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 |
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) |
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*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[edit]
Bodø/Glimt[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Solbakken made his debut for Norway national team on 13 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Latvia.[7]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of match played 12 November 2023[8]
| 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[edit]
- As of match played 12 October 2023[9]
| 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]
| 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[edit]
Bodø/Glimt
- Eliteserien: 2020, 2021
- Norwegian Cup runner-up: 2021–22
Roma
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2022–23
Individual
- Eliteserien Player of the Month: October 2021[10]
References[edit]
- ^ 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". A.S. Roma. 23 November 2022. 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]. www.urawa-reds.co.jp (in Japanese). 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Norway v Latvia game report". FIFA. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Ola Solbakken". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. 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.
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