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Fredrik Sjølstad

Experienced headHam-Kam · 32 yrsRotation

Profile

Full nameFredrik Vangstad Sjølstad
PositionCentre-back
NationalityNorway
Age32
Date of birth29 Mar 1994
BirthplaceOslo
Height187 cm
Shirt number#23
ClubHam-Kam
Centre-back
23
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1546
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Ham-Kam.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eliteserien12008586.77

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

F. Sjølstad is a 32-year-old central defender at Ham-Kam, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 23 appearances, a Season grade of 19, top 41% of Eliteserien centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 18.9, ranking 220th of 246 in the Eliteserien. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (74.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.79 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sjølstad.

Judged on this season alone, Sjølstad graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 20th of 49 of the 49 centre-backs in the Eliteserien, on 3 clean sheets and 2.794 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 19 → 19). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 41st of 49 of the 49 centre-backs in the Eliteserien. At 32 Sjølstad is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.3 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelRemarkably consistent
18.9
Ratingi
41st of 49 centre-backs
18.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
74.7%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.79
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Ham-Kam finished 12th of 16 · a lower-table side

23
Apps
2.79
Def. / 90
16
Tackles
13
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (12th 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.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 74.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 18.9, Sjølstad carries the 41st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eliteserien of 49, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Ham-Kam finished 12th 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 (2.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× 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
Shots2

Passing

Assists0
Chances created1
Passes1,102
Pass accuracy90%

Possession

Successful dribbles1
Dribble success33.3%
Duels won58
Duels won %57.4%
Fouls won4

Defending

Tackles16
Interceptions13
Blocks19
Fouls committed5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.