Best defensive players from Denmark

The best defensive players from Denmark, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

P. Dorgu of Manchester United is the standout for raw talent across players from Denmark, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.6, and A. Dreyer has been the form player this season, grading 72.5.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Priske has improved his Season rating most, up +58 on last season, while A. Skipper's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +36.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, P. Dorgu of Manchester United is the most valuable name in this group at 170.3.

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#	Player	Team	Age	CS	Season	Rating
1	Victor Mow Froholdt Central midfielder	FC Porto	20	20	5645%	7959%
2	A. Jungdal Goalkeeper	KVC Westerlo	24	14	37675%	6114.6%
3	A. Dreyer Winger	San Diego	28	13	73266.2%	4113.3%
4	J. Tverskov Central midfielder	San Diego	33	13	4985.7%	2110.5%
5	M. Fenger Centre-forward	IFK Goteborg	24	12	4453.7%	417.3%
6	R. Højlund Centre-forward	Napoli	23	12	59198.5%	9310.9%
7	D. Kruse Defensive midfielder	IFK Goteborg	24	11	42447.4%	3928.6%
8	B. Jacobsen Central midfielder	VfL Osnabrück	32	11	24548.6%	196.5%
9	M. Thychosen Full-back	AIK Stockholm	29	11	5141.5%	2619.6%
10	M. Hjulmand Defensive midfielder	Sporting CP	27	11	4417.9%	587.7%
11	V. Torp Defensive midfielder	Coventry	26	10	4892.4%	680.7%
12	E. Riis Centre-forward	Bristol City	28	10	3214.4%	5214.5%
13	Y. Salech Centre-forward	Cardiff	24	10	3714.1%	5128.5%
14	K. Høgh Centre-forward	Bodo/Glimt	25	10	6067.7%	487.2%
15	L. Engel Winger	FC Cincinnati	27	10	14240.5%	3828.5%
16	N. Vallys Attacking midfielder	Brondby	29	10	4273.8%	337.3%
17	J. Stryger Larsen Full-back	Malmo FF	35	10	352.4%	142.2%
18	J. Haugaard Goalkeeper	Tromso	34	10	3116.9%	1812.4%
19	A. Sørensen Centre-back	Sparta Praha	30	9	22409.1%	197.6%
20	P. Vindahl Goalkeeper	Sparta Praha	28	9	2433.3%	197.6%
21	K. Jørgensen Defensive midfielder	Lask Linz	26	9	42120.3%	460.9%
22	N. Dyhr Full-back	Randers FC	25	9	34127.9%	451.6%
23	M. Bech Full-back	FC Midtjylland	27	9	4048.9%	4013.5%
24	D. Høegh Centre-back	Randers FC	35	9	3946.3%	186.8%
25	M. Greve Attacking midfielder	Randers FC	31	9	2329.4%	2611.1%
26	L. Lund Goalkeeper	Viborg	26	9	23137.9%	41±0%
27	K. Schmeichel Goalkeeper	Celtic	39	9	2665.1%	1218.8%
28	F. Christensen Central midfielder	VfL Osnabrück	24	8	1643.8%	4519.9%
29	A. Priske Centre-forward	Djurgardens IF	22	8	58	4229.6%
30	T. Salquist Centre-back	FC Nordsjaelland	31	8	36640.8%	2513.8%
31	M. Rajović Centre-forward	Legia Warszawa	26	8	235.1%	3610.2%
32	T. Bech Attacking midfielder	Aarhus	24	8	4852.9%	5219.7%
33	V. Bak Jensen Defensive midfielder	FC Midtjylland	22	8	3347.1%	471.8%
34	T. Kristensen Full-back	Udinese	24	8	4172.4%	8513%
35	J. Hansen Goalkeeper	Aarhus	41	8	2051.1%	1421.4%
36	H. Dalsgaard Centre-back	Aarhus	36	8	3180.9%	1736.9%
37	T. Sommer Defensive midfielder	Sonderjyske	24	8	3694.6%	443.1%
38	M. Jensen Centre-back	Sonderjyske	29	8	3693%	3017.9%
39	A. Hansen Goalkeeper	FC Nordsjaelland	30	8	23178.6%	2718.9%
40	P. Ankersen Full-back	FC Nordsjaelland	35	8	3465%	177.6%
41	T. Jørgensen Central midfielder	Viborg	20	8	57	5029.5%
42	J. Grønning Central midfielder	Viborg	35	8	4315.1%	172.9%
43	C. Holse Attacking midfielder	Samsunspor	27	8	3817.7%	4417.3%
44	P. Højbjerg Defensive midfielder	Marseille	30	8	52±0%	5415.6%
45	R. Nicolaisen Full-back	Toulouse	29	8	41320.4%	541.3%
46	M. Frendrup Defensive midfielder	Genoa	25	8	4412%	785.2%
47	M. Ross Centre-back	Plymouth	25	8	28113%	4827.1%
48	L. Sørensen Defensive midfielder	Huddersfield	26	8	2958.9%	453.3%
49	M. Andersen Centre-back	Luton	28	8	26648.6%	3623.3%
50	J. Andersen Centre-back	Fulham	30	8	41385.7%	5414.7%