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Eirik Saunes

Project playerKFUM Oslo · 27 yrsStarter

Profile

Full nameEirik Franke Saunes
PositionCentre-back
NationalityNorway
Age27
Date of birth22 Sept 1998
Height189 cm
Shirt number#19
ClubKFUM Oslo
Centre-back
16
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1271
Minutes

Domestic-league season · KFUM Oslo.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eliteserien130011427.07

Scout report

Project playerBall-winning Central defender

E. Saunes is a 27-year-old central defender at KFUM Oslo, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 16 appearances, a Season grade of 44, top 11% of Eliteserien centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 34.9, ranking 129th of 199 in the Eliteserien. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present (83.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.89 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Saunes.

Judged on this season alone, Saunes graded 44 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 12% of the 36 centre-backs in the Eliteserien, on 4 clean sheets and 4.886 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 38 → 44). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 35, 21st of 36 of the 36 centre-backs in the Eliteserien. At 27 Saunes is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.5 reflects that trajectory.

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

Peak: 2026/27Trending upBreakout: 2025/26StreakyStepped up 2025/26
34.9
Ratingi
21st of 36 centre-backs
43.6
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
83.1%
Minutes
near ever-present
4.89
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · KFUM Oslo finished 12th of 16 · a lower-table side

16
Apps
4.89
Def. / 90
35
Tackles
21
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

4.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (12th 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.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 83.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 4.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 34.9, Saunes carries the 21st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eliteserien of 36, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (KFUM Oslo finished 12th 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 solid defensive volume (4.89 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.

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target1
Shots2

Passing

Assists0
Chances created7
Passes885
Pass accuracy80%

Possession

Successful dribbles5
Dribble success71.4%
Duels won69
Duels won %54.3%
Fouls won6

Defending

Tackles35
Interceptions21
Blocks13
Fouls committed13

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.