Ola Solbakken

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.^[1]

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 26)
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Nordsjælland
Number	9
Youth career
2012	Melhus
2013–2017	Rosenborg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Ranheim	37	(4)
2020–2023	Bodø/Glimt	63	(13)
2023–2025	Roma	15	(1)
2023–2024	→ Olympiacos (loan)	5	(0)
2024	→ Urawa Red Diamonds (loan)	5	(0)
2024–2025	→ Empoli (loan)	21	(0)
2025–	Nordsjælland	0	(0)
International career‡
2015	Norway U17	3	(0)
2021–	Norway	11	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 October 2023

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.^[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]

Loan to Olympiacos

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.^[5]

Loan to Urawa Red Diamonds

In January 2024, Solbakken joined J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds on loan until the end of the season.^[6]

Loan to Empoli

On 14 August 2024, Roma loaned Solbakken to fellow Serie A side Empoli ahead of the 2024–25 season.^[7]

Nordsjælland

On 4 August 2025, Danish Superliga club Nordsjælland announced to have signed Solbakken on a four-year contract.^[8]

International career

Solbakken made his debut for Norway national team on 13 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Latvia.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2025^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	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[c]	0	24	3
	2021		26	6	0	0	–		10[d]	5	35	11
	2022		15	4	5	0	–		11[e]	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	–		–		–		1	0
	Total		15	1	0	0	–		0	0	15	1
Olympiacos (loan)	2023–24	Super League Greece	5	0	0	0	–		3[c]	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	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
Career total			146	18	15	1	1	0	26	7	188	26

1. Includes Norwegian Cup
2. Includes J.League Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
5. 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^[11]

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.^[11]

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^[12]