Steffen Hagen

Early career

Hagen was born in Kristiansand but lived in Madagascar, where his parents were missionaries, for five years. He did not start to play organized football before he moved back to Norway as a 15-year-old, and joined the local club Vigør. Hagen transferred to the then second tier team Mandalskameratene ahead of the 2004-season. A half-year later, he was a first team regular and the 18-year-old became captain when André Herfindal was injured. The next season Hagen scored his four first goals for Mandalskameratene, but the team was relegated and Hagen was sold to the Tippeligaen side Odd.

Odds Ballklubb

After joining Odd, coach Arne Sandstø predicted that Hagen in his first season could be one of the best newcomers in Tippeligaen. Hagen made his debut in the opening match of the 2006 season, in Odd's 0–0 draw against Vålerenga. At the end of the season, Hagen had become a regular in Odd's first team starting line-up. On 20 March 2007, Odd announced that Hagen would be the team's captain in the 2007 season. Due to injuries, Hagen was replaced as captain by Morten Fevang mid-season, and at the end of the season Odd was relegated after losing 4–2 on aggregate against Bodø/Glimt in the relegation play-offs, but Hagen missed one of the play-off matches due to an injury he got while he was on the toilet. Hagen played 18 matches when Odd won the 2008 First Division and was promoted to Tippeligaen. The next year, Hagen played every match when Odd finished…

Hagen played nine matches for Norway U-19 in 2005 and was also the team's captain. The same year he also played his first match for the under-21 team. In 2007, he was made captain of the Norway U-21, where he was capped a total of 20 times. Hagen has been capped two times for Norway. He made his debut for the senior team in the 2012 King's Cup match against Thailand on 18 January 2012. In Norway's next match against South Korea on 21 January 2012, Hagen replaced Vegar Eggen Hedenstad after 57 minutes.

As of 8 November 2025