Domestic-league season · Excelsior.
Earlier this season at IFK Goteborg — Allsvenskan: 12 apps, 0g 0a, 344 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Excelsior; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eredivisie | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1243 | 6.72 |
 Allsvenskanat IFK Goteborg | 12 | 0 | 0 | 344 | 6.63 |
 KNVB Beker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7.5 |
Following his move to Excelsior, Carlén's current-season form is level with last season (Season 17→19), while his Rating climbed 32→53. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 47).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Excelsior · 13th | 25 | 0 | 1 | 6.72 | 53 | 19 |
| 2024/25 | IFK Goteborg · 13th | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6.76 | 32 | 17 |
| 2023/24 | IFK Goteborg · 13th | 28 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 37 | 47 |
| 2022/23 | Degerfors IF · 13th | 29 | 0 | 1 | 6.81 | 35 | 29 |
| 2021/22 | Degerfors IF · 13th | 28 | 1 | 2 | 6.94 | 38 | 38 |
| 2020/21 | Degerfors IF · 2nd | 29 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 9 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
A. Carlén is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at Excelsior, rated 52.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 207th of 299 in the Eredivisie. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (40.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.91 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Carlén.
Judged on this season alone, Carlén graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 39th of 42 of the 42 defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.91 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 17 → 19). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 53, 32nd of 42 of the 42 defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie. At 26 Carlén is in his prime years, and a market index of 67.2 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
3.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 52.5, Carlén carries the 32nd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie of 42, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Excelsior finished 13th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~67), then tapers with age. At 26, Carlén sits on 67.2, at or near its peak. The blue line is Carlén's projected Rating — 52.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
