Oliver Abildgaard

Following his move to Sampdoria, Abildgaard's current-season form is up 220% on last season (Season 10→32), while his Rating eased 41→36. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 38).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Sampdoria · 13th	29	1	2	6.97	36	32
2024/25	PisaLoan · 2nd	24	0	1	6.77	41	10
2024/25	Como · 10th	1	0	0	—	41	0
2023/24	Como · 2nd	28	2	3	7.1	52	38
2022/23	CelticLoan · 1st	6	0	0	6.75	34	1
2022/23	Hellas Verona · 18th	13	0	0	6.68	55	4
2021/22	Rubin · 15th	20	1	0	7.09	29	26

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons in the full career.

Denmark · international

Side	Apps	G
Denmark	1	0
Denmark U21	5	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentral midfielder

O. Abildgaard is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Sampdoria, rated 35.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 92nd of 145 on scout potential in the Serie B. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (72.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.28 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Abildgaard.

Judged on this season alone, Abildgaard graded 32 — a strong campaign that ranks top 20% of the 40 central midfielders in the Serie B, on 1 goal, 2 assists and 3.282 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 32). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, 29th of 40 of the 40 central midfielders in the Serie B. At 30 Abildgaard is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 10.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2023/245 clubs

Current potential29th of 40 central midfielders · Serie B Current seasonTop 20% central midfielders · Serie B 8th-best central midfielder in the Serie B 92nd in the Serie B · potential 29th-highest potential central midfielder in the Serie B

35.9

Ratingi

29th of 40 central midfielders

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

72.2%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.28

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Sampdoria finished 13th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.28

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.28 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 72.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 35.9, Abildgaard carries the 29th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie B of 40. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.28 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %72.2%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.036

Assists / 900.073

Goal contribution / 900.109

Defensive actions / 903.282

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.109

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~21), then tapers with age. At 30, Abildgaard sits on 10.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Abildgaard's projected Rating — 35.9 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Serie B with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles31

Interceptions37

Blocks22

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

€2M total transfer fees · 8 moves

SampdoriaAug 2025 – now

Como(back from loan)Jul 2025 – Aug 2025

Pisa(on loan)Aug 2024 – Jul 2025

ComoJul 2023 – Aug 2024Free

VVerona(on loan)Jan 2023 – Jul 2023

Celtic(on loan)Sept 2022 – Jan 2023

RubinJul 2020 – Sept 2022€ 2M

Rubin(on loan)Feb 2020 – Jul 2020

AAalborguntil Feb 2020

About O. Abildgaard

Oliver Abildgaard Nielsen is a 30-year-old central midfielder who plays for Sampdoria, born on June 10, 1996 in Ålborg, standing 192 cm tall. He is from Denmark. Sampdoria currently sit 11th of 20 in the Serie B.

This season

In the current season, O. Abildgaard has made 29 appearances with 1 goal and 2 assists across 2,468 minutes, with 3 yellow cards.

O. Abildgaard's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Sampdoria face Juve Stabia at home in the Serie B.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates O. Abildgaard at 35.9 with a Season form score of 32, ranking 92nd of 145 central midfielders in the Serie B. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, O. Abildgaard has totalled 233 club appearances with 7 goals and 7 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 29 appearances for Sampdoria.

O. Abildgaard's career has also included time at Como, Pisa, VVerona, Celtic, Rubin and AAalborg.

On the international stage, O. Abildgaard has represented Denmark and Denmark U21 — 6 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Sampdoria finished 13th of 20 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points