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Espen Garnås

Experienced headLillestrom · 31 yrsFringe player
15.1
14.4%
Ratingi
11.6
±0%
Seasoni
1
Valuei

based on the 2025 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameEspen Bjørnsen Garnås
PositionCentre-back
NationalityNorway
Age31
Date of birth31 Dec 1994
Shirt number#4
ClubLillestrom
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Centre-back

Season stats

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5
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
197
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Lillestrom.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eliteserien5001976.4

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

E. Garnås is a 31-year-old central defender at Lillestrom, rated 13.2 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (20.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.28 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Garnås.

On the season, Garnås graded 12 for current form (age-blind), on 3 clean sheets and 2.278 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 12 → 12). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 13. At 31 Garnås is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2021/22
13.2
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
11.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
20.5%
Minutes
limited game time
2.28
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Lillestrom finished 1st of 16 · a title-challenging side

8
Apps
2.28
Def. / 90
2
Tackles
12
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.28 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 8 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 16) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 20.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 13.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.28 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles2
Interceptions12

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.