Oliver Abildgaard
Oliver Abildgaard Nielsen (born 10 June 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Italian Serie B side Como.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Oliver Abildgaard Nielsen | ||
Date of birth | 10 June 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Hasseris‚ Denmark | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Como | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Youth career | |||
Aalborg Freja | |||
–2015 | AaB | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2020 | AaB | 79 | (3) |
2020 | → Rubin Kazan (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2020–2023 | Rubin Kazan | 54 | (1) |
2022–2023 | → Celtic (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2023 | → Hellas Verona (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2023– | Como | 2 | (0) |
International career | |||
2015 | Denmark U20 | 1 | (0) |
2016–2019 | Denmark U21 | 12 | (2) |
2020 | Denmark | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:35, 10 September 2023 (UTC) |
Club career
AaB
Abildgaard was promoted to AaB's first team squad in the summer of 2015 along with Jannik Pohl from the AaB U19 squad.[1]
On 20 July 2015, he made his first team-debut against Esbjerg at the age of 19.[2] He was in the starting lineup and was responsible for a penalty that gave Esbjerg the lead, but he also scored the equalizing goal. The match ended 1–1.[3] On 9 September 2015, he made his Danish Cup debut when he was in the line-up against the local rivals from Vendsyssel FF.
Rubin Kazan
On 3 February 2020, it was confirmed that Abildgaard had joined Russian club FC Rubin Kazan on a loan until 30 June 2020 with an option to buy.[4] On 20 June 2020, AaB confirmed that Rubin activated the purchase option and Abildgaard joined Rubin on a permanent basis until 30 June 2024.[5]
On 1 September 2022, Abildgaard moved on loan to Celtic in Scotland for the 2022–23 season.[6][7] Due to lack of playing time, Abildgaard's loan spell at Celtic was terminated and on transfer deadline day, 31 January 2023, he joined Italian Serie A club Hellas Verona on a loan-deal for the remainder of the season.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 15 April 2023
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
AaB | 2015–16 | Danish Superliga | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 16 | 1 | |
2016–17 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 27 | 1 | |||
2019–20 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 12 | 2 | |||
Total | 79 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 4 | ||
Rubin Kazan (loan) | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
Rubin Kazan | 2020–21 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
Total | 59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 1 | ||
Celtic (loan) | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Hellas Verona (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
Career total | 149 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 163 | 5 |
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in the Scottish League Cup
- Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 11 November 2020
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Denmark | |||
2020 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 |
References
- "Tre talenter får chancen i Superligatruppen". AaB. 13 June 2015.
- "AAB VS. ESBJERG 1 - 1". Soccerway. 20 July 2015.
- "Ung AaB'er om vild debut: En stor oplevelse". AaB. 20 July 2015.
- AaB udlejer indtil 30. juni 2020 Oliver Abildgaard til den russiske klub FC Rubin Kazan på en aftale med købsoption, aabsport.dk, 3 February 2020
- "Abildgaard skifter permanent til FC Rubin Kazan" (in Danish). AaB. 20 June 2020.
- "«СЕЛТИК» АРЕНДОВАЛ У «РУБИНА» ОЛИВЕРА АБИЛЬДГОРА" [Celtic loaned Oliver Abildgaard from Rubin] (in Russian). Rubin Kazan. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- "Oliver Abildgaard: Celtic sign midfielder from Rubin Kazan". BBC Sport. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- Innesto danese a centrocampo: Oliver Abildgaard Nielsen è gialloblù, hellasverona.it, 31 January 2023
- COMO 1907 È LIETA DI ANNUNCIARE L’INGAGGIO DEL CENTROCAMPISTA DANESE OLIVER ABILDGAARD, comofootball.com, 12 July 2023
External links
- Oliver Abildgaard at Soccerway
- Oliver Abildgaard national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)