ratings updated 20 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Valerenga.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eliteserien | 13 | 0 | 1 | 359 | 6.62 |
Scout report
P. Strand is a 32-year-old central midfielder at Valerenga, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 1 assists in 17 appearances, a Season grade of 26, top 59% of Eliteserien central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 16.3, ranking 183rd of 199 in the Eliteserien. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (41.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.98 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Strand.
Judged on this season alone, Strand graded 26 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 19th of 32 of the 32 central midfielders in the Eliteserien, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 4.984 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 24 → 26). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 16, 29th of 32 of the 32 central midfielders in the Eliteserien. At 32 Strand is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Valerenga finished 11th of 16 · a lower-table side
4.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 17 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (11th 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 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.28 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 4.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 41.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 32, 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 16.3, Strand carries the 29th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Eliteserien of 32 — though on just 17 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Eliteserien with 600+ minutes this season.
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