Oliver Valaker Edvardsen (born 19 March 1999) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Early career

Growing up playing for Drøbak-Frogn, Edvardsen made his senior debut for the club in the 2. divisjon in 2014 as a 15-year-old. He scored 8 goals in 18 appearances across two seasons for the senior team. After being capped for Norway U16, he spent brief periods in the youth setups of

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(playing for their second team in 2016) and

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(playing for Vålerenga 2 in 2017 and 2018). He moved to

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in the 2. divisjon for the 2019 season. Edvardsen enjoyed a prolific spell, scoring 12 times in 19 league and cup games during the first half of the season, which attracted attention from higher-level clubs.

Stabæk

In August 2019, Edvardsen signed for

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club Stabæk. He made his top-flight debut shortly after and scored twice in eight appearances during the remainder of the

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. He became a regular player for Stabæk over the next two Eliteserien seasons, scoring 6 goals in 2020 and 7 goals in 2021, although the club suffered relegation in the latter campaign. Edvardsen remained with Stabæk for the first half of the 2022 season in the second tier, scoring 4 goals in 15 league appearances before moving abroad. In total, he scored 19 goals in 79 appearances for Stabæk across all competitions.

Go Ahead Eagles

On 15 July 2022, Edvardsen moved to the Netherlands, signing a three-year contract with

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club

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. He quickly became a key player for the Deventer side, scoring 7 goals in 28 league appearances in his debut 2022–23 season. He continued his good form into the 2023–24 season, again netting 7 league goals and scoring 3 times in the

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. Edvardsen had a particularly strong start to the 2024–25 season, scoring 9 goals in 16 appearances across league and cup competitions by the winter break, performances which led to interest from

. Across two and a half seasons, he scored 26 goals in 81 appearances for Go Ahead Eagles.

Ajax

On 31 January 2025, Edvardsen signed a contract with

until June 2028, with the club holding an option for an additional year. He made his debut for the club on 9 February 2025, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 away win against

Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard (; ) is a professional football club from the municipality of Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Fortuna Sittard Stadion and features in the Eredivisie. The club was establi ...

. He made an immediate impact, scoring 3 goals in his first 6 Eredivisie appearances for Ajax, including a goal against

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on 16 March. He also registered an assist on his first start in the

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against

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Career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Edvardsen, Oliver 1999 births Footballers from Bærum Living people Norwegian men's footballers 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen Men's association football forwards Norway men's youth international footballers Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Norwegian Second Division players Eredivisie players Drøbak-Frogn IL players Grorud IL players Stabæk Fotball players Go Ahead Eagles players AFC Ajax players Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands