Daniel Karlsbakk

Karlsbakk's current-season form is down 36% on last season (Season 61→39), while his Rating held around 47. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 61).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Sarpsborg 08 FF · 9th	17	6	0	6.75	47	39
2025/26	Sarpsborg 08 FF · 9th	28	18	1	7.1	47	61
2024/25	Heerenveen · 9th	7	0	0	6.44	57	0
2023/24	Heerenveen · 11th	16	1	0	6.59	60	4
2022/23	Heerenveen · 8th	12	0	0	6.33	58	0
2022/23	Viking · 11th	21	2	0	6.58	40	10

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons in the full career.

Norway · international

Side	Apps	G
Norway U21	4	1
Norway U19	3	1
Norway U17	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Solid contributorCentre-forward

D. Karlsbakk is a 23-year-old centre-forward at Sarpsborg 08 FF, rated 46.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 15th of 199 on scout potential in the Eliteserien. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (97.5% of available minutes). He brings 0.36 goal contributions per 90 (0.36 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Karlsbakk.

Judged on this season alone, Karlsbakk graded 39 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 9th of 19 of the 19 centre-forwards in the Eliteserien, on 6 goals and 0 assists in 17 appearances (0.362 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 61 → 39). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 47, top 16% of the 19 centre-forwards in the Eliteserien. At 23 Karlsbakk is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 11.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26StreakyStepped up 2022/234 clubs

Current potentialTop 16% centre-forwards · Eliteserien Current season9th of 19 centre-forwards · Eliteserien 9th-best centre-forward in the Eliteserien 15th in the Eliteserien · potential 3rd-highest potential centre-forward in the Eliteserien

46.9

Ratingi

3rd of 19 centre-forwards

39.2

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

97.5%

Minutes

near ever-present

0.36

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Sarpsborg 08 FF finished 9th of 16 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.35

Goals / app

6 goals in 17 appearances (0.35 per game) for a mid-table side.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 97.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 0.36 goal contributions per 90 (0.36 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 46.9, Karlsbakk carries the 3rd-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Eliteserien (top 16%). In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.36 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %97.5%

Available fixtures17 of 17

Goals / 900.362

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.362

Defensive actions / 900.603

Player flow

Goal involvements6

Shot conversion %40

Shot accuracy %62.5

Pass accuracy %73

Dribble success %33.3

Cards / 900.121

Foul involvement / 903.197

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~12), then tapers with age. At 23, Karlsbakk sits on 11.8, at or near its peak. The blue line is Karlsbakk's projected Rating — 46.9 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Eliteserien with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals6

Shots on target15

Shots24

Penalties scored2—

Passing

Assists0

Chances created17

Passes253

Pass accuracy73%

Possession

Successful dribbles10

Dribble success33.3%

Duels won70

Duels won %38.7%

Fouls won22

Defending

Tackles10

Fouls committed31

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€2.5M total transfer fees · 3 moves

Sarpsborg 08 FFJan 2025 – now

HeerenveenJan 2023 – Jan 2025€ 2.5M

VikingJan 2022 – Jan 2023Free

Bryneuntil Jan 2022

About D. Karlsbakk

Daniel Seland Karlsbakk is a 23-year-old centre-forward who plays for Sarpsborg 08 FF, born on April 7, 2003 in Kristiansand, standing 186 cm tall. He is from Norway. Sarpsborg 08 FF currently sit 9th of 16 in the Eliteserien.

This season

In the current season, D. Karlsbakk has made 17 appearances with 6 goals and 0 assists across 1,492 minutes, averaging a 6.98 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 2 yellow cards. Though primarily a centre-forward, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When D. Karlsbakk plays, Sarpsborg 08 FF's record this season is 6W-4D-7L — and his match ratings average 6.89 at home against 6.63 on the road.

Recent matches

August 16, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Sandefjord (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.5 rating)
August 8, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Viking (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
August 2, 2026: 3-3 draw away at Molde (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7 rating)
July 26, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Ham-Kam (84 minutes, 7.2 rating)
July 18, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Kristiansund BK (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
July 12, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Viking (83 minutes, 1 goal, 7.5 rating)
May 29, 2026: 2-1 win away at Brann (88 minutes, 6.3 rating)
May 25, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Molde (88 minutes, 1 goal, 6.6 rating)
May 16, 2026: 2-3 loss away at Valerenga (83 minutes, 1 goal, 7.2 rating)
May 9, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Fredrikstad (86 minutes, 6.5 rating)

D. Karlsbakk's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Sarpsborg 08 FF face Tromso away in the Eliteserien.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Karlsbakk at 46.9 with a Season form score of 39.2, ranking 15th of 199 centre-forwards in the Eliteserien. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 8 recorded seasons, D. Karlsbakk has totalled 132 club appearances with 32 goals and 1 assist for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 28 appearances for Sarpsborg 08 FF.

D. Karlsbakk's career has also included time at Heerenveen, Viking and Bryne.

On the international stage, D. Karlsbakk has represented Norway U21, Norway U19, Norway U17 — 10 caps and 2 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Sarpsborg 08 FF finished 9th of 16 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points