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Full nameOscar Winther Højlund
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityDenmark
Age21
Date of birth4 Jan 2005
BirthplaceKopenhagen
Height184 cm
Shirt number#6
ClubEintracht Frankfurt
Central midfielder
24
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
1099
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Eintracht Frankfurt.

Injury-affected season

Missed 6 of Eintracht Frankfurt's ~34 games this season through 5 injury absences and 1 suspension (thigh, toe). He still appeared 24 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
Bundesliga241110996.56
UEFA Champions League3001156.47
UEFA U21 Championshipat Denmark U21200456.2
DFB Pokal100236.9

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

O. Højlund is a 21-year-old central midfielder at Eintracht Frankfurt, rated 73.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 101st of 325 on scout potential in the Bundesliga and 264th of 2878 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (43.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.36 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Højlund.

Judged on this season alone, Højlund graded 24 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 27th of 35 of the 35 central midfielders in the Bundesliga, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 3.358 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 14 → 24). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 74, 15th of 35 of the 35 central midfielders in the Bundesliga. At 21 Højlund is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 39.7 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Højlund missed 5 games through injury and 1 suspension (thigh, toe) out of roughly 34 this season. The 24 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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A career still climbing — Højlund is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potential15th of 35 central midfielders · BundesligaCurrent season27th of 35 central midfielders · Bundesliga27th-best central midfielder in the Bundesliga101st in the Bundesliga · potential15th-highest potential central midfielder in the Bundesliga264th-highest potential U-23 tracked
73.8
Ratingi
15th of 35 central midfielders
24.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
43.6%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.36
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Eintracht Frankfurt finished 8th of 18 · a mid-table side

3.36
Def. / 90
29
Tackles
7
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 43.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 73.8, Højlund carries the 15th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Bundesliga of 35. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.