Best Defensive players by Season Rating in Eliteserien 2026

The best defensive players in Eliteserien in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

D. Koswal of Sandefjord is the standout for raw talent across players in Eliteserien, with a Field Insider Rating of 65.8, and Z. Tripić has been the form player this season, grading 83.6, and P. Christiansen leads the scoring with 9 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Amin Chiakha has improved his Season rating most, up +51.8 on last season, while D. Edvardsson's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +19.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, F. Sjøvold of Bodo/Glimt is the most valuable name in this group at 15.5.

D. Edvardsson+19.8RTG

Tromso · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Amin Chiakha+51.8SsN

Rosenborg · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

P. Christiansen9goals

50 players · ranked by best defendersCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	F. Sjøvold Full-back	Bodo/Glimt	23	77.5	7860.5%	522.2%
2	O. Bjørtuft Centre-back	Bodo/Glimt	27	69.9	7063.7%	404.2%
3	T. Guddal Full-back	Tromso	24	56	5633.3%	467.8%
4	L. Cornic Full-back	Tromso	25	54.6	5538.9%	461.9%
5	H. Aleesami Centre-back	Bodo/Glimt	35	53.2	5354.7%	1516.7%
6	I. Vådebu Centre-back	Tromso	23	52.5	53297.7%	4510.1%
7	V. Skjærvik Full-back	Tromso	26	52	5230.3%	434.1%
8	A. Warneryd Full-back	Tromso	21	49.7	50118.9%	5062.7%
9	H. Heggheim Full-back	Viking	25	49.2	4944.3%	474.9%
10	I. Määttä Full-back	Bodo/Glimt	24	45.5	46325.2%	421.4%
11	T. Nemčík Centre-back	Rosenborg	25	45.5	4622%	422.7%
12	F. Bjørkan Full-back	Bodo/Glimt	28	44.1	445.8%	373.1%
13	E. Saunes Centre-back	KFUM Oslo	27	43.6	4413.5%	35±0%
14	D. Schneider Centre-back	KFUM Oslo	24	42.6	438420%	4433.2%
15	L. Ranger Full-back	Lillestrom	27	41.5	42151.5%	3951.8%
16	S. Kristiansen Centre-back	Lillestrom	27	40.6	41±0%	2825.7%
17	A. Hiim Full-back	Sarpsborg 08 FF	24	39.5	40645.3%	4633.1%
18	H. Falchener Full-back	Viking	23	37.8	386.2%	4510.8%
19	M. Ceïde Centre-back	Rosenborg	25	35.1	35±0%	405.5%
20	S. Mørk Centre-back	Sandefjord	25	34.3	3430.9%	42±0%
21	M. Roseth Centre-back	Viking	28	34.2	34225.7%	322.5%
22	J. Hjorth Full-back	KFUM Oslo	25	33.6	3464.7%	405%
23	K. Haugen Full-back	Viking	32	33.3	332.6%	208.2%
24	E. Amundsen-Day Centre-back	Ham-Kam	20	32.1	32176.7%	4619.3%
25	F. Pedersen Centre-back	Sandefjord	23	31.9	32187.4%	4413.3%
26	B. Utvik Centre-back	Sarpsborg 08 FF	30	31.7	32207.8%	2732.5%
27	H. Stenevik Full-back	Molde	26	31.6	3269%	389.4%
28	P. Metcalfe Full-back	Ham-Kam	27	30.9	3175.6%	365.2%
29	R. Gabrielsen Centre-back	Lillestrom	34	30.9	3122.1%	1775.5%
30	G. Stensness Centre-back	Viking	27	30.4	30623.8%	4031.6%
31	S. Kabini Full-back	Molde	22	30.1	304.4%	442.4%
32	S. Hansen Full-back	Molde	23	29.6	30	48
33	A. Witry Centre-back	Rosenborg	30	29.2	29243.5%	228.4%
34	X. Lambrix Centre-back	Sandefjord	26	29.1	29138.5%	407.9%
35	U. Fredriksen Centre-back	Fredrikstad	27	29.1	2923.2%	371.3%
36	D. Eid Full-back	Fredrikstad	27	28.9	2913.7%	408.7%
37	V. Egeli Full-back	Sandefjord	22	27.8	2858%	4714.2%
38	C. Niyukuri Full-back	Sarpsborg 08 FF	26	27.7	2853%	3911%
39	F. Sjølstad Centre-back	Ham-Kam	32	26.8	2741.1%	206%
40	M. Gjone Full-back	Ham-Kam	20	26.4	26	49
41	F. Knudsen Centre-back	Brann	30	26.2	26167.3%	2933.6%
42	K. Finnsson Full-back	Valerenga	27	26.1	26667.6%	4115.3%
43	F. Holmé Full-back	Fredrikstad	25	25.6	26175.3%	4340.2%
44	S. Ottesen Full-back	Lillestrom	25	24.8	253.9%	3926.2%
45	T. Solheim Full-back	Rosenborg	21	24.8	25490.5%	4244.8%
46	J. Norheim Centre-back	Start	31	23.7	24492.5%	2168%
47	J. Juliusson Centre-back	Kristiansund BK	21	23.5	24	44
48	F. Berglie Centre-back	KFUM Oslo	29	23.3	233783.3%	2513.5%
49	A. Pereira Full-back	Rosenborg	27	23.1	2326.9%	354.1%
50	F. Elkær Full-back	Lillestrom	24	22.4	22±0%	4018.2%