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	2nd
Norwegian Cup	Fourth Round
2020–21 UEFA Europa League	Round of 16
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League	Third qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: Ohi Omoijuanfo (27) All: Ohi Omoijuanfo (28)
Highest home attendance	7,325 vs Rosenborg (21 November 2021)
Lowest home attendance	0 vs TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (18 February 2021) 0 vs Granada (18 March 2021)
Average home league attendance	2,672 (5 December 2021)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2020 2022 →

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 Datro Fofana to a four-year contract from AFAD.^[3]

On 8 February, Molde's home leg of their UEFA Europa League Round of 32 tie with 1899 Hoffenheim, was moved from their Aker Stadion in Molde to the Estadio de la Cerámica in Villarreal, due to restrictions imposed by Norway on travelers from Germany out of concern of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7.^[4]

On 15 February, Álex Craninx joined Lillestrøm on loan for the season.^[5]

On 4 March, Tobias Christensen was sold to Vålerenga.^[6]

On 16 March, Jakob Ørsahl was sold to Raufoss.^[7]

On 31 March, the 2021 Eliteserien season, that was due to start on 5 April, was postponed by the till 8 May due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.^[8]

On 12 April, Tobias Hestad joined Raufoss on loan for the season.^[9]

On 16 April, goalkeeper Oliver Petersen signed a new contract with Molde until the end of the 2024 season.^[10]

On 6 May, Molde announced the signing of Magnus Grødem to a three-year contract from Sandnes Ulf.^[11]

On 22 June, Molde confirmed that they had sold Marcus Pedersen to Feyenoord, with the transfer being finalised on 1 July.^[12]

On 27 July, Adrian Ugelvik joined Brattvåg.^[13]

On 28 July, Molde announced the signing of Sivert Mannsverk on a contract until 2025, from Sogndal.^[14]

On 31 July, Lillestrøm announced that they had ended Álex Craninx's loan early and that he would return to Molde.^[15]

On 8 August, Molde announced that Fredrik Aursnes had been sold to Feyenoord, joining Marcus Pedersen who'd made the same move a few weeks prior, for an undisclosed fee.^[16]

On 16 August, Molde announced the signing of Rafik Zekhnini from Fiorentina.^[17] The following dat, 17 August, Molde announced the return of Martin Linnes to the club after his Galatasaray contract had expired.^[18]

On 19 August, Mathis Bolly joined Stabæk on loan for the remainder of the season.^[19]

On 27 August, Mathias Ranmark joined Moss on loan for the remainder of the season.^[20]

On 31 August, Stian Gregersen left Molde to sign for Girondins de Bordeaux.^[21]

On 9 September, Oliver Petersen joined Grorud on loan for the remainder of the season.^[22] The following day, 10 September, Molde announced the signing of Niklas Haugland, who'd been without a club since leaving Leeds United during the summer of 2021, on a contract until the end of 2022.^[23]

