Niklas Ødegård (born 29 March 2004) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Molde.

Niklas Ødegård
Niklas Ødegård
Personal information
Full name Niklas Ødegård
Date of birth (2004-03-29) 29 March 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Hollingen,[1] Norway
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Molde
Number 33
Youth career
–2020 Ekko/Aureosen
2020 Molde
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Ekko/Aureosen 9 (8)
2021– Molde 2 22 (20)
2021– Molde 33 (3)
2024HamKam (loan) 18 (2)
International career
2021 Norway U17 4 (2)
2022 Norway U18 4 (0)
2022– Norway U19 12 (2)
2023- Norway U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 February 2024

Early life

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Ødegård hails from Hollingen in Aukra.[1]

Club career

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Ødegård played youth football for Ekko/Aureosen, and made his senior debut for the team in 2019, then on the seventh tier of Norwegian football.[2]

Molde

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Ødegård made his debut for Molde on 25 July 2021, in a 4–1 NM Cup First Round victory over Spjelkavik.[3]

On 6 April 2023, Ødegård extended his contract with Molde until 2025.[4]

HamKam loan

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On 20 March 2024, Ødegård joined HamKam on loan for the season.[5] The loan was terminated early, and Ødegård returned to Molde on 19 August 2024.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 16 May 2024[2][7]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Molde 2021 Eliteserien 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
2022 11 1 3 1 1[a] 0 15 2
2023 15 2 4 2 2[b] 0 21 4
2024 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 3 0
Total 26 3 9 3 6 0 41 6
HamKam (loan) 2024 Eliteserien 9 2 4 4 - 13 6
Career total 35 5 13 7 6 0 54 12
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Molde

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Individual

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  • UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2023[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hustad, Trond (24 June 2022). "Stortalentets utrolige karriere: Sa nei til MFK". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b Niklas Ødegård at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  3. ^ "ALBERT BRAUT TJÅLAND SCORET I MFK-DEBUTEN!". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  4. ^ "NIKLAS ØDEGÅRD FORLENGER!". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  5. ^ "ØDEGÅRD LÅNES UT TIL HAMKAM". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Ødegård hentes tilbake fra HamKam". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  7. ^ a b c Niklas Ødegård at Soccerway
  8. ^ "2023 Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA.