2021 Molde FK season

The 2021 season is Molde's 14th consecutive year in Eliteserien, and their 45th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. They will also compete in the Norwegian Cup and Europa League and the Europa Conference League.

Molde

2021 season
Chairman	Odd Ivar Moen
Manager	Erling Moe
Stadium	Aker Stadion
Eliteserien	Preseason
Norwegian Cup	Preseason
Europa League	Round of 32
Europa Conference League	Second Qualifying Round
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Season events

On 18 January, Henry Wingo was sold to Ferencváros for an undisclosed fee.[1]

On 1 February, Molde announced the return of Björn Sigurðarson on a two-year contract from Lillestrøm.[2]

On 2 February, Molde announced the signing of David Datro Fofana to a four-year contract from Abidjan City.[3]

Squad

As of match played 19 December 2020

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Andreas Linde		GK	24 July 1993	Helsingborg	2015	2021[4][5]	143	0
12	Álex Craninx		GK	21 October 1995	Cartagena	2018[6]	2023[7]	28	0
26	Mathias Ranmark		GK	16 October 1995	Oppsal	2017[8]	2021[9]	3	0
52	Oliver Petersen		GK	26 September 2001	Academy	2019		1	0
Defenders
2	Martin Bjørnbak		DF	22 March 1992	Bodø/Glimt	2019[10]	2022[10]	56	0
3	Birk Risa		DF	13 February 1998	Odd	2020[11]	2023[11]	10	0
5	Sheriff Sinyan		DF	19 July 1996	Lillestrøm	2020[12]	2023[12]	25	0
6	Stian Gregersen		DF	17 May 1995	Academy	2013		77	3
18	Kristoffer Haraldseid		DF	17 January 1994	Haugesund	2019[13]	2022[13]	36	1
27	Marcus Pedersen		DF	16 June 2000	Tromsø	2020[14]	2022[14]	27	3
28	Kristoffer Haugen		DF	21 February 1994	Viking	2018[15]	2022[16]	84	3
Midfielders
7	Magnus Wolff Eikrem		MF	8 August 1990	Seattle Sounders	2018[17]	2022[17]	177	40
8	Fredrik Sjølstad		MF	29 March 1994	Kongsvinger	2019[18]	2021[18]	27	1
11	Martin Ellingsen		MF	2 May 1995	Kongsvinger	2017	2022[19][20]	83	14
15	Tobias Christensen		MF	11 May 2000	Start	2019[21]	2022[21]	30	2
16	Etzaz Hussain		MF	27 January 1993	Rudeš	2017[22]	2022[23]	233	31
17	Fredrik Aursnes		MF	10 December 1995	Hødd	2016	2021[24][25]	172	18
19	Eirik Hestad		MF	26 June 1995	Academy	2012	2021[26][25]	202	32
22	Ola Brynhildsen		MF	27 April 1999	Stabæk	2020[27]	2022[27]	39	5
23	Eirik Andersen		MF	21 September 1992	Strømsgodset	2019[28]	2022[28]	23	8
30	Mathis Bolly		MF	14 November 1990	Free agent	2019[29]	2022[30][31]	40	6
46	Tobias Hestad		MF	29 December 2000	Academy		2022[32]	1	0
50	Jakob Ørsahl		MF	14 July 2001	Academy			1	2
Forwards
10	Björn Sigurðarson		FW	26 February 1991	Lillestrøm	2021[2]	2022[2]	58	24
14	Erling Knudtzon		FW	15 December 1988	Lillestrøm	2019[33]	2021[33]	66	7
37	Ole Sebastian Sundgot		FW	12 January 2001	Academy	2020		1	0
99	Ohi Omoijuanfo		FW	10 January 1994	Stabæk	2019[34]	2021[35]	73	32
	David Datro Fofana		FW	22 December 2002	Abidjan City	2021[3]	2024[3]	0	0
Out on loan
Players who left club during season

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 February 2021	FW		Björn Sigurðarson	Lillestrøm	Undisclosed	[2]
2 February 2021	FW		David Datro Fofana	Abidjan City	Undisclosed	[3]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
18 January 2021	MF		Henry Wingo	Ferencváros	Undisclosed	[1]

Friendlies

28 January 2021	Molde	4–0	Brattvåg	Molde
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	L.Fagerlie  2' Bolly  28' Hestad  78' Eikrem  81'	Report		Stadium: Aker Stadion

Competitions

Eliteserien

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 2 February 2021.
Source: see below

Results by match

Match	1
Ground
Result
Position

Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2021. Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

2021		–
CEST (UTC+2)

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	Lillestrøm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Mjøndalen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Molde	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Odd	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Rosenborg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on 5 April 2021. Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian) code: nor promoted to code: no;
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).[36]

Norwegian Cup

2020 First round		–
CEST (UTC+2)

Europa League

Knockout phase

18 February 2021 Round of 32 1st leg	Molde	v	1899 Hoffenheim	Molde, Norway
21:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Aker Stadion

25 February 2021 Round of 32 2nd leg	1899 Hoffenheim	v	Molde	Sinsheim, Germany
18:55 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena

Europa Conference League

Qualifying rounds

22 July 2021 Second qualifying round 1st leg		v
CEST (UTC+2)

29 July 2021 Second qualifying round 2nd leg		v
CEST (UTC+2)

Squad statistics

As of match played 19 December 2020

See also

• Molde FK seasons

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