Ola Solbakken
.jpg) Solbakken playing for Bodø/Glimt in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Nordsjælland | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012 | Melhus | ||
| 2013–2017 | Rosenborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Ranheim | 37 | (4) |
| 2020–2023 | Bodø/Glimt | 63 | (13) |
| 2023–2025 | Roma | 15 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Olympiacos (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Urawa Red Diamonds (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Empoli (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2025– | Nordsjælland | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Norway U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Norway | 11 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 October 2023 | |||
Ola Selvaag Solbakken (born 7 September 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Danish Superliga club Nordsjælland and the Norway national team.[1]
Club career
Bodø/Glimt
Solbakken was born in Oslo and raised in Melhus Municipality 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]
Nordsjælland
On 4 August 2025, Danish Superliga club Nordsjælland announced to have signed Solbakken on a four-year contract.[8]
International career
Solbakken made his debut for Norway national team on 13 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Latvia.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 25 May 2025[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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[c] | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | 10[d] | 5 | 35 | 11 | |||
| 2022 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | – | 11[e] | 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 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |||
| Olympiacos (loan) | 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3[c] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Urawa Red Diamonds (loan) | 2024 | J1 League | 5 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| Empoli (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie A | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Nordsjælland | 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 147 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 189 | 26 | ||
- ^ Includes Norwegian Cup
- ^ Includes J.League Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ 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[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | |
- Norway score listed first, score column indicates score after each Solbakken goal.[11]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 June 2023 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | 8 |  Cyprus |
1–0 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
Honours
Bodø/Glimt
- Eliteserien: 2020, 2021
- Norwegian Cup runner-up: 2021–22
Roma
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2022–23
Olympiacos
Individual
- Eliteserien Player of the Month: October 2021[12]
References
- ^ Ola Solbakken at Soccerway
- ^ "Ukens Profil: Ola Solbakken". Ranheim (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Ola Solbakken klar for Glimt". glimt.no.no. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Solbakken agrees to join Roma in January". AS Roma. 23 November 2022. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Ola Solbakken at Olympiacos". Olympiacos F.C. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ola Solbakken joins Empoli on loan". AS Roma. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "FC Nordsjælland køber den norske kantspiller Ola Solbakken". FC Nordsjælland. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ^ "Norway v Latvia game report". FIFA. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Ola Solbakken". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Ola Solbakken". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ toppfotballdsuser. "Norsk Tipping Månedens spiller: Ola Solbakken". Norsk Toppfotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 August 2023.