Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in Eliteserien

The most valuable defensive midfielders in Eliteserien, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

F. Ambina of Valerenga is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Eliteserien, with a Field Insider Rating of 47.9, and O. Okeke leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: F. Ambina has improved his Season rating most, up +43.2 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, F. Ambina of Valerenga is the most valuable name in this group at 14.4.

Valerenga · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	F. Ambina Defensive midfielder	Valerenga	24	14.4	54385.7%	4826.7%
2	J. Bell Defensive midfielder	Viking	27	12.2	4821.2%	4111.9%
3	A. Sher Defensive midfielder	Sarpsborg 08 FF	23	8.5	295.3%	432%
4	O. Okeke Defensive midfielder	KFUM Oslo	24	7.7	26390.4%	381.1%
5	S. Christiansen Defensive midfielder	Sarpsborg 08 FF	25	7.5	25191.9%	405.8%
6	M. Melchior Defensive midfielder	Sandefjord	25	7.5	25197.6%	381.6%
7	K. Krasniqi Defensive midfielder	Stromsgodset	25	7.2	2470.2%	3710.1%
8	S. Jarl Defensive midfielder	Valerenga	26	6.5	136.6%	369.4%
9	S. Skeide Defensive midfielder	Kristiansund BK	21	6.1	940.3%	3811.3%
10	J. Bárðarson Defensive midfielder	Rosenborg	22	5.9	0	34
11	A. Traore Defensive midfielder	Haugesund	22	5.6	1	33
12	Y. Paintsil Defensive midfielder	Tromso	26	5.6	283.3%	3119.2%
13	T. Sørås Defensive midfielder	Ham-Kam	28	5.5	3031%	3115%
14	M. Alvsaker Defensive midfielder	Haugesund	21	5.3	1	33
15	F. Ottosson Defensive midfielder	Sandefjord	29	5.3	339.4%	3216%
16	E. Gojani Defensive midfielder	Ham-Kam	19	5.1	1	35
17	A. Skistad Defensive midfielder	Stromsgodset	19	5	2	35
18	E. Slørdal Defensive midfielder	Rosenborg	18	4.9	0	36
19	Eirik Granaas Defensive midfielder	Fredrikstad	16	4.2	1	36
20	H. Stengel Defensive midfielder	Stromsgodset	30	3.9	3224.8%	2631%
21	A. Trondsen Defensive midfielder	Sarpsborg 08 FF	31	1.2	482.2%	1434.9%
22	S. Rafn Defensive midfielder	Fredrikstad	34	0.9	1074.5%	1046.6%