Squad

As of match played 12 December 2021

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Andreas Linde		GK	(1993-07-24)24 July 1993 (aged 28)	Helsingborg	2015	2021[24][25]	177	0
12	Álex Craninx		GK	(1995-10-21)21 October 1995 (aged 26)	Cartagena	2018[26]	2023[27]	29	0
69	Peder Hoel Lervik		GK	(2005-04-24)24 April 2005 (aged 16)	Academy	2021		0	0
Defenders
2	Martin Bjørnbak		DF	(1992-03-22)22 March 1992 (aged 29)	Bodø/Glimt	2019[28]	2022[28]	90	4
3	Birk Risa		DF	(1998-02-13)13 February 1998 (aged 23)	Odd	2020[29]	2023[29]	36	3
5	Sheriff Sinyan		DF	(1996-07-19)19 July 1996 (aged 25)	Lillestrøm	2020[30]	2023[30]	58	3
18	Kristoffer Haraldseid		DF	(1994-01-17)17 January 1994 (aged 27)	Haugesund	2019[31]	2022[31]	36	1
21	Martin Linnes		DF	(1991-09-20)20 September 1991 (aged 30)	Unattached	2021[18]		159	14
28	Kristoffer Haugen		DF	(1994-02-21)21 February 1994 (aged 27)	Viking	2018[32]	2022[33]	116	9
51	Mathias Løvik		DF	(2003-12-06)6 December 2003 (aged 18)	Academy	2021		3	0
Midfielders
7	Magnus Wolff Eikrem		MF	(1990-08-08)8 August 1990 (aged 31)	Seattle Sounders FC	2018[34]	2022[34]	211	46
8	Fredrik Sjølstad		MF	(1994-03-29)29 March 1994 (aged 27)	Kongsvinger	2019[35]	2021[35]	33	1
11	Martin Ellingsen		MF	(1995-05-02)2 May 1995 (aged 26)	Kongsvinger	2017	2022[36][37]	94	17
14	Erling Knudtzon		MF	(1988-12-15)15 December 1988 (aged 32)	Lillestrøm	2019[38]	2023[39]	102	8
15	Magnus Grødem		MF	(1998-08-14)14 August 1998 (aged 23)	Sandnes Ulf	2021[11]	2024[11]	25	5
16	Etzaz Hussain		MF	(1993-01-27)27 January 1993 (aged 28)	Rudeš	2017[40]	2022[41]	265	34
17	Rafik Zekhnini		MF	(1998-01-12)12 January 1998 (aged 23)	Fiorentina	2021[17]		13	0
19	Eirik Hestad		MF	(1995-06-26)26 June 1995 (aged 26)	Academy	2012	2021[42][43]	228	36
22	Ola Brynhildsen		MF	(1999-04-27)27 April 1999 (aged 22)	Stabæk	2020[44]	2022[44]	76	14
23	Eirik Andersen		MF	(1992-09-21)21 September 1992 (aged 29)	Strømsgodset	2019[45]	2022[45]	53	18
25	Emil Breivik		MF	(2000-06-11)11 June 2000 (aged 21)	Academy		2025[46]	30	1
27	Sivert Mannsverk		MF	(2002-05-08)8 May 2002 (aged 19)	Sogndal	2021[14]	2025[14]	18	0
54	Niklas Ødegård		MF	(2004-03-29)29 March 2004 (aged 17)	Academy	2021		2	0
78	Anders Børset		MF		Academy	2021		1	0
Forwards
9	Ohi Omoijuanfo		FW	(1994-01-10)10 January 1994 (aged 27)	Stabæk	2019[47]	2021[48]	106	60
10	Björn Sigurðarson		FW	(1991-02-26)26 February 1991 (aged 30)	Lillestrøm	2021[2]	2022[2]	67	25
20	Datro Fofana		FW	(2002-12-22)22 December 2002 (aged 18)	AFAD	2021[3]	2024[3]	26	2
32	Niklas Haugland		FW	(2002-02-23)23 February 2002 (aged 19)	Unattached	2021[23]		0	0
52	Albert Tjåland		FW	(2004-02-11)11 February 2004 (aged 17)	Bryne	2020		1	1
77	Gustav Nyheim		FW	(2006-02-13)13 February 2006 (aged 15)	Academy	2021		1	0
Out on loan
26	Mathias Ranmark		GK	(1995-10-16)16 October 1995 (aged 26)	Oppsal	2017[49]	2021[50]	3	0
30	Mathis Bolly		FW	(1990-11-14)14 November 1990 (aged 31)	Free agent	2019[51]	2022[52][53]	52	6
34	Oliver Petersen		GK	(2001-09-26)26 September 2001 (aged 20)	Follo	2019	2024[54]	7	0
46	Tobias Hestad		MF	(2000-12-29)29 December 2000 (aged 20)	Academy		2022[55]	1	0
Players who left club during season
6	Stian Gregersen		DF	(1995-05-17)17 May 1995 (aged 26)	Academy	2013	2022[56]	98	4
15	Tobias Christensen		MF	(2000-05-11)11 May 2000 (aged 21)	Start	2019[57]	2022[57]	31	2
17	Fredrik Aursnes		MF	(1995-12-10)10 December 1995 (aged 26)	Hødd	2016	2021[58][43]	192	20
27	Marcus Pedersen		DF	(2000-07-16)16 July 2000 (aged 21)	Tromsø	2020[59]	2022[59]	38	3
36	Adrian Ugelvik		DF	(2001-09-21)21 September 2001 (aged 20)	Academy	2020		1	0
50	Jakob Ørsahl		MF	(2001-07-14)14 July 2001 (aged 20)	Academy			1	2

