrands Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  3. ^ Stokstad, Morten (24 June 2024). "Emil Ødegaard før returen: - Gleder meg til å komme tilbake" (in Norwegian). Lillestrøm SK. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Keeperkrise også i Lillestrøm". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). NTB. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  5. ^ "LSK leier Viking-keeper". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). NTB. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  6. ^ Sande, Egil (17 July 2018). "Roser Norge-talentet for uvanlig våpen: - For hans alder er det verdensklasse". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  7. ^ Emil Ødegaard at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  8. ^ Svesengen, Morten (13 December 2020). "Drømmedebuten den utlånte keeper har ventet på: – Glad LSK-opprykket var klart". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  9. ^ Hopen, Andreas (24 March 2022). "Prøvde å spille videre med avrevet menisk – nå ryker hele sesongen" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  10. ^ Holterhuset, Martin (7 November 2023). "Emil (24) kan droppe deltidsjobben etter det sensasjonelle opprykket: – Har ryddet, lagt på plass varer og sittet i kassa". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  11. ^ Bergersen, Tormod (29 April 2024). "KFUM-keeperen deler skrekkbilder etter Brann-smellen". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 September 2024.
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