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M. Ejdum

Rising starOdense · 21 yrsTransferred to Brondby

Profile

Full nameMax Isaac Ejdum
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityDenmark
Age21
Date of birth15 Oct 2004
Shirt number#18
ClubOdense
Central midfielderalso played DEF · FWD
26
Appearances
1
Goals
5
Assists
2058
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Odense.

Injury-affected season

Missed 6 of Odense's ~32 games this season through 5 injury absences and 1 suspension (inactive). He still appeared 26 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
Superliga261520586.85
DBU Pokalen800296.7

Scout report

Rising starCentral midfielder

M. Ejdum is a 21-year-old central midfielder at Odense, rated 48.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 8th of 207 on scout potential in the Superliga and 1203rd of 2874 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been an ever-present this season (87.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.93 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ejdum.

Judged on this season alone, Ejdum graded 43 — a strong campaign that ranks top 28% of the 18 central midfielders in the Superliga, on 1 goal, 5 assists and 2.93 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 6 → 43). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 49, top 12% of the 18 central midfielders in the Superliga. At 21 Ejdum is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 12 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Ejdum missed 5 games through injury and 1 suspension (inactive) out of roughly 32 this season. The 26 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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A career still climbing — Ejdum is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26StreakyInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 12% central midfielders · SuperligaCurrent seasonTop 28% central midfielders · Superliga5th-best central midfielder in the Superliga8th in the Superliga · potential2nd-highest potential central midfielder in the Superliga1203rd-highest potential U-23 tracked
48.6
Ratingi
2nd of 18 central midfielders
42.8
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
87.9%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.93
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

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

2.93
Def. / 90
37
Tackles
22
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.93 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 87.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.26 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 48.6, Ejdum carries the 2nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Superliga (top 12%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.93 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.