Dag Alexander Olsen (born 9 September 1989) is a Norwegian professional

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who plays as a

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or winger for Gjøvik-Lyn.

Club career

After finishing his graduation in

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's youth setup, Olsen signed with

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. He made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2008–09 season, in

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. Olsen also appeared three times with the main team, starting in a 1–1 away draw against

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and scoring twice vs Standard Liege. After being sparingly used in his third season, Olsen left the

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and signed with

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. On 2 September he made his debut, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 away win over

FK Haugesund Fotballklubben Haugesund (English: ''Football Club Haugesund''), usually referred to as FK Haugesund or FKH, is a professional Norwegian football club from the city of Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway. The club currently plays in the Norwegian Elite ...

. On 29 October 2013, Olsen returned to Spain, signing with CD Castellón until 23 December, to get back to fitness after a crucial ligament rupture in Norway. In March the following year he moved teams and countries again, signing a one-year deal with

Fredrikstad FK Fredrikstad Fotballklubb (also known as Fredrikstad or FFK) is a Norwegian football club from the town of Fredrikstad. With nine league championships and eleven Norwegian Cup wins, FFK is one of the most successful clubs in Norwegian footbal ...

.Her signerer Alex for FFK (Alex signs for FFK)
; Fredrikstad's official website, 13 March 2014 Ahead of the 2016 season he returned home to

Gjøvik is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is town of Gjøvik. Some of the villages in Gjøvik include Biri, Bybrua, and Hunndalen. The ...

and

FK Gjøvik-Lyn FK Gjøvik-Lyn is a Norwegian football club based in Gjøvik, which was founded on 1 February 1902 as Sportsklubben Thor. They play in the Norwegian Second Division, the third highest division in the Norwegian football league system. Their home g ...

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Olsen, Dag Alexander 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Gjøvik Footballers from Innlandet Men's association football forwards Men's association football wingers Norwegian men's footballers Segunda División B players Tercera División players Norwegian First Division players Valencia CF Mestalla footballers Odds BK players CD Castellón footballers Fredrikstad FK players Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in England Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Spain