Defenders with the Most Assists in 1. Division 2026

The most creative defenders in 1. Division in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

S. Granheim of Sogndal is the standout for raw talent across defenders in 1. Division, with a Field Insider Rating of 36.3, and I. Jönsson has been the form player this season, grading 26.7, and J. Taaje leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: I. Jönsson has improved his Season rating most, up +21.9 on last season, while F. Riise's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, I. Jönsson of Egersund is the most valuable name in this group at 5.1.

Stabaek · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

I. Jönsson+21.9SsN

Egersund · 24/25→25/26

29 players · ranked by top assistsCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	K. Haga Full-back	Asane	27	4	544.8%	2617.9%
2	S. Haugen Full-back	Lyn	26	4	1542.5%	3014.2%
3	L. Vilsvik Full-back	Stromsgodset	37	3	1263.5%	1043.4%
4	N. Næss Full-back	Stabaek	33	3	147.3%	1336.9%
5	A. Kryger Full-back	Bryne	28	2	2120.6%	288.1%
6	O. Jebali Full-back	Moss	26	2	1437.3%	3525.4%
7	N. Jenssen Full-back	Egersund	24	2	17233.3%	347.4%
8	N. Hämäläinen Full-back	Haugesund	29	1	10163.2%	2241%
9	K. Hay Full-back	Raufoss	27	1	1121.8%	2523.8%
10	J. Haruna Full-back	Sogndal	26	1	733.3%	2724.4%
11	V. Fors Full-back	Raufoss	27	1	15	2621.1%
12	M. Mikhail Full-back	hodd	26	1	1311.3%	3113.9%
13	J. Pereira Full-back	Ranheim	28	1	1514.1%	2521.3%
14	G. Valsvik Centre-back	Stromsgodset	33	1	2154.3%	1638.2%
15	M. Nielsen Full-back	Stabaek	32	1	1221.8%	1421%
16	J. Baccay Full-back	ODD Ballklubb	25	1	1333.3%	3317.6%
17	M. Cassidy Full-back	Moss	22	1	532%	324.3%
18	E. Nielsen Full-back	Kongsvinger	26	1	18384.2%	312%
19	D. Lysgård Full-back	Kongsvinger	27	1	515.4%	2514.8%
20	J. Robertsen Full-back	hodd	22	1	514.9%	326.3%
21	A. Hansen Full-back	Raufoss	24	1	836.1%	328.6%
22	E. Hovland Centre-back	Sogndal	37	1	2734.3%	111.7%
23	A. Skovgaard Full-back	Bryne	29	1	15239.5%	2116.4%
24	J. Tveita Full-back	Bryne	33	1	715%	842.3%
25	F. Flo Full-back	Skeid	29	1	273.4%	1833%
26	P. Steiring Full-back	Skeid	29	1	270.7%	1839%
27	A. Hadzic Full-back	Skeid	27	1	3	2228.3%
28	S. Bojang Full-back	Skeid	28	1	25%	2024.1%
29	K. Ghaedamini Full-back	Skeid	30	1	1	1423.4%