Kazper Karlsson

Karlsson's current-season form is up 163% on last season (Season 8→21), while his Rating climbed 32→36. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 32).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Degerfors IF · 14th	19	0	0	6.63	36	23
2025/26	Degerfors IFLoan · 13th	20	0	0	6.84	32	8
2025/26	AIK Stockholm	11	0	0	6.44	—	—
2023/24	Halmstad · 12th	27	2	1	6.83	37	32
2022/23	Halmstad · 2nd	18	0	0	—	29	0
2021/22	Halmstad	2	0	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Sweden · international

Side	Apps	G
Sweden U19	7	0
Sweden U17	8	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerBall-winning Defensive midfielder

K. Karlsson is a 21-year-old defensive midfielder at Degerfors IF, rated 35.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 55th of 215 on scout potential in the Allsvenskan and 1075th of 1637 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a regular starter this season (77.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.21 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Karlsson.

Judged on this season alone, Karlsson graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 11th of 19 of the 19 defensive midfielders in the Allsvenskan, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.208 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 21). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, top 22% of the 19 defensive midfielders in the Allsvenskan. At 21 Karlsson is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 4.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2023/24

Current potentialTop 22% defensive midfielders · Allsvenskan Current season11th of 19 defensive midfielders · Allsvenskan 11th-best defensive midfielder in the Allsvenskan 55th in the Allsvenskan · potential 4th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Allsvenskan 1075th-highest potential U-23 tracked

35.6

Ratingi

4th of 19 defensive midfielders

21.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

77.8%

Minutes

a regular starter

4.21

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Degerfors IF finished 14th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

4.21

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 19 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.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 77.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 4.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 35.6, Karlsson carries the 4th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Allsvenskan (top 22%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Degerfors IF 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 solid defensive volume (4.21 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %77.8%

Available fixtures22 of 22

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 904.208

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %84

Dribble success %53.3

Cards / 900.175

Foul involvement / 904.5

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~5), then tapers with age. At 21, Karlsson sits on 4.2, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Karlsson's projected Rating — 35.6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0

Shots3

Passing

Assists0

Chances created4

Passes819

Pass accuracy84%

Possession

Successful dribbles8

Dribble success53.3%

Duels won99

Duels won %50.5%

Fouls won33

Defending

Tackles42

Interceptions27

Blocks3

Fouls committed44

Penalties conceded1—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.6M total transfer fees · 4 moves

AIK Stockholm(back from loan)Nov 2025 – now

Degerfors IF(on loan)Jan 2026 – Nov 2025

AIK StockholmJan 2025 – Jan 2026

BolognaFeb 2024 – Jan 2025€ 600K

Halmstaduntil Feb 2024

About K. Karlsson

Kazper Rikard Karlsson is a 21-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Degerfors IF, born on March 21, 2005, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Sweden. Degerfors IF currently sit 14th of 16 in the Allsvenskan.

This season

In the current season, K. Karlsson has made 19 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 1,540 minutes, averaging a 6.51 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 3 yellow cards. Though primarily a defensive midfielder, he has also lined up in defence and in attack this season.

When K. Karlsson plays, Degerfors IF's record this season is 5W-4D-10L — and his match ratings average 6.62 at home against 6.57 on the road.

Recent matches

September 14, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Sirius (12 minutes, 6.01 rating)
September 5, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Halmstad (90 minutes, 6.61 rating)
August 16, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs IFK Goteborg (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 9, 2026: 2-1 win away at Malmo FF (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 2, 2026: 0-2 loss away at IFK Goteborg (90 minutes, 6 rating)
July 25, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Djurgardens IF (90 minutes, 7 rating)
July 19, 2026: 0-4 loss away at Hammarby FF (90 minutes, 6 rating)
July 12, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Vasteras SK FK (80 minutes, 6.9 rating)
July 4, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Malmo FF (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
May 31, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs IF Brommapojkarna (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)

K. Karlsson's next match is on October 10, 2026, when Degerfors IF face Mjallby AIF away in the Allsvenskan.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Karlsson at 35.6 with a Season form score of 21.2, ranking 55th of 215 defensive midfielders in the Allsvenskan. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 6 recorded seasons, K. Karlsson has totalled 101 club appearances with 2 goals and 1 assist for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 27 appearances for Halmstad.

K. Karlsson's career has also included time at AIK Stockholm, Bologna and Halmstad.

On the international stage, K. Karlsson has represented Sweden U19 and Sweden U17 — 15 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Degerfors IF finished 14th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

Strengths

Watch points