Ola Solbakken

Ola Solbakken
	Solbakken playing for Bodø/Glimt in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Ola Selvaag Solbakken
Date of birth	7 September 1998 (age 28)
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	Winger
Team information
Current team	Nordsjælland
Number	9
Youth career
2012	Melhus
2013–2017	Rosenborg
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2019	Ranheim
2020–2023	Bodø/Glimt
2023–2025	Roma
2023–2024	→ Olympiacos (loan)
2024	→ Urawa Red Diamonds (loan)
2024–2025	→ Empoli (loan)
2025–	Nordsjælland
International career‡
2015	Norway U17
2021–	Norway
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2026; ‡ 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.

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.

After starting his career at Ranheim, Solbakken signed a two-year contract with Bodø/Glimt 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.

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.

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

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

Nordsjælland

On 4 August 2025, Danish Superliga club Nordsjælland announced to have signed Solbakken on a four-year contract.

International career

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

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 September 2026

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ranheim	2018	Eliteserien	11	0	2	0	–		–		13	0
	2019	Eliteserien	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	Serie A	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	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	17	6	3	0	–		0	0	20	6
	2026–27	Danish Superliga	1	0	1	1	–		0	0	2	1
	Total		18	6	4	1	–		0	0	22	7
Career total			164	24	19	2	1	0	26	7	210	33

↑ Includes Norwegian Cup
↑ Includes J.League Cup
1 2 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

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.

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

Eliteserien: 2020, 2021
Norwegian Cup runner-up: 2021–22

Roma

UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2022–23

Olympiacos

UEFA Conference League: 2023–24

Individual

Eliteserien Player of the Month: October 2021

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.
1 2 "Ola Solbakken". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
↑ toppfotballdsuser. "Norsk Tipping Månedens spiller: Ola Solbakken". Norsk Toppfotball (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

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[11] Includes Norwegian Cup

[12] Includes J.League Cup

[UEL-13] 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

[14] Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

[15] Five appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa Conference League, one appearance in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

[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. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. 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] "FC Nordsjælland køber den norske kantspiller Ola Solbakken". FC Nordsjælland. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.

[9] "Norway v Latvia game report". FIFA. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

[10] "Ola Solbakken". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.

[EUFoot-16] 1 2 "Ola Solbakken". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

[17] toppfotballdsuser. "Norsk Tipping Månedens spiller: Ola Solbakken". Norsk Toppfotball (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.