2019 Molde FK season

On 19 December 2018, Molde announced that manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær had been "loaned" to Manchester United as their caretaker manager until the end of the 2018–19 season, Erling Moe taking charge of Molde during this period.^[2] On 28 March 2019, Manchester United announced the permanent appointment of Solskjær as their manager.^[3] On 16 June, in Molde's won 2–0 home win against Ranheim, the club scored for a 29th consecutive league games, breaking the club record of scoring in 28 consecutive league matches from the 2014 season. Molde were eliminated from the Norwegian Cup on 19 June, after being defeated 0–4 away to Aalesund in the third round.^[4] The record goalscoring run of scoring in 40 consecutive league games ended on 6 October with a goalless draw against Brann at Brann Stadion. On 10 November 2019, Molde won the league title with two games to spare after Strømsgodset were defeated with the score 4–0.^[5]

Molde entered the Norwegian Cup in the first round. The first round schedule was announced on 11 April and paired Molde with fifth tier side Eide/Omegn.^[6] Molde won the match 5–0; Leke James opened the scoring in the 10th minute, and Eirik Ulland Andersen scored Molde's second goal. James scored his second, Molde's third, and Ulland Andersen completed his first hat-trick for Molde with two goals in the second half, the first from the penalty spot. Late in the game, Ulland Andersen was removed from the pitch with an injury to his Achilles tendon, which possibly rules him out for the rest of the season.^[7] Goalkeeper Álex Craninx and midfielder Emil Breivik (substitute) got their debut for the club against Eide/Omegn. On 6 May, it was announced that Sunndal from 3. divisjon, whom they last met in the first round seven seasons earlier, when they won 4–0, were Molde's opponent in the second round. The result was the same on this occasion; Christoffer Remmer scored his first goal in his senior career early in the game, before James scored his third goal of the Norwegian Cup season. 17-year-old winger Jakob Ørsahl made his Molde debut and scored both the third and fourth goal. Under–19 players Tobias Hestad, Markus Eiane and Oliver Petersen were all brought on to their club debut in the second half.^[8] NFF paired Molde with local rivals Aalesund in the third round.^[9] On 19 June, Molde were knocked out of the Norwegian Cup after a 0–4 defeat away to second tier side Aalesund. Molde's captain Ruben Gabrielsen was sent off about half an hour into the game on the score 0–2.

As of match played 1 December 2019

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Andreas Linde		GK	(1993-07-24)24 July 1993 (aged 26)	Helsingborg	2015	2021[10][11]	105	0
12	Álex Craninx		GK	(1995-10-21)21 October 1995 (aged 24)	Cartagena	2018[12]	2023[13]	25	0
26	Mathias Ranmark		GK	(1995-10-16)16 October 1995 (aged 24)	Oppsal	2017[14]	2021[15]	3	0
52	Oliver Petersen		GK	(2001-09-26)26 September 2001 (aged 18)	Academy	2019		1	0
Defenders
2	Martin Bjørnbak		DF	(1992-03-22)22 March 1992 (aged 27)	Bodø/Glimt	2019[16]	2022[16]	33	0
4	Ruben Gabrielsen		DF	(1992-03-10)10 March 1992 (aged 27)	Lillestrøm	2014	2019[17]	171	8
5	Vegard Forren		DF	(1988-02-16)16 February 1988 (aged 31)	Brighton & Hove Albion	2017	2021[18]	384	18
18	Kristoffer Haraldseid		DF	(1994-01-17)17 January 1994 (aged 25)	Haugesund	2019[19]	2022[19]	36	1
28	Kristoffer Haugen		DF	(1994-02-21)21 February 1994 (aged 25)	Viking	2018[20]	2020[20]	61	2
Midfielders
7	Magnus Wolff Eikrem		MF	(1990-08-08)8 August 1990 (aged 29)	Seattle Sounders FC	2018[21]	2022[21]	139	28
8	Fredrik Sjølstad		MF	(1994-03-29)29 March 1994 (aged 25)	Kongsvinger	2019[22]	2021[22]	21	1
9	Mattias Moström		MF	(1983-02-25)25 February 1983 (aged 36)	AIK	2007	2019[23]	357	36
11	Martin Ellingsen		MF	(1995-05-02)2 May 1995 (aged 24)	Kongsvinger	2017	2022[24][25]	45	7
15	Tobias Christensen		MF	(2000-05-11)11 May 2000 (aged 19)	Start	2019[26]	2022[26]	6	1
16	Etzaz Hussain		MF	(1993-01-27)27 January 1993 (aged 26)	Rudeš	2017[27]	2019	194	21
17	Fredrik Aursnes		MF	(1995-12-10)10 December 1995 (aged 23)	Hødd	2016	2021[28][29]	133	16
19	Eirik Hestad		MF	(1995-06-26)26 June 1995 (aged 24)	Academy	2012	2021[30][29]	169	27
20	Henry Wingo		MF	(1995-10-04)4 October 1995 (aged 24)	Seattle Sounders FC	2019[31]	2021[31]	3	0
23	Eirik Ulland Andersen		MF	(1992-09-21)21 September 1992 (aged 27)	Strømsgodset	2019[32]	2022[32]	6	4
30	Mathis Bolly		MF	(1990-11-14)14 November 1990 (aged 29)	Free agent	2019[33]	2022[34][35]	19	5
46	Tobias Hestad		MF	(2000-12-29)29 December 2000 (aged 18)	Academy		2020[36]	1	0
50	Jakob Ørsahl		MF	(2001-07-14)14 July 2001 (aged 18)	Academy			1	2
Forwards
10	Leke James		FW	(1992-11-01)1 November 1992 (aged 27)	Free agent	2018	2020[37]	52	28
14	Erling Knudtzon		FW	(1988-12-15)15 December 1988 (aged 30)	Lillestrøm	2019[38]	2021[38]	29	4
48	Markus Eiane		FW	(2001-03-23)23 March 2001 (aged 18)	Academy			1	0
99	Ohi Omoijuanfo		FW	(1994-01-10)10 January 1994 (aged 25)	Stabæk	2019[39]	2021[40]	35	16
Out on loan
6	Stian Rode Gregersen		DF	(1995-05-17)17 May 1995 (aged 24)	Academy	2013	2020[41]	56	1
21	Tobias Svendsen		MF	(1999-08-31)31 August 1999 (aged 20)	Academy	2015	2020[42][43]	23	1
25	Martin Ove Roseth		DF	(1998-07-10)10 July 1998 (aged 21)	Academy	2016	2021[44]	3	0
27	Daniel Chima Chukwu		FW	(1991-04-04)4 April 1991 (aged 28)	Legia Warszawa	2018[45]	2020[45]	163	56
45	Emil Breivik		DF	(2000-06-11)11 June 2000 (aged 19)	Academy		2022[46]	3	0
49	Sivert Gussiås		FW	(1999-08-18)18 August 1999 (aged 20)	Academy	2018	2019[47]	1	0
Players who left club during season
3	Christopher Telo		DF	(1989-11-04)4 November 1989 (aged 30)	IFK Norrköping	2017	2020[48]	10	0
20	Thomas Amang		FW	(1998-02-09)9 February 1998 (aged 21)	Rainbow Bamenda	2016	2020[49]	50	11
22	Christoffer Remmer		DF	(1993-01-16)16 January 1993 (aged 26)	Copenhagen	2016	2019[44]	81	1