Best Defensive defenders by Season Rating in Allsvenskan

The best defensive defenders in Allsvenskan, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

K. Kosugi of Djurgardens IF is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Allsvenskan, with a Field Insider Rating of 41.7, and A. Norén has been the form player this season, grading 63.9, and T. Pettersson leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Erlingmark has improved his Season rating most, up +40.9 on last season, while K. Kosugi's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +6.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Skoglund of Hammarby FF is the most valuable name in this group at 8.3.

Djurgardens IF · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

A. Erlingmark+40.9SsN

IFK Goteborg · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	A. Norén Centre-back	Mjallby AIF	27	63.9	6449.6%	338.4%
2	V. Eriksson Full-back	Hammarby FF	25	61.1	6163.8%	397.2%
3	E. Skoglund Full-back	Hammarby FF	22	52.8	539.1%	401.3%
4	S. Papagiannopoulos Centre-back	AIK Stockholm	35	51.3	5143.7%	143.5%
5	Abdullah Iqbal Full-back	Mjallby AIF	24	50.3	5016666.7%	3828.7%
6	Busanello Full-back	Malmo FF	27	50	502.5%	3118.4%
7	F. Benković Centre-back	AIK Stockholm	29	49.8	50424.2%	2538.5%
8	A. Erlingmark Centre-back	IFK Goteborg	28	49.1	49498.8%	297.4%
9	T. Isherwood Centre-back	AIK Stockholm	28	46.6	47959.1%	286.5%
10	Noah Tolf Full-back	IFK Goteborg	20	45.5	4622650%	4038.6%
11	P. Vagić Centre-back	Hammarby FF	26	44.7	453.5%	345.8%
12	S. Pinas Full-back	Hammarby FF	28	43.4	4327.9%	2729.8%
13	K. Kosugi Full-back	Djurgardens IF	20	41.7	42195.7%	4217.5%
14	O. Zandén Full-back	IF Brommapojkarna	24	38.5	39626.4%	371.1%
15	T. Pettersson Centre-back	Mjallby AIF	36	37.7	38123.1%	121.7%
16	B. Kurtulus Centre-back	Halmstad	19	36.9	37570.9%	3927.1%
17	A. Timossi Andersson Full-back	IF Brommapojkarna	25	35.9	3646.5%	373.4%
18	J. Stryger Larsen Centre-back	Malmo FF	35	34.5	352.4%	141.5%
19	M. Danielson Centre-back	Djurgardens IF	37	33.7	3422.5%	117.4%
20	A. Lundkvist Full-back	BK Hacken	32	31.4	3112.5%	1625.1%
21	C. Rösler Centre-back	Malmo FF	26	30.9	315.1%	339.8%
22	T. Bergvall Full-back	Djurgardens IF	21	30.5	31267.5%	3817%
23	R. Frej Centre-back	Gais	28	30.2	3074.6%	285.1%
24	M. Tenho Full-back	Djurgardens IF	31	29	293.9%	1826.7%
25	P. Gregor Centre-back	Halmstad	32	28.9	29142.9%	1621.7%
26	R. Wikström Centre-back	IF Elfsborg	25	28.3	2860.8%	371.9%
27	S. Ohlsson Centre-back	Degerfors IF	33	27.1	274.6%	1319.9%
28	E. Hovland Centre-back	IF Brommapojkarna	37	26.6	2734.3%	111.7%
29	O. Ågren Centre-back	Gais	27	26.3	2610.8%	315.5%
30	N. Hult Full-back	IF Elfsborg	36	25.9	2623.1%	138.3%
31	M. Adolfsson Centre-back	Osters IF	24	25.4	255.8%	3510.9%
32	A. Ståhl Full-back	Djurgardens IF	31	25	252%	1923.8%
33	J. Kiilerich Centre-back	Mjallby AIF	26	24.8	25158.3%	307.9%
34	P. Jansson Centre-back	Malmo FF	35	24.5	2548.6%	1131.8%
35	K. Gyamfi Centre-back	Osters IF	22	24.5	25	335.5%
36	I. Buhari Centre-back	IF Elfsborg	24	23.5	2425.7%	353.6%
37	F. Eriksson Centre-back	IFK Goteborg	22	23	2359.7%	352.5%
38	L. Hien Centre-back	Degerfors IF	25	22.8	23	343.1%
39	M. Neffati Full-back	IFK Norrkoping	21	22.4	221393.3%	3719.6%
40	M. de Brienne Full-back	Gais	24	21.7	22	35
41	F. Winther Centre-back	Hammarby FF	25	21.6	22380%	325.5%
42	M. Lode Centre-back	BK Hacken	33	20.8	219.5%	1431%
43	I. Fofana Full-back	Hammarby FF	23	20.7	2129.4%	341.8%
44	I. Kričak Centre-back	Osters IF	30	20	2036.7%	2015.8%
45	F. Schyberg Centre-back	Halmstad	27	19.8	2020%	281.4%
46	T. Anker Centre-back	Sirius	25	19.1	19	3611.8%
47	J. Une-Larsson Centre-back	Djurgardens IF	32	18.7	1924%	1431.3%
48	A. Wängberg Centre-back	Gais	32	18.7	1941.4%	1815.6%
49	F. Beckman Centre-back	Gais	23	18.6	1912%	350.6%
50	G. Wallentin Centre-back	Halmstad	25	17.3	1729.7%	3014.1%