Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in 1. Division 2026

The most valuable defenders in 1. Division in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

S. Granheim of Sogndal is the standout for raw talent across defenders in 1. Division, with a Field Insider Rating of 36.3, and I. Jönsson has been the form player this season, grading 26.7, and J. Taaje leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: I. Jönsson has improved his Season rating most, up +21.9 on last season, while F. Riise's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, I. Jönsson of Egersund is the most valuable name in this group at 5.1.

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	Player	Team
1	I. Jönsson Centre-back	Egersund	27	5.1	27456.3%	280.7%
2	L. Qvigstad Centre-back	Bryne	23	4.6	24319.3%	3610.2%
3	Å. Midtskogen Centre-back	Lyn	27	4.5	23706.9%	2821.1%
4	H. Nilsen Centre-back	Lyn	27	4.5	2391.8%	2822.9%
5	J. Haahr Centre-back	Bryne	24	4.1	2218.5%	367.3%
6	O. Jebali Full-back	Moss	26	4	1437.3%	3525.4%
7	N. Jenssen Full-back	Egersund	24	3.9	17233.3%	347.4%
8	E. Blikstad Centre-back	hodd	22	3.9	143300%	362.6%
9	J. Baccay Full-back	ODD Ballklubb	25	3.8	1333.3%	3317.6%
10	A. Hansen Full-back	Raufoss	24	3.7	836.1%	328.6%
11	P. Slørdahl Centre-back	Ranheim	25	3.7	1225%	323.1%
12	T. Johansen Centre-back	hodd	23	3.7	810.2%	323%
13	S. Hanssen Centre-back	hodd	25	3.7	12	3328%
14	M. Mikhail Full-back	hodd	26	3.6	1311.3%	3113.9%
15	S. Skjeldal Centre-back	ODD Ballklubb	22	3.6	639.6%	3318.3%
16	M. Mbow Centre-back	Kongsvinger	22	3.6	12	3312.7%
17	E. Nielsen Full-back	Kongsvinger	26	3.6	18384.2%	312%
18	M. Koskela Centre-back	Haugesund	23	3.5	82633.3%	3115.8%
19	J. Robertsen Full-back	hodd	22	3.5	514.9%	326.3%
20	K. Harrison Centre-back	Moss	24	3.5	929.2%	3112%
21	J. Gunnerød Centre-back	ODD Ballklubb	21	3.5	13	34
22	S. Haugen Full-back	Lyn	26	3.5	1542.5%	3014.2%
23	V. Solheim Full-back	Haugesund	22	3.5	5152.6%	328.2%
24	M. Mulac Centre-back	hodd	20	3.5	15	3630.7%
25	I. Vik Centre-back	Mjondalen	23	3.4	8	3011.9%
26	M. Cassidy Full-back	Moss	22	3.4	532%	324.3%
27	L. Svenningsen Centre-back	Skeid	19	3.3	0100%	3629.9%
28	M. Welinder Centre-back	Moss	22	3.3	571.4%	307.4%
29	P. Saathof Centre-back	Kongsvinger	22	3.3	61060%	3146.5%
30	F. Riise Centre-back	Stabaek	19	3.3	12461.9%	3616.1%
31	B. Mæland Centre-back	Egersund	25	3.3	11	290.7%
32	S. Granheim Centre-back	Sogndal	19	3.3	15	36
33	M. Hellan Centre-back	Stabaek	23	3.2	0100%	287.3%
34	D. Arzani Centre-back	Lyn	24	3.2	548.1%	2815.1%
35	João Barros Centre-back	Raufoss	25	3.2	8186.2%	282.8%
36	E. Helgeland Centre-back	Haugesund	22	3.2	3	298.1%
37	E. Lereng Centre-back	Asane	25	3.2	423.4%	285.4%
38	P. Wik Centre-back	Bryne	21	3.2	82.6%	303.8%
39	F. Oprea Centre-back	Asane	20	3.1	10	32
40	R. Bonde Centre-back	Raufoss	23	3.1	1	272.2%
41	J. Haruna Full-back	Sogndal	26	3.1	733.3%	2724.4%
42	J. Solberg Centre-back	Mjondalen	18	3.1	0	36
43	O. Veum Centre-back	Stabaek	22	3.1	0100%	297.4%
44	D. Møller Wolfe Centre-back	Asane	26	3.1	838.9%	2714.7%
45	A. Bondhus Centre-back	Haugesund	21	3.1	0	30
46	A. Fjørtoft Centre-back	hodd	23	3.1	0	27
47	S. Davis Centre-back	Egersund	21	3.1	6	30
48	M. Diang Centre-back	Ranheim	22	3.1	1	28
49	S. Eriksen Centre-back	Mjondalen	25	3.1	5145%	271.8%
50	V. Fors Full-back	Raufoss	27	3	15	2621.1%