The 2023 season was Molde's 16th consecutive year in Eliteserien, and their 47th season in the top flight of Norwegian football.
Season events On 28 December 2022, Chelsea announced that David Fofana would join them on 1 January 2023.
On 6 January, Molde announced the signing of Eric Kitolano to a three-year contract from Tromsø.
On 6 January, Martin Ellingsen also confirmed that he had signed with the club for one more year.
On 24 January, Molde announced the signing of Veton Berisha to a four-year contract from Hammarby.
On 25 January, Molde extended their contract with Johan Bakke for an additional season, keeping him at Molde until the end of 2026.
On 31 January, Álex Craninx left Molde.
On 21 February, Molde announced the signing of Anders Hagelskjær from AaB to a four-year contract.
On 22 February, Molde announced the signing of Harun Ibrahim from GAIS to a four-year contract.
On 6 April, Molde extended their contract with Niklas Ødegård until 2025.
On 28 June, Molde extended their contract with manager Erling Moe until the end of 2024.
On 30 June, when his contract expired, Anders Børset left Molde to join the youth ranks of Wolfsburg.
On 7 July, Molde announced the return of Eirik Hestad on a contract until 2027.
On 13 July, Molde announced that Rafik Zekhnini would leave the club to sign permanently for Sarpsborg 08 on 1 August.
On 17 July, Birk Risa left Molde for New York City FC.
On 4 August, Eirik Andersen left the club, signing for his former club Strømsgodset.
On 23 August, Molde announced the signing of Casper Øyvann on a contract until the end of 2026, from Tromsø.
On 31 August, Benjamin Hansen was loaned to AIK for the remainder of the season, whilst Harun Ibrahim joined IK Sirius on a similar deal. Later the same day, Molde announced the return of Fredrik Gulbrandsen who'd last played for Adana Demirspor.
On 1 September, Molde announced the singing of Christian Cappis on loan from Brøndby until the end of the season, whilst Sivert Mannsverk left the club to sign for Ajax and Ola Brynhildsen left to join Midtjylland.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Jacob Karlstrøm GK Tromsø 2022 2025 77 0 12 Oliver Petersen GK Follo 2019 2024 32 0 34 Peder Hoel Lervik GK Academy 2021 0 0 Defenders 2 Martin Bjørnbak DF Bodø/Glimt 2019 2025 143 5 3 Casper Øyvann DF Tromsø 2023 2026 17 0 4 Christian Cappis DF on loan from Brøndby 2023 2023 4 0 19 Eirik Haugan DF Östersunds 2022 2026 81 2 21 Martin Linnes DF Unattached 2021 2025 229 27 25 Anders Hagelskjær DF AaB 2023 2026 37 0 28 Kristoffer Haugen DF Viking 2018 2025 182 20 31 Mathias Løvik DF Academy 2021 2026 63 3 Midfielders 5 Eirik Hestad MF Unattached 2023 2027 245 39 6 Martin Ellingsen MF Kongsvinger 2017 2023 118 19 7 Magnus Wolff Eikrem MF Seattle Sounders FC 2018 2025 279 65 10 Eric Kitolano MF Tromsø 2023 2025 39 7 14 Erling Knudtzon MF Lillestrøm 2019 2023 167 10 15 Markus Kaasa MF Odd 2022 2025 73 11 16 Emil Breivik MF Academy 2014 2025 123 15 20 Kristian Eriksen MF HamKam 2022 2026 71 14 22 Magnus Grødem MF Sandnes Ulf 2021 2024 113 27 24 Johan Bakke MF Sogndal 2022 2026 10 0 33 Niklas Ødegård MF Academy 2021 2025 38 6 Forwards 8 Fredrik Gulbrandsen FW Unattached 2023 68 28 9 Veton Berisha FW Hammarby 2023 2026 39 7 Molde II 35 William Fraser GK Academy 2021 0 0 37 Leon-Robin Juberg-Hovland MF Academy 2021 3 0 40 Martin Kjørsvik FW Academy 2021 1 0 41 Sindre Heggstad DF Academy 2021 0 0 42 Jesper Myklebust FW Academy 2022 0 0 43 Dino Okanovic FW Academy 2022 0 0 44 Filip Kristoffersen DF Academy 2021 0 0 46 Andreas Myklebust MF Academy 201 4 0 48 Anton Solbakken MF Academy 2022 0 0 49 Nikolai Ohr MF Academy 2022 0 0 50 Gustav Nyheim FW Academy 2021 8 0 51 Magnus Solheim FW Academy 2022 0 0 52 Fredrik Nyheim DF Academy 2021 0 0 53 Adrian Viken DF Academy 2021 0 0 55 Emil Silseth MF Academy 2022 0 0 59 Albert Tjåland FW Bryne 2020 1 1 Vegard Myklebust MF Academy 2022 0 0 Out on loan 4 Benjamin Hansen DF Haugesund 2022 2024 65 1 32 Harun Ibrahim MF GAIS 2023 2026 0 0 Players who left club during season 3 Birk Risa DF Odd 2020 2023 95 3 5 Sheriff Sinyan DF Lillestrøm 2020 2023 62 3 8 Sivert Mannsverk MF Sogndal 2021 2025 87 8 11 Ola Brynhildsen FW Stabæk 2020 2024 137 42 12 Álex Craninx GK Cartagena 2018 2023 29 0 17 Rafik Zekhnini FW Fiorentina 2021 2024 41 3 23 Eirik Andersen MF Strømsgodset 2019 2023 64 21 29 Anders Børset DF Academy 2021 2023 4 0 47 Nikolai Skuseth DF Academy 2021 0 0
