Best Defensive players by Season Rating in Superettan 2026
The best defensive players in Superettan in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Y. Kalley of IFK Norrkoping is the standout for raw talent across players in Superettan, with a Field Insider Rating of 46.4, and Amar Muhsin has been the form player this season, grading 27.5.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Christensen has improved his Season rating most, up +27.1 on last season, while Y. Kalley's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +11.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, O. Alfonsi of Varbergs BoIS FC is the most valuable name in this group at 4.
17 players · ranked by best defendersCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. MotaraghebjafarpourFull-back |  IFK Varnamo | 23 | 21.8 | 22111.7% | 2815.4% |
| 2 | E. McCueCentre-back |  Orebro SK | 25 | 18.8 | 19 | 24 |
| 3 | M. WatsonCentre-back | Orebro SK | 30 | 16.4 | 1643.6% | 1932.4% |
| 4 | T. VarmanenFull-back |  Osters IF | 28 | 16.2 | 165.3% | 2115.4% |
| 5 | C. WebergCentre-back |  Trelleborg | 28 | 14.8 | 152.6% | 1824.3% |
| 6 | W. NilssonCentre-back |  Sandviken | 29 | 14.7 | 15±0% | 1811.7% |
| 7 | C. EnemarkCentre-back |  Ostersunds FK | 27 | 12.3 | 12 | 21 |
| 8 | M. GudmannFull-back |  Helsingborg | 26 | 11.1 | 11±0% | 232.2% |
| 9 | O. CottonFull-back |  Oddevold | 20 | 10.2 | 1078.9% | 3410.7% |
| 10 | Y. KalleyFull-back | IFK Norrkoping | 25 | 8.8 | 945.7% | 4633% |
| 11 | T. WålemarkCentre-back |  IK brage | 25 | 7.3 | 7170.4% | 267.6% |
| 12 | C. WeilidFull-back | IK brage | 28 | 6.1 | 679.6% | 1831.9% |
| 13 | D. TokpahCentre-back |  Utsikten | 20 | 5.5 | 6 | 26 |
| 14 | D. PerssonFull-back |  Umeå FC | 25 | 5.1 | 5 | 25 |
| 15 | D. EkmanCentre-back | Umeå FC | 24 | 4.7 | 5 | 24 |
| 16 | M. MoënzaFull-back | Utsikten | 32 | 3.6 | 470.7% | 1132.9% |
| 17 | T. OlssonCentre-back | Umeå FC | 22 | 2.4 | 21100% | 2515.6% |