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Erlend Segberg

Project playerStart · 29 yrsStarter

Profile

Full nameErlend Segberg
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityNorway
Age29
Date of birth12 Apr 1997
BirthplaceKristiansand
Height183 cm
Shirt number#23
ClubStart
Central midfielder
19
Appearances
2
Goals
4
Assists
1637
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Start.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eliteserien152212776.97

Scout report

Project playerCentral midfielder

E. Segberg is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Start, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 4 assists in 19 appearances, a Season grade of 49, top 5% of Eliteserien central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 30.6, ranking 168th of 231 in the Eliteserien. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (90.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.91 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Segberg.

Judged on this season alone, Segberg graded 49 — a standout campaign that ranks top 5% of the 43 central midfielders in the Eliteserien, on 2 goals, 4 assists and 2.914 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 49). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 31, 32nd of 43 of the 43 central midfielders in the Eliteserien. At 29 Segberg is in his prime years, and a market index of 5 reflects that trajectory.

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

Peak: 2026/27Trending upBreakout: 2026/27Stepped up 2022/23
30.6
Ratingi
32nd of 43 central midfielders
48.8
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
90.9%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.91
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Start finished 16th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

19
Apps
2.91
Def. / 90
21
Tackles
22
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th 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 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 90.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.33 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 30.6, Segberg carries the 32nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Eliteserien of 43, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Start finished 16th 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 (2.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× 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 Eliteserien with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2
Shots on target6
Shots12

Passing

Assists4
Chances created20
Passes734
Pass accuracy76%

Possession

Successful dribbles3
Dribble success27.3%
Duels won83
Duels won %51.6%
Fouls won26
Penalties won1

Defending

Tackles21
Interceptions22
Blocks10
Fouls committed23

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.