2020 FK Bodø/Glimt season
# 2020 FK Bodø/Glimt season

The 2020 season was Bodø/Glimt's third season back in the Eliteserien since their relegation at the end of the 2016 season. They finished as champions of the Eliteserien for the first time, and in turn qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time, whilst the Norwegian Cup was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway. In Europe, Bodø/Glimt reached the Third Qualifying Round of the Europa League where they were knocked out by Milan.

## Season events

On 12 June, the Norwegian Football Federation announced that a maximum of 200 home fans would be allowed to attend the upcoming seasons matches.

In June, Bodø/Glimt registered former goalkeeper, and current goalkeeping coach, Jonas Ueland Kolstad as a backup goalkeeper whilst waiting for new signing Joshua Smits to pass through the quarantine procedure for COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.

On 10 September, the Norwegian Football Federation cancelled the 2020 Norwegian Cup due to COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.

On 30 September, the Minister of Culture and Gender Equality, Abid Raja, announced that clubs would be able to have crowds of 600 at games from 12 October.

On 22 November, Bodø/Glimt defeated Strømsgodset 2-1 to clinch their first ever Eliteserien title.

## Squad

    As of match played 19 December 2020

| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Joshua Smits | GK | (1992-11-06) 6 November 1992 (age 30) | Almere City | 2020 | | 10 | 0 |
| 12 | Nikita Khaykin | GK | (1995-07-11) 11 July 1995 (age 28) | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 2019 | | 26 | 0 |
| 25 | Marcus Andersen | GK | (2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 22) | Youth team | 2019 | | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Sivert Hagen Jarmund | GK | (2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 22) | Youth team | 2018 | | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Marius Lode | DF | (1993-03-11) 11 March 1993 (age 30) | Bryne | 2017 | | 107 | 1 |
| 3 | Alfons Sampsted | DF | (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 25) | IFK Norrköping | 2020 | | 32 | 0 |
| 4 | Marius Høibråten | DF | (1995-01-23) 23 January 1995 (age 28) | Sandefjord | 2020 | | 31 | 1 |
| 5 | Fredrik André Bjørkan | DF | (1998-08-21) 21 August 1998 (age 24) | Youth team | 2016 | | 89 | 6 |
| 6 | Isak Amundsen | DF | (1999-10-14) 14 October 1999 (age 23) | Brønnøysund | 2020 | 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | Brede Moe | DF | (1991-12-15) 15 December 1991 (age 31) | Rosenborg | 2015 | | 57 | 2 |
| 24 | Aleksander Foosnæs | DF | (1994-06-05) 5 June 1994 (age 29) | Ranheim | 2020 | | 9 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 7 | Patrick Berg | MF | (1997-11-24) 24 November 1997 (age 25) | Youth team | 2014 | | 128 | 9 |
| 14 | Ulrik Saltnes | MF | (1992-11-10) 10 November 1992 (age 30) | Brønnøysund | 2011 | | 212 | 46 |
| 16 | Morten Konradsen | MF | (1996-05-03) 3 May 1996 (age 27) | Rosenborg | 2018 | | 116 | 12 |
| 20 | Hugo Vetlesen | MF | (2000-02-29) 29 February 2000 (age 23) | Stabæk | 2020 | 2023 | 8 | 1 |
| 22 | Vegard Moberg | MF | (1991-01-23) 23 January 1991 (age 32) | Silkeborg | 2020 | 2020 | 83 | 13 |
| 23 | Elias Hagen | MF | (2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 (age 23) | Grorud | 2020 | | 8 | 0 |
| 31 | Kent Malic Swaleh | MF | (2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 (age 20) | Youth team | 2020 | | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Adan Abadala Hussein | MF | (2002-10-13) 13 October 2002 (age 20) | Youth team | 2020 | | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Ask Tjaerandsen-Skau | MF | (2001-01-14) 14 January 2001 (age 22) | Youth team | 2018 | | 3 | 1 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 8 | Victor Boniface | FW | (2000-12-23) 23 December 2000 (age 22) | Real Sapphire | 2019 | | 35 | 9 |
| 10 | Philip Zinckernagel | FW | (1994-12-16) 16 December 1994 (age 28) | SønderjyskE | 2018 | | 89 | 35 |
| 15 | Runar Hauge | FW | (2001-09-01) 1 September 2001 (age 21) | Youth team | 2017 | | 13 | 0 |
| 17 | Sebastian Tounekti | FW | (2002-07-13) 13 July 2002 (age 21) | Tromsdalen | 2020 | | 10 | 2 |
| 19 | Sondre Brunstad Fet | FW | (1997-01-17) 17 January 1997 (age 26) | loan from Aalesund | 2020 | | 29 | 5 |
| 21 | Kasper Junker | FW | (1994-03-05) 5 March 1994 (age 29) | AC Horsens | 2020 | | 26 | 28 |
| 22 | Ole Sveen | FW | (1990-01-05) 5 January 1990 (age 33) | Sogndal | 2019 | | 20 | 1 |
| 26 | Ola Solbakken | FW | (1998-09-07) 7 September 1998 (age 24) | Ranheim | 2020 | | 24 | 3 |
| 32 | Elias Hoff Melkersen [no] | FW | (2002-12-31) 31 December 2002 (age 20) | Youth team | 2019 | | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Mads Halsøy | FW | (2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 (age 21) | Youth team | 2020 | | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Tobias Lillevold Johnsen | FW | (2000-04-29) 29 April 2000 (age 23) | Youth team | 2018 | | 1 | 0 |
| Out on loan ||||||||||
| Players who left club during season ||||||||||
| 11 | Jens Petter Hauge | MF | (1999-10-12) 12 October 1999 (age 23) | Youth team | 2016 | | 118 | 35 |
| 12 | Jonas Ueland Kolstad | GK | (1976-09-21) 21 September 1976 (age 46) | Coaching staff | 2020 | | 81 | 0 |
| 20 | Sammy Skytte | MF | (1997-02-20) 20 February 1997 (age 26) | Midtjylland | 2020 | | 11 | 1 |
| | Amadou Konaté | FW | (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 26) | Boulogne | 2019 | | 5 | 3 |

