2026 Molde FK season
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(until 24 May)
Sindre Tjelmeland
(from 24 May)
| 2026 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Odd Ivar Moen | ||
| Manager | Martin Falk (Interim) (until 24 May) Sindre Tjelmeland (from 24 May) | ||
| Stadium | Aker Stadion | ||
| Eliteserien | Preseason | ||
| 2025–26 Cup | Fourth Round | ||
| 2026–27 Cup | Third round | ||
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The 2026 season was Molde's 19th consecutive year in Eliteserien, and their 50th season in the top flight of Norwegian football.
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.[1]
On 10 January, Molde announced the signing of Fredrik Kristensen Dahl from Strømsgodset, on a contract until the end of the 2028 season.[2]
On 15 January, Molde announced the signing of Sivert Sira Hansen from Start, on a contract until the end of the 2029 season.[3]
On 20 January, Molde announced the signing of Mads Kikkenborg from Anderlecht, on a contract until the end of the 2028 season.[4] Later the same day, Molde announced that Alwande Roaldsøy had left the club in order to sign for Sparta Rotterdam.[5]
On 23 January, Molde announced the signing of Viktor Bender from Odense Boldklub, on a contract until the end of the 2027 season.[6]
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.[7]
On 27 February, Molde announced the signing of Trent Koné-Doherty from Liverpool on a contract until the end of 2029.[8]
On 2 March, Molde announced the signing of Vebjørn Hoff from Lillestrøm on a contract until the end of 2026.[9]
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.[10] 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.[11]
On 7 March, Magnus Fjørtoft Løvik extended his contract until the end of the season, and joined Træff on loan for the season.[12]
On 10 March, Molde announced that Daniel Daga would not be part of any future match squads whilst his legal case was on going.[13]
On 18 March, Emil Breivik extended his contract with Molde until the end of the 2029 season.[14]
On 30 March, Molde announced that Kristian Eriksen had left the club to sign for Brann.[15]
On 31 March, Eirik Haugan extended his contract with Molde until the end of the 2029 season.[16]
On 4 April, Mads Myklebust joined Strømsgodset on a season-long loan deal, with the option to terminate the loan in the summer.[17]
On 11 April, Peder Hoel Lervik joined Åsane on loan until 25 April.[18]
On 14 April, Mads Myklebust was recalled from his season-long loan with Strømsgodset after Mads Kikkenborg was ruled out with a torn Achilles.[19]
Squad
- As of match played 26 April 2026
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Mads Kikkenborg | GK | 7 October 1999 | Anderlecht | 2026[4] | 2028[4] | 5 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Albert Posiadała | GK | 25 February 2003 | Radomiak Radom | 2024[20] | 2027[20] | 40 | 0 | ||
| 32 | Mads Myklebust | GK | 31 July 2007 | Academy | 2024 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Oliver Petersen | GK | 26 September 2001 | Follo | 2019 | 2026[21] | 36 | 0 | |||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 3 | Casper Øyvann | DF | 7 December 1999 | Tromsø | 2023[22] | 2026[22] | 65 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Sivert Sira Hansen | DF | 30 May 2002 | Start | 2026[3] | 2029[3] | 7 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Isak Amundsen | DF | 14 October 1999 | Bodø/Glimt | 2024[23] | 2027[23] | 64 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Halldor Stenevik | DF | 2 February 2000 | Strømsgodset | 2024[24] | 2027[24] | 86 | 6 | ||
| 19 | Eirik Haugan (vc) | DF | 27 August 1997 | Östersunds | 2022[25] | 2029[16] | 159 | 6 | ||
| 25 | Martin Linnes | DF | 20 September 1991 | Unattached | 2021[26] | 2025[27] | 293 | 29 | ||
| 26 | Samukele Kabini | DF | 15 March 2004 | TS Galaxy | 2025[28] | 2028[28] | 28 | 2 | ||
| 27 | Fredrik Kristensen Dahl | DF | 30 January 1999 | Strømsgodset | 2026[2] | 2028[2] | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | Birk Risa | DF | 13 February 1998 | New York City FC | 2025[29] | 2028[29] | 117 | 3 | ||
