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Full nameEirik Wichne
PositionFull-back
NationalityNorway
Age29
Date of birth12 May 1997
Height174 cm
Shirt number#32
ClubSarpsborg 08 FF
Full-back
28
Appearances
0
Goals
3
Assists
2033
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sarpsborg 08 FF.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eliteserien280320337
NM Cupen200114

Scout report

Project playerFull-back

E. Wichne is a 29-year-old full-back at Sarpsborg 08 FF, rated 29.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 146th of 219 on scout potential in the Eliteserien. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (77.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.83 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Wichne.

Judged on this season alone, Wichne graded 24 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 17th of 38 of the 38 full-backs in the Eliteserien, on 5 clean sheets and 2.833 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 15 → 24). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 30, 26th of 38 of the 38 full-backs in the Eliteserien. At 29 Wichne is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.9 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelRemarkably consistent
Current potential26th of 38 full-backs · EliteserienCurrent season17th of 38 full-backs · Eliteserien17th-best full-back in the Eliteserien146th in the Eliteserien · potential26th-highest potential full-back in the Eliteserien
29.8
Ratingi
26th of 38 full-backs
23.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
77.9%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.83
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

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

2.83
Def. / 90
46
Tackles
13
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

2.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 77.9% 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 29.8, Wichne carries the 26th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Eliteserien of 38. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.