Club: | Molde |
Season: | 2020 |
Manager: | Erling Moe |
Mgrtitle: | Manager |
Chairman: | Odd Ivar Moen |
Chrtitle: | Chairman |
Stadium: | Aker Stadion |
League: | Eliteserien |
League Result: | 2nd |
Cup1: | Norwegian Cup |
Cup3: | Champions League |
Cup4: | Europa League |
League Topscorer: | Leke James (13) |
Season Topscorer: | Ohi Omoijuanfo (16) |
Highest Attendance: | 600 vs. Bodø/Glimt vs. Strømsgodset vs. Kristiansund vs. Haugesund vs. Aalesund |
Lowest Attendance: | 0 vs. KuPS |
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Prevseason: | 2019 |
Nextseason: | 2021 |
The 2020 season was Molde's 13th consecutive year in Eliteserien, and their 44th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. They finished second in the Eliteserien, whilst the Norwegian Cup and Mesterfinalen where cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway. In Europe, Molde where knocked out of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League by Ferencváros dropping into the Europa League where they progressed to the Round of 32 which will take place in the 2021 season.
On 3 January, Tobias Hestad extended his contract with Molde until the end of 2022.[1]
On 31 January, Molde announced that Etzaz Hussain had signed a new contract with the club, until the end of the 2022 season.[2]
On 11 February, Molde announced the signing of Marcus Holmgren Pedersen on a three-year contract from Tromsø.[3]
On 9 March, Molde cancelled their planned training camp in Marbella, Spain due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
The season was scheduled to begin on 4 April, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway the opening games of the season were delayed, first till 2 May,[5] then further delayed till 23 May.[6]
On 4 May, Molde announced the singing of Ola Brynhildsen from Stabæk on a 2 ½ year agreement commencing on 1 July.[7]
On 7 May, the Norwegian government allowed the league to start on 16 June with full training starting immediately.[8]
On 20 May, Ola Brynhildsen's transfer from Stabæk to Molde was concluded.[9]
On 28 May, Molde announced that Vegard Forren would leave the club by mutual agreement on 31 May,[10] after Forren used money gathered from players fines to cover gambling debts.[11]
On 12 June, the Norwegian Football Federation announced that a maximum of 200 home fans would be allowed to attend the upcoming seasons matches.[12]
On 15 June, Molde announced that Kristoffer Haugen had signed a new contract, until the end of the 2022 season.[13]
On 17 June, Molde announced the singing of Albert Braut Tjåland from Bryne and Anton Solbakken from Viking, with the deals becoming official on 1 July.[14]
On 27 June, Molde announced that Erling Moe had signed a new two-year contract with the club, keeping him as manager until the end of the 2022 season.[15]
On 30 June, Molde announced the signing of Sheriff Sinyan on a three-year contract from Lillestrøm.[16]
On 10 September, the Norwegian Football Federation cancelled the 2020 Norwegian Cup due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.[17]
On 30 September, the Minister of Culture and Gender Equality, Abid Raja, announced that clubs would be able to have crowds of 600 at games from 12 October.[18]
On 6 October, Molde announced the signing of Birk Risa from Odd on a contract until 2023,[19] with John Kitolano moving in the opposite direction on loan from his parent club Wolverhampton Wanderers.[20]
No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