## Transfers

### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 December 2019 | FW | Kasper Junker | Horsens | Undisclosed |
| 18 December 2019 | FW | Ola Solbakken | Ranheim | Undisclosed |
| 8 January 2020 | DF | Aleksander Foosnæs | Ranheim | Undisclosed |
| 18 February 2020 | DF | Isak Amundsen | Brønnøysund | Undisclosed |
| 20 February 2020 | DF | Alfons Sampsted | IFK Norrköping | Undisclosed |
| 25 February 2020 | MF | Sammy Skytte | Midtjylland | Undisclosed |
| 30 March 2020 | FW | Sebastian Tounekti | Tromsdalen | Undisclosed |
| 27 May 2020 | DF | Marius Høibråten | Sandefjord | Undisclosed |
| 11 June 2020 | MF | Elias Hagen | Grorud | Undisclosed |
| 12 June 2020 | GK | Jonas Ueland Kolstad | Coaching staff | Coaching staff |
| 12 June 2020 | GK | Joshua Smits | Almere City | Undisclosed |
| 29 May 2020 | MF | Sondre Brunstad Fet | Aalesund | Undisclosed |
| 5 October 2020 | MF | Vegard Leikvoll Moberg | Silkeborg | Undisclosed |
| 5 October 2020 | MF | Hugo Vetlesen | Stabæk | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 January 2020 | MF | Håkon Evjen | AZ Alkmaar | Undisclosed |
| 6 January 2020 | DF | Andreas van der Spa [no] | Øygarden | Undisclosed |
| 10 January 2020 | MF | Vegard Leikvoll Moberg | Silkeborg | Undisclosed |
| 14 January 2020 | MF | Oliver Sigurjónsson | Breiðablik | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2020 | GK | Ricardo Friedrich | MKE Ankaragücü | Undisclosed |
| 7 February 2020 | FW | Adrian Skindlo | Junkeren | Undisclosed |
| 12 February 2020 | MF | Casper Øyvann | Tromsdalen | Undisclosed |
| 25 May 2020 | FW | Endre Kupen | Sogndal | Undisclosed |
| 28 May 2020 | DF | Vegard Bergan | IK Start | Undisclosed |
| 4 June 2020 | FW | William Moan Mikalsen [no] | HamKam | Undisclosed |
| 21 August 2020 | FW | Amadou Konaté | Cholet | Undisclosed |
| 11 September 2020 | MF | Sammy Skytte | Stabæk | Undisclosed |
| 1 October 2020 | MF | Jens Petter Hauge | A.C. Milan | Undisclosed |
| 2 October 2020 | FW | Ole Amund Sveen | Mjøndalen | Undisclosed |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 February 2020 | FW | | Amadou Konaté | Sporting Club Lyon | 30 June 2020 | |
| 10 July 2020 | MF | | Runar Hauge | Grorud | End of 2020 season | |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 31 December 2019 | DF | José Isidoro | Retired | Retired |
| 26 June 2020 | GK | Jonas Ueland Kolstad | Retired | Retired |
| 31 December 2020 | MF | Philip Zinckernagel | Watford | 2 January 2021 |

