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Daniel Paulson

Project playerOrgryte IS · 30 yrsStarter

ratings updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameDaniel Axel Paulson
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalitySweden
Age30
Date of birth23 Sept 1995
Height183 cm
Shirt number#14
ClubOrgryte IS
Central midfielderalso played DEF · FWD
19
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1551
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Orgryte IS.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Allsvenskan121010116.5

Scout report

Project playerCentral midfielder

D. Paulson is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Orgryte IS, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 19 appearances, a Season grade of 28, top 13% of Superettan central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 16.7, ranking 42nd of 63 in the Superettan. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (86.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.48 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Paulson.

Judged on this season alone, Paulson graded 28 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 13% of the 16 central midfielders in the Superettan, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.482 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 28). Across the 7 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 17, 10th of 16 of the 16 central midfielders in the Superettan. At 30 Paulson is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Paulson is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2026/27Trending upBreakout: 2026/27Stepped up 2026/27
16.7
Ratingi
10th of 16 central midfielders
28.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
86.2%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.48
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Orgryte IS finished 15th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

19
Apps
3.48
Def. / 90
38
Tackles
17
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (15th of 16) 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 86.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 16.7, Paulson carries the 10th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Superettan of 16, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Orgryte IS finished 15th of 16) — 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 moderate defensive volume (3.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Superettan with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target5
Shots12

Passing

Assists0
Chances created10
Passes512
Pass accuracy72%

Possession

Successful dribbles8
Dribble success34.8%
Duels won81
Duels won %44.8%
Fouls won14

Defending

Tackles38
Interceptions17
Blocks5
Fouls committed25

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.