About Magnar Ødegaard

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

Ødegaard have represented Norway at youth international level on every level from Under-15 to Under-19. He was first called up to the Under-19 team in January 2011 along with his team-mate Hugues Wembangomo, and made his debut for Norway U19 on 8 February 2011 against Sweden U19. In the match against Ukraine U19 on 25 April 2012, Ødegaard scored the equalizing goal from a free-kick. Ødegaard has been captain of the Under-19 team, and in June 2012 he was called up for Norway U21 squad against Azerbaijan U21, 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.