The

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is 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

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to a three-year contract from Tromsø. On 6 January,

Martin Ellingsen Martin Ellingsen (born 4 May 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club Molde. Club career Kongsvinger Ellingsen made his debut for Kongsvinger on 7 April 2013, in a 1. divisjon game Kongsving ...

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 Johan Johanessen Bakke (born 1 April 2004) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Molde. He is the son of former Norway International footballer Eirik Bakke. Club career Bakke came through the youth academy of Sognda ...

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

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from AaB to a four-year contract. On 22 February, Molde announced the signing of Harun Ibrahim from

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to a four-year contract. On 6 April, Molde extended their contract with

Niklas Ødegård Niklas Ødegård (born 29 March 2004) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Molde. Early life Ødegård hails from Hollingen in Aukra. Club career Ødegård played youth football for Ekko/Aureosen, and made his senior debu ...

until 2025. On 28 June, Molde extended their contract with manager

Erling Moe Erling Hagset Moe (born 22 July 1970) is a Norwegian professional football coach and former player who is the manager of Norwegian Eliteserien club Molde. In his active playing career, Moe played for Træff until he was aged 26 years. Coaching ...

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 Eirik Hestad (born 26 June 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder who plays for Molde. Club career In 2012, he dominated for Molde 2 in the 2. divisjon, and made his first-team debut on 25 October 2012 in a Eur ...

on a contract until 2027. On 13 July, Molde announced that

Rafik Zekhnini Rafik Zekhnini (born 12 January 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eliteserien club Sarpsborg 08. Career Zekhnini started his career at Herøya IL, before joining the youth academy of Odds BK in 2013. He sig ...

would leave the club to sign permanently for Sarpsborg 08 on 1 August. On 17 July,

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left Molde for New York City FC. On 4 August, Eirik Andersen left the club, signing for his former club

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. 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 Fredrik Aasmundrud Gulbrandsen (born 10 September 1992) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Molde FK. Club career Lillestrøm Gulbrandsen began his career with his hometown club Lillestrøm. He made his debut in the ...

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 Sivert Heggheim Mannsverk (born 8 May 2002) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch club Ajax. Club career In January 2021, Mannsverk was linked with moves to Aston Villa, Everton, Inter Milan and Bologna. On 28 Jul ...

left the club to sign for Ajax and

Ola Brynhildsen Ola Brynhildsen (born 27 April 1999) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as attacker for Danish Superliga club Midtjylland. Career On 4 May 2020, Molde announced the singing of Brynhildsen to a -year contract, starting from 1 Ju ...

left to join Midtjylland.

Squad

Transfers

In

Loans in

Out

Loans out

Released

Friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Eliteserien

Results summary

Results by match

Results

Table

Norwegian Cup

2022–23

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

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

References

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Molde Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord. The administrative centre of the m ...