Oliver Abildgaard Nielsen (born 10 June 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie B club Pisa, on loan from Como.
 Abildgaard with Rubin Kazan in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Pisa (on loan from 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 | 29 | (2) |
| 2024– | → Pisa (loan) | 7 | (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 21:20, 24 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editAaB
editAbildgaard 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.[4]
Rubin Kazan
editOn 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.[5] On 20 June 2020, AaB confirmed that Rubin activated the purchase option and Abildgaard joined Rubin on a permanent basis until 30 June 2024.[6]
Loan to Celtic
editOn 1 September 2022, Abildgaard moved on loan to Celtic in Scotland for the 2022–23 season.[7][8] Due to lack of playing time, Abildgaard's loan spell at Celtic was terminated.
Loan to Hellas Verona
editOn 31 January 2023, he joined Serie A club Hellas Verona on a loan-deal for the remainder of the season.[9]
Como
editOn 12 July 2023, Abildgaard joined Serie B club Como 1907 on a three-year deal.[10] On 30 August 2024, he was loaned to Pisa in Serie B, with an option to buy.[11]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 19 August 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[a] | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Total | 59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 1 | ||
| Celtic (loan) | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Hellas Verona (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 13 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Como | 2023–24 | Serie B | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 29 | 2 | |
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 30 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 186 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 201 | 7 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in the Scottish League Cup
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
International
edit- As of match played 11 November 2020
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | |||
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Vendsyssel FF Danish Cup 2015/2016 fixture and results". football-lineups.com. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Oliver Abildgaard è del Pisa!" [Oliver Abildgaard is at Pisa!] (in Italian). Pisa. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
External links
edit- Oliver Abildgaard at Soccerway
- Oliver Abildgaard national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)