Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Eliteserien 2026

The most valuable 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	15.5	7860.5%	522.2%
2	H. Heggheim Full-back	Viking	25	13.9	4944.3%	474.9%
3	L. Cornic Full-back	Tromso	25	13.7	5538.9%	461.9%
4	T. Guddal Full-back	Tromso	24	13.7	5633.3%	467.8%
5	I. Vådebu Centre-back	Tromso	23	13.4	53297.7%	4510.1%
6	V. Skjærvik Full-back	Tromso	25	13	5230.3%	432.9%
7	D. Schneider Centre-back	KFUM Oslo	24	12.8	438420%	4433.2%
8	I. Määttä Full-back	Bodo/Glimt	24	12.7	46325.2%	421.4%
9	T. Nemčík Centre-back	Rosenborg	25	12.4	4622%	422.7%
10	O. Bjørtuft Full-back	Bodo/Glimt	27	12	7063.7%	404.2%
11	A. Hiim Full-back	Sarpsborg 08 FF	23	11.9	40645.3%	4630.5%
12	D. Koswal Centre-back	Sandefjord	23	11.8	1848.8%	6617.5%
13	L. Ranger Full-back	Lillestrom	27	11.6	42151.5%	3951.8%
14	S. Hansen Full-back	Start	24	11.5	22301.9%	3910.9%
15	A. Warneryd Full-back	Tromso	21	11	50118.9%	5062.7%
16	E. Saunes Centre-back	KFUM Oslo	27	10.5	4413.5%	35±0%
17	S. Mørk Centre-back	Sandefjord	25	10.3	3430.9%	42±0%
18	F. Pedersen Centre-back	Sandefjord	23	9.6	32187.4%	4413.3%
19	P. Metcalfe Full-back	Ham-Kam	27	9.3	3175.6%	365.2%
20	S. Hansen Full-back	Molde	23	8.9	30	48
21	X. Lambrix Centre-back	Sandefjord	26	8.7	29138.5%	407.9%
22	U. Fredriksen Centre-back	Fredrikstad	27	8.7	2923.2%	371.3%
23	D. Eid Full-back	Fredrikstad	27	8.7	2913.7%	408.7%
24	G. Stensness Centre-back	Viking	27	8.6	30623.8%	4031.6%
25	C. Niyukuri Full-back	Sarpsborg 08 FF	26	8.3	2853%	3911%
26	E. Amundsen-Day Centre-back	Ham-Kam	20	8.2	32176.7%	4619.3%
27	A. Hammer Kjelsen Centre-back	Aalesund	20	8	17194.7%	3919.8%
28	H. Falchener Full-back	Viking	23	8	386.2%	4510.8%
29	V. Egeli Full-back	Sandefjord	22	8	2858%	4714.2%
30	K. Finnsson Full-back	Valerenga	27	7.8	26667.6%	4115.3%
31	M. Ceïde Centre-back	Rosenborg	24	7.8	35±0%	407.9%
32	F. Holmé Full-back	Fredrikstad	25	7.7	26175.3%	4340.2%
33	A. Olsen Centre-back	Valerenga	24	7.6	20	42
34	D. De Roeve Full-back	Brann	22	7.5	2816.2%	442.9%
35	M. Gjone Full-back	Ham-Kam	20	7.5	26	49
36	H. Stenevik Full-back	Molde	26	7.4	3269%	389.4%
37	S. Ottesen Full-back	Lillestrom	25	7.4	253.9%	3926.2%
38	S. Kabini Full-back	Molde	22	7.4	304.4%	442.4%
39	F. Elkær Full-back	Lillestrom	24	7.2	22±0%	4018.2%
40	J. Juliusson Centre-back	Kristiansund BK	21	7.2	24	44
41	J. Hjorth Full-back	KFUM Oslo	25	7.2	3464.7%	405%
42	B. Skaret Full-back	KFUM Oslo	24	7.1	9±0%	4013.2%
43	Ó. Guðmundsson Centre-back	Aalesund	24	7.1	1554.3%	3927.7%
44	O. Toure Full-back	Start	23	7.1	20310.2%	3940.5%
45	H. Sjåtil Centre-back	Valerenga	23	7.1	1711.5%	402%
46	F. Flex Centre-back	Kristiansund BK	22	6.9	15	40
47	T. Solheim Full-back	Rosenborg	21	6.8	25490.5%	4244.8%
48	H. Opsahl Full-back	Ham-Kam	23	6.8	23±0%	387.4%
49	H. Røsten Centre-back	KFUM Oslo	21	6.7	7±0%	4229.6%
50	M. Løvik Full-back	Molde	22	6.6	9±0%	3720.3%