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 61.8, and H. Heggheim leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: I. Vådebu has improved his Season rating most, up +46.7 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	6228%	51±0%
2	H. Heggheim Full-back	Viking	25	14.1	4118.8%	474.5%
3	T. Nemčík Centre-back	Rosenborg	25	12.4	407.2%	434.1%
4	I. Vådebu Centre-back	Tromso	23	12.2	50275%	4510.6%
5	O. Bjørtuft Centre-back	Bodo/Glimt	27	11.9	5325.1%	416%
6	D. Koswal Centre-back	Sandefjord	23	11.8	2140.2%	6617.5%
7	L. Ranger Full-back	Lillestrom	27	10.9	45175.2%	3850.2%
8	F. Pedersen Centre-back	Sandefjord	24	10.8	34209.9%	4411.8%
9	A. Hiim Full-back	Sarpsborg 08 FF	24	10.7	38611.3%	4530.8%
10	T. Guddal Full-back	Tromso	24	10.6	4813.3%	443.3%
11	S. Mørk Centre-back	Sandefjord	25	10.4	3638.5%	420.9%
12	G. Stensness Centre-back	Viking	27	10.3	25483.3%	3929.9%
13	S. Hansen Full-back	Molde	23	10.3	34	49
14	D. Schneider Centre-back	KFUM Oslo	24	10	367100%	4330.5%
15	V. Skjærvik Full-back	Tromso	26	9.8	424.3%	397.5%
16	X. Lambrix Centre-back	Sandefjord	26	9.6	31156.6%	399.3%
17	I. Määttä Full-back	Bodo/Glimt	25	9.5	31187.9%	412%
18	A. Warneryd Full-back	Tromso	21	9.5	4285%	5062.1%
19	M. Ceïde Centre-back	Rosenborg	25	9	2819.4%	405.5%
20	I. Amundsen Full-back	Fredrikstad	27	8.2	2897.2%	3621.5%
21	S. Hansen Full-back	Molde	24	8.1	2837.3%	4737.1%
22	H. Falchener Full-back	Viking	23	8	2237.6%	4411.8%
23	F. Holmé Centre-back	Fredrikstad	25	7.8	26182.8%	4442.5%
24	A. Pereira Full-back	Rosenborg	27	7.8	2132.3%	332.9%
25	V. Egeli Full-back	Sandefjord	22	7.8	2967%	4612.7%
26	A. Olsen Centre-back	Valerenga	24	7.7	20	43
27	A. Kiil Olsen Centre-back	Valerenga	25	7.5	206.6%	4211.8%
28	F. Elkær Full-back	Lillestrom	24	7.5	1817.9%	4222.1%
29	S. Kabini Full-back	Molde	22	7.5	2714.3%	455.6%
30	J. Hjorth Full-back	KFUM Oslo	25	7.5	202.5%	404.5%
31	M. Ugland Full-back	Start	26	7.4	26116.5%	3521.5%
32	H. Sjåtil Full-back	Valerenga	23	7.3	1618.8%	40±0%
33	Ó. Guðmundsson Centre-back	Aalesund	24	7.2	1667%	4029%
34	C. Niyukuri Full-back	Sarpsborg 08 FF	26	7.2	3168.5%	4114.9%
35	P. Metcalfe Full-back	Ham-Kam	27	7.1	2327.8%	364.7%
36	B. Skaret Full-back	KFUM Oslo	24	7.1	19112.4%	3910.6%
37	M. Løvik Full-back	Molde	22	7.1	542.4%	3817.9%
38	O. Toure Full-back	Start	23	7.1	18259.2%	4042.7%
39	M. Gjone Full-back	Ham-Kam	20	7.1	23	48
40	S. Ottesen Full-back	Lillestrom	25	7	2117.8%	3926.7%
41	E. Amundsen-Day Centre-back	Ham-Kam	20	7	29150.9%	4619.3%
42	J. Juliusson Centre-back	Kristiansund BK	21	7	23	44
43	Vetle Auklend Full-back	Viking	21	6.9	15208.3%	416.5%
44	J. Mortensen Centre-back	Rosenborg	25	6.8	2016.1%	372.5%
45	N. Kasanwirjo Centre-back	Brann	24	6.7	292.4%	3346.4%
46	T. Solheim Full-back	Rosenborg	21	6.7	21392.9%	4349%
47	K. Finnsson Full-back	Valerenga	27	6.6	23573.5%	385%
48	H. Stenevik Full-back	Molde	26	6.6	2112.8%	376.6%
49	F. Flex Centre-back	Kristiansund BK	22	6.6	16	40
50	J. Ørsahl Full-back	Aalesund	25	6.5	6	3635.3%