Best defensive U21 players in 1. Division

The best defensive U21 players in 1. Division, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

O. Visted of hodd is the standout for raw talent across U21 players in 1. Division, with a Field Insider Rating of 33.8, and O. Hagen has been the form player this season, grading 17.2, and B. Isufi leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: O. Hagen has improved his Season rating most, up +15.4 on last season, while H. Røsten's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +2.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Diop of Lillestrom is the most valuable name in this group at 10.2.

Ranheim · 24/25→25/26

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ODD Ballklubb · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	CS	Season	Rating
1	A. Hammer Kjelsen Centre-back	Aalesund	20	5	16177.2%	343.4%
2	S. Haram Full-back	Aalesund	21	4	14557.1%	337.3%
3	M. Alassane Niang Centre-forward	Lyn	20	3	12	3313.6%
4	H. Melland Attacking midfielder	Aalesund	21	3	13	3317.3%
5	M. Diop Centre-forward	Lillestrom	21	2	19	352.9%
6	F. Oprea Centre-back	Egersund	20	2	6	31
7	H. Røsten Centre-back	Ranheim	21	2	7175%	327.7%
8	J. Gunnerød Centre-back	ODD Ballklubb	21	2	8	31
9	O. Visted Attacking midfielder	hodd	21	2	17	34
10	F. Ghebreyohannes Centre-back	Egersund	19	2	6	311%
11	E. Isufi Central midfielder	Lyn	18	2	61080%	324.9%
12	L. Gausdal Central midfielder	Start	19	2	4	32
13	S. Granheim Centre-back	Sogndal	18	2	9	33
14	F. Riise Centre-back	Stabaek	19	2	7238.1%	311.3%
15	M. Mbow Centre-back	Kongsvinger	21	2	7	328.2%
16	M. Mulac Centre-back	hodd	20	2	9	3216.4%
17	O. Kvendbø Holden Central midfielder	Ranheim	21	2	9	327.1%
18	S. Olderheim Centre-forward	Stabaek	19	2	856.4%	3217.1%
19	O. Hagen Centre-forward	ODD Ballklubb	20	2	17855.6%	343.5%
20	M. Håheim-Elveseter Central midfielder	Egersund	20	1	1450%	3016.9%
21	B. Isufi Attacking midfielder	Moss	20	1	12105%	314.9%
22	D. Job Centre-forward	Egersund	20	1	631.9%	3317.7%
23	L. Alvheim Centre-forward	Ranheim	21	1	18	342%
24	A. Andresen Centre-back	Stabaek	21	1	277.8%	2916.8%
25	G. Ambrose Centre-back	ODD Ballklubb	20	1	3	29
26	A. Memedov Attacking midfielder	Moss	21	1	1247.6%	31±0%
27	Jonas Sörensen Selnaes Central midfielder	Raufoss	21	1	13284.8%	311%
28	H. Krohg Central midfielder	Moss	19	1	11	304.4%
29	M. Øren Centre-back	Sogndal	20	1	449.3%	305.7%
30	E. Gono Centre-forward	Start	20	1	7	336.7%
31	L. Kolstad Central midfielder	Ranheim	21	1	11156.8%	321.9%
32	G. Sunday Centre-forward	Start	20	1	0	30
33	A. Ãverby Centre-forward	Kongsvinger	19	1	3	32
34	S. Diop Centre-forward	Ranheim	21	1	12	3418.7%
35	K. Lonnebu Centre-forward	Aalesund	20	1	0	304.9%
36	S. Davis Centre-back	Egersund	21	1	4	30
37	N. Kojo Central midfielder	ODD Ballklubb	20	1	6	31
38	F. Camara Central midfielder	Ranheim	20	1	7	31