Midfielders with the Best Potential in 1. Division 2026

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

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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 P. Hannola's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +4 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.

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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%	3727%
3	A. Grindhaug Central midfielder	Haugesund	20	20	36
4	P. Hannola Central midfielder	Haugesund	24	21500%	3612.7%
5	L. Sødal Defensive midfielder	Bryne	24	2264.9%	353.3%
6	K. Krasniqi Defensive midfielder	Stromsgodset	25	30114.2%	3418.1%
7	H. Krohg Central midfielder	Moss	19	21	346.3%
8	L. Kolstad Central midfielder	Ranheim	21	20267.9%	345.7%
9	O. Kvendbø Holden Central midfielder	Ranheim	21	15	3312.1%
10	E. Isufi Central midfielder	Lyn	18	92100%	339.2%
11	Jonas Sörensen Selnaes Central midfielder	Moss	21	21523.5%	335.1%
12	A. Memedov Attacking midfielder	Lyn	21	23164%	336.1%
13	V. Hagen Attacking midfielder	Sogndal	24	18	32
14	F. Jørgensen Central midfielder	ODD Ballklubb	24	1365.5%	3227.3%
15	E. Danso Central midfielder	Stabaek	25	19428.6%	329.8%
16	T. Myhre Central midfielder	Skeid	24	14	329.2%
17	P. Pichkah Central midfielder	Bryne	26	25807.1%	319.8%
18	M. Thornes Central midfielder	Bryne	24	13171.7%	314.6%
19	J. Gregersen Central midfielder	Bryne	22	11101.9%	310.6%
20	Scott Vatne Attacking midfielder	Egersund	26	32	30
21	F. Stensland Central midfielder	Skeid	22	9	304.9%
22	J. Flaten Central midfielder	Sogndal	24	666.7%	303.1%
23	M. Sande Central midfielder	Kongsvinger	28	24298.3%	3012.4%
24	T. Naustdal Attacking midfielder	Raufoss	26	24	293.9%
25	O. Kallevåg Central midfielder	Asane	25	948.2%	2916.3%
26	J. Lynum Central midfielder	Raufoss	27	2525.2%	2918.5%
27	E. Sawaneh Attacking midfielder	Lyn	26	24	29
28	A. Dybevik Attacking midfielder	Kongsvinger	28	31136.2%	2815.5%
29	A. Scriven Central midfielder	Bryne	28	4262.1%	2818.9%
30	E. Derviskadic Central midfielder	Haugesund	22	15	281.5%
31	M. Johnsen Central midfielder	Ranheim	26	1776.6%	2812.5%
32	S. Pedersen Attacking midfielder	Sogndal	27	2730%	2723.5%
33	K. Sørensen Central midfielder	Moss	26	1094.2%	2711.1%
34	H. Tadesse Central midfielder	Egersund	28	253414.3%	2416.5%
35	R. Nelson Attacking midfielder	Raufoss	28	2466.7%	238.4%
36	M. Gjerstrøm Central midfielder	Kongsvinger	29	231406.7%	228.1%
37	M. Konradsen Central midfielder	Ranheim	30	1432.7%	2126.6%
38	B. Rise Attacking midfielder	Skeid	28	1283.6%	2133.3%
39	H. Stengel Central midfielder	Stromsgodset	31	3129.2%	2045.7%
40	C. Sleveland Defensive midfielder	Egersund	29	1026.5%	1934.7%
41	M. Høyland Central midfielder	Sogndal	30	2329.1%	1932%
42	Bruno Leite Defensive midfielder	Haugesund	31	2815.1%	1833.1%
43	D. Söderberg Central midfielder	ODD Ballklubb	29	13	1742.3%
44	K. Skaanes Central midfielder	Sogndal	31	22	1711.2%
45	K. Antonsen Defensive midfielder	Stromsgodset	31	2143.4%	1646.7%
46	K. Ødemarksbakken Central midfielder	Skeid	30	258.2%	1450.7%
47	T. Kallevåg Central midfielder	hodd	33	27144.5%	1440.5%
48	K. Onsrud Central midfielder	Raufoss	32	577.4%	1439.9%
49	K. Barmen Attacking midfielder	Asane	33	35102.9%	1337.3%
50	S. Heltne Nilsen Defensive midfielder	Haugesund	34	208.2%	1243.1%