Transfers

Main articles: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2020–21 and List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2021

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 February 2021	FW		Björn Sigurðarson	Lillestrøm	Undisclosed	[2]
2 February 2021	FW		Datro Fofana	AFAD	Undisclosed	[3]
6 May 2021	FW		Magnus Grødem	Sandnes Ulf	Undisclosed	[11]
28 July 2021	MF		Sivert Mannsverk	Sogndal	Undisclosed	[14]
16 August 2021	MF		Rafik Zekhnini	Fiorentina	Undisclosed	[17]
17 August 2021	DF		Martin Linnes	Unattached	Free	[18]
10 September 2021	FW		Niklas Haugland	Unattached	Free	[23]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 January 2021	MF		Henrik Jenset	Træff	Undisclosed
18 January 2021	MF		Henry Wingo	Ferencváros	Undisclosed	[1]
4 March 2021	MF		Tobias Christensen	Vålerenga	Undisclosed	[6]
16 March 2021	MF		Jakob Ørsahl	Raufoss	Undisclosed	[7]
25 March 2021	FW		Markus Eiane	Øygarden	Undisclosed
22 June 2021†	DF		Marcus Pedersen	Feyenoord	Undisclosed	[12]
27 June 2021†	DF		Adrian Ugelvik	Brattvåg	Undisclosed	[13]
8 August 2021	MF		Fredrik Aursnes	Feyenoord	Undisclosed	[16]
31 August 2021	DF		Stian Gregersen	Girondins de Bordeaux	Undisclosed	[21]

† Pedersen's move was announced on the above date, but was not finalised until 1 July 2021.

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
15 February 2021	GK		Álex Craninx	Lillestrøm	31 July 2021	[5][15]
12 April 2021	MF		Tobias Hestad	Raufoss	End of season	[9]
19 August 2021	FW		Mathis Bolly	Stabæk	End of season	[19]
27 August 2021	GK		Mathias Ranmark	Moss	End of season	[20]
9 September 2021	GK		Oliver Petersen	Grorud	End of season	[22]

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref.
31 December 2021	GK		Mathias Ranmark	Moss	28 January 2022	[60][61]
31 December 2021	GK		Andreas Linde	Greuther Fürth	10 January 2022	[62]
31 December 2021	MF		Eirik Hestad	Pafos	10 January 2022	[63]
31 December 2021	MF		Fredrik Sjølstad	HamKam	18 January 2022	[64][65]
31 December 2021	FW		Ohi Omoijuanfo	Red Star Belgrade	1 January 2022	[66]

Friendlies

Molde v Brattvåg

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

Molde v Brann

4 February 2021	Molde	2–1	Brann	Molde
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bolly 26', 28'	Report	Delaveris 69'	Stadium: Aker Stadion

Molde v Stjørdals-Blink

17 April 2021	Molde	2–1	Stjørdals-Blink	Molde
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	E.Hestad 45' Hussain 45+1'	Report	Hauge 27'	Stadium: Aker Stadion

