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Most Improved defenders This Season in 1. Division

The most improved defenders in 1. Division, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

F. Elkær of Lillestrom is the standout for raw talent across defenders in 1. Division, with a Field Insider Rating of 34, and R. Gabrielsen has been the form player this season, grading 25.3, and J. Skau leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: F. Elkær has improved his Season rating most, up +17.9 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, F. Elkær of Lillestrom is the most valuable name in this group at 4.3.

Best talent
F. Elkær34RTG
Lillestrom
In form
R. Gabrielsen25.3SsN
Lillestrom
Rising potential
H. Røsten+2.3RTG
Ranheim · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
F. Elkær+17.9SsN
Lillestrom · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
J. Skau2goals
Mjondalen
Most valuable
F. Elkær4.3val
Lillestrom
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1F. ElkærFull-backLillestrom24+17.9
24/25→25/26
22397.8%3411.5%
2S. HansenFull-backStart24+15
24/25→25/26
20277.8%342.3%
3F. PålerudCentre-backStart32+14.1
24/25→25/26
18381.1%1323.9%
4S. HaramFull-backAalesund21+11.7
24/25→25/26
14557.1%337.3%
5R. GabrielsenCentre-backLillestrom34+11.5
24/25→25/26
2583.3%954.8%
6S. FossCentre-backLillestrom27+11.2
24/25→25/26
15329.4%2626.3%
7Å. MidtskogenCentre-backLyn27+11.1
24/25→25/26
14382.8%2527.4%
8I. JönssonCentre-backEgersund27+10.2
24/25→25/26
15212.5%2510.6%
9A. Hammer KjelsenCentre-backAalesund20+10.1
24/25→25/26
16177.2%343.4%
10V. ForsFull-backRaufoss27+9.1
24/25→25/26
92427.8%
11E. LarssonCentre-backLillestrom35+7.1
24/25→25/26
12136.5%734.9%
12E. NielsenFull-backKongsvinger26+6.9
24/25→25/26
11181.6%287.6%
13F. RiiseCentre-backStabaek19+5
24/25→25/26
7238.1%311.3%
14N. JenssenFull-backEgersund24+4.4
24/25→25/26
1086.3%3212.9%
15H. RøstenCentre-backRanheim21+4.2
24/25→25/26
7175%327.7%
16J. KitolanoFull-backAalesund26+3.9
24/25→25/26
1155.7%2710.7%
17L. RangerCentre-backLillestrom27+3.5
23/24→25/26
1726.9%2636.9%
18Diogo BrásCentre-backSogndal26+3.1
23/24→25/26
868.9%2636.1%
19S. EriksenCentre-backMjondalen25+2.9
24/25→25/26
5145%271.8%
20A. HadzicFull-backSkeid27+2.5
24/25→25/26
32228.3%
21M. AndresenCentre-backAalesund26+2.2
24/25→25/26
1418.3%2719.8%
22João BarrosCentre-backMoss25+1.8
24/25→25/26
562.1%278.3%
23H. NilsenCentre-backLyn27+1.8
24/25→25/26
1414.8%2529.1%
24K. PedersenCentre-backStabaek33+0.7
24/25→25/26
89.2%936.9%
25S. BojangFull-backSkeid28-0.1
23/24→25/26
25%2024.1%
26M. WelinderCentre-backMoss22-0.1
24/25→25/26
33.6%280.7%
27S. JohansenCentre-backODD Ballklubb31-0.5
24/25→25/26
67.9%1340.6%
28J. SkauCentre-backMjondalen23-0.5
24/25→25/26
410.4%30±0%
29F. HolméCentre-backKongsvinger25-0.8
24/25→25/26
97.9%3113.1%
30J. NilssonCentre-backKongsvinger32-1
24/25→25/26
99.8%1339.2%
31A. HansenFull-backRaufoss24-1.1
24/25→25/26
518%2915.3%
32N. WalstadCentre-backODD Ballklubb29-1.2
24/25→25/26
519%1835.5%
33S. HaugenFull-backLyn26-1.6
24/25→25/26
915.1%2918.8%
34K. HayFull-backRaufoss27-2.3
24/25→25/26
626.4%2329.3%
35E. LerengCentre-backAsane25-2.5
24/25→25/26
253.2%279.2%
36P. SlørdahlCentre-backRanheim25-2.5
24/25→25/26
727.2%309.5%
37M. NielsenFull-backStabaek32-2.7
24/25→25/26
726.7%1137%
38P. FloCentre-backSogndal37-3.6
24/25→25/26
637.1%459.4%
39T. JohansenCentre-backhodd23-4
23/24→25/26
545.5%2912.3%
40J. PereiraFull-backRanheim28-4.3
24/25→25/26
933.6%2329.4%
41M. CassidyFull-backMoss22-4.6
24/25→25/26
361.3%2911.9%
42F. FloFull-backSkeid29-4.7
23/24→25/26
273.4%1833%
43W. SellCentre-backLyn27-5.3
24/25→25/26
645.7%2433.9%
44P. SteiringFull-backSkeid29-5.8
23/24→25/26
270.7%1839%
45S. SkjeldalCentre-backODD Ballklubb22-6.1
24/25→25/26
463.5%3023.9%
46K. HagaFull-backAsane27-6.4
24/25→25/26
366.7%2423.3%
47N. NæssFull-backStabaek33-6.7
24/25→25/26
844.4%1053.2%
48M. MikhailFull-backhodd26-7.1
24/25→25/26
847%297.7%
49K. HarrisonCentre-backMoss24-7.2
24/25→25/26
560%2819.8%
50D. Møller WolfeCentre-backAsane26-8
24/25→25/26
563.5%2619.1%