| Oliver Abildgaard | |
| Upright: | 0.75 |
| Fullname: | Oliver Abildgaard Nielsen |
| Birth Date: | 10 June 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Hasseris‚ Denmark |
| Height: | 1.93 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Pisa (on loan from Como) |
| Clubnumber: | 28 |
| Youthclubs1: | Aalborg Freja |
| Youthyears2: | –2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | AaB |
| Years1: | 2015–2020 |
| Clubs1: | AaB |
| Caps1: | 79 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Rubin Kazan (loan) |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs3: | Rubin Kazan |
| Caps3: | 54 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Celtic (loan) |
| Caps4: | 6 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Clubs5: | → Hellas Verona (loan) |
| Caps5: | 13 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Como |
| Caps6: | 29 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | → Pisa (loan) |
| Caps7: | 8 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016–2019 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam3: | Denmark |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 21:20, 1 December 2024 (UTC) |
Oliver Abildgaard Nielsen (born 10 June 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Pisa, on loan from Como.
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.[4]
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.[5] On 20 June 2020, AaB confirmed that Rubin activated the purchase option and Abildgaard joined Rubin on a permanent basis until 30 June 2024.[6]
On 1 September 2022, Abildgaard moved on loan to Celtic in Scotland for the 2022–23 season.[7] [8] Due to lack of playing time, Abildgaard's loan spell at Celtic was terminated.
On 31 January 2023, he joined Serie A club Hellas Verona on a loan-deal for the remainder of the season.[9]
On 12 July 2023, Abildgaard joined Serie B club Como 1907 on a three-year deal.[10] On 30 August 2024, he was loaned to Pisa in Serie B, with an option to buy.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| AaB | 2015–16 | Danish Superliga | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 27 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 12 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 79 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 4 | |||
| Rubin Kazan (loan) | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| Rubin Kazan | 2020–21 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |||
| Total | 59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 1 | |||
| Celtic (loan) | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Hellas Verona (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 13 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| Como | 2023–24 | Serie B | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 30 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 186 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 201 | 7 | |||
| Denmark | ||||
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | ||
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