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.6 January 2023MFEric KitolanoTromsøUndisclosed24 January 2023FWVeton BerishaHammarbyUndisclosed21 February 2023DFAnders HagelskjærAaBUndisclosed22 February 2023MFHarun IbrahimGAISUndisclosed7 July 2023MFEirik HestadUnattachedFree23 August 2023DFCasper ØyvannTromsøUndisclosed31 August 2023FWFredrik GulbrandsenUnattachedFree
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.1 September 2023DFChristian CappisBrøndbyEnd of season
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.1 January 2023FWDavid FofanaChelseaUndisclosed13 July 2023FWRafik ZekhniniSarpsborg 08Undisclosed17 July 2023DFBirk RisaNew York City FCUndisclosed4 August 2023MFEirik AndersenStrømsgodsetUndisclosed11 August 2023DFNikolai SkusethRanheimUndisclosed1 September 2023MFSivert MannsverkAFC AjaxUndisclosed1 September 2023FWOla BrynhildsenMidtjyllandUndisclosed
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.31 August 2023DFBenjamin HansenAIKEnd of season31 August 2023MFHarun IbrahimIK SiriusEnd of season
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.31 January 2023GKÁlex CraninxFuenlabrada8 February 202330 June 2023DFSheriff SinyanSlavia Prague4 July 202330 June 2023DFAnders BørsetWolfsburg U191 July 202331 December 2023MFMartin EllingsenAIK1 January 202431 December 2023MFErling KnudtzonLillestrøm1 January 2024
Friendlies
Competitions Overview
Eliteserien
Results summary
Results by match
Results
Table
Norwegian Cup 2022
2023
Final
UEFA Champions League
Qualifying rounds
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="16"|Players away from Molde on loan:
|colspan="16"|Players who appeared for Molde no longer at the club:
Goal scorers RankPlayerEliteserien2022–23 Cup2023 CupUEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Europa LeagueTotal1 MF22Magnus Grødem7050012MF16Emil Breivik7030212MF20Kristian Eriksen41214124 FW11Ola Brynhildsen71210115 MF7 Magnus Wolff Eikrem61012106 FW9 Veton Berisha511007MF10Eric Kitolano4020178 DF21Martin Linnes500106DF28Kristoffer Haugen40110610FW8 Fredrik Gulbrandsen20102511MF5 Eirik Hestad300104MF33Niklas Ødegård20200413MF8 Sivert Mannsverk300003 Own goal20010315DF31Mathias Løvik200002|- ||MF||6 ||||Martin Ellingsen||1||0||0||1||0||2|- |rowspan="2"|17||DF||4 ||||Benjamin Hansen||1||0||0||0||0||1|- ||DF||2 ||||Martin Bjørnbak||0||0||0||0||1||1|- |colspan="5"|TOTALS||65||4||19||8||12||108'
Clean sheets RankPlayerEliteserien2022–23 Cup2023 CupUEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Europa LeagueTotal1 GK1 Jacob Karlstrøm80220122 GK12Oliver Petersen204006TOTALS10062018
Disciplinary record NameEliteserien2022–23 Cup2023 CupUEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Europa LeagueTotal1 GKJacob Karlstrøm1110000000212 DFMartin Bjørnbak3000000000303 DFCasper Øyvann1000000000106 MFMartin Ellingsen2000000010307 MFMagnus Wolff Eikrem3100000020518 FWFredrik Gulbrandsen2000000000209 FWVeton Berisha10001010003010MFEric Kitolano10000000001012GKOliver Petersen20001000003014MFErling Knudtzon00100010002015MFMarkus Kaasa20000000103016MFEmil Breivik40000010106019DFEirik Haugan51101020009120MFKristian Eriksen30001010207021DFMartin Linnes10000010002022MFMagnus Grødem20001000104025DFAnders Hagelskjær30002010006028DFKristoffer Haugen10000010002031DFMathias Løvik510010002081Players away from Molde on loan:4 DFBenjamin Hansen300020000050Players who appeared for Molde no longer at the club:3 DFBirk Risa2000000000208 MFSivert Mannsverk30101030008011FWOla Brynhildsen300000100040TOTALS52440110110100884
See also Molde FK seasons
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