Kristiansund v Molde

23 April 2021	Kristiansund	0–0	Molde	Kristiansund
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion

Molde v Sogndal

28 April 2021	Molde	2–0	Sogndal	Molde
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Brynhildsen 6' Fofana 79'	Report		Stadium: Aker Stadion

Molde v Bodø/Glimt

2 May 2021	Molde	1–1	Bodø/Glimt	Molde
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gregersen 90+4'	Report	Sørli 35'	Stadium: Aker Stadion

Competitions

Europa League

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Molde v 1899 Hoffenheim

18 February 2021 Round of 32 1st leg	Molde	3–3	1899 Hoffenheim	Villarreal, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ellingsen 41' Gregersen  62' Andersen 70' Fofana 74'	Report	Dabbur 8', 28' 63' Baumgartner 45+3'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[67] Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Note: Match moved from the Aker Stadion in Molde, to the Estadio de la Cerámica in Villarreal, due to concerns over the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7.[4]

1899 Hoffenheim v Molde

25 February 2021 Round of 32 2nd leg	1899 Hoffenheim	0–2 (3–5 agg.)	Molde	Sinsheim, Germany
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Rudy  83'	Report	Andersen 20', 90+5'  90+5' Linde  73' Ellingsen  83'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 0[68] Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.

Granada v Molde

11 March 2021 Last 16 1st leg	Granada	2–0	Molde	Granada, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Molina 26' Eteki  33' Soldado 75'	Report	Sigurðarson  48' Hestad  57' Ellingsen  68'  71' Eikrem  90'	Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 0[69] Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.

Molde v Granada

18 March 2021 Last 16 2nd leg	Molde	2–1 (2–3 agg.)	Granada	Budapest, Hungary
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Vallejo 29' (o.g.) Risa  62' Hestad 90' (pen.)	Report	Díaz  7' Soldado 72'	Stadium: Puskás Aréna Attendance: 0[70] Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
Note: Match moved from the Aker Stadion in Molde, to the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, due to concerns over the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7.[71] Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary.

Eliteserien

Main article: 2021 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
30	18	6	6	70	40	+30	60	11	2	2	46	18	+28	7	4	4	24	22	+2

Last updated: 12 December 2021.
Source: see below

Results by match

Match	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	W
Position	1	1	1	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Molde v Kristiansund

9 May 2021 1	Molde	2–0	Kristiansund	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Omoijuanfo 11' Andersen 21' Hussain  24' Brynhildsen 32'	Report	Kastrati  12' Willumsson  86'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Kai Erik Steen

Tromsø v Molde

13 May 2021 2	Tromsø	3–3	Molde	Tromsø
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ebiye 11', 44' Kitolano 64' R.Jenssen  86'	Report	Omoijuanfo 10', 16' Pedersen  18' Brynhildsen 40' Risa  58'	Stadium: Alfheim Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad

Molde v Brann

16 May 2021 3	Molde	4–0	Brann	Molde
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Omoijuanfo 29', 42', 53'  55' Aursnes 38'  83'	Report		Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Tore Hansen

Rosenborg v Molde

24 May 2021 4	Rosenborg	2–3	Molde	Trondheim
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Zachariassen 43' Holse 78' Molins  90+4'	Report	Hussain 9'  52' Brynhildsen  73' Hestad 87' Bjørnbak 90'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Espen Eskås

Molde v Vålerenga

27 May 2021 5	Molde	2–3	Vålerenga	Molde
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Haugen 39', 47'  84'	Report	Borchgrevink 2' Bjørdal  30' Layouni 62' Dønnum 81'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Mjøndalen v Molde

30 May 2021 6	Mjøndalen	0–0	Molde	Mjøndalen
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Pedersen  90+5'	Stadium: Consto Arena Attendance: 200 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås

Sandefjord v Molde

12 June 2021 7	Sandefjord	1–3	Molde	Sandefjord
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Haugen 16' (o.g.) Vales  71'	Report	Haugen 3', 69' Omoijuanfo 34'	Stadium: Sandefjord Arena Attendance: 600 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Molde v Sarpsborg 08

