Centre-backs with the Best Potential in Eliteserien 2026

The highest-potential centre-backs in Eliteserien in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

D. Koswal of Sandefjord is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Eliteserien, with a Field Insider Rating of 65.8, and H. Aleesami has been the form player this season, grading 53.2, and M. Roseth leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: I. Vådebu has improved his Season rating most, up +49.7 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, I. Vådebu of Tromso is the most valuable name in this group at 13.4.

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	Player	Team
1	D. Koswal Centre-back	Sandefjord	23	1848.8%	6617.5%
2	E. Amundsen-Day Centre-back	Ham-Kam	20	32176.7%	4619.3%
3	I. Vådebu Centre-back	Tromso	23	53297.7%	4510.1%
4	J. Juliusson Centre-back	Kristiansund BK	21	24	44
5	F. Pedersen Centre-back	Sandefjord	23	32187.4%	4413.3%
6	D. Schneider Centre-back	KFUM Oslo	24	438420%	4433.2%
7	A. Olsen Centre-back	Valerenga	24	20	42
8	S. Mørk Centre-back	Sandefjord	25	3430.9%	42±0%
9	T. Nemčík Centre-back	Rosenborg	25	4622%	422.7%
10	H. Røsten Centre-back	KFUM Oslo	21	7±0%	4229.6%
11	F. Flex Centre-back	Kristiansund BK	22	15	40
12	S. Haram Centre-back	Aalesund	21	141.4%	4023.4%
13	X. Lambrix Centre-back	Sandefjord	26	29138.5%	407.9%
14	M. Ceïde Centre-back	Rosenborg	24	35±0%	407.9%
15	G. Stensness Centre-back	Viking	27	30623.8%	4031.6%
16	H. Sjåtil Centre-back	Valerenga	23	1711.5%	402%
17	Ó. Guðmundsson Centre-back	Aalesund	24	1554.3%	3927.7%
18	A. Hammer Kjelsen Centre-back	Aalesund	20	17194.7%	3919.8%
19	U. Fredriksen Centre-back	Fredrikstad	27	2923.2%	371.3%
20	R. Holten Centre-back	Sandefjord	21	1717200%	361.4%
21	E. Saunes Centre-back	KFUM Oslo	27	4413.5%	35±0%
22	B. Risa Centre-back	Molde	28	167.4%	3320.3%
23	M. Roseth Centre-back	Viking	28	34225.7%	322.5%
24	E. Reitan Centre-back	Start	28	1512.6%	3112.7%
25	F. Knudsen Centre-back	Brann	29	26167.3%	2915.7%
26	E. Engqvist Centre-back	Aalesund	27	1116.9%	2935%
27	F. Berglie Centre-back	KFUM Oslo	29	233783.3%	2513.5%
28	I. Näsberg Centre-back	Valerenga	30	2153%	2523.2%
29	A. Witry Centre-back	Rosenborg	30	29243.5%	228.4%
30	J. Norheim Centre-back	Start	31	24492.5%	2168%
31	F. Sjølstad Centre-back	Ham-Kam	32	2741.1%	206%
32	V. Dragsnes Centre-back	Brann	32	9232.1%	1827.7%
33	R. Gabrielsen Centre-back	Lillestrom	34	3122.1%	1775.5%
34	H. Aleesami Centre-back	Bodo/Glimt	35	5354.7%	1516.7%
35	K. Nessø Centre-back	Aalesund	33	611.3%	1333.3%
36	D. Ulvestad Centre-back	Kristiansund BK	37	1822.1%	129%