Defender

Birger Meling

FC København
Norway
31 yrs
172 cm
Preferred foot: Left

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Appearances: 12
Goals: 5
Assists: 2
Average rating: 7.39

Age31

Date of birth17 Dec 1994

Height172 cm

Weight64 kg

Preferred footLeft

Market value€990K

Contract until30 Jun 2027

Season performance · 2026

Danish Superliga

FC København

Appearances / Starts10 / 5

Minutes456

Rating7.44

Goals / Assists5 / 1

Shots (on target)5 (5)

Passes · accuracy221 · 88%

Key passes7

Tackles / Interceptions12 / 3

Duels won23 / 37

Successful dribbles1

Yellow cards / Red cards3 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists0.62 / 0.75

Detailed statistics

Big chances created0

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion100%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box2

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls19

Accurate crosses2

Touches341

Possession lost60

Dispossessed2

Aerial duels won2

Ground duels won21

Clearances11

Ball recoveries15

Fouls won8

Fouls committed5

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week3

Clean sheets1

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)56.76

Top speed (km/h)35.64

Oddset Pokalen

FC København

Appearances / Starts– / –

Minutes–

Rating6.10

Goals / Assists0 / –

Shots (on target)– (–)

Passes · accuracy– · –

Key passes–

Tackles / Interceptions– / –

Duels won–

Successful dribbles–

Yellow cards / Red cards– / –

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / –

Detailed statistics

Clean sheets0

UEFA Conference League

FC København

Appearances / Starts2 / 2

Minutes180

Rating7.15

Goals / Assists0 / 1

Shots (on target)0 (0)

Passes · accuracy83 · 88%

Key passes3

Tackles / Interceptions2 / 1

Duels won2 / 5

Successful dribbles0

Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists– / 0.26

Detailed statistics

Big chances created1

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls4

Accurate crosses0

Touches107

Possession lost17

Dispossessed1

Aerial duels won0

Ground duels won2

Clearances3

Ball recoveries8

Fouls won0

Fouls committed1

Offsides1

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets1

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)22.48

Top speed (km/h)29.69

Career and transfers

6 clubs · 5 moves · total fees 6.5M €

Aug 2023

Rennes To: København

Transfer 2M €
Jul 2021

Nîmes To: Rennes

Transfer 3M €
Jul 2020

Rosenborg To: Nîmes

Transfer 1M €
Feb 2017

Stabæk To: Rosenborg

Transfer 500k €
Aug 2014

Middlesbrough U21 To: Stabæk

Free transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 27 Oct 2026

Matches (12 months)25

Average rating7.05

Last match rating8.026 Oct 2026

Matches missed14 injury records

Last 10 matches

8.0 6.5 6.5 7.8 6.7 7.8 7.0 6.7 5.2 10.0

Statistics by season

Season	Competition	Team	Apps (starts)	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Rating
2026	Danish Superliga	FC København	10 (5)	456	5	1	7.44
2026	UEFA Conference League	FC København	2 (2)	180	0	1	7.15
2026	Oddset Pokalen	FC København	–	–	0	–	6.10

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

Danish Superliga 2024 · percentile among defenders (98 players)

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10 matches · 546 min

Birger Meling: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric	Value	Percentile
Tackles / 90 min	2.80	92
Interceptions / 90 min	0.99	38
Clearances / 90 min	2.31	18
Aerials won / 90 min	0.33	6
Duels won	60.0%	71
Pass accuracy	88.7%	75
Progressive carries / 90 min	0.00	49
Rating	7.03	72

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