2026 Molde FK season

Molde

2026 season
Chairman	Odd Ivar Moen
Manager	Martin Falk (Interim) (until 24 May) Sindre Tjelmeland (from 24 May)
Stadium	Aker Stadion
Eliteserien	Preseason
2025–26 Cup	Fourth Round
2026–27 Cup	Third round
Home colours Away colours
←  2025 2027  →

The 2026 season was Molde's 19th consecutive year in Eliteserien, and their 50th season in the top flight of Norwegian football.

Season events

On 21 December, Molde announced the appointment of Sindre Tjelmeland as their new Head Coach, with Tjelmeland signing a Four-Year contract commencing on 24 May 2026 once his contract as Lech Poznań's Assistant Coach expires. In the same statement, Molde announced that Martin Falk would be their new Assistant Coach, with Falk being Interim Head Coach until Tjelmeland joins the club. ^[1]

On 10 January, Molde announced the signing of Fredrik Kristensen Dahl from Strømsgodset, on a contract until the end of the 2028 season. ^[2]

On 15 January, Molde announced the signing of Sivert Sira Hansen from Start, on a contract until the end of the 2029 season. ^[3]

On 20 January, Molde announced the signing of Mads Kikkenborg from Anderlecht, on a contract until the end of the 2028 season. ^[4] Later the same day, Molde announced that Alwande Roaldsøy had left the club in order to sign for Sparta Rotterdam. ^[5]

On 23 January, Molde announced the signing of Viktor Bender from Odense Boldklub, on a contract until the end of the 2027 season. ^[6]

Squad

As of match played 30 November 2025

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
12	Oliver Petersen		GK	(2001-09-26) 26 September 2001 (age 24)	Follo	2019	2026 [7]	36	0
22	Albert Posiadała		GK	(2003-02-25) 25 February 2003 (age 22)	Radomiak Radom	2024 [8]	2027 [8]	37	0
32	Peder Hoel Lervik		GK	(2005-04-24) 24 April 2005 (age 20)	Academy	2021	2027 [9]	0	0
51	Mads Myklebust		GK	(2007-07-31) 31 July 2007 (age 18)	Academy	2024		0	0
	Mads Kikkenborg		GK	(1999-10-07) 7 October 1999 (age 26)	Anderlecht	2026 [4]	2028 [4]	0	0
Defenders
3	Casper Øyvann		DF	(1999-12-07) 7 December 1999 (age 26)	Tromsø	2023 [10]	2026 [10]	65	0
6	Isak Amundsen		DF	(1999-10-14) 14 October 1999 (age 26)	Bodø/Glimt	2024 [11]	2027 [11]	62	0
19	Eirik Haugan		DF	(1997-08-27) 27 August 1997 (age 28)	Östersunds	2022 [12]	2026 [13]	154	6
21	Martin Linnes		DF	(1991-09-20) 20 September 1991 (age 34)	Unattached	2021 [14]	2025 [15]	290	29
26	Samukele Kabini		DF	(2004-03-15) 15 March 2004 (age 21)	TS Galaxy	2025 [16]	2028 [16]	23	2
33	Birk Risa		DF	(1998-02-13) 13 February 1998 (age 27)	New York City FC	2025 [17]	2028 [17]	111	3
58	Daniel Nakken		DF	(2008-05-26) 26 May 2008 (age 17)	Academy	2025		0	0
	Fredrik Kristensen Dahl		DF	(1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 (age 27)	Strømsgodset	2026 [2]	2028 [2]	0	0
Midfielders
5	Eirik Hestad		MF	(1995-06-26) 26 June 1995 (age 30)	Unattached	2023 [18]	2027 [18]	311	49
11	Caleb Zady Sery		MF	(1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 (age 26)	Vojvodina	2025 [19]		19	3
14	Jacob Steen Christensen		MF	(2001-06-25) 25 June 2001 (age 24)	FC Köln	2025 [20]	2028 [20]	6	0
16	Emil Breivik		MF	(2000-06-11) 11 June 2000 (age 25)	Academy	2014	2027 [21]	206	23
17	Mats Møller Dæhli		MF	(1995-03-02) 2 March 1995 (age 30)	1. FC Nürnberg	2024 [22]	2027 [22]	87	1
18	Halldor Stenevik		MF	(2000-02-02) 2 February 2000 (age 26)	Strømsgodset	2024 [23]	2027 [23]	79	6
20	Kristian Eriksen		MF	(1995-07-18) 18 July 1995 (age 30)	HamKam	2022 [24]	2026 [24]	140	36
23	Sondre Granaas		MF	(2006-08-30) 30 August 2006 (age 19)	Mjøndalen	2024 [25]	2026 [25]	44	6
27	Daniel Daga		MF	(2007-01-10) 10 January 2007 (age 19)	Enyimba	2025 [26]		17	3
31	Blerton Isufi		MF	(2006-02-14) 14 February 2006 (age 19)	Moss	2025 [27]	2029 [27]	0	0
46	Mathias Mork		MF	(2007-07-27) 27 July 2007 (age 18)	Academy	2025	2027 [28]	3	0
	Viktor Bender		MF	(2007-07-12) 12 July 2007 (age 18)	Odense Boldklub	2026 [6]	2027 [6]	0	0
	Sivert Sira Hansen		MF	(2002-05-30) 30 May 2002 (age 23)	Start	2026 [3]	2029 [3]	0	0
Forwards
8	Fredrik Gulbrandsen		FW	(1992-09-10) 10 September 1992 (age 33)	Unattached	2023 [29]		116	43
25	Oskar Spiten-Nysæter		FW	(2007-08-29) 29 August 2007 (age 18)	Stabæk	2025 [30]	2030 [31]	14	3
Molde II
35	William Fraser		GK	(2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 (age 24)	Academy	2021		0	0
38	Magnus Solheim		FW	(2005-03-03) 3 March 2005 (age 20)	Academy	2022		0	0
40	Martin Kjørsvik		FW	(2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 23)	Academy	2021		1	0
41	Sindre Heggstad		DF	(2003-04-06) 6 April 2003 (age 22)	Academy	2021		0	0
42	Jesper Myklebust		FW	(2003-06-05) 5 June 2003 (age 22)	Academy	2022		0	0
52	Fredrik Nyheim		DF	(2005-04-02) 2 April 2005 (age 20)	Academy	2021		0	0
53	Igor Gosik		MF	(2008-02-07) 7 February 2008 (age 17)	Academy	2025		1	0
55	Emil Silseth		MF	(2005-09-15) 15 September 2005 (age 20)	Academy	2022		0	0
56	Faveur Ndayizeye		FW	(2008-04-24) 24 April 2008 (age 17)	Academy	2025		1	0
	Adrian Viken		DF	(2005-07-14) 14 July 2005 (age 20)	Academy	2021		0	0
	Vegard Myklebust		MF	(2005-02-02) 2 February 2005 (age 21)	Academy	2022		0	0
Out on loan
4	Valdemar Lund		DF	(2003-05-28) 28 May 2003 (age 22)	Copenhagen	2024 [32]	2027 [32]	50	0
10	Mads Enggård		MF	(2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 (age 22)	Randers	2024 [33]	2028 [33]	39	0
Players who left club during season
28	Alwande Roaldsøy		MF	(2004-06-09) 9 June 2004 (age 21)	Atalanta	2024 [34]	2026 [34]	19	1

