Oliver Abildgaard

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Oliver Abildgaard
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Abildgaard with Rubin Kazan in 2020
Personal information
Full name Oliver Abildgaard Nielsen
Date of birth (1996-06-10) 10 June 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Hasseris‚ Denmark
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Como
Number 28
Youth career
Aalborg Freja
0000–2015 AaB
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2020 AaB 79 (3)
2020Rubin Kazan (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2023 Rubin Kazan 54 (1)
2022–2023Celtic (loan) 6 (0)
2023Hellas Verona (loan) 13 (0)
2023– Como 23 (2)
International career
2015 Denmark U20 1 (0)
2016–2019 Denmark U21 12 (2)
2020 Denmark 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:45, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

Oliver Abildgaard Nielsen (born 10 June 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Italian Serie B side Como.

Contents

Club career

AaB

Abildgaard was promoted to AaB's first team squad in the summer of 2015 along with Jannik Pohl from the AaB U19 squad. [1]

On 20 July 2015, he made his first team-debut against Esbjerg at the age of 19. [2] He was in the starting lineup and was responsible for a penalty that gave Esbjerg the lead, but he also scored the equalizing goal. The match ended 1–1. [3] On 9 September 2015, he made his Danish Cup debut when he was in the line-up against the local rivals from Vendsyssel FF.[ citation needed ]

Rubin Kazan

On 3 February 2020, it was confirmed that Abildgaard had joined Russian club FC Rubin Kazan on a loan until 30 June 2020 with an option to buy. [4] On 20 June 2020, AaB confirmed that Rubin activated the purchase option and Abildgaard joined Rubin on a permanent basis until 30 June 2024. [5]

On 1 September 2022, Abildgaard moved on loan to Celtic in Scotland for the 2022–23 season. [6] [7] Due to lack of playing time, Abildgaard's loan spell at Celtic was terminated and on transfer deadline day, 31 January 2023, he joined Italian Serie A club Hellas Verona on a loan-deal for the remainder of the season. [8]

Como

On 12 July 2023, Abildgaard joined Italian Serie B club Como 1907 on a three-year deal. [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AaB 2015–16 Danish Superliga 14120161
2016–17 12020140
2017–18 17010180
2018–19 25120271
2019–20 11111122
Total7938100874
Rubin Kazan (loan) 2019–20 Russian Premier League 110110
Rubin Kazan 2020–21 28010290
2021–22 201002 [lower-alpha 1] 0221
Total5911020621
Celtic (loan) 2022–23 Scottish Premiership 601 [lower-alpha 2] 02 [lower-alpha 3] 090
Hellas Verona (loan) 2022–23 Serie A 130130
Como 2023–24 Serie B 23210242
Career total1806111401957
  1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. Appearances in the Scottish League Cup
  3. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 11 November 2020
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Denmark
202010
Total10

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References

  1. "Tre talenter får chancen i Superligatruppen". AaB. 13 June 2015.
  2. "AAB VS. ESBJERG 1 - 1". Soccerway. 20 July 2015.
  3. "Ung AaB'er om vild debut: En stor oplevelse". AaB. 20 July 2015.
  4. AaB udlejer indtil 30. juni 2020 Oliver Abildgaard til den russiske klub FC Rubin Kazan på en aftale med købsoption, aabsport.dk, 3 February 2020
  5. "Abildgaard skifter permanent til FC Rubin Kazan" (in Danish). AaB. 20 June 2020.
  6. ""СЕЛТИК" АРЕНДОВАЛ У "РУБИНА" ОЛИВЕРА АБИЛЬДГОРА" [Celtic loaned Oliver Abildgaard from Rubin] (in Russian). Rubin Kazan. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  7. "Oliver Abildgaard: Celtic sign midfielder from Rubin Kazan". BBC Sport. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  8. Innesto danese a centrocampo: Oliver Abildgaard Nielsen è gialloblù, hellasverona.it, 31 January 2023
  9. COMO 1907 È LIETA DI ANNUNCIARE L’INGAGGIO DEL CENTROCAMPISTA DANESE OLIVER ABILDGAARD, comofootball.com, 12 July 2023