Best Defensive defenders by Season Rating in Allsvenskan 2026

The best defensive defenders in Allsvenskan in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

Best defensive goalkeepers in Allsvenskan Best defensive midfielders in Allsvenskan Best defensive attackers in Allsvenskan Best defenders in Allsvenskan Most in-form defenders in Allsvenskan Top-scoring defenders in Allsvenskan

At a glance

W. Kamanzi of Malmo FF is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Allsvenskan, with a Field Insider Rating of 66.2, and E. Skoglund has been the form player this season, grading 57, and Mohamed Soumah leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: P. Johansson has improved his Season rating most, up +38.9 on last season, while P. Bonde's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +10.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Mohamed Soumah of Sirius is the most valuable name in this group at 9.

Vasteras SK FK · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

P. Johansson+38.9SsN

Djurgardens IF · 24/25→25/26

50 players · ranked by best defendersCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	E. Skoglund Centre-back	Hammarby FF	22	57	578%	40±0%
2	O. Ågren Centre-back	Gais	28	53.2	53102.3%	274.3%
3	M. Tenho Centre-back	Djurgardens IF	31	51.5	5277.6%	2219.9%
4	P. Johansson Full-back	Djurgardens IF	31	51.1	5112675%	2188.4%
5	H. Magnusson Centre-back	Vasteras SK FK	28	49.7	50498.8%	2968.6%
6	M. Larsson Full-back	Djurgardens IF	23	48.9	49370.2%	3946.1%
7	F. Winther Centre-back	Hammarby FF	25	48.1	48122.7%	3817.3%
8	A. Wängberg Full-back	Gais	32	47.4	4724.1%	1826.2%
9	M. de Brienne Full-back	Gais	24	46.9	47116.1%	362.6%
10	O. Krusnell Full-back	Sirius	27	45	45268.9%	3425.8%
11	J. Une-Larsson Centre-back	Djurgardens IF	32	42.5	43127.3%	1723.5%
12	V. Eriksson Centre-back	Hammarby FF	25	42.4	4230.6%	365.5%
13	A. Lundkvist Full-back	BK Hacken	32	38.8	3923.6%	1810.4%
14	B. Wembangomo Full-back	BK Hacken	29	37.3	37617.3%	2754.3%
15	Mohamed Soumah Centre-back	Sirius	23	36.6	37117.9%	402.4%
16	H. Hilvenius Centre-back	BK Hacken	18	35.6	36212.3%	4123.7%
17	T. Isherwood Centre-back	IF Elfsborg	28	35.3	3524.2%	305.7%
18	F. Helander Centre-back	BK Hacken	33	35.1	35562.3%	1585.4%
19	J. Stryger Larsen Full-back	Malmo FF	35	34.4	34±0%	133.6%
20	N. Persson Full-back	Hammarby FF	23	34.2	34	4036.4%
21	A. Norén Centre-back	Mjallby AIF	27	34.1	3446.6%	2814.3%
22	Busanello Full-back	Malmo FF	27	34	3432%	2811.8%
23	A. Đurić Centre-back	Malmo FF	22	33.9	34138.7%	3713.9%
24	H. Castegren Centre-back	Sirius	30	33.8	34170.4%	2431.9%
25	R. Frej Full-back	Gais	28	33.4	3310.6%	259.7%
26	T. Anker Centre-back	Sirius	25	32.6	3370.7%	386.7%
27	A. Ståhl Full-back	Djurgardens IF	31	31.7	3226.8%	1711.1%
28	A. Cardaklija Centre-back	Gais	21	31.5	32235.1%	355.2%
29	F. Beckman Centre-back	Gais	23	31.2	3167.7%	342.9%
30	P. Bonde Centre-back	Vasteras SK FK	22	31.1	3175.7%	3838.1%
31	R. Wikström Centre-back	IF Elfsborg	25	29.6	304.6%	356.2%
32	M. Marques Full-back	Djurgardens IF	25	27.7	28250.6%	3513.8%
33	I. Fofana Full-back	Hammarby FF	24	27.7	2833.8%	355.2%
34	S. Diatara Centre-back	Degerfors IF	21	27.5	28	37
35	Ahmad Faqa Centre-back	Degerfors IF	23	26	262788.9%	324.3%
36	A. Erlingmark Centre-back	IFK Goteborg	28	25.9	2647.3%	276.9%
37	A. Boman Centre-back	Halmstad	24	25.8	26116.8%	3510.5%
38	S. Holmén Centre-back	IF Elfsborg	34	25.6	2664.1%	1122.7%
39	O. Zandén Full-back	IF Brommapojkarna	25	22.9	2340.5%	360.8%
40	Abdullah Iqbal Full-back	Mjallby AIF	24	22.3	2255.7%	349.3%
41	V. Larsson Centre-back	Kalmar FF	26	22.2	2241.4%	3211.3%
42	S. Strand Centre-back	IF Brommapojkarna	33	22.2	22131.3%	1470.2%
43	V. Wernersson Centre-back	Vasteras SK FK	31	20.6	2173.1%	1625%
44	W. Kamanzi Full-back	Malmo FF	25	20.5	2125.8%	662.9%
45	T. Miettinen Full-back	Mjallby AIF	23	20.2	20381%	3512.3%
46	F. Eriksson Centre-back	IFK Goteborg	22	19.7	2014.3%	361.7%
47	L. Bergquist Full-back	AIK Stockholm	26	19.1	1937.4%	316.1%
48	V. Ekström Centre-back	Sirius	23	18.7	19434.3%	3523.4%
49	P. Gregor Centre-back	Halmstad	32	17	1741.2%	176.2%
50	J. Karlsson Full-back	Vasteras SK FK	22	16.2	16422.6%	349%