Domestic-league season · Aberdeen.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premiership | 14 | 1 | 0 | 663 | 6.77 |
 UEFA Europa Conference League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6.75 |
Nilsen's current-season form is down 47% on last season (Season 19→10), while his Rating eased 20→9. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 61).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Aberdeen · 8th | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6.77 | 9 | 10 |
| 2024/25 | Aberdeen · 5th | 27 | 0 | 1 | 6.85 | 20 | 19 |
| 2023/24 | Brann · 2nd | 29 | 9 | 0 | 7.29 | 27 | 61 |
| 2022/23 | Brann · 1st | 29 | 5 | 0 | — | 24 | 17 |
| 2021/22 | Brann · 14th | 15 | 0 | 1 | 7.34 | 24 | 25 |
| 2020/21 | IF Elfsborg · 2nd | 23 | 1 | 2 | 6.95 | 27 | 29 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
S. Heltne Nilsen is a 34-year-old defensive midfielder at Aberdeen, rated 8.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 217th of 219 in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (19.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.34 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nilsen.
Judged on this season alone, Nilsen graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 35th of 40 of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Championship, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 4.344 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 19 → 10). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 9, 39th of 40 of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Championship. At 34 Nilsen is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.7 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
4.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 14 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 8.9, Nilsen carries the 39th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Championship of 40 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~6), then tapers with age. At 34, Nilsen sits on 1.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Nilsen's projected Rating — 8.9 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.
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