Ola Solbakken
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*
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) 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]

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
Club Season League National cup Europe Total
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 120 18 11 1 26 7 157 26

International

As of match played 12 October 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.[9]
List of international goals scored by Ola Solbakken
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

Roma

Individual

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. ^ a b "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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