Ola Brynhildsen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ola Brynhildsen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1999[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bærum, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bodø/Glimt | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Stabæk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Stabæk | 57 | (12) |
| 2020–2023 | Molde | 94 | (28) |
| 2023–2026 | Midtjylland | 30 | (7) |
| 2024 | → Molde (loan) | 11 | (10) |
| 2025 | → Toronto FC (loan) | 21 | (2) |
| 2025 | → Bodø/Glimt (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2026– | Bodø/Glimt | 11 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Norway U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | Norway U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Norway U21 | 6 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Norway | 4 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 March 2023 | |||
Ola Brynhildsen (born 27 April 1999) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as an forward for Eliteserien club Bodø/Glimt.[3]
Club career
On 4 May 2020, Molde announced the signing of Brynhildsen to a 2+1⁄2-year contract, starting from 1 July 2020.[4] On 20 May 2020, Molde and Stabæk concluded the deal.[5]
On 1 September 2023, Brynhildsen signed a four-year contract with Danish Superliga club Midtjylland.[6][7]
On February 15, 2025, it was confirmed that Brynhildsen had been loaned to MLS club Toronto FC for the rest of the year, with an option to buy.[8]
Personal life
He is a son of Rune Brynhildsen.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 August 2026[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stabæk | 2017 | Eliteserien | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | Eliteserien | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 28 | 5 | ||
| 2019 | Eliteserien | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 6 | |||
| 2020 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 57 | 12 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 65 | 13 | |||
| Molde | 2020 | Eliteserien | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10[b] | 0 | — | 40 | 5 | |
| 2021 | Eliteserien | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4[c] | 3 | — | 37 | 9 | ||
| 2022 | Eliteserien | 19 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 11[c] | 5 | — | 34 | 17 | ||
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 15 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6[d] | 1 | — | 27 | 11 | ||
| Total | 94 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 31 | 9 | — | 138 | 42 | |||
| Midtjylland | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 6 | ||
| 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| Total | 30 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 38 | 8 | |||
| Molde (loan) | 2024 | Eliteserien | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4[e] | 1 | — | 18 | 12 | |
| Toronto FC (loan) | 2025 | Major League Soccer | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| Bodø/Glimt (loan) | 2025 | Eliteserien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Bodø/Glimt | 2026 | Eliteserien | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 17 | 4 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 18 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 225 | 60 | 28 | 11 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 299 | 81 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Eliteserien relegation play-offs
- ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 28 March 2023[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honours
Molde
Midtjylland
Bodø/Glimt
References
- ↑ "Ola Brynhildsen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Norway" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- 1 2 Ola Brynhildsen at Soccerway
- ↑ "OLA BRYNHILDSEN KLAR FOR MOLDE FK FRA 1.JULI". moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 4 May 2020. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ↑ "OLA BRYNHILDSEN ER NÅ KLAR FOR MOLDE FK". moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 20 May 2020. Archived from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ↑ "Norsk landsholdsnier skifter til FC Midtjylland". FC Midtjylland (Press release) (in Danish). 1 September 2023. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ↑ Risager, Victor (1 September 2023). "Ny transfer: FCM præsenterer Ola Brynhildsen". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ↑ Toronto FC acquire Norwegian forward Ola Brynhildsen, torontofc.ca, 15 February 2025
- ↑ Baardsen, Joachim (15 February 2019). "Stabæk-talent (19) får ikke gå til Molde – kontraktssamtaler på vent". VG (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ↑ "Ola Brynhildsen". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ↑ Thrane, Kasper (14 May 2026). "Midtjysk dødbold afgjorde grim pokalfinale" [Midtjylland set piece settled ugly cup final]. DR (in Danish). Archived from the original on 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
External links
- Ola Brynhildsen at Danish Superliga (in Danish)
Categories:
- 1999 births
- Living people
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- Norwegian men's footballers
- Footballers from Bærum
- Men's association football midfielders
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- Norway men's youth international footballers
- 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup players
- Eliteserien players
- Danish Superliga players
- Major League Soccer players
- Stabæk Fotball players
- Molde FK players
- Toronto FC players
- FC Midtjylland players
- FK Bodø/Glimt players
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