16 June 2021 16	Molde	4–1	Sarpsborg 08	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Omoijuanfo 51'  79' Andersen 56' Bjørnbak 76' Risa 90+2'	Report	Opseth 84'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Molde v Stabæk

20 June 2021 8	Molde	2–1	Stabæk	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Omoijuanfo 15', 20' Risa  47'	Report	Ottesen  54' Kinoshita 65'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

Bodø/Glimt v Molde

24 June 2021 9	Bodø/Glimt	0–2	Molde	Bodø
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Haugen  47' Omoijuanfo 51', 78' Andersen  77'	Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Molde v Strømsgodset

30 June 2021 10	Molde	3–0	Strømsgodset	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gregersen 7' Omoijuanfo 27', 29' Andersen  70'	Report	Gunnarsson  75'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Tore Hansen

Sarpsborg 08 v Molde

4 July 2021 11	Sarpsborg 08	1–0	Molde	Sarpsborg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Thomassen  20' Salétros  34'  88' Soltvedt  38' Skålevik 74'	Report	Omoijuanfo  67'	Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Molde v Odd

11 July 2021 12	Molde	5–0	Odd	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Haugen 10' Sinyan 18' Omoijuanfo 30', 62' Grødem 57'	Report		Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Espen Eskås

Lillestrøm v Molde

18 July 2021 13	Lillestrøm	1–1	Molde	Lillestrøm
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ogbu  75' Ranger 90+2'	Report	Hussain 42' Knudtzon  59' Linde  71'	Stadium: Åråsen Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Molde v Haugesund

8 August 2021 14	Molde	5–4	Haugesund	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Omoijuanfo 11', 15', 48' Hestad 29' Eikrem 59'	Report	Sandberg 13' Wadji 18' Stølås 28' Therkildsen  59' Ndour 83' Samuelsen  90+3'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Viking v Molde

15 August 2021 15	Viking	3–2	Molde	Stavanger
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Heggheim  17' Kabran 66' Tripić 73' (pen.) Brekalo 90+1'	Report	Risa 26' Andersen 39' Bjørnbak  56' Gregersen  72' Mannsverk  86'	Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 3,704 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Kristiansund v Molde

29 August 2021 17	Kristiansund	2–0	Molde	Kristiansund
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mawa 57' Muçolli 59'	Report		Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion Attendance: 1,911 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Molde v Mjøndalen

12 September 2021 18	Molde	4–0	Mjøndalen	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Omoijuanfo 14', 82' Ellingsen 36' (pen.)  80' Knudtzon 90+1'	Report	Sporrong  43'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 2,477 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

Vålerenga v Molde

19 September 2021 19	Vålerenga	1–1	Molde	Oslo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Layouni  18' Bjørdal 31' (pen.)	Report	Andersen  42' Ellingsen 44' (pen.) Hussain  51'	Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 7,084 Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam

Molde v Viking

26 September 2021 20	Molde	2–2	Viking	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Eikrem  23' Andersen 34' Sinyan  64' Omoijuanfo 71' Bjørnbak  88'	Report	Stensness  39' Friðjónsson 70' Pattynama 72'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 3,134 Referee: Tore Hansen

Odd v Molde

3 October 2021 21	Odd	1–3	Molde	Skien
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Wallem  28' Bjørtuft  88'	Report	Andersen 19', 64' Omoijuanfo 42' Linnes  52'	Stadium: Skagerak Arena Attendance: 6,655 Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad

Molde v Tromsø

16 October 2021 22	Molde	3–0	Tromsø	Molde
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Haugen 34' Ellingsen  57' Mannsverk  63' Brynhildsen 79' Bjørnbak 83'	Report		Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 6,796 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Stabæk v Molde

