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Full nameFrederik Carstensen
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityDenmark
Age24
Date of birth9 Apr 2002
BirthplaceVirklund
Height179 cm
Shirt number#16
ClubSarpsborg 08 FF
Central midfielderalso played MID
9
Appearances
4
Goals
0
Assists
501
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sarpsborg 08 FF.

Injury-affected season

Missed 11 of Sarpsborg 08 FF's ~30 games this season through 11 injury absences (thigh, inactive). He still appeared 9 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eliteserien9405017.11
NM Cupen200124

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

F. Carstensen is a 24-year-old central midfielder at Sarpsborg 08 FF, rated 38.5 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (29.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.52 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Carstensen.

On the season, Carstensen graded 25 for current form (age-blind), on 4 goals, 0 assists and 2.515 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 25). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 39. At 24 Carstensen is in his prime years, and a market index of 7.4 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Carstensen missed 11 games through injury (thigh, inactive) out of roughly 30 this season. The 9 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26
38.5
Ratingi
developing / rotation level
24.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
29.3%
Minutes
limited game time
2.52
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

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

2.52
Def. / 90
10
Tackles
3
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

2.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 9 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.72 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 29.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 38.5 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.