| 58 | Daniel Nakken | DF | 26 May 2008 | Academy | 2025 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 5 | Eirik Hestad | MF | 26 June 1995 | Unattached | 2023[30] | 2027[30] | 317 | 51 | ||
| 10 | Emil Breivik (c) | MF | 11 June 2000 | Academy | 2014 | 2029[14] | 213 | 30 | ||
| 14 | Jacob Steen Christensen | MF | 25 June 2001 | FC Köln | 2025[31] | 2028[31] | 13 | 0 | ||
| 15 | Vebjørn Hoff | MF | 13 February 1996 | Lillestrøm | 2026[9] | 2026[9] | 7 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Mats Møller Dæhli (vc) | MF | 2 March 1995 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2024[32] | 2027[32] | 89 | 1 | ||
| 23 | Sondre Granaas | MF | 30 August 2006 | Mjøndalen | 2024[33] | 2026[33] | 49 | 7 | ||
| 28 | Viktor Bender | MF | 12 July 2007 | Odense Boldklub | 2026[6] | 2027[6] | 4 | 0 | ||
| 29 | Daniel Daga | MF | 10 January 2007 | Enyimba | 2025[34] | 17 | 3 | |||
| 31 | Blerton Isufi | MF | 14 February 2006 | Moss | 2025[35] | 2029[35] | 2 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 8 | Fredrik Gulbrandsen (vc) | FW | 10 September 1992 | Unattached | 2023[36] | 123 | 45 | |||
| 9 | Jalal Abdullai | FW | 5 January 2005 | IF Elfsborg | 2026[11] | 2029[11] | 28 | 10 | ||
| 11 | Caleb Zady Sery | FW | 20 December 1999 | Vojvodina | 2025[37] | 25 | 3 | |||
| 21 | Oskar Spiten-Nysæter | FW | 29 August 2007 | Stabæk | 2025[38] | 2030[39] | 15 | 3 | ||
| 24 | Trent Koné-Doherty | FW | 30 June 2006 | Liverpool | 2026[8] | 2029[8] | 7 | 0 | ||
| Molde II | ||||||||||
| 35 | William Fraser | GK | 26 January 2002 | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 38 | Magnus Solheim | FW | 3 March 2005 | Academy | 2022 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 40 | Martin Kjørsvik | FW | 17 January 2003 | Academy | 2021 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 41 | Sindre Heggstad | DF | 6 April 2003 | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 42 | Jesper Myklebust | FW | 5 June 2003 | Academy | 2022 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 52 | Fredrik Nyheim | DF | 2 April 2005 | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 53 | Igor Gosik | MF | 7 February 2008 | Academy | 2025 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 55 | Emil Silseth | MF | 15 September 2005 | Academy | 2022 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 56 | Faveur Ndayizeye | FW | 24 April 2008 | Academy | 2025 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Adrian Viken | DF | 14 July 2005 | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Vegard Myklebust | MF | 2 February 2005 | Academy | 2022 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Out on loan | ||||||||||
| 4 | Valdemar Lund | DF | 28 May 2003 | Copenhagen | 2024[40] | 2027[40] | 50 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Mads Enggård | MF | 20 January 2004 | Randers | 2024[41] | 2028[41] | 39 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Peder Hoel Lervik | GK | 24 April 2005 | Academy | 2021 | 2027[42] | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | Mathias Mork | MF | 27 July 2007 | Academy | 2025 | 2029[43] | 3 | 0 | ||
| Andreas Tveiten | MF | 19 October 2005 | Brattvåg | 2026[7] | 2028[7] | 0 | 0 | |||
| Magnus Fjørtoft Løvik | FW | 7 October 2005 | Academy | 2022 | 2026[12] | 0 | 0 | |||
| Players who left club during season | ||||||||||
| 20 | Kristian Eriksen | FW | 18 July 1995 | HamKam | 2022[44] | 2026[44] | 143 | 36 | ||
| 28 | Alwande Roaldsøy | MF | 9 June 2004 | Atalanta | 2024[45] | 2026[45] | 19 | 1 | ||
Transfers
In
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 January 2026 | DF | Fredrik Kristensen Dahl | Strømsgodset | Undisclosed | [2] | |
| 15 January 2026 | DF | Sivert Sira Hansen | Start | Undisclosed | [3] | |
| 20 January 2026 | GK | Mads Kikkenborg | Anderlecht | Undisclosed | [4] | |
| 23 January 2026 | MF | Viktor Bender | Odense Boldklub | Undisclosed | [6] | |
| 9 February 2026 | MF | Andreas Tveiten | Brattvåg | Undisclosed | [7] | |
| 27 February 2026 | FW | Trent Koné-Doherty | Liverpool | Undisclosed | [8] | |
| 2 March 2026 | MF | Vebjørn Hoff | Lillestrøm | Undisclosed | [9] | |
| 4 March 2026 | FW | Jalal Abdullai | Elfsborg | Undisclosed | [11] |
Out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 January 2026 | MF | Alwande Roaldsøy | Sparta Rotterdam | Undisclosed | [5] | |
