Best Defensive midfielders by Season Rating in 1. Division 2026
The best defensive midfielders in 1. Division in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
H. Urnes of hodd is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in 1. Division, with a Field Insider Rating of 37.2, and A. Scriven has been the form player this season, grading 42.3, and S. Pedersen leads the scoring with 4 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: H. Urnes has improved his Season rating most, up +25.8 on last season, while O. Kvendbø Holden's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +3.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, H. Urnes of hodd is the most valuable name in this group at 6.2.
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