Player dossier
Superliga · 2025/2026
Birger Meling
Birger Meling- Team
- FC København
- Role
- Full back
- Nationality
- Norway
- Date of birth
- 17 Dec 1994 (age 31)
- Shirt number
- 24
- Competition
- Superliga (Denmark)
- Season
- 2025/2026
Season snapshot
18 appearances · 846 minutesEstablished sampleAll figures cover completed fixtures in this season only.
- Appearances
- 18
- Starts
- 8
- Minutes
- 846
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 1
- Yellow cards
- 3
- Red cards
- Not available
7 unused substitute matchdays
Counted from match events
Counted from match events
Counted from match events
Provider rating & details
Provider match ratingAverage rating across 16 rated matches.Third-party match rating. Not used in FootyCabin scores.
6.68
FootyCabin performance
FootyCabin scores compare this player with others in the same role, league and season. Higher scores indicate stronger statistical performance.
Impact Score
60.4/ 100
Above average for their role
Established-sample estimate · 18 appearances · 846 minutes as full back
Defensive Activity Score
64.3/ 100
Above average for their role
Compared with full backs (35)
Defensive Reliability Score
26.8/ 100
Below average for their role
Compared with full backs (35)
How the Impact Score is built
- Duelweight 15%
- 69.1
- Passingweight 20%
- 71.9
- Creationweight 20%
- 51.1
- Defensiveweight 25%
- 54.0
- Dribblingweight 10%
- 43.3
- Ball retentionweight 10%
- 75.7
An experimental in-house model based on available match data. It weights role-relative percentile families and is not an official rating, a definitive measure of player quality, or a prediction.
Playing style
How this player tends to contribute, compared with players in the same role and season. Style, not quality.
Wide Distributor
Strong matchA wide passing outlet: high passing volume and accuracy, including long balls.
Why this style
- Long ball accuracy98th
- Passes per 9079th
- Pass accuracy76th
Archetypes describe statistical playing style, not player quality. How this is built
Player profile
See where the player ranks compared with others in the same role. A percentile of 80 means the player ranks higher than 80% of the comparison group. Only areas relevant to full back are shown.
| Family | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Passing | 71.9 |
| Defensive | 54.0 |
| Ball retention | 75.7 |
| Duel | 69.1 |
| Dribbling | 43.3 |
| Creation | 51.1 |
| Shooting | 24.5 |
Dashed ring marks the full back median (50th percentile) across 35 comparable players.
Percentile detail
Compared with Full back players in this season35 in reference group
- Passing71.9pctl
- Defensive54.0pctl
- Ball retention75.7pctl
- Duel69.1pctl
- Dribbling43.3pctl
- Creation51.1pctl
- Shooting24.5pctl
Similar players
Players with the most similar statistical playing styles. This compares style, not player quality.
- Dujon SterlingVery similar style98 / 100
Rangers · Full back · Premiership 2026/2027
Similar in dribbling, shooting, defensive duels. Different in attacking involvement, passing.
- Colby DonovanVery similar style98 / 100
Celtic · Full back · Premiership 2026/2027 · Wide Distributor
Similar in attacking involvement, aerial play, passing. Different in shooting, defensive activity.
- Brad HallidayVery similar style94 / 100
Dundee · Full back · Premiership 2025/2026
Similar in defensive duels, dribbling, defensive activity. Different in aerial play, ball security.
Show 2 more similar players
- Jordi AltenaVery similar style94 / 100
Hearts · Full back · Premiership 2026/2027 · Wide Distributor
Similar in aerial play, attacking involvement, defensive duels. Different in dribbling, defensive activity.
- Lucas LissensVery similar style91 / 100
Randers FC · Full back · Superliga 2025/2026 · Wide Distributor
Similar in attacking involvement, ball security, dribbling. Different in defensive duels, defensive activity.
How similarity works
Similarity compares playing profiles inside the same role family. A score of 92 means the pair is closer than 92% of comparable player pairs. It is not a rating of ability, market value or transfer suitability.
Form & context
Recent form, development and match context from completed fixtures. These figures add context to the scores above and are not official ratings or predictions.
Form
Rising strongly
Detail
Momentum ScoreLast 2 scored matches 74.8 vs earlier 61.7 (+13.1).76.3/ 100
Development
Some upward signs
Detail
Breakout ScoreLooks at recent performances, playing time and starts to spot signs that a player is improving. It is not a prediction.Minutes −8 · Starts −20pp65.3/ 100
Decline
No clear decline
Detail
Decline ScoreLooks for signs that the player's performances and playing time are dropping. It is not a prediction.12 scored matches34.7/ 100
Opposition strength
Around average
Detail
Opposition Difficulty ScoreShows how strong the opponents have been. It is context only and does not change the Impact Score.18 rated opponents49.9/ 100
Efficiency
Above average
Detail
Efficiency ScoreShows how often the player's actions lead to successful results.Coverage 100%67.0/ 100
Team effect and success rates
Team effect
Compares team points per completed match when the player starts and when he does not. This describes results, not proof that the player caused them.
Difference: −0.84 points per match. This is a description of results only and does not mean the player caused them.
Efficiency Score components
- Pass accuracyweight 30%
- 85.3%
- Duel win rateweight 25%
- 56.1%
- Tackle success rateweight 20%
- 74.3%
- Dribble success rateweight 25%
- 50.0%
| Metric | Rate |
|---|---|
| Pass accuracy | 85.3% |
| Dribble success rate | 50.0% |
| Duel win rate | 56.1% |
| Aerial duel win rate | Not available |
| Tackle success rate | 74.3% |
| Shot on target rate | 25.0% |
| Long ball accuracy | 59.5% |
Birger Meling · 0–100% scale
Methodology
Data source
Match, lineup, event and player statistics come from Sportmonks and are stored per fixture. Only completed fixtures with recorded minutes are aggregated. Announced lineups and future fixtures are excluded.
Per 90 minutes
A per-90 value scales a season total to a full match: total × 90 ÷ minutes played. It is not calculated when minutes are missing or zero.
Missing data
The provider omits some statistics instead of sending a zero. A missing value is shown as "not available" and never converted to 0, so rates and percentiles are only produced where the underlying fields genuinely exist.
Impact Score
The Football Performance Lab Impact Score is an experimental in-house model that combines role-relative percentile families with explicit weights. It is not an official rating and not a measure of transfer value.
Minimum samples
Values are calculated internally from 180 minutes, but a player is only shown publicly with a ranked Impact Score from 360 minutes and 5 appearances, with at least 90% metric coverage and an established role. A single appearance contributes a match impact observation from 30 minutes.