| 30 March 2026 | MF | Kristian Eriksen | Brann | Undisclosed | [15] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 2025 | GK | Albert Posiadała | Samsunspor | Mid January 2026 | [46] | |
| 18 August 2025 | DF | Valdemar Lund | Vejle | 30 June 2026 | [47] | |
| 19 August 2025 | MF | Mads Enggård | Vejle | 30 June 2026 | [48] | |
| 9 February 2026 | MF | Andreas Tveiten | Brattvåg | 30 June 2026 | [7] | |
| 7 March 2026 | FW | Magnus Fjørtoft Løvik | Træff | 31 December 2026 | [12] | |
| 19 March 2026 | MF | Mathias Mork | Træff | 31 December 2026 | [43] | |
| 4 April 2026 | GK | Mads Myklebust | Strømsgodset | 14 April 2026 | [17][19] | |
| 11 April 2026 | GK | Peder Hoel Lervik | Åsane | 25 April 2026 | [18] |
Friendlies
| 6 February 2026 | Molde | 0-0 | Kristiansund | Molde |
| CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Aker Stadion |
| 12 February 2026 | Molde | 0-1 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Marbella, Spain |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Gosik |
Report | Zabërgja Kalyuzhnyi Antyukh Kohut Martynyuk |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Eliteserien | 14 March 2026 | Matchday 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 50.00 | ||
| 2025–26 Cup | See 2025 Season | 5 March 2026 | Fourth round | Fourth round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| 2026–27 Cup | September 2026 | Third round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
| Total | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 42.86 | ||||
Last updated: 26 April 2026
Source: Competitions
Eliteserien
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
Last updated: 26 April 2026.
Source: see below
Results by match
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
| 14 March 2026 1 | Molde | 2–0 | Rosenborg | Molde |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Breivik Hestad |
Report | Witry Svensson Ďuriš Chiakha |
Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 9,630 Referee: Tore Hansen |
| 21 March 2026 2 | Viking | 4–1 | Molde | Stavanger |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Fuglestad Heggheim Askildsen Falchener |
Report | Breivik Kabini |
Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 15,503 Referee: Sivert Amland |
| 6 April 2026 3 | Molde | 0–1 | Lillestrøm | Molde |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stenevik |
Report | Ibrahimaj Olsen Dahlberg |
Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 5,749 Referee: Svein Tore Sinnes |
| 12 April 2026 4 | Molde | 4–1 | HamKam | Molde |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Breivik Abdullai Sjølstad Kabini Hestad Granaas Gulbrandsen |
Report | Hoffmann Udahl Simenstad Ekeroth |
Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 5,331 Referee: Marius Lien |
| 19 April 2026 5 | Start | 1–1 | Molde | Kristiansand |
| 19:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Cornelius Toure |
Report | Hestad Breivik Risa |
Stadium: Sør Arena Attendance: 5,870 Referee: Sivert Amland |
| 26 April 2026 6 | Molde | 5–1 | Vålerenga | Molde |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Gulbrandsen Breivik Hestad Granaas |
Report | Haren Sjåtil |
Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 5,461 Referee: Christian Moen |
| 4 May 2026 7 | Bodø/Glimt | – | Molde | Bodø |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion |
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Lillestrøm | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 13 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Viking | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 12 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Molde | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | |
| 5 | Bodø/Glimt | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | |
| 6 | Vålerenga | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored.[49]
Norwegian Cup
2025–26
| 5 March 2026 Fourth round | Molde | 1–2 | Bodø/Glimt | Molde |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Christensen Breivik |
Report | Auklend |
Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 3,986 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 6 March.[50] | ||||