23 October 2021 23	Stabæk	0–3	Molde	Bærum
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jenssen  39'	Report	Mesík 17' (o.g.) Risa  21'  35' Linde  26' Breivik  37' Omoijuanfo 49', 84' 66'	Stadium: Nadderud Stadion Attendance: 2,413 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

Molde v Bodø/Glimt

27 October 2021 24	Molde	0–2	Bodø/Glimt	Molde
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Haugen  66'	Report	Vetlesen 47' Solbakken 56'  90+2'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 6,551 Referee: Espen Eskås

Strømsgodset v Molde

31 October 2021 25	Strømsgodset	6–0	Molde	Drammen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Friday 37' Parr  39' Hove 41' Stengel 45' (pen.) Gulliksen 75', 90+3' Tokstad 90'	Report	Hussain  44' Bjørnbak  56'	Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 3,335 Referee: Sivert Amland

Molde v Sandefjord

7 November 2021 26	Molde	3–1	Sandefjord	Molde
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Eikrem 8' Brynhildsen 14' Sinyan 34'	Report	Brenden 82'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 4,698 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen

Molde v Rosenborg

21 November 2021 27	Molde	4–1	Rosenborg	Molde
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Omoijuanfo 28' Eikrem 38' Sinyan 60' Breivik 88'	Report	Henriksen  3' Skjelbred  48' Islamović 55'  68'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 7,325 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

Brann v Molde

28 November 2021 28	Brann	0–1	Molde	Bergen
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Haugen  32' Eikrem 60'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 9,824 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Molde v Lillestrøm

5 December 2021 29	Molde	3–3	Lillestrøm	Molde
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Risa 63' Hestad 79' Omoijuanfo 82' Bjørnbak  85' Brynhildsen  90' Eikrem  90+5'	Report	Åsen 32' Edh 46'  90+4' Ogbu  63' Olsen 88' Garnås  90'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 4,673 Referee: Rohit Saggi

Haugesund v Molde

12 December 2021 30	Haugesund	1–2	Molde	Haugesund
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Søderlund  43' Risa 63' (o.g.)	Report	Risa  21' Linnes  23' Omoijuanfo 37' Brynhildsen 56'  89' Breivik  69'	Stadium: Haugesund Stadion Attendance: 3,678 Referee: Espen Eskås

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bodø/Glimt (C)	30	18	9	3	59	25	+34	63	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Molde	30	18	6	6	70	40	+30	60	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round[a]
3	Viking	30	17	6	7	60	47	+13	57
4	Lillestrøm	30	14	7	9	49	40	+9	49
5	Rosenborg	30	13	9	8	58	42	+16	48

Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
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).^[72]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Since the winners of the 2021 Norwegian Cup, Molde, have already qualified for European competitions based on league position, the last European spot was passed down to the fourth placed team, Lillestrøm.

Norwegian Cup

Main article: 2021 Norwegian Football Cup

Spjelkavik v Molde

25 July 2021 First round	Spjelkavik	1–4	Molde	Ålesund
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	S.Skulstad  27' Ø.Heia 87' J.Fylling  90'	Report	Grødem 32' Fofana 62' Brynhildsen 64' Tjåland 90+3'	Stadium: Spjelkavik stadion Referee: Mathias Smehus Kringstad

Hødd v Molde

1 August 2021 Second round	Hødd	1–2	Molde	Ulsteinvik
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	P-H.Mouasso  29' B.Rise 69'  89'	Report	Grødem 35' (pen.), 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Nye Høddvoll Referee: Harald Røvig Sletner

Bryne v Molde

22 September 2021 Third round	Bryne	1–4	Molde	Bryne
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	A.Dybevik 19' K.Hay  71'	Report	Eikrem 12' Sinyan  21'  40' Grødem 26' Andersen 63' Bjørnbak 75'	Stadium: Bryne Stadion Attendance: 730 Referee: Jan Morten Tennøy

Fourth round took place during the 2022 season.

