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Defensive midfielderNorwayEliteserien

Jacob Hanstad

Project playerSandefjord · 23 yrsNot playing
32.4
12.9%
Ratingi
20.3
17.1%
Seasoni
4.7
Valuei

based on the 2024 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameJacob Hanstad
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityNorway
Age23
Date of birth2 Nov 2002
Shirt number#9
ClubSandefjord
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Defensive midfielder

Season stats

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2
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
46
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sandefjord.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eliteserien200466.8

Scout report

Project playerDefensive midfielder

J. Hanstad is a 23-year-old defensive midfielder at Lyn, rated 36 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (70.9% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hanstad.

On the season, Hanstad graded 25 for current form (age-blind), on 7 goals, 0 assists and 0 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 25 → 20).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36. At 23 Hanstad is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 4.7 reflects that trajectory.

36
Ratingi
developing / rotation level
24.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
70.9%
Minutes
a regular starter
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Lyn finished 5th of 16 · an upper-table side

29
Apps
0
Def. / 90
—
Tackles
—
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th 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 7 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 70.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.32 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.

Watch points

  • Defensive numbers. Modest 0 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 36 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Eliteserien with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals7—

Passing

Assists0—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.