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David Hickson

Project playerKFUM Oslo · 29 yrs

Profile

Full nameDavid Hickson Gyedu
PositionFull-back
NationalityNorway
Age29
Date of birth9 Jul 1997
Shirt number#42
ClubKFUM Oslo
Full-backalso played FWD · MID
27
Appearances
5
Goals
1
Assists
2026
Minutes

Domestic-league season · KFUM Oslo.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eliteserien275120266.84
NM Cupen11013

Scout report

Project playerFull-back

D. Hickson is a 29-year-old full-back at KFUM Oslo, rated 28.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 143rd of 213 on scout potential in the Eliteserien. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (75% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.78 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hickson.

Judged on this season alone, Hickson graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 45 of the 45 full-backs in the Eliteserien, on 5 clean sheets and 1.777 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 24 → 18). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, 27th of 45 of the 45 full-backs in the Eliteserien. At 29 Hickson is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25
Current potential27th of 45 full-backs · EliteserienCurrent season29th of 45 full-backs · Eliteserien29th-best full-back in the Eliteserien143rd in the Eliteserien · potential27th-highest potential full-back in the Eliteserien
28.5
Ratingi
27th of 45 full-backs
17.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
75%
Minutes
a regular starter
1.78
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · KFUM Oslo finished 12th of 16 · a lower-table side

1.78
Def. / 90
32
Tackles
7
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

1.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (12th of 16) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 5 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 75% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.27 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.78 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 28.5, Hickson carries the 27th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Eliteserien of 45, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (KFUM Oslo finished 12th of 16) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals5
Shots on target10
Shots17

Passing

Assists1
Chances created16
Passes527

Possession

Successful dribbles28
Dribble success45.2%
Duels won95
Duels won %47%
Fouls won22
Penalties won1

Defending

Tackles32
Interceptions7
Blocks1
Fouls committed22
Penalties conceded1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.