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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
22
Appearances
3
Goals
4
Assists
1907
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 — 3 goals and 4 assists in 22 appearances, a Season grade of 49, top 4% of Eliteserien central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 30.6, ranking 174th of 246 in the Eliteserien. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (92.1% 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 Segberg.

Judged on this season alone, Segberg graded 49 — a standout campaign that ranks top 5% of the 45 central midfielders in the Eliteserien, on 3 goals, 4 assists and 2.832 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, 31st of 45 of the 45 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
31st of 45 central midfielders
49.2
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
92.1%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.83
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

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

22
Apps
2.83
Def. / 90
27
Tackles
22
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 22 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 3 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 92.1% 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 31st-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Eliteserien of 45, 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 (2.83 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

Goals3
Shots on target7
Shots16

Passing

Assists4
Chances created22
Passes896
Pass accuracy78%

Possession

Successful dribbles5
Dribble success38.5%
Duels won97
Duels won %51.9%
Fouls won28
Penalties won1—

Defending

Tackles27
Interceptions22
Blocks11
Fouls committed26

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.