The 2026 season was Molde's 19th consecutive year in Eliteserien, and their 50th season in the top flight of Norwegian football.
Season events On 21 December, Molde announced the appointment of Sindre Tjelmeland as their new head coach, with Tjelmeland signing a Four-Year contract commencing on 24 May 2026 once his contract as Lech Poznań's Assistant Coach expires. In the same statement, Molde announced that Martin Falk would be their new assistant coach, with Falk being interim head coach until Tjelmeland joins the club.
On 10 January, Molde announced the signing of Fredrik Kristensen Dahl from Strømsgodset, on a contract until the end of the 2028 season.
On 15 January, Molde announced the signing of Sivert Sira Hansen from Start, on a contract until the end of the 2029 season.
On 20 January, Molde announced the signing of Mads Kikkenborg from Anderlecht, on a contract until the end of the 2028 season. Later the same day, Molde announced that Alwande Roaldsøy had left the club in order to sign for Sparta Rotterdam.
On 23 January, Molde announced the signing of Viktor Bender from Odense Boldklub, on a contract until the end of the 2027 season.
On 9 February, Molde announced the signing of Andreas Tveiten from Brattvåg to a three-year contract, whilst also loaning him back to Brattvåg for the first half of the season.
On 27 February, Molde announced the signing of Trent Koné-Doherty from Liverpool on a contract until the end of 2029.
On 2 March, Molde announced the signing of Vebjørn Hoff from Lillestrøm on a contract until the end of 2026.
On 4 March, Molde announced that Emil Breivik would be the club's new captain, with Eirik Haugan, Fredrik Gulbrandsen and Mats Møller Dæhli would acting as vice captains. Later the same day, Molde announced the permanent signing of Jalal Abdullai, who'd spent the previous season on loan with the club, from Elfsborg on a contract until the end of 2029.
On 7 March, Magnus Fjørtoft Løvik extended his contract until the end of the season, and joined Træff on loan for the season.
On 10 March, Molde announced that Daniel Daga would not be part of any future match squads whilst his legal case was on going.
On 18 March, Emil Breivik extended his contract with Molde until the end of the 2029 season.
On 30 March, Molde announced that Kristian Eriksen had left the club to sign for Brann.
On 31 March, Eirik Haugan extended his contract with Molde until the end of the 2029 season.
On 4 April, Mads Myklebust joined Strømsgodset on a season-long loan deal, with the option to terminate the loan in the summer.
On 11 April, Peder Hoel Lervik joined Åsane on loan until 25 April.
On 14 April, Mads Myklebust was recalled from his season-long loan with Strømsgodset after Mads Kikkenborg was ruled out with a torn Achilles.
On 25 June, Molde announced the departure of Fredrik Gulbrandsen.
On 26 June, Molde announced that Oskar Spiten-Nysæter had signed a one-year extension to his contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2031 season.
On 28 June, Molde announced that Casper Øyvann had left the club in order to return to Tromsø.
On 2 July, Molde announced that Igor Gosik had signed his first professional contract with the club, until the summer of 2029.
On 3 July, Molde announced the signing of Seydina Diop from Ranheim, on a contract until June 2030.
On 13 July, Molde announced the signing of Mathias Løvik from Trabzonspor, on a contract until the end of the 2030 season.
On 25 July, Blerton Isufi joined HamKam on loan for the remainder of the season.
On 28 July, Isak Amundsen left Molde to sign permanently for Fredrikstad.
On 29 July, Molde announced that Sondre Granaas had extended his contract with the club until the summer of 2029.
On 31 July, Jonathan Fugelsnes signed his first contract with the club, until the summer of 2028, whilst Igor Gosik joined Strømsgodset for the remainder of the season.
On 1 August, Molde announced the signing of Niklas Ødegård from Kristiansund, on a contract until the summer of 2030.
On 4 August, Molde announced that Valdemar Lund had returned to Vejle on loan until the end of 2026.
On 10 August, Molde announced that Jacob Steen Christensen had joined Sønderjyske on loan until the summer of 2027.
On 13 August, Molde announced that Igor Gosik had returned to the club after his loan deal with Strømsgodset was ended early.
