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Mats Møller Dæhli

Experienced headMolde · 31 yrsFringe player

based on the 2025 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameMats Møller Dæhli
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityNorway
Age31
Date of birth2 Mar 1995
BirthplaceOslo
Height172 cm
Shirt number#17
ClubMolde
Defensive midfielder
8
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
606
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Molde.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eliteserien8006067.14

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Defensive midfielder

M. Møller Dæhli is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at Molde, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 2 assists in 24 appearances, a Season grade of 29, top 77% of Eliteserien defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 21.3, ranking 184th of 199 in the Eliteserien. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (70.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.17 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dæhli.

Judged on this season alone, Dæhli graded 29 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 10th of 13 of the 13 defensive midfielders in the Eliteserien, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 4.166 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 29 → 29). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21, 13th of 13 of the 13 defensive midfielders in the Eliteserien. At 31 Dæhli is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2024/25
21.3
Ratingi
13th of 13 defensive midfielders
28.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
70.4%
Minutes
a regular starter
4.17
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Molde finished 10th of 16 · a mid-table side

24
Apps
4.17
Def. / 90
57
Tackles
28
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

4.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 70.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 4.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 21.3, Dæhli carries the 13th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Eliteserien of 13. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles57
Interceptions28
Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.