Best Defensive players by Season Rating in Eliteserien

The best defensive players in Eliteserien, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

F. Sjøvold of Bodo/Glimt is the standout for raw talent across players in Eliteserien, with a Field Insider Rating of 51.5, and Z. Tripić has been the form player this season, grading 72.2, and D. Karlsbakk leads the scoring with 18 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Karlsbakk has improved his Season rating most, up +62.9 on last season, while Z. Smajlović's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +19.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, F. Ambina of Valerenga is the most valuable name in this group at 14.4.

Sandefjord · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

D. Karlsbakk+62.9SsN

Sarpsborg 08 FF · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	M. Woledzi Centre-back	Fredrikstad	25	49.5	5098%	445.8%
2	F. Sjøvold Full-back	Bodo/Glimt	22	48.3	4827.8%	529.1%
3	F. Bjørkan Full-back	Bodo/Glimt	27	46.8	4734.1%	4013.8%
4	T. Nemčík Centre-back	Rosenborg	25	46.1	4668.2%	431.6%
5	O. Bjørtuft Centre-back	Bodo/Glimt	27	44.2	4450.9%	403.9%
6	L. Mares Central midfielder	Ham-Kam	29	43	4349.3%	3019.1%
7	E. Haugan Centre-back	Molde	28	42.2	4227.1%	3312.4%
8	M. Tønnessen Full-back	KFUM Oslo	22	41.8	42464.9%	4419%
9	S. Kristiansen Centre-back	Sandefjord	27	40.6	41147.6%	394.2%
10	Z. Smajlović Centre-back	Sandefjord	22	40.4	40634.5%	4771%
11	V. Skjærvik Centre-back	Tromso	25	39.9	402%	454.8%
12	K. Haugen Full-back	Viking	32	39.4	39121.3%	240.9%
13	L. Cornic Full-back	Tromso	25	39.3	39227.5%	4722.7%
14	U. Fredriksen Centre-back	Fredrikstad	27	37.9	384.3%	388.9%
15	H. Aleesami Centre-back	Bodo/Glimt	35	36.8	378.2%	1322.5%
16	M. Ceïde Centre-back	Rosenborg	24	36.3	3612.7%	445.2%
17	J. Hjorth Central midfielder	KFUM Oslo	25	35.8	36306.8%	428.9%
18	H. Falchener Centre-back	Viking	23	35.6	361127.6%	5135.4%
19	S. Kabini Full-back	Molde	22	35	35	43
20	D. Eid Full-back	Fredrikstad	27	34.6	35268.1%	3723.7%
21	H. Heggheim Full-back	Viking	25	34.1	34215.7%	459.9%
22	A. Pereira Full-back	Rosenborg	26	33.8	3440.2%	3812.9%
23	C. Cheng Full-back	Sandefjord	24	29.7	3058%	468.2%
24	J. Gundersen Centre-back	Bodo/Glimt	30	29.3	2922.3%	2434.2%
25	B. Risa Centre-back	Molde	28	28	2898.6%	3214.7%
26	M. Koch Centre-back	Sarpsborg 08 FF	32	27.7	28143%	226.3%
27	U. Yttergård Jenssen Full-back	Rosenborg	30	26.9	2714.3%	2626.7%
28	M. Roseth Centre-back	Viking	28	26.3	26150.5%	331.5%
29	I. Näsberg Centre-back	Valerenga	30	25.9	26151.5%	2419%
30	A. Kinteh Centre-back	Tromso	19	25.5	26	45
31	D. Hickson Winger	KFUM Oslo	29	25.4	254.1%	2914.6%
32	S. Christiansen Defensive midfielder	Sarpsborg 08 FF	25	25.1	25191.9%	405.8%
33	A. Bærtelsen Full-back	Viking	26	25	2530.6%	403.9%
34	T. Pedersen Central midfielder	Brann	29	24.9	25141.7%	289.4%
35	D. De Roeve Full-back	Brann	21	24.8	2542.5%	464.3%
36	A. Ekeroth Full-back	Ham-Kam	24	24.5	2524400%	4534.8%
37	E. Wichne Full-back	Sarpsborg 08 FF	29	23.5	2457.7%	307.5%
38	M. Linnes Full-back	Molde	34	23.3	2312%	1322.2%
39	J. Haahr Centre-back	Bryne	24	23	2313.2%	429.4%
40	D. Ulvestad Centre-back	Kristiansund BK	37	22.6	2343%	130.7%
41	G. Valsvik Centre-back	Stromsgodset	33	22.5	2351.5%	1828.7%
42	G. Granath Centre-back	Ham-Kam	29	22.4	2279.2%	2913.5%
43	J. Taaje Centre-back	Stromsgodset	28	21.7	2239.6%	3218.7%
44	B. Utvik Centre-back	Sarpsborg 08 FF	30	20.7	2140.8%	2512.7%
45	I. Hoffmann Full-back	Kristiansund BK	24	20.3	20111.5%	4115.6%
46	L. Qvigstad Full-back	Bryne	22	19.5	20242.1%	4126.5%
47	H. Stenevik Full-back	Molde	26	19.4	1931.2%	3520.1%
48	H. Sjåtil Full-back	Valerenga	23	19.1	1917.7%	406.7%
49	F. Sjølstad Centre-back	Ham-Kam	32	19	192.7%	1820.7%
50	V. Hedenstad Full-back	Valerenga	35	18.9	19	13121.7%