Bjørn Paulsen

Paulsen's current-season form is down 43% on last season (Season 21→12), while his Rating eased 18→11. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 29).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Odense · 3rd	20	1	0	6.51	11	12
2024/25	Odense	25	1	1	6.98	—	—
2023/24	Odense · 3rd	26	0	1	6.95	18	21
2022/23	Odense · 3rd	25	1	1	6.98	23	26
2022/23	Hammarby FF · 3rd	13	1	2	6.91	14	9
2021/22	Hammarby FF · 5th	20	2	1	7.07	21	29

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 12 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

B. Paulsen is a 35-year-old central defender at Odense, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 20 appearances, a Season grade of 12. On long-term scout potential he's rated 10.6. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (39.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.88 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Paulsen.

On the season, Paulsen graded 12 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 3.88 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 21 → 12). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11. At 35 Paulsen is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downRemarkably consistentStepped up 2021/22

10.6

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

11.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

39.9%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.88

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Odense finished 8th of 12 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.88

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 20 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 39.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 10.6 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %39.9%

Available fixtures20 of 8

Goals / 900.125

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.125

Defensive actions / 903.88

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %33.3

Shot accuracy %30

Pass accuracy %82

Cards / 900.25

Foul involvement / 900.876

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~3), then tapers with age. At 35, Paulsen sits on 1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Paulsen's projected Rating — 10.6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Superliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target3

Shots10

Passing

Assists0

Chances created5

Passes499

Pass accuracy82%

Possession

Duels won57

Duels won %55.3%

Fouls won1

Defending

Tackles14

Interceptions14

Blocks3

Fouls committed6

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.5M total transfer fees · 5 moves

Free agentJun 2026 – nowFree

OdenseJul 2022 – Jun 2026

Hammarby FFJul 2021 – Jul 2022Free

FC Ingolstadt 04Jan 2019 – Jul 2021€ 513K

Hammarby FFuntil Jan 2019

EEsbjergSept 2015 – Jan 2019

Sonderjyskeuntil Sept 2015

About B. Paulsen

Bjørn Iversen Paulsen is a 35-year-old centre-back who plays for Odense, born on July 2, 1991 in Augustenborg, standing 191 cm tall. He is from Denmark. Odense currently sit 8th of 12 in the Superliga.

This season

In the current season, B. Paulsen has made 20 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 719 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

B. Paulsen's next match is on September 19, 2026, when Odense face FC Midtjylland at home in the Superliga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates B. Paulsen at 10.6 with a Season form score of 11.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the 1. Division. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 17 recorded seasons, B. Paulsen has totalled 452 club appearances with 41 goals and 14 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2013/14, with 32 appearances for Sonderjyske.

B. Paulsen's career has also included time at Hammarby FF, FC Ingolstadt 04, EEsbjerg and Sonderjyske.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Odense finished 8th of 12 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points