Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in Allsvenskan 2026

The most valuable defensive midfielders in Allsvenskan in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

M. Karlsson of Hammarby FF is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Allsvenskan, with a Field Insider Rating of 42.6, and R. Ascone has been the form player this season, grading 47.3.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. Barslund has improved his Season rating most, up +15.5 on last season, while M. Diagne's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +10.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, R. Ascone of Halmstad is the most valuable name in this group at 7.9.

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	Player	Team
1	R. Ascone Defensive midfielder	Halmstad	23	7.9	47263.8%	3612.5%
2	M. Diagne Defensive midfielder	Vasteras SK FK	23	7.2	33151.1%	3938.4%
3	M. Karlsson Defensive midfielder	Hammarby FF	22	6.9	3413.3%	431.9%
4	K. Barslund Defensive midfielder	IF Brommapojkarna	22	5.6	29265%	355.7%
5	M. Söderbäck Defensive midfielder	Kalmar FF	22	5	26	35
6	M. Enggård Defensive midfielder	Mjallby AIF	22	4.4	20±0%	432.2%
7	A. Jensen Defensive midfielder	IF Elfsborg	25	4.3	19±0%	3029.1%
8	K. Karlsson Defensive midfielder	Degerfors IF	21	4.3	23201.3%	3716.6%
9	A. Ali Defensive midfielder	AIK Stockholm	24	4.2	14±0%	322.1%
10	R. Dzabic Defensive midfielder	Degerfors IF	25	3.9	16±0%	2925.7%
11	D. Collander Defensive midfielder	Gais	24	3.9	122.2%	297.2%
12	P. Langhoff Defensive midfielder	Djurgardens IF	22	3.9	1512.8%	3126.5%
13	Matthias Nartey Defensive midfielder	Sirius	22	3.9	1±0%	3313.6%
14	K. Ackermann Defensive midfielder	IF Brommapojkarna	25	3.8	24±0%	2914.3%
15	W. Derbali Defensive midfielder	IF Brommapojkarna	23	3.8	4	29
16	R. Örqvist Defensive midfielder	IF Brommapojkarna	27	3.7	19286%	2715.6%
17	A. Damnjanovic Nilsson Defensive midfielder	Halmstad	24	3.7	8±0%	296.6%
18	M. Bawa Defensive midfielder	Gais	22	3.7	0	3033.9%
19	L. Tidstrand Defensive midfielder	Mjallby AIF	21	3.7	6±0%	325.6%
20	B. Hussein Defensive midfielder	Degerfors IF	26	3.6	172.3%	2717.7%
21	K. Holmén Defensive midfielder	Gais	24	3.6	27±0%	2823.3%
22	I. Hoffmann Defensive midfielder	Mjallby AIF	25	3.5	20±0%	2730.5%
23	M. Illary Defensive midfielder	Halmstad	19	3.5	17529.6%	337.4%
24	M. Hamilton Defensive midfielder	Degerfors IF	18	3.4	243900%	36222.7%
25	Oliver Kapsimalis Defensive midfielder	Halmstad	19	3.4	12	33
26	Christos Almyras Defensive midfielder	Djurgardens IF	20	3.4	19±0%	3014.7%
27	M. Andersson Defensive midfielder	Halmstad	21	3.3	1	28
28	Theodor Lundbergh Defensive midfielder	Malmo FF	17	3.3	22	3722.3%
29	L. Järeteg Defensive midfielder	AIK Stockholm	19	3.2	0±0%	314.7%
30	O. Nordvall Defensive midfielder	IF Elfsborg	18	3.2	1	31
31	M. Mohamud Defensive midfielder	Vasteras SK FK	20	3.2	0±0%	3019.4%
32	Sourou Kone Defensive midfielder	Hammarby FF	18	3	0	31
33	O. Mansson Defensive midfielder	IFK Goteborg	16	2.8	6	32
34	Alexander Andersson Defensive midfielder	Djurgardens IF	15	2.4	0	31
35	F. Ottosson Defensive midfielder	IFK Goteborg	30	2.1	2233.7%	2125.3%
36	N. Mäenpää Defensive midfielder	Halmstad	28	1.5	11±0%	1918.7%
37	D. Stensson Defensive midfielder	Djurgardens IF	29	1.4	8±0%	195.6%
38	M. Godinho Defensive midfielder	Degerfors IF	29	1.1	25.9%	1633.8%
39	N. Hult Defensive midfielder	IF Elfsborg	36	1	3848.3%	146.9%
40	Y. Karabelyov Defensive midfielder	Malmo FF	30	1	142.9%	1527%
41	S. Ohlsson Defensive midfielder	Degerfors IF	33	1	3527.7%	13±0%
42	F. Bjorklund Defensive midfielder	Kalmar FF	0	0.9	3	14
43	J. Nilsson Defensive midfielder	Halmstad	32	0.4	9±0%	835.7%
44	T. Trybull Defensive midfielder	Halmstad	33	0.3	0±0%	7±0%
45	A. Christiansen Defensive midfielder	Malmo FF	36	0.2	13±0%	528.2%
46	S. Martinsson Ngouali Defensive midfielder	IF Brommapojkarna	34	0.2	22±0%	546%