# 2014 Molde FK season

The 2014 season is Molde's seventh consecutive year in Tippeligaen, and their 38th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. It is their first season with Tor Ole Skullerud as their manager as Ole Gunnar Solskjær left the club on 2 January 2014 to join Cardiff City. Along with Tippeligaen, the club also competed in the Norwegian Cup and the Europa League were they entered in the second qualifying round.

## Squad

    As of 9 August 2014
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | NOR | Espen Bugge Pettersen |
| 2 | DF | SEN | Seydina Keita (on loan from Diambars FC) |
| 3 | MF | SEN | Amidou Diop |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Ruben Gabrielsen |
| 5 | DF | FIN | Joona Toivio |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Daniel Berg Hestad (Captain) |
| 7 | MF | NOR | Harmeet Singh |
| 8 | FW | NOR | Fredrik Gulbrandsen |
| 9 | MF | SWE | Mattias Moström |
| 11 | FW | ISL | Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Ørjan Nyland |
| 14 | DF | NOR | Martin Linnes |
| 15 | DF | NOR | Per Egil Flo |
| 16 | MF | NOR | Etzaz Hussain |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | NOR | Magne Simonsen |
| 19 | MF | NOR | Eirik Hestad |
| 20 | FW | NOR | Tommy Høiland |
| 21 | MF | BRA | Agnaldo |
| 22 | MF | USA | Joshua Gatt |
| 23 | DF | NOR | Knut Olav Rindarøy |
| 24 | FW | NOR | Mohamed Elyounoussi |
| 25 | DF | NOR | Vegard Forren |
| 27 | FW | NGA | Daniel Chima Chukwu |
| 29 | FW | ENG | John Cofie |
| 30 | FW | SEN | Pape Paté Diouf |
| 32 | FW | NOR | Sander Svendsen |
| 34 | GK | USA | Ethan Horvath |

### Players on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 31 | FW | USA | Ben Spencer (at Indy Eleven) |
| 33 | MF | NOR | Andreas Hollingen (at HamKam) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | NOR | Magnar Ødegaard (at Lillestrøm) |
| — | FW | SEN | Aliou Coly (at Kristiansund) |

### Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 37 | DF | NOR | Ole Martin Rindarøy |
| 38 | MF | NOR | Stian Rode Gregersen |
| 41 | DF | NOR | Henrik Pettersen |
| 42 | MF | NOR | Eirik Haugan |
| 43 | FW | NOR | Mats Aambø |
| 44 | MF | NOR | Eskil Rønningen |
| 45 | MF | NOR | Sebastian Remme Berge |
| 46 | FW | NOR | Erik Frantzen |
| 47 | FW | NOR | Agwa Okuot Obiech |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 48 | FW | NOR | Jan Tidjani Aboubacar |
| 49 | FW | NOR | Alexander Jonassen |
| 50 | GK | NOR | Isak Gangeskar |
| 51 | GK | BRA | Neydson da Silva |
| 52 | FW | NOR | Erlend Hustad |
| 53 | MF | NOR | Ola Husby |
| 54 | MF | NOR | Kjetil Tøsse |
| 55 | DF | NOR | Kristian Strande |
| 56 | DF | NOR | Sebastian Larsson |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 19 February 2014 | MF | Harmeet Singh | Feyenoord | Free |
| 15 March 2014 | FW | Mohamed Elyounoussi | Sarpsborg 08 | |
| 31 March 2014 | FW | Pape Paté Diouf | F.C. Copenhagen | |
| 17 July 2014 | DF | Ruben Gabrielsen | Lillestrøm | |
| 9 August 2014 | FW | John Cofie | Barnsley | Free |
| 22 August 2014 | MF | Amidou Diop | Diambars FC | |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 3 January 2014 | GK | Ole Söderberg | Kalmar FF | |
| 11 January 2014 | MF | Mats Møller Dæhli | Cardiff City | Undisclosed |
| 24 January 2014 | FW | Jo Inge Berget | Cardiff City | Undisclosed |
| 10 February 2014 | FW | Pål Erik Ulvestad | Kristiansund | Undisclosed |
| 13 March 2014 | MF | Zlatko Tripić | IK Start | |
| 14 June 2014 | DF | Even Hovland | 1. FC Nürnberg | |
| 14 July 2014 | MF | Emmanuel Ekpo | Haugesund | Free |
| 18 July 2014 | MF | Magnus Stamnestrø | Kristiansund | |
| 30 July 2014 | MF | Magne Hoseth | Stabæk | Free |
| 5 August 2014 | DF | Victor Johansen | Lyn | Free |
| 5 August 2014 | MF | Ørjan Valstrand | Byåsen | Free |
| 12 August 2014 | GK | Ola Herman Opheim | Kristiansund | |
| 13 August 2014 | DF | Ivar Furu | Ranheim | |