Transfers

Main articles: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2025–26 and List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2026

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
10 January 2026	MF		Fredrik Kristensen Dahl	Strømsgodset	Undisclosed	[2]
15 January 2026	MF		Sivert Sira Hansen	Start	Undisclosed	[3]
20 January 2026	GK		Mads Kikkenborg	Anderlecht	Undisclosed	[4]
23 January 2026	MF		Viktor Bender	Odense Boldklub	Undisclosed	[6]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
20 January 2026	MF		Alwande Roaldsøy	Sparta Rotterdam	Undisclosed	[5]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
16 August 2025	GK		Albert Posiadała	Samsunspor	Mid January 2026	[35]
18 August 2025	DF		Valdemar Lund	Vejle	30 June 2026	[36]
19 August 2025	MF		Mads Enggård	Vejle	30 June 2026	[37]

Friendlies

Molde v Træff

2 February 2026	Molde	4-0	Træff	Molde
CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Aker Stadion

Molde v Kristiansund

6 February 2026	Molde	v	Kristiansund	Molde
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Aker Stadion

Molde v Aalesund

27 February 2026	Molde	v	Aalesund	Molde
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Aker Stadion

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
				Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eliteserien			Matchday 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
2025–26 Cup	See 2025 Season		Third round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
2026–27 Cup	September 2026		Third round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Last updated: 30 November 2025
Source: Competitions

Eliteserien

Main article: 2026 Eliteserien

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 30 November 2025.
Source: see below

Results by match

Match	1
Ground
Result
Position

Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2025. Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

v

2026		–
CEST (UTC+2)

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Kristiansund	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Lillestrøm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Molde	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Rosenborg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Sandefjord	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 14 March 2026. Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored. ^[38]

Norwegian Cup

2025–26

Main article: 2025–26 Norwegian Football Cup

Molde v Bodø/Glimt

7/8 March 2026Fourth round	Molde	–	Bodø/Glimt	Molde
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Aker Stadion

2026–27

Main article: 2026–27 Norwegian Football Cup

v

2026		–
CEST (UTC+2)

Squad statistics

As of match played 30 November 2025

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Eliteserien		2025–26 Cup		2026–27 Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
3	DF	NOR	Casper Øyvann	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from Molde on loan:
Players who appeared for Molde no longer at the club:

Goal scorers

Rank	Pos.	No.	Nat.	Player	Eliteserien	2025–26 Cup	2026–27 Cup	Total
1	FW	25		Oskar Spiten-Nysæter	0	0	0	0
TOTALS					0	0	0	0

Clean sheets

Rank	Pos.	No.	Nat.	Player	Eliteserien	2025–26 Cup	2026–27 Cup	Total
1	GK	1		Jacob Karlstrøm	0	0	0	0
TOTALS					0	0	0	0

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Eliteserien		2025–26 Cup		2026–27 Cup		Total
5	MF		Eirik Hestad	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from Molde on loan:
Players who appeared for Molde no longer at the club:
TOTALS				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

See also

• Molde FK seasons

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