# Oliver Abildgaard

Oliver Abildgaard Nielsen (born 10 June 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie B club Pisa, on loan from Como.

## 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.
On 20 July 2015, he made his first team-debut against Esbjerg at the age of 19. 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. On 9 September 2015, he made his Danish Cup debut when he was in the line-up against the local rivals from Vendsyssel FF.

### 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. On 20 June 2020, AaB confirmed that Rubin activated the purchase option and Abildgaard joined Rubin on a permanent basis until 30 June 2024.

### Loan to Celtic

On 1 September 2022, Abildgaard moved on loan to Celtic in Scotland for the 2022–23 season. Due to lack of playing time, Abildgaard's loan spell at Celtic was terminated.

### Loan to Hellas Verona

On 31 January 2023, he joined Serie A club Hellas Verona on a loan-deal for the remainder of the season.

### Como

On 12 July 2023, Abildgaard joined Serie B club Como 1907 on a three-year deal. On 30 August 2024, he was loaned to Pisa in Serie B, with an option to buy.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 19 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| AaB | 2015–16 | Danish Superliga | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 1 |
| AaB | 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 |
| AaB | 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 |
| AaB | 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 1 |
| AaB | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 12 | 2 |
| AaB | Total | 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 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 0 |
| Rubin Kazan | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Rubin Kazan | Total | 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 |
| Como | 2024–25 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Como | Total | Total | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 186 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 201 | 7 |
* ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Appearances in the Scottish League Cup
* ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League

### International

    As of match played 11 November 2020
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Denmark |
| Denmark | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 1 | 0 |