On 18 August, Molde announced that Mads Enggård had left the club to sign permanently for Mjällby.
On 20 August, Molde announced that they had extended their contract with Daniel Daga until the summer of 2031.
On 30 August, Molde announced the signing of Sander Kilen from Kristiansund and Kristian Lonebu from Aalesund, both on contracts until the end of the 2030 season.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Mads Kikkenborg GK Anderlecht 2026 2028 5 0 12 Peder Hoel Lervik GK Academy 2021 2027 2 0 22 Albert Posiadała GK Radomiak Radom 2024 2027 55 0 32 Mads Myklebust GK Academy 2024 0 0 Defenders 4 Sivert Sira Hansen DF Start 2026 2029 20 0 8 Mathias Løvik DF Trabzonspor 2026 2030 117 7 18 Halldor Stenevik DF Strømsgodset 2024 2027 92 6 19 Eirik Haugan (vc) DF Östersunds 2022 2029 167 8 25 Martin Linnes DF Unattached 2021 2025 305 30 26 Samukele Kabini DF TS Galaxy 2025 2028 43 3 27 Fredrik Kristensen Dahl DF Strømsgodset 2026 2028 4 0 33 Birk Risa DF New York City FC 2025 2028 132 3 45 Noah Ljøen Bye DF Academy 2026 1 0 49 Daniel Nakken DF Academy 2025 1 0 Midfielders 5 Eirik Hestad MF Unattached 2023 2027 329 59 6 Niklas Ødegård MF Kristiansund 2026 2030 57 7 10 Emil Breivik (c) MF Academy 2014 2029 230 31 15 Vebjørn Hoff MF Lillestrøm 2026 2026 13 1 17 Mats Møller Dæhli (vc) MF 1. FC Nürnberg 2024 2027 101 1 23 Sondre Granaas MF Mjøndalen 2024 2029 64 10 28 Viktor Bender MF Odense Boldklub 2026 2027 13 2 30 Daniel Daga MF Enyimba 2025 2031 27 5 55 Ulrik Langlie Skrede MF Academy 2026 1 0 Forwards 9 Jalal Abdullai FW IF Elfsborg 2026 2029 40 14 11 Caleb Zady Sery FW Vojvodina 2025 37 6 16 Sander Kilen FW Kristiansund 2026 2030 4 0 20 Kristian Lonebu FW Aalesund 2026 2030 3 2 21 Oskar Spiten-Nysæter FW Stabæk 2025 2031 30 6 24 Trent Koné-Doherty FW Liverpool 2026 2029 19 9 29 Seydina Diop FW Ranheim 2026 2030 3 1 44 Igor Gosik FW Academy 2025 2029 4 0 Molde II 35 William Fraser GK Academy 2021 0 0 38 Magnus Solheim FW Academy 2022 0 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 Jonathan Fugelsnes MF Academy 2026 2028 1 0 52 Fredrik Nyheim DF Academy 2021 0 0 55 Emil Silseth MF Academy 2022 0 0 56 Faveur Ndayizeye FW Academy 2025 1 0 Adrian Viken DF Academy 2021 0 0 Vegard Myklebust MF Academy 2022 0 0 Out on loan 14 Jacob Steen Christensen MF FC Köln 2025 2028 17 0 31 Blerton Isufi MF Moss 2025 2029 4 0 34 Mathias Mork MF Academy 2025 2029 3 0 Valdemar Lund DF Copenhagen 2024 2027 50 0 Andreas Tveiten MF Brattvåg 2026 2028 0 0 Magnus Fjørtoft Løvik FW Academy 2022 2026 0 0 Players who left club during season 3 Casper Øyvann DF Tromsø 2023 2026 65 0 6 Isak Amundsen DF Bodø/Glimt 2024 2027 68 0 8 Fredrik Gulbrandsen (vc) FW Unattached 2023 128 47 20 Kristian Eriksen FW HamKam 2022 2026 143 36 20 Mads Enggård MF Randers 2024 2028 41 0 28 Alwande Roaldsøy MF Atalanta 2024 2026 19 1
