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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
17
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
941
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Kristiansund BK.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Stabaek — NM 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 33.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 164th of 239 on scout potential in the Eliteserien. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (49.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.35 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 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 39th of 44 of the 44 central midfielders in the Eliteserien, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.348 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 20 → 18). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, 31st of 44 of the 44 central midfielders in the Eliteserien. At 26 Isaksen is in his prime years, and a market index of 6 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
33.1
Ratingi
31st of 44 central midfielders
18.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
49.8%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.35
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

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

17
Apps
3.35
Def. / 90
22
Tackles
12
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

3.35 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 17 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. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 49.8% 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 33.1, Isaksen carries the 31st-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Eliteserien of 44, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Kristiansund BK finished 14th of 16) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.35 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
Shots on target1
Shots9

Passing

Assists1
Chances created5
Passes400
Pass accuracy83%

Possession

Successful dribbles5
Dribble success55.6%
Duels won72
Duels won %64.9%
Fouls won25

Defending

Tackles22
Interceptions12
Blocks1
Fouls committed17

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.