Europa Conference League

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path)

Molde v Servette

22 July 2021 Second qualifying round 1st leg	Molde	3–0	Servette	Molde, Norway
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Brynhildsen 7' Omoijuanfo 31' Eikrem  45+3' 59' Risa  57'	Report	Valls  64' Rouiller  74'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 1,925[73] Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)

Servette v Molde

29 July 2021 Second qualifying round 2nd leg	Servette	2–0 (2–3 agg.)	Molde	Lancy, Switzerland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Frick  8' Diallo 18'  83' Stevanović  44' Clichy  45+4' Kyei 59'  66' Douline  90+1' Rodelin  90+7'	Report	Haugen  8' Brynhildsen  42' Breivik  90+4'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 3,842[74] Referee: Jochem Kamphuis (Netherlands)

Trabzonspor v Molde

5 August 2021 Third qualifying round 1st leg	Trabzonspor	3–3	Molde	Trabzon, Turkey
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Nwakaeme 15' Hugo 58' Djaniny 74' Bakasetas  87'	Report	Brynhildsen 31', 64'  87' Risa  57' Sinyan  80' Hussain 85'	Stadium: Şenol Güneş Sports Complex Attendance: 12,415[75] Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)

Molde v Trabzonspor

12 August 2021 Third qualifying round 2nd leg	Molde	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–4 agg.) (3–4 p)	Trabzonspor	Molde, Norway
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bjørnbak  38' Eikrem  62' Sigurðarson 90+7' Gregersen  119'	Report	Bakasetas  56' Ié 57' Hugo  107' Parmak  120'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 2,792[76] Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary)
	Penalties
	Andersen Grødem Sigurðarson Fofana Risa		Bakasetas Peres Özdemir Ié Trondsen

