ratings updated 20 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Sandefjord.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Viborg — DBU Pokalen: 11 apps, 0g 0a, 131 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Sandefjord; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eliteserien | 9 | 1 | 0 | 530 | 6.56 |
Scout report
J. Vester is a 21-year-old central midfielder at Sandefjord, rated 41.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 96th of 231 on scout potential in the Eliteserien and 793rd of 1535 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (53% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.07 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Vester.
Judged on this season alone, Vester graded 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 43 of the 43 central midfielders in the Eliteserien, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.067 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 22). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, 18th of 43 of the 43 central midfielders in the Eliteserien. At 21 Vester is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 6.8 reflects that trajectory.
Vester is operating at his career peak — the 2024/25 level is the level.
Output in context · Sandefjord finished 12th of 16 · a lower-table side
3.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 13 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 53% 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 41.9, Vester carries the 18th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Eliteserien of 43 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Eliteserien with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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