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Oliver Edvardsen

Squad depthAjax · 27 yrs

Profile

Full nameOliver Valaker Edvardsen
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityNorway
Age27
Date of birth19 Mar 1999
BirthplaceBærum
Height175 cm
Shirt number#17
ClubAjax
Centre-forwardalso played MID
18
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
661
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Ajax.

Injury-affected season

Missed 5 of Ajax's ~36 games this season through 5 injury absences (injury, inactive). He still appeared 18 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
Eredivisie18016616.56
UEFA Champions League4101706.95
Friendlies Clubsat GO Ahead Eagles100907

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

O. Edvardsen is a 27-year-old centre-forward at Ajax, rated 46.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 215th of 282 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (20.4% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Edvardsen.

Judged on this season alone, Edvardsen graded 4 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 31st of 32 of the 32 centre-forwards in the Eredivisie, on 0 goals and 1 assist in 18 appearances (0.136 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 23 → 4). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 47, 21st of 32 of the 32 centre-forwards in the Eredivisie. At 27 Edvardsen is in his prime years, and a market index of 21.5 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Edvardsen missed 5 games through injury (injury, inactive) out of roughly 36 this season. The 18 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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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potential21st of 32 centre-forwards · Eredivisie · 18 appsCurrent season31st of 32 centre-forwards · Eredivisie · 18 apps31st-best centre-forward in the Eredivisie215th in the Eredivisie · potential21st-highest potential centre-forward in the Eredivisie
46.7
Ratingi
21st of 32 centre-forwards
4.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
20.4%
Minutes
limited game time
0.14
Goal contrib / 90
low end product

Output in context · Ajax finished 5th of 18 · an upper-table side

0
Goals
1
Assists
1
G+A
0
Goals / app

0 goals in 18 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 1 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 20.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Output. 0.14 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.

Outlook

With a Rating of 46.7, Edvardsen carries the 21st-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Eredivisie of 32 — though on just 18 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.14 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target1
Shots2

Passing

Assists1
Chances created9
Passes239
Pass accuracy82%

Possession

Successful dribbles5
Dribble success55.6%
Duels won43
Duels won %46.7%
Fouls won18
Penalties won1

Defending

Tackles9
Interceptions4
Fouls committed12

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.