Leo Hjelde

Following his move to KV Mechelen, Hjelde's current-season form is level with last season (Season 4→4), while his Rating climbed 55→72. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 11).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	KV Mechelen · 14th	1	0	6.3	72	4
2025/26	Sheffield UtdLoan · 13th	8	0	6.81	55	4
2024/25	Sunderland · 4th	17	1	6.7	64	7
2023/24	Sunderland · 16th	12	0	6.3	61	6
2023/24	Leeds	2	0	6.55	—	—
2022/23	RotherhamLoan · 19th	13	0	6.58	60	11
2022/23	Leeds	2	0	6.55	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons and 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Norway · international

Side	Apps	G
Norway U21	15	0
Norway U19	3	0
Norway U17	3	0

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

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

L. Hjelde is a 23-year-old central defender at Sheffield Utd, rated 55.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (5.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.79 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hjelde.

On the season, Hjelde graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 3.785 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 4 → 4). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 55. At 23 Hjelde is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 25.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/266 clubs

55.2

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

3.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

5.2%

Minutes

limited game time

3.79

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Sheffield Utd finished 13th of 24 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.79

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 8 appearances.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 5.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 55.2 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %5.2%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.785

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900

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 age 23 (~25), then tapers with age. At 23, Hjelde sits on 25.4, at or near its peak. The blue line is Hjelde's projected Rating — 55.2 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.

Transfer history

€1.8M total transfer fees · 7 moves

KV MechelenAug 2026 – now

Sunderland(back from loan)May 2026 – Aug 2026

Sheffield Utd(on loan)Feb 2026 – May 2026

SunderlandJan 2024 – Feb 2026€ 1.8M

Leeds(back from loan)Jul 2023 – Jan 2024

Rotherham(on loan)Jan 2023 – Jul 2023

Leedsuntil Jan 2023

RRoss CountyJan 2021 – Jan 2023

Celticuntil Jan 2021

About L. Hjelde

Leo Fuhr Hjelde is a 23-year-old centre-back who plays for KV Mechelen, born on August 26, 2003 in Nottingham, standing 190 cm tall. He is from Norway. KV Mechelen currently sit 14th of 18 in the Jupiler Pro League.

This season

In the current season, L. Hjelde has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 38 minutes, averaging a 6.3 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

August 16, 2026: 3-3 draw at home vs Standard Liege (38 minutes, 6.3 rating)

L. Hjelde's next match is on August 29, 2026, when KV Mechelen face RAAL La Louvière away in the Jupiler Pro League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates L. Hjelde at 55.2 with a Season form score of 3.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, L. Hjelde has totalled 86 club appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 17 appearances for Sunderland.

L. Hjelde's career has also included time at Sunderland, Sheffield Utd, Leeds, Rotherham, RRoss County and Celtic.

On the international stage, L. Hjelde has represented Norway U21, Norway U19, Norway U17 — 21 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.