![]() Solbakken playing for Bodø/Glimt in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ola Selvaag Solbakken | ||
Date of birth | 7 September 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Urawa Red Diamonds (on loan from Roma) | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012 | Melhus | ||
2013–2017 | Rosenborg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Ranheim | 37 | (4) |
2020–2023 | Bodø/Glimt | 63 | (13) |
2023– | Roma | 15 | (1) |
2023–2024 | → Olympiacos (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2024– | → Urawa Red Diamonds (loan) | 5 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | Norway U17 | 3 | (0) |
2021– | Norway | 11 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2023 |
Ola Selvaag Solbakken (born 7 September 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a winger for J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds, on loan from Roma and the Norway national team. [1]
Solbakken was born in Oslo and raised in Melhus in Trøndelag, where the family moved when he was three years old. [2]
After starting his career at Ranheim, Solbakken signed a two-year contract with Bodø/Glimt [3] on 18 December 2019, joining the club on 1 January 2020.
On 23 November 2022, Serie A club Roma announced to have signed Solbakken as a free agent, agreeing a contract until 30 June 2027. As being under contract with Bodø/Glimt until the end of the year, he joined Roma on 2 January 2023. [4]
On 2 September 2023, Greek Super League club Olympiacos announced to have signed Solbakken on a one year loan from Roma. The Greek club can sign him permanently for €4.5 million. [5]
In January 2024, Solbakken joined J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds on loan until the end of the season. [6]
Solbakken made his debut for Norway national team on 13 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Latvia. [7]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Ranheim | 2018 | Eliteserien | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |
2019 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | 30 | 5 | |||
Total | 37 | 4 | 6 | 1 | – | 43 | 5 | |||
Bodø/Glimt | 2020 | Eliteserien | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
2021 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 11 | ||
2022 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 31 | 6 | ||
Total | 63 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 91 | 20 | ||
Roma | 2022–23 | Serie A | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
2023–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
Olympiacos (loan) | 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Urawa Red Diamonds (loan) | 2024 | J1 League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Career total | 125 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 162 | 26 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Norway | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
2023 | 7 | 1 | |
Total | 11 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 20 June 2023 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | 8 | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
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