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 O. Bjørtuft has been the form player this season, grading 53.4, 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 +46.7 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Nemčík of Rosenborg is the most valuable name in this group at 12.4.

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	Player	Team
1	D. Koswal Centre-back	Sandefjord	23	2140.2%	6617.5%
2	E. Amundsen-Day Centre-back	Ham-Kam	20	29150.9%	4619.3%
3	I. Vådebu Centre-back	Tromso	23	50275%	4510.6%
4	J. Juliusson Centre-back	Kristiansund BK	21	23	44
5	F. Holmé Centre-back	Fredrikstad	25	26182.8%	4442.5%
6	F. Pedersen Centre-back	Sandefjord	24	34209.9%	4411.8%
7	T. Nemčík Centre-back	Rosenborg	25	407.2%	434.1%
8	D. Schneider Centre-back	KFUM Oslo	24	367100%	4330.5%
9	A. Olsen Centre-back	Valerenga	24	20	43
10	S. Mørk Centre-back	Sandefjord	25	3638.5%	420.9%
11	A. Kiil Olsen Centre-back	Valerenga	25	206.6%	4211.8%
12	O. Bjørtuft Centre-back	Bodo/Glimt	27	5325.1%	416%
13	A. Hammer Kjelsen Centre-back	Aalesund	20	158.2%	4121.2%
14	F. Flex Centre-back	Kristiansund BK	22	16	40
15	M. Ceïde Centre-back	Rosenborg	25	2819.4%	405.5%
16	Ó. Guðmundsson Centre-back	Aalesund	24	1667%	4029%
17	X. Lambrix Centre-back	Sandefjord	26	31156.6%	399.3%
18	G. Stensness Centre-back	Viking	27	25483.3%	3929.9%
19	S. Haram Centre-back	Aalesund	21	157.2%	3920.3%
20	D. Mbacke Centre-back	Aalesund	19	1211.2%	385.3%
21	R. Holten Centre-back	Sandefjord	21	54500%	371.7%
22	J. Mortensen Centre-back	Rosenborg	25	2016.1%	372.5%
23	U. Fredriksen Centre-back	Fredrikstad	27	2728.2%	365%
24	H. Røsten Centre-back	KFUM Oslo	21	272.7%	3611.2%
25	M. Roseth Centre-back	Viking	28	34225.7%	358.3%
26	E. Saunes Centre-back	KFUM Oslo	28	38±0%	358.5%
27	B. Risa Centre-back	Molde	28	1924.8%	3320.7%
28	S. Jarl Centre-back	Valerenga	26	1318.7%	339.7%
29	S. Foss Centre-back	Lillestrom	27	1713.7%	3224.3%
30	A. Ujkani Centre-back	Start	26	821.4%	328.6%
31	S. Kristiansen Centre-back	Lillestrom	27	1074.9%	3119.9%
32	J. Husebø Centre-back	Start	27	1218.8%	297%
33	E. Reitan Centre-back	Start	29	174.2%	2920.2%
34	E. Engqvist Centre-back	Aalesund	27	935.3%	2831.8%
35	B. Utvik Centre-back	Sarpsborg 08 FF	30	32212.6%	2732.5%
36	F. Knudsen Centre-back	Brann	30	27176.5%	2618.6%
37	F. Berglie Centre-back	KFUM Oslo	29	203200%	2614.8%
38	I. Näsberg Centre-back	Valerenga	30	143.7%	2417.2%
39	E. Wichne Centre-back	Sarpsborg 08 FF	29	1342.7%	2223.8%
40	S. Owusu Centre-back	Fredrikstad	30	914.6%	207%
41	F. Sjølstad Centre-back	Ham-Kam	32	2216.8%	194.9%
42	J. Norheim Centre-back	Start	31	17315%	1957.4%
43	V. Dragsnes Centre-back	Brann	32	13371.4%	1828.4%
44	R. Gabrielsen Centre-back	Lillestrom	34	3225.7%	1664.9%
45	S. Rosted Centre-back	Sarpsborg 08 FF	32	776.1%	1433.8%
46	K. Nessø Centre-back	Aalesund	33	832.3%	1440.6%
47	H. Aleesami Centre-back	Bodo/Glimt	35	389.3%	135.6%
48	D. Ulvestad Centre-back	Kristiansund BK	37	216.2%	1212.7%
49	M. Lode Centre-back	Sarpsborg 08 FF	33	1145.2%	1119.1%