Midfielders with the Best Potential in 1. Division 2026

The highest-potential midfielders in 1. Division in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

Best goalkeepers in 1. Division Best defenders in 1. Division Best attackers in 1. Division Most in-form midfielders in 1. Division Top-scoring midfielders in 1. Division Most valuable midfielders in 1. Division

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.

O. Kvendbø Holden+3.8RTG

Ranheim · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	H. Urnes Central midfielder	hodd	24	32390.9%	379.1%
2	E. Schlichting Central midfielder	Haugesund	21	2037.4%	3628%
3	A. Grindhaug Central midfielder	Haugesund	20	20	35
4	L. Sødal Defensive midfielder	Bryne	24	2264.9%	353.3%
5	P. Hannola Central midfielder	Haugesund	24	21500%	3511.4%
6	J. Grundt Attacking midfielder	Kongsvinger	23	2317.9%	358.7%
7	K. Krasniqi Defensive midfielder	Stromsgodset	25	30114.2%	3418.1%
8	L. Kolstad Central midfielder	Ranheim	21	20267.9%	346.6%
9	H. Krohg Central midfielder	Moss	19	21	347%
10	O. Kvendbø Holden Central midfielder	Ranheim	21	15	3412.8%
11	Jonas Sörensen Selnaes Central midfielder	Raufoss	21	21523.5%	336.1%
12	A. Memedov Attacking midfielder	Moss	21	23164%	336.8%
13	V. Hagen Attacking midfielder	Sogndal	24	18	33
14	E. Isufi Central midfielder	Lyn	18	92100%	337.9%
15	E. Danso Central midfielder	Stabaek	25	19428.6%	338.4%
16	F. Camara Central midfielder	Ranheim	20	10	33
17	F. Jørgensen Central midfielder	ODD Ballklubb	24	1365.5%	3227.3%
18	M. Thornes Central midfielder	Bryne	24	13171.7%	322.7%
19	T. Myhre Central midfielder	Lyn	24	14	327.5%
20	P. Pichkah Central midfielder	Bryne	26	25807.1%	319.8%
21	J. Gregersen Central midfielder	Bryne	22	11101.9%	310.6%
22	Scott Vatne Attacking midfielder	Egersund	26	32	30
23	J. Flaten Central midfielder	Sogndal	24	666.7%	304.8%
24	F. Stensland Central midfielder	Skeid	22	9	304.9%
25	M. Sande Central midfielder	Kongsvinger	28	24298.3%	3012.4%
26	N. Strunck Central midfielder	Bryne	27	31	30
27	T. Naustdal Attacking midfielder	Raufoss	26	24	293.9%
28	O. Kallevåg Central midfielder	Asane	25	948.2%	2915.7%
29	J. Lynum Central midfielder	Raufoss	26	2525.2%	2917.9%
30	E. Sawaneh Attacking midfielder	Lyn	26	24	29
31	A. Dybevik Attacking midfielder	Kongsvinger	28	31136.2%	2815.5%
32	M. Johnsen Central midfielder	Ranheim	26	1776.6%	2811.9%
33	A. Scriven Central midfielder	Bryne	28	4262.1%	2818.9%
34	E. Derviskadic Central midfielder	Haugesund	22	15	281.5%
35	S. Pedersen Attacking midfielder	Sogndal	27	2730%	2822.4%
36	K. Sørensen Central midfielder	Moss	26	1094.2%	2710.4%
37	T. Jakobsen Attacking midfielder	Moss	27	2141.9%	2628.1%
38	H. Tadesse Central midfielder	Egersund	28	253414.3%	2416.5%
39	R. Nelson Attacking midfielder	Raufoss	28	2466.7%	238.9%
40	H. Stengel Central midfielder	Stromsgodset	31	3129.2%	2339.6%
41	M. Gjerstrøm Central midfielder	Kongsvinger	29	231406.7%	228.1%
42	M. Konradsen Central midfielder	Haugesund	30	1432.7%	2127.3%
43	B. Rise Attacking midfielder	Skeid	28	1283.6%	2133.3%
44	C. Sleveland Defensive midfielder	Egersund	29	1026.5%	1934.7%
45	M. Høyland Central midfielder	Sogndal	30	2329.1%	1930.9%
46	Bruno Leite Defensive midfielder	Haugesund	31	2815.1%	1834.2%
47	K. Skaanes Central midfielder	Sogndal	31	22	179.6%
48	K. Antonsen Defensive midfielder	Stromsgodset	31	2143.4%	1646.7%
49	K. Onsrud Central midfielder	Stabaek	32	577.4%	1439%
50	K. Ødemarksbakken Central midfielder	Skeid	30	258.2%	1450.7%