| Ola Solbakken | |
| Full Name: | Ola Selvaag Solbakken |
| Birth Date: | 1998 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Oslo, Norway |
| Height: | 1.86 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Empoli (on loan from Roma) |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| Youthyears1: | 2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Melhus |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Rosenborg |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Ranheim |
| Caps1: | 37 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Bodø/Glimt |
| Caps2: | 63 |
| Goals2: | 13 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | Roma |
| Caps3: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs4: | → Olympiacos (loan) |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024 |
| Clubs5: | → Urawa Red Diamonds (loan) |
| Caps5: | 5 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | → Empoli (loan) |
| Caps6: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Norway U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam2: | Norway |
| Nationalcaps2: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 23:45, 17 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 12 October 2023 |
Ola Selvaag Solbakken (born 7 September 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Empoli, on loan from Roma. He also plays for the Norway national team.
Solbakken was born in Oslo and raised in Melhus in Trøndelag, where the family moved when he was three years old.[1]
After starting his career at Ranheim, Solbakken signed a two-year contract with Bodø/Glimt[2] on 18 December 2019, joining the club on 1 January 2020.
On 23 November 2022, Serie A club Roma announced to have signed Solbakken as a free agent, agreeing a contract until 30 June 2027. As being under contract with Bodø/Glimt until the end of the year, he joined Roma on 2 January 2023.[3]
On 2 September 2023, Greek Super League club Olympiacos announced to have signed Solbakken on a one year loan from Roma. The Greek club had the option to sign him permanently for €4.5 million.[4]
In January 2024, Solbakken joined J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds on loan until the end of the season.[5]
On 14 August 2024, Roma loaned Solbakken to fellow Serie A side Empoli ahead of the 2024–25 season.[6]
Solbakken made his debut for Norway national team on 13 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Latvia.[7]
| Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Ranheim | 2018 | Eliteserien | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 30 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 37 | 4 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 43 | 5 | |||||
| Bodø/Glimt | 2020 | Eliteserien | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 5 | 35 | 11 | ||||
| 2022 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | – | 11 | 2 | 31 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 63 | 13 | 5 | 0 | – | 23 | 7 | 91 | 20 | ||||
| Roma | 2022–23 | Serie A | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Olympiacos (loan) | 2023–24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Urawa Red Diamonds (loan) | 2024 | 5 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 125 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 163 | 26 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Total | 11 | 1 | ||
Norway score listed first, score column indicates score after each Solbakken goal.[9]
Bodø/Glimt
Roma
Olympiacos
Individual