## Competitions

### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Eliteserien | 16 June 2020 | 19 December 2020 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 30 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 103 | 32 | +71 | 086.67 |
| UEFA Europa League | 27 August 2020 | 24 September 2020 | First qualifying round | Third qualifying round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 33 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 114 | 37 | +77 | 084.85 |

Last updated: 19 December 2020 Source: Competitions

### Eliteserien

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bodø/Glimt (C) | 30 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 103 | 32 | +71 | 81 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Molde | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 77 | 36 | +41 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Vålerenga | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Rosenborg | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 52 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Kristiansund | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 48 | |

**Results summary**

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

Last updated: 19 December 2020. Source: see below

**Results by match**

| Match | 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W |
| Position | 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

## Squad statistics

    As of match played 19 December 2020

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Eliteserien | Eliteserien | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup | Europa League | Europa League |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | NED | Joshua Smits | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Marius Lode | 29 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ISL | Alfons Sampsted | 32 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Marius Høibråten | 31 | 1 | 18+11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Fredrik André Bjørkan | 33 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | NOR | Isak Amundsen | 10 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | NOR | Patrick Berg | 31 | 5 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | NGA | Victor Boniface | 27 | 8 | 7+17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | DEN | Philip Zinckernagel | 31 | 22 | 28 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | FW | NOR | Jens Petter Hauge | 21 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | GK | RUS | Nikita Khaykin | 23 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Ulrik Saltnes | 33 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | NOR | Runar Hauge | 8 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | NOR | Morten Konradsen | 12 | 1 | 4+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | NOR | Sebastian Tounekti | 10 | 2 | 2+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 18 | DF | NOR | Brede Moe | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | NOR | Sondre Brunstad Fet | 29 | 5 | 23+3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | NOR | Hugo Vetlesen | 8 | 1 | 2+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | DEN | Kasper Junker | 26 | 28 | 24+1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | NOR | Vegard Moberg | 7 | 3 | 3+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Elias Hagen | 8 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | NOR | Aleksander Foosnæs | 9 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | NOR | Ola Solbakken | 24 | 3 | 11+11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | NOR | Adan Abadala Hussein | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | NOR | Ask Tjaerandsen-Skau | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from Bodø/Glimt on loan: ||||||||||||
| Players who appeared for Bodø/Glimt no longer at the club: ||||||||||||
| 20 | MF | DEN | Sammy Skytte | 11 | 1 | 0+11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | NOR | Ole Amund Sveen | 10 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Pos. | No. | Nat. | Player | Eliteserien | Norwegian Cup | Europa League | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | FW | 21 | | Kasper Junker | 27 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| 2 | MF | 10 | | Philip Zinckernagel | 19 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| 3 | FW | 11 | | Jens Petter Hauge | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | MF | 14 | | Ulrik Saltnes | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | FW | 8 | | Victor Boniface | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | MF | 19 | | Sondre Brunstad Fet | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | MF | 7 | | Patrick Berg | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | MF | 22 | | Vegard Moberg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | FW | 26 | | Ola Solbakken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | 20 | | Sammy Skytte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 17 | | Sebastian Tounekti | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | | | | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | DF | 4 | | Marius Høibråten | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 2 | | Marius Lode | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | 20 | | Hugo Vetlesen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 5 | | Fredrik André Bjørkan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | 16 | | Morten Konradsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 103 | 0 | 11 | 114 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Pos. | No. | Nat. | Player | Eliteserien | Norwegian Cup | Europa League | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | 12 | | Nikita Khaykin | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | GK | 1 | | Joshua Smits | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Eliteserien | Eliteserien | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup | Europa League | Europa League | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | | Joshua Smits | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Marius Lode | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | | Alfons Sampsted | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Marius Høibråten | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Fredrik André Bjørkan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Patrick Berg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | | Victor Boniface | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Philip Zinckernagel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Jens Petter Hauge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | | Nikita Khaykin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | Ulrik Saltnes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Morten Konradsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Sondre Brunstad Fet | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | | Hugo Vetlesen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | | Kasper Junker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Vegard Moberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | | Aleksander Foosnæs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | | Ola Solbakken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Bodø/Glimt no longer at the club: ||||||||||||
| 20 | MF | | Sammy Skytte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
