# 2018 Odds BK season

Odds Ballklubb, commonly known as Odd, is a Norwegian football club from Skien. Originally the football section of a multi-sports club, founded in 1894 nine years after the club's founding. All other sports than football were discontinued and the club became dedicated to football only. Odd plays in the Norwegian top division, Tippeligaen, and holds the record winning the Norwegian Football Cup the most times, the last coming in 2000. The club was known as Odd Grenland between 1994 and 2012. During the 2018 season the club will be participating in the Eliteserien and NM Cupen.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | NOR | Sondre Rossbach |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Espen Ruud |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Fredrik Semb Berge |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Vegard Bergan |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Vebjørn Hoff |
| 7 | MF | SWE | Martin Broberg |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Jone Samuelsen |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Birk Risa |
| 11 | FW | KOS | Elbasan Rashani |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Viljar Myhra |
| 13 | MF | NOR | Stefan Mladenovic |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Nordkvelle |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | NOR | Andreas Nordvik |
| 16 | MF | NOR | Joshua Kitolano |
| 17 | MF | NOR | Markus Andreas Kaasa |
| 18 | DF | NOR | Odin Bjørtuft |
| 19 | MF | NOR | Bilal Njie |
| 20 | MF | NOR | Tobias Lauritsen |
| 21 | DF | NOR | Steffen Hagen (Captain) |
| 22 | MF | NOR | Torgeir Børven |
| 23 | FW | NOR | Marius Bustgaard Larsen |
| 24 | MF | NOR | André Sødlund |
| -- | GK | NOR | Ajay Sureshkumar |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Vebjørn Hoff (from Aalesund) |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Birk Risa (from Köln) |
| 19 | MF | NOR | Bilal Njie (from Vålerenga) |
| 20 | FW | NOR | Tobias Lauritsen (from Pors) |
| 22 | FW | NOR | Torgeir Børven (from Brann) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Oliver Berg (to Dalkurd)} |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Torbjørn Agdestein (to Aalesund) |
| 10 | FW | CAN | Olivier Occéan (to Urædd) |
| 15 | FW | NOR | Sigurd Hauso Haugen (to Sogndal) |
| 18 | DF | NOR | Joakim Våge Nilsen (to Haugesund) |
| 19 | MF | CAN | Zakaria Messoudi (released) |
| 20 | MF | NOR | Etzaz Hussain (loan return to Molde) |
| 22 | MF | NOR | Erik Eikeng (released) |
| 24 | FW | FIN | Riku Riski (to HJK Helsinki) |
| 27 | FW | SEN | Pape Paté Diouf (to Arendal) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | NOR | Andreas Nordvik (from Fredericia) |
| 24 | MF | NOR | André Sødlund (from Sandefjord) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Thomas Grøgaard (to Brann) |
| 24 | DF | NOR | John Kitolano (to Wolverhampton Wanderers) |

## Competitions
### Eliteserien
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 24 November 2018. Source: see below

#### 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 | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | D | D | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | L | L |
| Position | 11 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Ranheim | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 42 |
| 8 | Sarpsborg 08 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 41 |
| 9 | Odd | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 40 |
| 10 | Tromsø | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 36 |
| 11 | Bodø/Glimt | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 32 |

### Norwegian Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 24 November 2018

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Eliteserien | Eliteserien | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | NOR | Sondre Rossbach | 29 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Espen Ruud | 33 | 8 | 29 | 8 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Fredrik Semb Berge | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Vegard Bergan | 34 | 1 | 27+3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Vebjørn Hoff | 30 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SWE | Martin Broberg | 25 | 5 | 17+7 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Jone Samuelsen | 24 | 0 | 21+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Birk Risa | 29 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | KOS | Elbasan Rashani | 31 | 8 | 26+1 | 6 | 1+3 | 2 |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Viljar Myhra | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | NOR | Stefan Mladenovic | 20 | 3 | 4+13 | 1 | 2+1 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Fredrik Nordkvelle | 27 | 2 | 14+10 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | NOR | Andreas Nordvik | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | NOR | Joshua Kitolano | 17 | 1 | 8+8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | NOR | Markus Andreas Kaasa | 22 | 1 | 14+4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | NOR | Odin Bjørtuft | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | NOR | Bilal Njie | 26 | 4 | 14+8 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | NOR | Tobias Lauritsen | 22 | 8 | 4+14 | 1 | 3+1 | 7 |
| 21 | DF | NOR | Steffen Hagen | 33 | 1 | 29+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | NOR | Torgeir Børven | 21 | 5 | 15+5 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | NOR | Marius Larsen | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | NOR | André Sødlund | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | NOR | Delaveris | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from Odd on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Odd during the season: ||||||||||
| 5 | DF | NOR | Thomas Grøgaard | 17 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | NOR | John Kitolano | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Eliteserien | Norwegian Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 11 | Elbasan Rashani | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | DF | 2 | Espen Ruud | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | MF | 20 | Tobias Lauritsen | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 4 | MF | 22 | Torgeir Børven | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | 7 | Martin Broberg | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | MF | 19 | Bilal Njie | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | | | Own goal | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | MF | 13 | Stefan Mladenovic | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | MF | 14 | Fredrik Nordkvelle | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | 9 | Birk Risa | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | 17 | Markus Andreas Kaasa | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 4 | Vegard Bergan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 21 | Steffen Hagen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 16 | Joshua Kitolano | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 39 | 15 | 54 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Eliteserien | Eliteserien | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Sondre Rossbach | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Espen Ruud | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Vegard Bergan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Vebjørn Hoff | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Martin Broberg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Jone Samuelsen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Birk Risa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Elbasan Rashani | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Markus Andreas Kaasa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Bilal Njie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |