Oliver Abildgaard
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 | 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) |
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.
Club career
[edit]AaB
[edit]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.[4]
Rubin Kazan
[edit]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.[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
[edit]On 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
[edit]On 31 January 2023, he joined Serie A club Hellas Verona on a loan-deal for the remainder of the season.[9]
Como
[edit]On 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
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 19 August 2024
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[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 |
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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)
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Aalborg
- Danish men's footballers
- Danish expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Denmark men's international footballers
- Denmark men's under-21 international footballers
- Denmark men's youth international footballers
- Danish Superliga players
- Russian Premier League players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- AaB Fodbold players
- FC Rubin Kazan players
- Celtic F.C. players
- Hellas Verona FC players
- Como 1907 players
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- 21st-century Danish sportsmen