Top-Scoring defensive midfielders in Allsvenskan 2026
The top-scoring defensive midfielders in Allsvenskan in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
M. Siltanen of Djurgardens IF is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Allsvenskan, with a Field Insider Rating of 43.1, and D. Kruse has been the form player this season, grading 39.7, and H. Sletsjøe leads the scoring with 2 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Kruse has improved his Season rating most, up +33 on last season, while M. Diagne's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +10.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, M. Diagne of Vasteras SK FK is the most valuable name in this group at 8.
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| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H. SletsjøeDefensive midfielder |  Gais | 26 | 2 | 2657.9% | 307.3% |
| 2 | D. KruseDefensive midfielder |  IFK Goteborg | 24 | 2 | 402% | 383.1% |
| 3 | C. GustafssonDefensive midfielder |  Kalmar FF | 26 | 2 | 271136.4% | 2931.1% |
| 4 | N. HultDefensive midfielder |  IF Elfsborg | 36 | 1 | 4052.9% | 1512.2% |
| 5 | S. OhlssonDefensive midfielder |  Degerfors IF | 33 | 1 | 3216.2% | 141.5% |
| 6 | K. BarslundDefensive midfielder |  IF Brommapojkarna | 22 | 1 | 28255% | 367.5% |
| 7 | M. DiagneDefensive midfielder |  Vasteras SK FK | 23 | 1 | 33145.9% | 3938.7% |
| 8 | Yannick GeigerDefensive midfielder |  AIK Stockholm | 18 | 1 | 13 | 35 |