The 2017–18 Odense Boldklub season was the club's 129th season, and their 56th appearance in the Danish Superliga. As well as the Superliga, the side was also competing in the DBU Pokalen.
OB finished 10th overall in the Superliga. Due to another disappointing season, head coach Kent Nielsen got fired on May 21.
First team
Last updated on 31 January 2018
Squad no.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (age) Goalkeepers1Thomas MikkelsenGK13Sten Grytebust (third captain)GK27Oliver ChristensenGK Defenders2Kenneth Emil Petersen (captain)CB4Ryan Johnson LaursenRB5João PereiraLB6Jeppe TverskovCB17Jacob BuusCB20Jacob Barrett LaursenLB24Marco LundCB Midfielders8André RømerCDM11Casper NielsenCM14Jens Jakob ThomasenCM16Julius EskesenCM18Mathias ThraneLM19Mikkel DeslerRM21Mathias GreveRM22Nana WelbeckCM23Troels KløveRM25Mohammed FellahAM Forwards7Jóan Símun EdmundssonFW9Rasmus JönssonFW10Rasmus Festersen (vice-captain)FW25Nicklas HeleniusFW28Anders K. JacobsenFW
Transfers and loans Transfers in Entry datePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubFeeRef.1 July 2017 MF 16 Julius Eskesen Youth academy 1 July 2017 GK 27 Oliver Christensen Youth academy 1 July 2017 FW 25 Nicklas Helenius AalborgFree transfer 1 July 2017 GK 1 Thomas Mikkelsen FredericiaFree transfer 4 January 2018 MF 8 André Rømer Midtjylland 15 January 2018 DF 24 Marco Lund Esbjerg 24 January 2018 MF 23 Troels Kløve SønderjyskE 30 January 2018 MF 25 Mohammed Fellah Nordsjælland Loan Total
Transfers out Departure datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubFeeRef.30 June 2017 GK 1 Michael Falkesgaard MidtjyllandEnd of contract30 June 2017 DF 24 Oliver Lund LyngbyEnd of contract30 June 2017 FW 27 Thomas Mikkelsen Ross CountyEnd of contract28 August 2017 FW 26 Yao Dieudonne VendsysselLoan 31 December 2017 FW 29 Kristian Weber MarienlystEnd of contract 2 January 2018 MF 15 Izunna Uzochukwu Meizhou HakkaFree transfer 3 January 2018 DF 3 Frederik Tingager Eintracht Braunschweig 2,300,000 DKK Total 2,300,000 DKK
Competitions Superliga
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Relegation round
European play-offs
Quarter-finals
Odense lost 4–6 on aggregate
DBU Pokalen
Squad statistics
Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
PlayerSuperligaDBU PokalenTotal1FW28Anders K. Jacobsen150152FW25Nicklas Helenius8193FW10Rasmus Festersen5054MF21Mathias Greve314MF23Troels Kløve4046FW7Jóan Símun Edmundsson202MF14Jens Jakob Thomasen112DF20Jacob Barrett Laursen2029DF2Kenneth Emil Petersen101DF4Ryan Johnson Laursen101DF6Jeppe Tverskov101MF11Casper Nielsen101MF15Izunna Uzochukwu101MF16Julius Eskesen011MF24Marco Lund101Own goals 1 0 1TOTALS 47 4 51
Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Name Superliga DBU Pokalen Total —MF Izunna Uzochukwu 7200722DF Kenneth Emil Petersen 1000010011MF Casper Nielsen 4000407FW Jóan Símun Edmundsson 30003019DF Mikkel Desler 30003024DF Marco Lund 300030—DF Frederik Tingager 3000304DF Ryan Johnson Laursen 2000205DF João Pereira 2000208MF André Rømer 20002010FW Rasmus Festersen 20002020DF Jacob Barrett Laursen 2000206DF Jeppe Tverskov 1000109FW Rasmus Jönsson 10001015FW Nicklas Helenius 10001016MF Julius Eskesen 00101018MF Mathias Thrane 10001021MF Mathias Greve 10001023MF Troels Kløve 10001029FW Mathias Jørgensen 100010Total45210462
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