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.10 January 2026DFFredrik Kristensen DahlStrømsgodsetUndisclosed15 January 2026DFSivert Sira HansenStartUndisclosed20 January 2026GKMads KikkenborgAnderlechtUndisclosed23 January 2026MFViktor BenderOdense BoldklubUndisclosed9 February 2026MFAndreas TveitenBrattvågUndisclosed27 February 2026FWTrent Koné-DohertyLiverpoolUndisclosed2 March 2026MFVebjørn HoffLillestrømUndisclosed4 March 2026FWJalal AbdullaiElfsborgUndisclosed3 July 2026FWSeydina DiopRanheimUndisclosed13 July 2026DFMathias LøvikTrabzonsporUndisclosed1 August 2026MFNiklas ØdegårdKristiansundUndisclosed30 August 2026FWSander KilenKristiansundUndisclosed30 August 2026FWKristian LonebuAalesundUndisclosed
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.20 January 2026MFAlwande RoaldsøySparta RotterdamUndisclosed30 March 2026MFKristian EriksenBrannUndisclosed28 June 2026DFCasper ØyvannTromsøUndisclosed28 July 2026DFIsak AmundsenFredrikstadUndisclosed18 August 2026MFMads EnggårdMjällbyUndisclosed
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.16 August 2025GKAlbert PosiadałaSamsunsporMid January 202618 August 2025DFValdemar LundVejle30 June 202619 August 2025MFMads EnggårdVejle30 June 20269 February 2026MFAndreas TveitenBrattvåg30 June 20267 March 2026FWMagnus Fjørtoft LøvikTræff31 December 202619 March 2026MFMathias MorkTræff31 December 20264 April 2026GKMads MyklebustStrømsgodset14 April 202611 April 2026GKPeder Hoel LervikÅsane25 April 202625 July 2026MFBlerton IsufiHamKam31 December 202631 July 2026FWIgor GosikStrømsgodset13 August 20264 August 2026DFValdemar LundVejle31 December 202610 August 2026MFJacob Steen ChristensenSønderjyske30 June 2026
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.25 June 2026FWFredrik GulbrandsenLillestrøm29 June 2026
Friendlies
Competitions Overview
Eliteserien
Results summary
Results by match
Results
Table
Norwegian Cup 2025–26
2026–27
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
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|colspan="16"|Players who appeared for Molde no longer at the club:
Goal scorers RankPlayerEliteserien2025–26 Cup2026–27 CupTotal1 MF5 Eirik Hestad802102 MF24Trent Koné-Doherty60393 MF10Emil Breivik71084 FW9 Jalal Abdullai30255 FW8 Fredrik Gulbrandsen4004MF23Sondre Granaas30147 FW21Oskar Spiten-Nysæter3003FW11Caleb Zady Sery10239 MF30Daniel Daga2002FW20Kristian Lonebu2002FW28Viktor Bender0022DF19Eirik Haugan0022 Own goal101214MF15Vebjørn Hoff1001FW29Seydina Diop1001DF25Martin Linnes1001DF26Samukele Kabini1001MF6 Niklas Ødegård0011TOTALS4411656
Clean sheets RankPlayerEliteserien2025–26 Cup2026–27 CupTotal1 GK22Albert Posiadała30142 GK1 Mads Kikkenborg1001GK12Peder Hoel Lervik0011TOTALS3025
Disciplinary record NameEliteserien2025–26 Cup2026–27 CupTotal4 DFSivert Sira Hansen200000205 MFEirik Hestad800000806 MFNiklas Ødegård200000208 DFMathias Løvik300000309 FWJalal Abdullai3000003010MFEmil Breivik2000002017MFMats Møller Dæhli1000001018DFHalldor Stenevik1000001021FWOskar Spiten-Nysæter2000002022GKAlbert Posiadała2000002023MFSondre Granaas4000004025DFMartin Linnes1000001026DFSamukele Kabini4200004228MFViktor Bender1000001033DFBirk Risa10000010Players away from Molde on loan:14MFJacob Steen Christensen00100010Players who appeared for Molde no longer at the club:6 DFIsak Amundsen100000108 FWFredrik Gulbrandsen20000020TOTALS4021000412
See also Molde FK seasons
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