Player dossier
Superliga · 2025/2026
Nicolai Poulsen
Nicolai Poulsen- Team
- AGF
- Role
- Central midfielder
- Nationality
- Denmark
- Date of birth
- 15 Aug 1993 (age 33)
- Shirt number
- 6
- Competition
- Superliga (Denmark)
- Season
- 2025/2026
Season snapshot
20 appearances · 1,341 minutesEstablished sampleAll figures cover completed fixtures in this season only.
- Appearances
- 20
- Starts
- 16
- Minutes
- 1,341
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
- 2
- Yellow cards
- 5
- Red cards
- Not available
3 unused substitute matchdays
Counted from match events
Counted from match events
Counted from match events
Provider rating & details
Provider match ratingAverage rating across 20 rated matches.Third-party match rating. Not used in FootyCabin scores.
6.83
FootyCabin performance
FootyCabin scores compare this player with others in the same role, league and season. Higher scores indicate stronger statistical performance.
Impact Score
49.5/ 100
Slightly above average for their role
Established-sample estimate · 20 appearances · 1,341 minutes as central midfielder
Creative Impact Score
63.3/ 100
Above average for their role
Compared with central midfielders (18)
Ball Security Score
55.9/ 100
Above average for their role
Compared with central midfielders (18)
Defensive Activity Score
8.3/ 100
Among the lowest in their role
Compared with central midfielders (18)
How the Impact Score is built
- Duelweight 15%
- 33.3
- Passingweight 30%
- 67.6
- Creationweight 20%
- 60.6
- Defensiveweight 20%
- 25.0
- Ball retentionweight 15%
- 47.2
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.
No clear archetype yet. This player's profile does not lean strongly enough towards one style.
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 central midfielder are shown.
| Family | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Passing | 67.6 |
| Creation | 60.6 |
| Ball retention | 47.2 |
| Defensive | 25.0 |
| Duel | 33.3 |
| Dribbling | 41.7 |
| Shooting | 38.9 |
Dashed ring marks the central midfielder median (50th percentile) across 18 comparable players.
Percentile detail
Compared with Central midfielder players in this season18 in reference group
- Passing67.6pctl
- Creation60.6pctl
- Ball retention47.2pctl
- Defensive25.0pctl
- Duel33.3pctl
- Dribbling41.7pctl
- Shooting38.9pctl
Similar players
Players with the most similar statistical playing styles. This compares style, not player quality.
- Dan BarlaserVery similar style99 / 100
Hibernian · Defensive midfielder · Premiership 2025/2026 · Possession Midfielder
Similar in aerial play, ball security, attacking involvement. Different in dribbling, defensive activity.
- Mark BrinkVery similar style97 / 100
Nordsjælland · Central midfielder · Superliga 2026/2027 · Creative Midfielder
Similar in defensive duels, shooting, dribbling. Different in chance creation, passing.
- Benjamin TahirovićVery similar style96 / 100
Brøndby IF · Central midfielder · Superliga 2025/2026 · Deep Distributor
Similar in ball security, aerial play, defensive duels. Different in chance creation, defensive activity.
Show 2 more similar players
- Liam PolworthVery similar style96 / 100
Kilmarnock · Defensive midfielder · Premiership 2025/2026 · Creative Midfielder
Similar in aerial play, attacking involvement, defensive duels. Different in dribbling, defensive activity.
- Reece McAlearVery similar style95 / 100
St. Johnstone · Defensive midfielder · Premiership 2026/2027
Similar in attacking involvement, shooting, defensive activity. Different in aerial play, dribbling.
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 77.9 vs earlier 56.2 (+21.8).93.6/ 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 −30 · Starts −50pp69.2/ 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.17 scored matches30.8/ 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.20 rated opponents47.5/ 100
Efficiency
Too few recorded actions to score
Detail
Efficiency ScoreShows how often the player's actions lead to successful results.Coverage 65%Insufficient sample
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: +0.07 points per match. This is a description of results only and does not mean the player caused them.
| Metric | Rate |
|---|---|
| Pass accuracy | 84.1% |
| Dribble success rate | Not available |
| Duel win rate | 49.5% |
| Aerial duel win rate | Not available |
| Tackle success rate | Not available |
| Shot on target rate | 27.3% |
| Long ball accuracy | 51.8% |
Nicolai Poulsen · 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.