Best Defensive defenders by Season Rating in 1. Division

The best defensive defenders in 1. Division, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

F. Elkær of Lillestrom is the standout for raw talent across defenders in 1. Division, with a Field Insider Rating of 34, and R. Gabrielsen has been the form player this season, grading 25.3, and J. Skau leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: F. Elkær has improved his Season rating most, up +17.9 on last season, while H. Røsten's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +2.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, F. Elkær of Lillestrom is the most valuable name in this group at 4.3.

Ranheim · 24/25→25/26

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F. Elkær+17.9SsN

Lillestrom · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	R. Gabrielsen Centre-back	Lillestrom	34	25.3	2583.3%	954.8%
2	F. Elkær Full-back	Lillestrom	24	22.4	22397.8%	3411.5%
3	S. Hansen Full-back	Start	24	20.4	20277.8%	342.3%
4	F. Pålerud Centre-back	Start	32	17.8	18381.1%	1323.9%
5	L. Ranger Centre-back	Lillestrom	27	16.5	1726.9%	2636.9%
6	A. Hammer Kjelsen Centre-back	Aalesund	20	15.8	16177.2%	343.4%
7	I. Jönsson Centre-back	Egersund	27	15	15212.5%	2510.6%
8	S. Foss Centre-back	Lillestrom	27	14.6	15329.4%	2626.3%
9	M. Andresen Centre-back	Aalesund	26	14.2	1418.3%	2719.8%
10	H. Nilsen Centre-back	Lyn	27	14	1414.8%	2529.1%
11	Å. Midtskogen Centre-back	Lyn	27	14	14382.8%	2527.4%
12	S. Haram Full-back	Aalesund	21	13.8	14557.1%	337.3%
13	E. Larsson Centre-back	Lillestrom	35	12.3	12136.5%	734.9%
14	J. Kitolano Full-back	Aalesund	26	10.9	1155.7%	2710.7%
15	E. Nielsen Full-back	Kongsvinger	26	10.7	11181.6%	287.6%
16	P. Aukland Centre-back	Aalesund	27	10.6	1146.7%	2437.6%
17	O. Jebali Centre-back	Start	26	10.2	105000%	2820.3%
18	A. Ujkani Full-back	Start	26	9.8	10	2915%
19	N. Jenssen Full-back	Egersund	24	9.5	1086.3%	3212.9%
20	Ó. Guðmundsson Centre-back	Aalesund	24	9.4	9	31
21	F. Holmé Centre-back	Kongsvinger	25	9.3	97.9%	3113.1%
22	J. Nilsson Centre-back	Kongsvinger	32	9.2	99.8%	1339.2%
23	V. Fors Full-back	Raufoss	27	9.1	9	2427.8%
24	M. Mulac Centre-back	hodd	20	9.1	9	3216.4%
25	S. Haugen Full-back	Lyn	26	9	915.1%	2918.8%
26	S. Granheim Centre-back	Sogndal	18	8.7	9	33
27	J. Pereira Full-back	Ranheim	28	8.5	933.6%	2329.4%
28	N. Næss Full-back	Stabaek	33	8.4	844.4%	1053.2%
29	K. Pedersen Centre-back	Stabaek	33	8.3	89.2%	936.9%
30	E. Blikstad Centre-back	hodd	22	8.2	81950%	329.5%
31	M. Mikhail Full-back	hodd	26	8	847%	297.7%
32	J. Gunnerød Centre-back	ODD Ballklubb	21	7.8	8	31
33	J. Baccay Full-back	ODD Ballklubb	25	7.8	860%	3124.5%
34	Diogo Brás Centre-back	Sogndal	26	7.6	868.9%	2636.1%
35	I. Vik Centre-back	Mjondalen	23	7.5	8	3011.9%
36	M. Nielsen Full-back	Stabaek	32	7.4	726.7%	1137%
37	S. Hanssen Centre-back	hodd	25	7.3	7	2913.8%
38	F. Riise Centre-back	Stabaek	19	7.1	7238.1%	311.3%
39	M. Mbow Centre-back	Kongsvinger	22	6.8	7	316.2%
40	P. Slørdahl Centre-back	Ranheim	25	6.7	727.2%	309.5%
41	H. Røsten Centre-back	Ranheim	21	6.6	7175%	327.7%
42	K. Hay Full-back	Raufoss	27	6.4	626.4%	2329.3%
43	W. Sell Centre-back	Lyn	27	6.3	645.7%	2433.9%
44	E. Steen Centre-back	Asane	32	6.1	665.7%	1148.3%
45	P. Flo Centre-back	Sogndal	37	6.1	637.1%	459.4%
46	S. Johansen Centre-back	ODD Ballklubb	31	5.8	67.9%	1340.6%
47	N. Walstad Centre-back	ODD Ballklubb	29	5.1	519%	1835.5%
48	A. Hansen Full-back	Raufoss	24	5	518%	2915.3%
49	S. Eriksen Centre-back	Mjondalen	25	4.9	5145%	271.8%
50	T. Johansen Centre-back	hodd	23	4.8	545.5%	2912.3%