Domestic-league season · Stabaek.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1. Division | 12 | 0 | 1 | 766 | 6.8 |
 NM Cupen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 6.78 |
Following his move to Stabaek, Nielsen's current-season form is down 30% on last season (Season 10→7), while his Rating eased 18→11. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 30).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Stabaek · 11th | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6.8 | 11 | 7 |
| 2024/25 | Aalesund · 9th | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 10 |
| 2023/24 | Fredrikstad · 1st | 28 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 30 |
| 2022/23 | Fredrikstad · 10th | 26 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 15 |
| 2021/22 | Fredrikstad · 4th | 31 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 7 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
M. Nielsen is a 32-year-old full-back at Stabaek, rated 11.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 147th of 161 in the 1. Division. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (28.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.23 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nielsen.
Judged on this season alone, Nielsen graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 14th of 22 of the 22 full-backs in the 1. Division, on 2 clean sheets and 2.232 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 10 → 7). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 11, 21st of 22 of the 22 full-backs in the 1. Division. At 32 Nielsen is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.5 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
2.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 12 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (11th 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 11.4, Nielsen carries the 21st-highest potential of the full-backs in the 1. Division of 22 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~4), then tapers with age. At 32, Nielsen sits on 1.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Nielsen's projected Rating — 11.4 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