1 | Andreas Linde | GK | 2020 12, df=yes | Helsingborg | 2015 | 2021[21] [22] | 143 | 0 | ||
12 | Álex Craninx | GK | 2020 12, df=yes | Cartagena | 2018[23] | 2023[24] | 28 | 0 | ||
52 | Oliver Petersen | GK | 2020 12, df=yes | Academy | 2019 | 1 | 0 | |||
Defenders | ||||||||||
2 | Martin Bjørnbak | DF | 2020 12, df=yes | Bodø/Glimt | 2019[25] | 2022 | 56 | 0 | ||
3 | Birk Risa | DF | 2020 12, df=yes | Odd | 2020 | 2023 | 10 | 0 | ||
5 | Sheriff Sinyan | DF | 2020 12, df=yes | Lillestrøm | 2020 | 2023 | 25 | 0 | ||
6 | Stian Gregersen | DF | 2020 12, df=yes | Academy | 2013 | 2020[26] | 77 | 3 | ||
18 | Kristoffer Haraldseid | DF | 2020 12, df=yes | Haugesund | 2019[27] | 2022 | 36 | 1 | ||
27 | Marcus Pedersen | DF | 2020 12, df=yes | Tromsø | 2020 | 2022 | 27 | 3 | ||
28 | Kristoffer Haugen | DF | 2020 12, df=yes | Viking | 2018[28] | 2022 | 84 | 3 | ||
Midfielders | ||||||||||
7 | Magnus Wolff Eikrem | MF | 2020 12, df=yes | Seattle Sounders FC | 2018[29] | 2022 | 177 | 40 | ||
8 | Fredrik Sjølstad | MF | 2020 12, df=yes | Kongsvinger | 2019[30] | 2021 | 27 | 1 | ||
9 | Mattias Moström | MF | 2020 12, df=yes | AIK | 2007[31] | 2020[32] | 368 | 37 | ||
11 | Martin Ellingsen | MF | 2020 12, df=yes | Kongsvinger | 2017 | 2022[33] [34] | 83 | 14 | ||
15 | Tobias Christensen | MF | 2020 12, df=yes | Start | 2019[35] | 2022 | 30 | 2 | ||
16 | Etzaz Hussain | MF | 2020 12, df=yes | Rudeš | 2017[36] | 2022 | 233 | 31 | ||
17 | Fredrik Aursnes | MF | 2020 12, df=yes | Hødd | 2016 | 2021[37] [38] | 171 | 19 | ||
19 | Eirik Hestad | MF | 2020 12, df=yes | Academy | 2012 | 2021[39] | 202 | 32 | ||
20 | Henry Wingo | MF | 2020 12, df=yes | Seattle Sounders FC | 2019[40] | 2021 | 30 | 2 | ||
22 | Ola Brynhildsen | MF | 2020 12, df=yes | Stabæk | 2020 | 2022 | 39 | 5 | ||
23 | Eirik Andersen | MF | 2020 12, df=yes | Strømsgodset | 2019[41] | 2022 | 23 | 8 | ||
30 | Mathis Bolly | MF | 2020 12, df=yes | Free agent | 2019[42] | 2022[43] [44] | 40 | 6 | ||
Forwards | ||||||||||
10 | Leke James | FW | 2020 12, df=yes | Free agent | 2018 | 2020[45] | 83 | 43 | ||
14 | Erling Knudtzon | FW | 2020 12, df=yes | Lillestrøm | 2019[46] | 2021 | 66 | 7 | ||
37 | Ole Sebastian Sundgot | FW | 2020 12, df=yes | Academy | 2020 | 1 | 0 | |||
99 | Ohi Omoijuanfo | FW | 2020 12, df=yes | Stabæk | 2019[47] | 2021[48] | 73 | 32 | ||
48 | Markus Eiane | FW | 2020 12, df=yes | Academy | 1 | 0 | ||||
54 | Henrik Jenset | FW | 2020 12, df=yes | Academy | 0 | 0 | ||||
56 | William Røsok | FW | 2020 12, df=yes | Academy | 0 | 0 | ||||
Out on loan | ||||||||||
26 | Mathias Ranmark | GK | 2020 12, df=yes | Oppsal | 2017[49] | 2021[50] | 3 | 0 | ||
45 | Emil Breivik | DF | 2020 12, df=yes | Academy | 2022[51] | 3 | 0 | |||
46 | Tobias Hestad | MF | 2020 12, df=yes | Academy | 2022 | 1 | 0 | |||
50 | Jakob Ørsahl | MF | 2020 12, df=yes | Academy | 1 | 2 | ||||
Players who left club during season | ||||||||||
3 | Martin Ove Roseth | DF | 2020 12, df=yes | Academy | 2016 | 2021[52] | 3 | 0 | ||
5 | Vegard Forren | DF | 2020 12, df=yes | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2017 | 2021[53] | 384 | 18 | ||
25 | John Kitolano | DF | 2020 12, df=yes | loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2020 | 2021 | 10 | 1 | ||
21 | Tobias Svendsen | MF | 2020 12, df=yes | Academy | 2015 | 2020[54] [55] | 23 | 1 | ||
44 | Simen Bakkemyr Hagbø | DF | 2020 12, df=yes | Academy | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
See main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2019–20 and List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2020.