### Loans in

| Date from | Date to | Position | Nationality | Name | From |
| 31 January 2014 | Season-long | FW | | Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 22 August 2014 | Remaining season | DF | | Seydina Keita | Diambars FC |

### Loans out

| Date from | Date to | Position | Name | To |
| July 2013 | Season long | DF | Magnar Ødegaard | Lillestrøm |
| 29 November 2013 | 18 July 2014 | MF | Magnus Stamnestrø | Kristiansund |
| 18 February 2014 | Season long | FW | Aliou Coly | Kristiansund |
| 12 March 2014 | Season long | FW | Ben Spencer | Indy Eleven |
| 13 March 2014 | 12 August 2014 | DF | Ivar Furu | KR |
| 31 March 2014 | 8 July 2014 | FW | Tommy Høiland | Lillestrøm |
| 1 April 2014 | 1 August | GK | Ola Herman Opheim | Nardo |
| 10 August 2014 | Remaining season | MF | Andreas Hollingen | HamKam |

### Released

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date |
| 9 November 2013 | DF | | Børre Steenslid | Retired | Retired |

## Competitions
### Tippeligaen
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | W |
| Position | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Molde (C) | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 62 | 24 | +38 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Rosenborg | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Odd | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Strømsgodset | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 50 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Lillestrøm | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 46 | |
* ↑ Since the winners of the 2014 Norwegian Cup (Molde) qualified for European competition based on their league position, the berth (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed down the league to Strømsgodset.

### UEFA Europa League
#### Qualifying rounds
## Squad statistics

    As of Match played 23 November 2014

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Tippeligaen | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup | Europa League | Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | NOR | Espen Bugge Pettersen | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | SEN | Amidou Diop | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Ruben Gabrielsen | 12 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | FIN | Joona Toivio | 33 | 3 | 19+3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Daniel Berg Hestad | 33 | 2 | 14+11 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | NOR | Harmeet Singh | 37 | 3 | 27+1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | NOR | Fredrik Gulbrandsen | 29 | 14 | 19+4 | 10 | 3+2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | SWE | Mattias Moström | 35 | 3 | 26+2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ISL | Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson | 17 | 3 | 9+6 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Ørjan Nyland | 37 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | NOR | Martin Linnes | 38 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 5+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | NOR | Per Egil Flo | 32 | 2 | 20+4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | NOR | Etzaz Hussain | 27 | 1 | 14+5 | 1 | 3+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | NOR | Magne Simonsen | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | NOR | Eirik Hestad | 10 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | NOR | Tommy Høiland | 15 | 5 | 2+7 | 5 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | BRA | Agnaldo | 24 | 2 | 6+10 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 23 | DF | NOR | Knut Olav Rindarøy | 10 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | NOR | Mohamed Elyounoussi | 37 | 17 | 28+2 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | NOR | Vegard Forren | 37 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 27 | FW | NGA | Daniel Chima Chukwu | 36 | 15 | 24+3 | 11 | 5+1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | SEN | Pape Paté Diouf | 14 | 4 | 1+6 | 0 | 3+1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | NOR | Sander Svendsen | 17 | 5 | 1+11 | 1 | 2+1 | 3 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 34 | GK | USA | Ethan Horvath | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | NOR | Ole Martin Rindarøy | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | NOR | Eirik Haugan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from Molde on loan: ||||||||||||
| 33 | MF | NOR | Andreas Hollingen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Molde no longer at the club: ||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | NOR | Even Hovland | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | NOR | Magne Hoseth | 9 | 1 | 1+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 29 | MF | NGA | Emmanuel Ekpo | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | FW | 24 | Mohamed Elyounoussi | 13 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | FW | 27 | Daniel Chima Chukwu | 11 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | FW | 8 | Fredrik Gulbrandsen | 10 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 4 | DF | 25 | Vegard Forren | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | FW | 20 | Tommy Høiland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | FW | 32 | Sander Svendsen | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | DF | 14 | Martin Linnes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | FW | 30 | Pape Paté Diouf | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | MF | 7 | Harmeet Singh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | 11 | Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | DF | 5 | Joona Toivio | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | MF | 9 | Mattias Moström | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | MF | 6 | Daniel Berg Hestad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | DF | 15 | Per Egil Flo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | MF | 21 | Agnaldo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | DF | 4 | Even Hovland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | 16 | Etzaz Hussain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | 33 | Andreas Hollingen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | 10 | Magne Hoseth | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 62 | 24 | 7 | 93 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Tippeligaen | Tippeligaen | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup | Europa League | Europa League | Total | Total |
| 4 | DF | Ruben Gabrielsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Joona Toivio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Daniel Berg Hestad | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Harmeet Singh | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Fredrik Gulbrandsen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Mattias Moström | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Ørjan Nyland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Martin Linnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Per Egil Flo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Etzaz Hussain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Eirik Hestad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Tommy Høiland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Mohamed Elyounoussi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Vegard Forren | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Daniel Chima Chukwu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Emmanuel Ekpo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | Sander Svendsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 0 |