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Full namePhilip Anyanwu Billing
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityDenmark
Age30
Date of birth11 Jun 1996
BirthplaceLagos
Height193 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubFC Midtjylland
Defensive midfielder
20
Appearances
2
Goals
2
Assists
1567
Minutes

Domestic-league season · FC Midtjylland.

Injury-affected season

Missed 6 of FC Midtjylland's ~32 games this season through 5 injury absences and 1 suspension (achilles tendon, yellow cards). He still appeared 20 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
Superliga202215677.16
UEFA Europa League9127037.47

Scout report

Project playerBall-winning Defensive midfielder

P. Billing is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at FC Midtjylland, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 2 assists in 20 appearances, a Season grade of 41, top 19% of Superliga defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 27.4, ranking 164th of 207 in the Superliga. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (67% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.57 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Billing.

Judged on this season alone, Billing graded 41 — a strong campaign that ranks top 20% of the 36 defensive midfielders in the Superliga, on 2 goals, 2 assists and 5.571 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 41). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27, 34th of 36 of the 36 defensive midfielders in the Superliga. At 30 Billing is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.3 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Billing missed 5 games through injury and 1 suspension (achilles tendon, yellow cards) out of roughly 32 this season. The 20 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.

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Trending upBreakout: 2025/26StreakyStepped up 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential34th of 36 defensive midfielders · SuperligaCurrent seasonTop 20% defensive midfielders · Superliga7th-best defensive midfielder in the Superliga164th in the Superliga · potential34th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Superliga
27.4
Ratingi
34th of 36 defensive midfielders
40.9
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
67%
Minutes
a regular starter
5.57
Def. actions / 90
high defensive volume

Output in context · FC Midtjylland finished 2nd of 6 · a title-challenging side

5.57
Def. / 90
59
Tackles
32
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

5.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 6) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 67% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.23 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
  • Defensive volume. 5.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 27.4, Billing carries the 34th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Superliga of 36. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.57 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.

Transfer news

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