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
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11 February 2020 | DF | Marcus Holmgren Pedersen | Tromsø | Undisclosed | |||
20 May 2020 | MF | Ola Brynhildsen | Stabæk | Undisclosed | |||
30 June 2020 | DF | Sheriff Sinyan | Lillestrøm | Undisclosed | |||
1 July 2020 | MF | Anton Solbakken | Viking | Undisclosed | |||
1 July 2020 | FW | Albert Braut Tjåland | Bryne | Undisclosed | |||
6 October 2020 | DF | Birk Risa | Odd | Undisclosed |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | |
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21 February 2020 | FW | Daniel Chima Chukwu | Taizhou Yuanda | Undisclosed | [57] [58] | ||
31 March 2020 | DF | Simen Bakkemyr Hagbø | Levanger | Undisclosed | |||
26 June 2020 | MF | Tobias Svendsen | HamKam | Undisclosed | [59] [60] | ||
29 June 2020 | DF | Martin Ove Roseth | Sogndal | Undisclosed | [61] |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 January 2020 | MF | Emil Breivik | Raufoss | End of 2020 season | [62] | ||
30 January 2020 | MF | Tobias Hestad | Stjørdals-Blink | End of 2020 season | [63] | ||
6 February 2020 | GK | Mathias Ranmark | HamKam | End of 2020 season | [64] |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31 December 2019 | DF | Ruben Gabrielsen | Toulouse | 1 January 2020 | [65] [66] | ||
31 December 2019 | FW | Sivert Gussiås | Sandefjord | 8 January 2020 | [67] | ||
31 May 2020 | DF | Vegard Forren | Brann | 9 June 2020 | [68] | ||
31 December 2020 | MF | Mattias Moström | Retired | ||||
31 December 2020 | FW | Leke James | Al Qadsiah | 27 January 2021 | [69] |
See main article: 2020 Eliteserien.
See main article: 2020 Norwegian Football Cup.
See main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League.
See main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round.
See main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.
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1 | FW | 99 | Ohi Omoijuanfo | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | |||||||||||
2 | FW | 10 | Leke James | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | |||||||||||
3 | MF | 7 | Magnus Wolff Eikrem | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||||
4 | MF | 16 | Etzaz Hussain | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||
5 | MF | 11 | Martin Ellingsen | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||
6 | MF | 19 | Eirik Hestad | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||
7 | MF | 22 | Ola Brynhildsen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
MF | 23 | Eirik Andersen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||
9 | MF | 17 | Fredrik Aursnes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||
FW | 14 | Erling Knudtzon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
DF | 27 | Marcus Pedersen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Own goal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
13 | MF | 20 | Henry Wingo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
14 | DF | 28 | Kristoffer Haugen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
DF | 6 | Stian Gregersen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
DF | 25 | John Kitolano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
MF | 15 | Tobias Christensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
DF | 6 | Stian Gregersen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
MF | 30 | Mathis Bolly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
MF | 9 | Mattias Moström | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
TOTALS | 77 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 96 |
width=40 | Rank | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | width=200 | Player | width=200 | Eliteserien | width=200 | Norwegian Cup | width=200 | Champions League | width=200 | Europa League | width=80 | Total | |||
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1 | GK | 1 | Andreas Linde | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |||||||||||
2 | GK | 12 | Álex Craninx | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
TOTALS | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
Name | Eliteserien | Norwegian Cup | Champions League | Europa League | Total | ||||||||||||||
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2 | DF | Martin Bjørnbak | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
3 | DF | Birk Risa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
5 | DF | Sheriff Sinyan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
6 | DF | Stian Gregersen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
7 | MF | Magnus Wolff Eikrem | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
8 | MF | Fredrik Sjølstad | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
10 | FW | Leke James | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||||||
11 | MF | Martin Ellingsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
14 | FW | Erling Knudtzon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
15 | MF | Tobias Christensen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
16 | MF | Etzaz Hussain | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||||
17 | MF | Fredrik Aursnes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||||||
19 | MF | Eirik Hestad | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
20 | MF | Henry Wingo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
22 | MF | Ola Brynhildsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
23 | MF | Eirik Andersen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
27 | DF | Marcus Pedersen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
28 | DF | Kristoffer Haugen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
30 | MF | Mathis Bolly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
99 | MF | Ohi Omoijuanfo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
Players who appeared for Molde no longer at the club: | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | DF | John Kitolano | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
TOTALS | 56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 77 | 3 |