The 2023 season was Molde's 16th consecutive year in

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, and their 47th season in the top flight of

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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 Eric Kitolano to a three-year contract from

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. On 6 January, Martin Ellingsen also confirmed that he had signed with the club for one more year. On 24 January, Molde announced the signing of

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to a four-year contract from Hammarby. On 25 January, Molde extended their contract with Johan Bakke for an additional season, keeping him at Molde until the end of 2026. On 31 January,

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left Molde. On 21 February, Molde announced the signing of

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from

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

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until the end of 2024. On 30 June, when his contract expired, Anders Børset left Molde to join the youth ranks of

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. On 7 July, Molde announced the return of Eirik Hestad on a contract until 2027. On 13 July, Molde announced that Rafik Zekhnini would leave the club to sign permanently for

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on 1 August. On 17 July, Birk Risa left Molde for

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. 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

. On 31 August, Benjamin Hansen was loaned to AIK for the remainder of the season, whilst Harun Ibrahim joined

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on a similar deal. Later the same day, Molde announced the return of

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who'd last played for

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. On 1 September, Molde announced the singing of

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on loan from Brøndby until the end of the season, whilst Sivert Mannsverk left the club to sign for

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and Ola Brynhildsen left to join

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Squad

Transfers

In

Loans in

Out

Loans out

Released

Friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Eliteserien

Results summary

Results by match

Results

Table

Norwegian Cup

2022

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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