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Henrik Falchener

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Profile

Full nameHenrik Sælebakke Falchener
PositionFull-back
NationalityNorway
Age23
Date of birth8 May 2003
Shirt number#25
ClubViking
Full-back
13
Appearances
2
Goals
1
Assists
1052
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Viking.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eliteserien11219007.36

Scout report

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H. Falchener is a 23-year-old full-back at Viking, rated 48.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 41st of 231 on scout potential in the Eliteserien. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (89.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.42 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Falchener.

Judged on this season alone, Falchener graded 34 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 22nd of 41 of the 41 full-backs in the Eliteserien, on 3 clean sheets and 3.422 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 36 → 34). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 48, top 25% of the 41 full-backs in the Eliteserien. At 23 Falchener is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 10.3 reflects that trajectory.

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

Peak: 2026/27Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2025/26
48.2
Ratingi
10th of 41 full-backs
34.2
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
89.9%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.42
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Viking finished 2nd of 16 · a title-challenging side

13
Apps
3.42
Def. / 90
19
Tackles
13
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.42 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 13 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 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 89.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.26 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 48.2, Falchener carries the 10th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Eliteserien of 41 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.42 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Goals2
Shots on target3
Shots9

Passing

Assists1
Chances created3
Passes767
Pass accuracy88%

Possession

Duels won84
Duels won %71.2%
Fouls won7

Defending

Tackles19
Interceptions13
Blocks8
Fouls committed12

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.