Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in 1. Division

The most valuable 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.

Ranheim · 24/25→25/26

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F. Elkær+17.9SsN

Lillestrom · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	F. Elkær Full-back	Lillestrom	24	4.3	22397.8%	3411.5%
2	S. Hansen Full-back	Start	24	3.9	20277.8%	342.3%
3	N. Jenssen Full-back	Egersund	24	3.7	1086.3%	3212.9%
4	F. Holmé Centre-back	Kongsvinger	25	3.5	97.9%	3113.1%
5	Ó. Guðmundsson Centre-back	Aalesund	24	3.5	9	31
6	J. Baccay Full-back	ODD Ballklubb	25	3.5	860%	3124.5%
7	T. Johansen Centre-back	hodd	23	3.4	545.5%	2912.3%
8	E. Blikstad Centre-back	hodd	22	3.4	81950%	329.5%
9	I. Vik Centre-back	Mjondalen	23	3.4	8	3011.9%
10	M. Mikhail Full-back	hodd	26	3.4	847%	297.7%
11	A. Hansen Full-back	Raufoss	24	3.4	518%	2915.3%
12	A. Ujkani Full-back	Start	26	3.4	10	2915%
13	P. Slørdahl Centre-back	Ranheim	25	3.4	727.2%	309.5%
14	J. Skau Centre-back	Mjondalen	23	3.4	410.4%	30±0%
15	M. Mbow Centre-back	Kongsvinger	22	3.4	7	316.2%
16	S. Haram Full-back	Aalesund	21	3.4	14557.1%	337.3%
17	H. Røsten Centre-back	Ranheim	21	3.3	7175%	327.7%
18	S. Hanssen Centre-back	hodd	25	3.3	7	2913.8%
19	J. Robertsen Full-back	hodd	22	3.3	329.8%	300.7%
20	S. Haugen Full-back	Lyn	26	3.3	915.1%	2918.8%
21	A. Hammer Kjelsen Centre-back	Aalesund	20	3.3	16177.2%	343.4%
22	S. Skjeldal Centre-back	ODD Ballklubb	22	3.3	463.5%	3023.9%
23	P. Saathof Centre-back	Kongsvinger	22	3.2	3460%	3048.4%
24	J. Gunnerød Centre-back	ODD Ballklubb	21	3.2	8	31
25	M. Cassidy Full-back	Moss	22	3.2	361.3%	2911.9%
26	O. Jebali Centre-back	Start	26	3.2	105000%	2820.3%
27	E. Nielsen Full-back	Kongsvinger	26	3.2	11181.6%	287.6%
28	K. Harrison Centre-back	Moss	24	3.2	560%	2819.8%
29	B. Mæland Centre-back	Egersund	25	3.2	6	283.1%
30	J. Kitolano Full-back	Aalesund	26	3.2	1155.7%	2710.7%
31	D. Arzani Centre-back	Lyn	24	3.2	369.2%	2814.8%
32	L. Ranger Centre-back	Lillestrom	27	3.2	1726.9%	2636.9%
33	M. Diang Centre-back	Ranheim	22	3.1	1	28
34	J. Bøe Centre-back	Aalesund	24	3.1	1	27
35	R. Bonde Centre-back	Raufoss	23	3.1	0	272.9%
36	João Barros Centre-back	Moss	25	3.1	562.1%	278.3%
37	H. Gangstad Centre-back	Ranheim	24	3.1	082.6%	277.7%
38	E. Lereng Centre-back	Asane	25	3.1	253.2%	279.2%
39	M. Welinder Centre-back	Moss	22	3.1	33.6%	280.7%
40	J. Vedal Sjøl Centre-back	ODD Ballklubb	25	3.1	376.6%	2728.5%
41	M. Andresen Centre-back	Aalesund	26	3.1	1418.3%	2719.8%
42	M. Mulac Centre-back	hodd	20	3.1	9	3216.4%
43	S. Davis Centre-back	Egersund	21	3.1	4	30
44	S. Eriksen Centre-back	Mjondalen	25	3.1	5145%	271.8%
45	A. Fjørtoft Centre-back	hodd	23	3	0	26
46	R. Onyango Centre-back	Sogndal	24	3	0	26
47	A. Molund Centre-back	Mjondalen	22	3	3	28
48	D. Dashaev Centre-back	Start	21	3	164.7%	294.5%
49	F. Holst-Larsen Centre-back	Mjondalen	21	3	165%	291.4%
50	Diogo Brás Centre-back	Sogndal	26	3	868.9%	2636.1%