Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in Superettan 2026
The highest-potential defensive midfielders in Superettan in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
N. Söderberg of Osters IF is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Superettan, with a Field Insider Rating of 26.1, and D. Paulson has been the form player this season, grading 28.7, and M. Christensen leads the scoring with 2 goals.
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. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, V. Ozor Okeke of IK brage is the most valuable name in this group at 2.1.
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| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. SöderbergDefensive midfielder |  Osters IF | 25 | 1228% | 2624.6% |
| 2 | M. ChristensenDefensive midfielder | Osters IF | 29 | 27 | 1842.3% |
| 3 | D. PaulsonDefensive midfielder |  Orgryte IS | 30 | 29 | 1824.5% |