based on the 2025/26 season · updated 25 Aug 2026
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Scout report
N. Poulsen is a 33-year-old central midfielder at Aarhus, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 2 assists in 20 appearances, a Season grade of 21, top 38% of Superliga central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 13.1, ranking 48th of 50 in the Superliga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (46.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.95 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Poulsen.
Judged on this season alone, Poulsen graded 21 — a solid campaign that ranks top 38% of the 8 central midfielders in the Superliga, on 1 goal, 2 assists and 2.953 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 31 → 21). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 13, 8th of 8 of the 8 central midfielders in the Superliga. At 33 Poulsen is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.4 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Aarhus finished 10th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side
2.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (10th of 12) 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 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 46.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 33, 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 13.1, Poulsen carries the 8th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Superliga of 8, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Aarhus finished 10th of 12) — 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 moderate defensive volume (2.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Superliga with 600+ minutes this season.
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