Ola Solbakken

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Ola Solbakken
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Solbakken playing for Bodø/Glimt in 2021
Personal information
Full name Ola Selvaag Solbakken
Date of birth (1998-09-07) 7 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Empoli
(on loan from Roma)
Number 17
Youth career
2012 Melhus
2013–2017 Rosenborg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2024– → Empoli (loan) 13 (0)
International career‡
2015 Norway U17 3 (0)
2021– Norway 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 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 Serie A club Empoli, on loan from Roma. He also plays for the Norway national team. [1]

Contents

Club career

Bodø/Glimt

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.

Roma

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]

Loan to Olympiacos

On 2 September 2023, Greek Super League club Olympiacos announced to have signed Solbakken on a one year loan from Roma. The Greek club had the option to sign him permanently for €4.5 million. [5]

Loan to Urawa Red Diamonds

In January 2024, Solbakken joined J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds on loan until the end of the season. [6]

Loan to Empoli

On 14 August 2024, Roma loaned Solbakken to fellow Serie A side Empoli ahead of the 2024–25 season. [7]

International career

Solbakken made his debut for Norway national team on 13 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Latvia. [8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 November 2024 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ranheim 2018 Eliteserien 11020––130
2019 26441––305
Total37461––435
Bodø/Glimt 2020 Eliteserien22300–2 [c] 0243
2021 26600–10 [d] 53511
2022 15450–11 [e] 2316
Total631350–2379120
Roma 2022–23 Serie A 14100–00141
2023–24 10–––10
Total15100–00151
Olympiacos (loan) 2023–24 Super League Greece 5000–3 [c] 080
Urawa Red Diamonds (loan) 2024 J1 League 50–10–60
Empoli (loan) 2024–25 Serie A 13010–00140
Career total138181211026717726
  1. ↑ Includes Norwegian Cup
  2. ↑ Includes J.League Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ↑ Five appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa Conference League, one appearance in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 12 October 2023 [10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Norway 202120
202220
202371
Total111
Norway score listed first, score column indicates score after each Solbakken goal. [10]
List of international goals scored by Ola Solbakken
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
120 June 2023 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway8Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 1–03–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

Bodø/Glimt

Roma

Olympiacos

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ Ola Solbakken at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Ukens Profil: Ola Solbakken". Ranheim (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ola Solbakken klar for Glimt". glimt.no.no. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Solbakken agrees to join Roma in January". AS Roma. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "Ola Solbakken at Olympiacos". Olympiacos F.C. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "オラ ソルバッケン選手 ASローマより期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ" [Announcement of Ola Solbakken joining AS Roma on loan] (in Japanese). Urawa Red Diamonds. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Ola Solbakken joins Empoli on loan". AS Roma. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "Norway v Latvia game report". FIFA. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "Ola Solbakken". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  10. 1 2 "Ola Solbakken". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  11. ↑ toppfotballdsuser. "Norsk Tipping Månedens spiller: Ola Solbakken". Norsk Toppfotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 August 2023.


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