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Frederik Elkær

Squad depthLillestrom · 24 yrsRotation

Profile

Full nameFrederik Elkær
PositionFull-back
NationalityDenmark
Age24
Date of birth11 Dec 2001
Shirt number#11
ClubLillestrom
Full-back
15
Appearances
0
Goals
3
Assists
1031
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Lillestrom.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eliteserien6013256.78

Scout report

Squad depthCreative Full-back

F. Elkær is a 24-year-old full-back at Lillestrom, rated 41.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 77th of 246 on scout potential in the Eliteserien. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (49.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.88 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Elkær.

Judged on this season alone, Elkær graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 32nd of 43 of the 43 full-backs in the Eliteserien, on 3 clean sheets and 2.881 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 22 → 17). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, top 31% of the 43 full-backs in the Eliteserien. At 24 Elkær is in his prime years, and a market index of 7.5 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2026/27
41.8
Ratingi
13th of 43 full-backs
17.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
49.8%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.88
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Lillestrom finished 6th of 16 · a mid-table side

15
Apps
2.88
Def. / 90
24
Tackles
7
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.26 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 49.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 41.8, Elkær carries the 13th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Eliteserien (top 31%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Eliteserien with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target2
Shots8

Passing

Assists3
Chances created17
Passes553
Pass accuracy81%

Possession

Successful dribbles3
Dribble success37.5%
Duels won46
Duels won %50%
Fouls won7

Defending

Tackles24
Interceptions7
Blocks2
Fouls committed12
Penalties conceded1—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.