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 25)
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*
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) 0 (0)
International career‡
2015 Norway U17 3 (0)
2021– Norway 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 January 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]

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]

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]

International career

Solbakken made his debut for Norway national team on 13 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Latvia. [7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 November 2023 [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ranheim 2018 Eliteserien 11020–130
2019 26441–305
Total37461–435
Bodø/Glimt 2020 Eliteserien2230020243
2021 266001053511
2022 15450112316
Total6313502379120
Roma 2022–23 Serie A 1410000141
2023–24 10000010
Total1510000151
Olympiacos (loan) 2023–24 Super League Greece 50003080
Urawa Red Diamonds (loan) 2024 J1 League 00000000
Career total1201811126715726

International

As of match played 12 October 2023 [9]
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. [9]
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

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". A.S. 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]. www.urawa-reds.co.jp (in Japanese). 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Norway v Latvia game report". FIFA. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "Ola Solbakken". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  9. 1 2 "Ola Solbakken". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  10. ↑ toppfotballdsuser. "Norsk Tipping Månedens spiller: Ola Solbakken". Norsk Toppfotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
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