ratings updated 15 Sept 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Sandefjord.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eliteserien | 11 | 1 | 1 | 800 | 6.71 |
Scout report
E. Pettersen is a 20-year-old central midfielder at Sandefjord, rated 44 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 60th of 239 on scout potential in the Eliteserien and 258th of 585 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a regular starter this season (70.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.71 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pettersen.
Judged on this season alone, Pettersen graded 32 — a solid campaign that ranks top 32% of the 44 central midfielders in the Eliteserien, on 2 goals, 1 assist and 2.705 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 13 → 32). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 44, top 25% of the 44 central midfielders in the Eliteserien. At 20 Pettersen is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 8.2 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Pettersen is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Sandefjord finished 13th of 16 · a lower-table side
2.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th 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 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 70.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 44, Pettersen carries the 11th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Eliteserien (top 25%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Sandefjord finished 13th 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 (2.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Eliteserien with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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