Most Improved defenders This Season in Eliteserien
The most improved defenders in Eliteserien, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
F. Sjøvold of Bodo/Glimt is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Eliteserien, with a Field Insider Rating of 51.5, and M. Woledzi has been the form player this season, grading 49.5, and O. Bjørtuft leads the scoring with 6 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Z. Smajlović has improved his Season rating most, up +34.9 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 13.8.
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Z. SmajlovićCentre-back |  Sandefjord | 22 | +34.9 24/25→25/26 | 40634.5% | 4771% |
| 2 | M. TønnessenFull-back |  KFUM Oslo | 22 | +34.4 24/25→25/26 | 42464.9% | 4419% |
| 3 | H. FalchenerCentre-back |  Viking | 23 | +32.7 24/25→25/26 | 361127.6% | 5135.4% |
| 4 | L. CornicFull-back |  Tromso | 25 | +27.3 24/25→25/26 | 39227.5% | 4722.7% |
| 5 | J. HjorthCentral midfielder | KFUM Oslo | 25 | +27 24/25→25/26 | 36306.8% | 428.9% |
| 6 | D. EidFull-back |  Fredrikstad | 27 | +25.2 24/25→25/26 | 35268.1% | 3723.7% |
| 7 | M. WoledziCentre-back | Fredrikstad | 25 | +24.5 24/25→25/26 | 5098% | 445.8% |
| 8 | S. KristiansenCentre-back | Sandefjord | 27 | +24.2 24/25→25/26 | 41147.6% | 394.2% |
| 9 | H. HeggheimFull-back | Viking | 25 | +23.3 24/25→25/26 | 34215.7% | 459.9% |
| 10 | K. HaugenFull-back | Viking | 32 | +21.6 24/25→25/26 | 39121.3% | 240.9% |
| 11 | T. NemčíkCentre-back |  Rosenborg | 25 | +18.7 24/25→25/26 | 4668.2% | 431.6% |
| 12 | S. ChristiansenDefensive midfielder |  Sarpsborg 08 FF | 25 | +16.5 24/25→25/26 | 25191.9% | 405.8% |
| 13 | M. KochCentre-back | Sarpsborg 08 FF | 32 | +16.3 24/25→25/26 | 28143% | 226.3% |
| 14 | M. RosethCentre-back | Viking | 28 | +15.8 24/25→25/26 | 26150.5% | 331.5% |
| 15 | I. NäsbergCentre-back |  Valerenga | 30 | +15.6 24/25→25/26 | 26151.5% | 2419% |
| 16 | O. BjørtuftCentre-back |  Bodo/Glimt | 27 | +14.9 24/25→25/26 | 4450.9% | 403.9% |
| 17 | T. PedersenCentral midfielder |  Brann | 29 | +14.6 24/25→25/26 | 25141.7% | 289.4% |
| 18 | L. MaresCentral midfielder |  Ham-Kam | 29 | +14.2 24/25→25/26 | 4349.3% | 3019.1% |
| 19 | B. RisaCentre-back |  Molde | 28 | +13.9 24/25→25/26 | 2898.6% | 3214.7% |
| 20 | L. QvigstadFull-back |  Bryne | 22 | +13.8 24/25→25/26 | 20242.1% | 4126.5% |
| 21 | Mohanad JeahzeFull-back | Sarpsborg 08 FF | 29 | +12.9 24/25→25/26 | 19215% | 259% |
| 22 | F. BjørkanFull-back | Bodo/Glimt | 27 | +11.9 24/25→25/26 | 4734.1% | 4013.8% |
| 23 | S. NilsenFull-back | Ham-Kam | 29 | +11.5 22/23→25/26 | 13676.5% | 2618.5% |
| 24 | C. ChengFull-back | Sandefjord | 24 | +10.9 24/25→25/26 | 3058% | 468.2% |
| 25 | I. HoffmannFull-back |  Kristiansund BK | 24 | +10.7 24/25→25/26 | 20111.5% | 4115.6% |
| 26 | F. SjøvoldFull-back | Bodo/Glimt | 22 | +10.5 24/25→25/26 | 4827.8% | 529.1% |
| 27 | I. VådebuCentre-back | Tromso | 22 | +10.4 24/25→25/26 | 13371.4% | 4043.9% |
| 28 | G. GranathCentre-back | Ham-Kam | 29 | +9.9 24/25→25/26 | 2279.2% | 2913.5% |
| 29 | A. PereiraFull-back | Rosenborg | 26 | +9.7 24/25→25/26 | 3440.2% | 3812.9% |
| 30 | E. HauganCentre-back | Molde | 28 | +9 24/25→25/26 | 4227.1% | 3312.4% |
| 31 | S. BjørsholFull-back | Viking | 32 | +8.7 24/25→25/26 | 17106.1% | 1624.5% |
| 32 | E. WichneFull-back | Sarpsborg 08 FF | 29 | +8.6 24/25→25/26 | 2457.7% | 307.5% |
| 33 | D. De RoeveFull-back | Brann | 21 | +7.4 24/25→25/26 | 2542.5% | 464.3% |
| 34 | D. UlvestadCentre-back | Kristiansund BK | 37 | +6.8 24/25→25/26 | 2343% | 130.7% |
| 35 | B. UtvikCentre-back | Sarpsborg 08 FF | 30 | +6 24/25→25/26 | 2140.8% | 2512.7% |
| 36 | I. MäättäWinger | Bodo/Glimt | 24 | +5.6 24/25→25/26 | 1656% | 403.9% |
| 37 | A. SkovgaardCentre-back | Bryne | 29 | +4.4 24/25→25/26 | 9102.3% | 2212% |
| 38 | M. CeïdeCentre-back | Rosenborg | 24 | +4.1 24/25→25/26 | 3612.7% | 445.2% |
| 39 | V. EgeliFull-back | Sandefjord | 22 | +3.3 24/25→25/26 | 1823.1% | 410.5% |
| 40 | H. AleesamiCentre-back | Bodo/Glimt | 35 | +2.8 24/25→25/26 | 378.2% | 1322.5% |
| 41 | N. HämäläinenFull-back |  Haugesund | 29 | +2.5 22/23→25/26 | 665.8% | 2240.5% |
| 42 | M. LinnesFull-back | Molde | 34 | +2.5 24/25→25/26 | 2312% | 1322.2% |
| 43 | J. HusebøCentre-back | Bryne | 27 | +1.3 24/25→25/26 | 159.6% | 320.9% |
| 44 | D. HicksonWinger | KFUM Oslo | 29 | +1 24/25→25/26 | 254.1% | 2914.6% |
| 45 | V. SkjærvikCentre-back | Tromso | 25 | +0.8 24/25→25/26 | 402% | 454.8% |
| 46 | H. HaugenAttacking midfielder | Viking | 26 | +0.8 24/25→25/26 | 811% | 366% |
| 47 | F. SjølstadCentre-back | Ham-Kam | 32 | +0.5 24/25→25/26 | 192.7% | 1820.7% |
| 48 | S. JarlDefensive midfielder | Valerenga | 26 | -0.9 24/25→25/26 | 136.6% | 369.4% |
| 49 | A. KrygerFull-back | Bryne | 28 | -1.3 24/25→25/26 | 167.6% | 31±0% |
| 50 | U. FredriksenCentre-back | Fredrikstad | 27 | -1.7 24/25→25/26 | 384.3% | 388.9% |