Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Lillestrom.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1. Division | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1194 | 7.43 |
 NM Cupen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 259 | 7.51 |
Scout report
M. Karlsbakk is a 26-year-old attacking midfielder at Lillestrom, rated 31.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 21st of 161 on scout potential in the 1. Division. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (44.2% of available minutes). He brings 0.68 goal contributions per 90 (0.3 goals, 0.38 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Karlsbakk.
Judged on this season alone, Karlsbakk graded 25 — a standout campaign that ranks top 5% of the 23 attacking midfielders in the 1. Division, on 4 goals and 5 assists in 14 appearances (0.678 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 25). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, top 22% of the 23 attacking midfielders in the 1. Division. At 26 Karlsbakk is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.8 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Lillestrom finished 1st of 16 · a title-challenging side
4 goals in 14 appearances (0.29 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 9 goal contributions (0.64 per appearance).
Strengths
- Final-third output. 0.68 goal contributions per 90 (0.3 goals, 0.38 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 44.2% 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 31.8, Karlsbakk carries the 5th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the 1. Division of 23 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.68 goal contributions 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.
Transfer news
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