Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in Superettan 2026
The most valuable defensive midfielders in Superettan in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
N. Söderberg of Osters IF is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Superettan, with a Field Insider Rating of 26.1, and D. Paulson has been the form player this season, grading 28.7, and M. Christensen leads the scoring with 2 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Christensen has improved his Season rating most, up +27.1 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, V. Ozor Okeke of IK brage is the most valuable name in this group at 2.1.
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| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. Ozor OkekeDefensive midfielder |  IK brage | 20 | 2.1 | 3 | 31 |
| 2 | N. SöderbergDefensive midfielder |  Osters IF | 25 | 2.1 | 1228% | 2624.6% |
| 3 | H. Andersson MellaDefensive midfielder |  IFK Varnamo | 19 | 2 | 0±0% | 314.7% |
| 4 | H. AzziDefensive midfielder |  Ostersunds FK | 22 | 1.9 | 3 | 25 |
| 5 | V. ChristianssonDefensive midfielder |  IFK Norrkoping | 24 | 1.9 | 16±0% | 24±0% |
| 6 | A. KianiDefensive midfielder |  Sandviken | 22 | 1.8 | 4 | 24 |
| 7 | C. AxedeDefensive midfielder |  Norrby IF | 21 | 1.6 | 1 | 23 |
| 8 | Mbaye CisseDefensive midfielder | IFK Norrkoping | 19 | 1.6 | 0 | 25 |
| 9 | L. AstvaldDefensive midfielder |  Orebro SK | 21 | 1.6 | 1±0% | 221.3% |
| 10 | D. HodzicDefensive midfielder |  Orgryte IS | 20 | 1.5 | 3 | 25 |
| 11 | Al-Hussein ShakirDefensive midfielder | Osters IF | 18 | 1.5 | 0 | 24 |
| 12 | M. ChristensenDefensive midfielder | Osters IF | 29 | 1.4 | 27 | 1842.3% |
| 13 | D. PaulsonDefensive midfielder | Orgryte IS | 30 | 1.1 | 29 | 1824.5% |
| 14 | G. AgudaDefensive midfielder |  Falkenbergs FF | 28 | 0.8 | 17±0% | 1715.6% |
| 15 | O. IglicarDefensive midfielder |  Oddevold | 28 | 0.7 | 1 | 15 |
| 16 | W. KenndalDefensive midfielder | Orgryte IS | 30 | 0.4 | 1±0% | 114.3% |
| 17 | T. KagayamaDefensive midfielder |  GIF Sundsvall | 30 | 0.4 | 17±0% | 1031.3% |