Most In-Form defenders in Eliteserien 2026

The most in-form defenders in Eliteserien in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

D. Koswal of Sandefjord is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Eliteserien, with a Field Insider Rating of 65.8, and F. Sjøvold has been the form player this season, grading 77.5, and A. Warneryd leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: I. Vådebu has improved his Season rating most, up +49.7 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, F. Sjøvold of Bodo/Glimt is the most valuable name in this group at 15.5.

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	Player	Team
1	F. Sjøvold Full-back	Bodo/Glimt	23	7860.5%	522.2%
2	O. Bjørtuft Full-back	Bodo/Glimt	27	7063.7%	404.2%
3	T. Guddal Full-back	Tromso	24	5633.3%	467.8%
4	L. Cornic Full-back	Tromso	25	5538.9%	461.9%
5	H. Aleesami Centre-back	Bodo/Glimt	35	5354.7%	1516.7%
6	I. Vådebu Centre-back	Tromso	23	53297.7%	4510.1%
7	V. Skjærvik Full-back	Tromso	25	5230.3%	432.9%
8	A. Warneryd Full-back	Tromso	21	50118.9%	5062.7%
9	H. Heggheim Full-back	Viking	25	4944.3%	474.9%
10	T. Nemčík Centre-back	Rosenborg	25	4622%	422.7%
11	I. Määttä Full-back	Bodo/Glimt	24	46325.2%	421.4%
12	F. Bjørkan Full-back	Bodo/Glimt	28	445.8%	373.1%
13	E. Saunes Centre-back	KFUM Oslo	27	4413.5%	35±0%
14	D. Schneider Centre-back	KFUM Oslo	24	438420%	4433.2%
15	L. Ranger Full-back	Lillestrom	27	42151.5%	3951.8%
16	A. Hiim Full-back	Sarpsborg 08 FF	23	40645.3%	4630.5%
17	H. Falchener Full-back	Viking	23	386.2%	4510.8%
18	M. Ceïde Centre-back	Rosenborg	24	35±0%	407.9%
19	S. Mørk Centre-back	Sandefjord	25	3430.9%	42±0%
20	M. Roseth Centre-back	Viking	28	34225.7%	322.5%
21	J. Hjorth Full-back	KFUM Oslo	25	3464.7%	405%
22	K. Haugen Full-back	Viking	32	332.6%	208.2%
23	E. Amundsen-Day Centre-back	Ham-Kam	20	32176.7%	4619.3%
24	F. Pedersen Centre-back	Sandefjord	23	32187.4%	4413.3%
25	B. Utvik Full-back	Sarpsborg 08 FF	30	32207.8%	2732.5%
26	H. Stenevik Full-back	Molde	26	3269%	389.4%
27	P. Metcalfe Full-back	Ham-Kam	27	3175.6%	365.2%
28	R. Gabrielsen Centre-back	Lillestrom	34	3122.1%	1775.5%
29	G. Stensness Centre-back	Viking	27	30623.8%	4031.6%
30	S. Kabini Full-back	Molde	22	304.4%	442.4%
31	S. Hansen Full-back	Molde	23	30	48
32	A. Witry Centre-back	Rosenborg	30	29243.5%	228.4%
33	X. Lambrix Centre-back	Sandefjord	26	29138.5%	407.9%
34	U. Fredriksen Centre-back	Fredrikstad	27	2923.2%	371.3%
35	D. Eid Full-back	Fredrikstad	27	2913.7%	408.7%
36	D. De Roeve Full-back	Brann	22	2816.2%	442.9%
37	V. Egeli Full-back	Sandefjord	22	2858%	4714.2%
38	C. Niyukuri Full-back	Sarpsborg 08 FF	26	2853%	3911%
39	F. Sjølstad Centre-back	Ham-Kam	32	2741.1%	206%
40	M. Gjone Full-back	Ham-Kam	20	26	49
41	F. Knudsen Centre-back	Brann	29	26167.3%	2915.7%
42	K. Finnsson Full-back	Valerenga	27	26667.6%	4115.3%
43	F. Holmé Full-back	Fredrikstad	25	26175.3%	4340.2%
44	T. Solheim Full-back	Rosenborg	21	25490.5%	4244.8%
45	S. Ottesen Full-back	Lillestrom	25	253.9%	3926.2%
46	J. Norheim Centre-back	Start	31	24492.5%	2168%
47	J. Juliusson Centre-back	Kristiansund BK	21	24	44
48	F. Berglie Centre-back	KFUM Oslo	29	233783.3%	2513.5%
49	A. Pereira Full-back	Rosenborg	26	2326.9%	355.1%
50	M. Ugland Full-back	Start	26	2284.3%	3522.1%