Central midfielders with the Best Potential in 1. Division 2026

The highest-potential central midfielders in 1. Division in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

H. Urnes of hodd is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in 1. Division, with a Field Insider Rating of 37.2, and A. Scriven has been the form player this season, grading 42.3, and M. Sande leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: H. Urnes has improved his Season rating most, up +25.8 on last season, while P. Hannola's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, H. Urnes of hodd is the most valuable name in this group at 6.2.

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	Player	Team
1	H. Urnes Central midfielder	hodd	24	32390.9%	379.1%
2	E. Schlichting Central midfielder	Haugesund	21	2037.4%	3727%
3	A. Grindhaug Central midfielder	Haugesund	20	20	36
4	P. Hannola Central midfielder	Haugesund	24	21500%	3612.7%
5	L. Kolstad Central midfielder	Ranheim	21	20267.9%	345.7%
6	H. Krohg Central midfielder	Moss	19	21	346.3%
7	O. Kvendbø Holden Central midfielder	Ranheim	21	15	3312.1%
8	E. Isufi Central midfielder	Lyn	18	92100%	339.2%
9	Jonas Sörensen Selnaes Central midfielder	Raufoss	21	21523.5%	335.1%
10	F. Jørgensen Central midfielder	ODD Ballklubb	24	1365.5%	3227.3%
11	F. Camara Central midfielder	Ranheim	20	10	32
12	T. Myhre Central midfielder	Lyn	24	14	329.2%
13	E. Danso Central midfielder	Stabaek	25	19428.6%	329.8%
14	P. Pichkah Central midfielder	Bryne	26	25807.1%	319.8%
15	M. Thornes Central midfielder	Bryne	24	13171.7%	314.6%
16	J. Gregersen Central midfielder	Bryne	22	11101.9%	310.6%
17	F. Stensland Central midfielder	Skeid	22	9	304.9%
18	J. Flaten Central midfielder	Sogndal	24	666.7%	303.1%
19	M. Sande Central midfielder	Kongsvinger	28	24298.3%	3012.4%
20	N. Strunck Central midfielder	Bryne	27	31	30
21	O. Kallevåg Central midfielder	Asane	25	948.2%	2916.3%
22	J. Lynum Central midfielder	Raufoss	27	2525.2%	2918.5%
23	E. Derviskadic Central midfielder	Haugesund	22	15	281.5%
24	M. Johnsen Central midfielder	Ranheim	26	1776.6%	2812.5%
25	A. Scriven Central midfielder	Bryne	28	4262.1%	2818.9%
26	K. Sørensen Central midfielder	Moss	26	1094.2%	2711.1%
27	H. Tadesse Central midfielder	Egersund	28	253414.3%	2416.5%
28	M. Gjerstrøm Central midfielder	Kongsvinger	29	231406.7%	228.1%
29	M. Konradsen Central midfielder	Ranheim	30	1432.7%	2126.6%
30	H. Stengel Central midfielder	Stromsgodset	31	3129.2%	2045.7%
31	M. Høyland Central midfielder	Sogndal	30	2329.1%	1932%
32	K. Skaanes Central midfielder	Sogndal	31	22	1711.2%
33	K. Ødemarksbakken Central midfielder	Skeid	30	258.2%	1450.7%
34	T. Kallevåg Central midfielder	hodd	33	27144.5%	1440.5%
35	K. Onsrud Central midfielder	Raufoss	32	577.4%	1439.9%
36	O. Sveen Central midfielder	Raufoss	36	32183.9%	1022%