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B. Meling

Experienced headFC Copenhagen · 31 yrs

Profile

Full nameBirger Solberg Meling
PositionFull-back
NationalityNorway
Age31
Date of birth17 Dec 1994
BirthplaceStavanger
Height173 cm
Shirt number#24
ClubFC Copenhagen
Full-backalso played MID
18
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
859
Minutes

Domestic-league season · FC Copenhagen.

Injury-affected season

Missed 7 of FC Copenhagen's ~33 games this season through 6 injury absences and 1 suspension (injury). He still appeared 18 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Superliga18018596.77
UEFA Champions League7003886.74

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Full-back

B. Meling is a 31-year-old full-back at FC Copenhagen, rated 18.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 188th of 207 on scout potential in the Superliga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (36.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.92 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Meling.

Judged on this season alone, Meling graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 30th of 38 of the 38 full-backs in the Superliga, on 2 clean sheets and 4.924 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 17). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 35th of 38 of the 38 full-backs in the Superliga. At 31 Meling is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.3 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Meling missed 6 games through injury and 1 suspension (injury) out of roughly 33 this season. The 18 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potential35th of 38 full-backs · Superliga · 18 appsCurrent season30th of 38 full-backs · Superliga · 18 apps30th-best full-back in the Superliga188th in the Superliga · potential35th-highest potential full-back in the Superliga
18.1
Ratingi
35th of 38 full-backs
16.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
36.7%
Minutes
rotation minutes
4.92
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · FC Copenhagen finished 3rd of 6 · a mid-table side

4.92
Def. / 90
38
Tackles
9
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

4.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 36.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 18.1, Meling carries the 35th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Superliga of 38 — though on just 18 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.