Gianni Stensness
ratings updated 20 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Viking.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eliteserien | 11 | 3 | 0 | 945 | 7.47 |
Scout report
★ Standout performer
All Eliteserien standouts →One of the biggest game-time risers in the Eliteserien: on the pitch for 85% of Viking's available minutes this season, up from 11% last year — a bench-to-starter jump the ratings will catch up with at the next checkpoint.
G. Stensness is a 27-year-old central defender at Viking, rated 39.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 94th of 199 on scout potential in the Eliteserien. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (85.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.48 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Stensness.
Judged on this season alone, Stensness graded 29 — a solid campaign that ranks top 34% of the 36 centre-backs in the Eliteserien, on 4 clean sheets and 2.483 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 29). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 40, 15th of 36 of the 36 centre-backs in the Eliteserien. At 27 Stensness is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.6 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Stensness is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Viking finished 2nd of 16 · a title-challenging side
2.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd 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. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 85.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.21 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 39.6, Stensness carries the 15th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eliteserien of 36. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
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.
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Transfer news
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