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B. Paulsen

Experienced headOdense · 35 yrsTransferred to Paulsen Bjorn

Profile

Full nameBjørn Iversen Paulsen
PositionCentre-back
NationalityDenmark
Age35
Date of birth2 Jul 1991
BirthplaceAugustenborg
Height191 cm
Shirt number#4
ClubOdense
Centre-back
20
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
719
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Odense.

Injury-affected season

Missed 3 of Odense's ~32 games this season through 3 injury absences (injury). He still appeared 20 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Superliga20107196.51

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

B. Paulsen is a 35-year-old central defender at Odense, rated 9.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 206th of 207 on scout potential in the Superliga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (27.5% 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.

Judged on this season alone, Paulsen graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 30th of 30 of the 30 centre-backs in the Superliga, on 1 clean sheet and 3.88 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 21 → 8). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 9, 30th of 30 of the 30 centre-backs in the Superliga. At 35 Paulsen is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.7 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Paulsen missed 3 games through injury (injury) out of roughly 32 this season. The 20 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

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 downStepped up 2021/22
Current potential30th of 30 centre-backs · Superliga · 20 appsCurrent season30th of 30 centre-backs · Superliga · 20 apps30th-best centre-back in the Superliga206th in the Superliga · potential30th-highest potential centre-back in the Superliga
9.2
Ratingi
30th of 30 centre-backs
7.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
27.5%
Minutes
limited game time
3.88
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Odense finished 3rd of 6 · a mid-table side

3.88
Def. / 90
14
Tackles
14
Interceptions
1
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 27.5% 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

With a Rating of 9.2, Paulsen carries the 30th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Superliga of 30 — though on just 20 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.