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Jesper Isaksen

Squad depthKristiansund BK · 26 yrsRotation

Profile

Full nameJesper Strand Isaksen
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityNorway
Age26
Date of birth13 Oct 1999
BirthplaceOslo
Height183 cm
Shirt number#6
ClubKristiansund BK
Central midfielderalso played DEF
16
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
851
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Kristiansund BK.

Also this season

Earlier this season at StabaekNM Cupen: 1 apps, 1g 0a, 90 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Kristiansund BK; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eliteserien9002916.53

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

J. Isaksen is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Kristiansund BK, rated 34.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 160th of 231 on scout potential in the Eliteserien. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (59.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.96 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Isaksen.

Judged on this season alone, Isaksen graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 38th of 43 of the 43 central midfielders in the Eliteserien, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.961 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 20 → 13). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, 30th of 43 of the 43 central midfielders in the Eliteserien. At 26 Isaksen is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.1 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2021/22
34.1
Ratingi
30th of 43 central midfielders
13.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
59.1%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.96
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Kristiansund BK finished 14th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

16
Apps
2.96
Def. / 90
18
Tackles
10
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

2.96 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 16 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (14th 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 59.1% 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 34.1, Isaksen carries the 30th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Eliteserien of 43 — though on just 16 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.96 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 central midfielders in the Eliteserien with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots8

Passing

Assists0
Chances created4
Passes360
Pass accuracy83%

Possession

Successful dribbles5
Dribble success62.5%
Duels won64
Duels won %65.3%
Fouls won22

Defending

Tackles18
Interceptions10
Fouls committed16

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.