Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in 1. Division 2026
The most valuable defensive midfielders in 1. Division in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
L. Sødal of Bryne is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in 1. Division, with a Field Insider Rating of 35.2, and K. Krasniqi has been the form player this season, grading 30.2.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. Krasniqi has improved his Season rating most, up +16.1 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, K. Krasniqi of Stromsgodset is the most valuable name in this group at 5.8.
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| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. KrasniqiDefensive midfielder |  Stromsgodset | 25 | 5.8 | 30114.2% | 3418.1% |
| 2 | L. SødalDefensive midfielder |  Bryne | 24 | 4.2 | 2264.9% | 353.3% |
| 3 | F. GjerdeDefensive midfielder |  hodd | 23 | 3.3 | 3 | 28 |
| 4 | M. AlvsakerDefensive midfielder |  Haugesund | 21 | 3.1 | 1 | 30 |
| 5 | M. IngebrigtsenDefensive midfielder |  Lyn | 27 | 2.6 | 6156.5% | 2317.7% |
| 6 | G. LorenzoDefensive midfielder |  Moss | 18 | 2.4 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | Bruno LeiteDefensive midfielder | Haugesund | 31 | 1.5 | 2815.1% | 1833.1% |
| 8 | K. AntonsenDefensive midfielder | Stromsgodset | 31 | 1.4 | 2143.4% | 1646.7% |
| 9 | C. SlevelandDefensive midfielder |  Egersund | 29 | 1.2 | 1026.5% | 1934.7% |
| 10 | N. FremstadDefensive midfielder |  Raufoss | 28 | 1.2 | 152.2% | 1731% |
| 11 | H. YousefDefensive midfielder |  Skeid | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1642.6% |
| 12 | S. Heltne NilsenDefensive midfielder | Haugesund | 34 | 0.7 | 208.2% | 1243.1% |