Squad statistics

As of match played 12 December 2021

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Eliteserien		Norwegian Cup		Europa League		Europa Conference League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SWE	Andreas Linde	34	0	25	0	1	0	4	0	4	0
2	DF	NOR	Martin Bjørnbak	34	4	26+1	3	2	1	2	0	2+1	0
3	DF	NOR	Birk Risa	26	3	13+4	3	3	0	2	0	2+2	0
5	DF	GAM	Sheriff Sinyan	33	3	23+1	3	2	0	2+1	0	4	0
7	MF	NOR	Magnus Wolff Eikrem	34	6	21+3	4	1+1	1	4	0	3+1	1
8	MF	NOR	Fredrik Sjølstad	6	0	0+6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	NOR	Ohi Omoijuanfo	33	28	28+1	27	0+1	0	0	0	3	1
10	FW	ISL	Björn Sigurðarson	9	1	0+1	0	1	0	4	0	0+3	1
11	MF	NOR	Martin Ellingsen	11	3	6+1	2	1	0	3	1	0	0
12	GK	BEL	Álex Craninx	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	NOR	Erling Knudtzon	36	1	15+10	1	1+2	0	1+3	0	4	0
15	MF	NOR	Magnus Grødem	29	5	1+18	1	3	4	4	0	0+3	0
16	MF	NOR	Etzaz Hussain	32	5	23+4	2	1	2	0+1	0	3	1
17	MF	NOR	Rafik Zekhnini	13	0	5+7	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	NOR	Eirik Hestad	26	4	13+4	3	0+2	0	2+1	1	4	0
20	FW	CIV	Datro Fofana	26	2	1+17	0	3	1	0+3	1	1+1	0
21	DF	NOR	Martin Linnes	11	0	9+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF	NOR	Ola Brynhildsen	37	9	29+1	5	1+2	1	0	0	4	3
23	MF	NOR	Eirik Andersen	30	10	16+7	6	1	1	4	3	0+2	0
25	MF	NOR	Emil Breivik	27	1	9+11	1	1+1	0	1	0	0+4	0
27	MF	NOR	Sivert Mannsverk	18	0	11+3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
28	DF	NOR	Kristoffer Haugen	32	6	20+5	6	1	0	3+1	0	2	0
51	DF	NOR	Mathias Løvik	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0+1	0
52	FW	NOR	Albert Tjåland	1	1	0	0	0+1	1	0	0	0	0
54	MF	NOR	Niklas Ødegård	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
77	FW	NOR	Gustav Nyheim	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
78	MF	NOR	Anders Børset	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from Molde on loan:
30	FW	CIV	Mathis Bolly	12	0	0+8	0	0	0	1+2	0	0+1	0
34	GK	NOR	Oliver Petersen	6	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Molde no longer at the club:
6	DF	NOR	Stian Gregersen	21	1	11+3	1	1	0	3	0	3	0
15	MF	NOR	Tobias Christensen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
17	MF	NOR	Fredrik Aursnes	22	1	13	1	1+1	0	4	0	3	0
27	DF	NOR	Marcus Pedersen	11	0	5+2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
36	DF	NOR	Adrian Ugelvik	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Rank	Pos.	No.	Nat.	Player	Eliteserien	Norwegian Cup	Europa League	Europa Conference League	Total
1	FW	9		Ohi Omoijuanfo	27	0	0	1	28
2	MF	23		Eirik Andersen	6	1	3	0	10
3	MF	22		Ola Brynhildsen	5	1	0	3	9
4	DF	28		Kristoffer Haugen	6	0	0	0	6
	MF	7		Magnus Wolff Eikrem	4	1	0	1	6
6	MF	15		Magnus Grødem	1	4	0	0	5
7	DF	2		Martin Bjørnbak	3	1	0	0	4
	MF	19		Eirik Hestad	3	0	1	0	4
9	DF	5		Sheriff Sinyan	3	0	0	0	3
	DF	3		Birk Risa	3	0	0	0	3
	MF	11		Martin Ellingsen	2	0	1	0	3
	MF	16		Etzaz Hussain	2	0	0	1	3
13	FW	20		Datro Fofana	0	1	1	0	2
14	MF	17		Fredrik Aursnes	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	6		Stian Gregersen	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	14		Erling Knudtzon	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	25		Emil Breivik	1	0	0	0	1
	FW	52		Albert Tjåland	0	1	0	0	1
	FW	10		Björn Sigurðarson	0	0	0	1	1
				Own goal	1	0	1	0	2
TOTALS					70	10	7	7	94

Clean sheets

Rank	Pos.	No.	Nat.	Player	Eliteserien	Norwegian Cup	Europa League	Europa Conference League	Total
1	GK	1		Andreas Linde	7	0	1	1	9
2	GK	34		Oliver Petersen	2	0	0	0	2
TOTALS					9	0	1	1	11

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Eliteserien		Norwegian Cup		Europa League		Europa Conference League		Total
1	GK		Andreas Linde	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
2	DF		Martin Bjørnbak	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	1
3	DF		Birk Risa	5	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	8	1
5	DF		Sheriff Sinyan	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	4	1
7	MF		Magnus Wolff Eikrem	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	5	0
9	FW		Ohi Omoijuanfo	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
10	FW		Björn Sigurðarson	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
11	MF		Martin Ellingsen	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	5	1
14	MF		Erling Knudtzon	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16	MF		Etzaz Hussain	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
17	MF		Fredrik Aursnes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	MF		Eirik Hestad	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
21	DF		Martin Linnes	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
22	MF		Ola Brynhildsen	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
23	MF		Eirik Andersen	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
25	MF		Emil Breivik	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
27	MF		Sivert Mannsverk	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
28	DF		Kristoffer Haugen	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
Players who appeared for Molde no longer at the club:
6	DF		Stian Gregersen	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
27	DF		Marcus Pedersen	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
TOTALS				43	1	2	1	10	1	11	0	66	3

See also

• Molde FK seasons