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Vegar Hedenstad

Experienced headValerenga · 35 yrsFringe player

Profile

Full nameVegar Eggen Hedenstad
PositionCentre-back
NationalityNorway
Age35
Date of birth26 Jun 1991
BirthplaceElverum
Height178 cm
Shirt number#6
ClubValerenga
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Season stats

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7
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
185
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Valerenga.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eliteserien7001856.58

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

V. Hedenstad is a 35-year-old central defender at Valerenga, rated 6.4 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (10.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.89 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hedenstad.

On the season, Hedenstad graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 3.892 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 19 → 2). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 6. At 35 Hedenstad is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.3 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelRemarkably consistent
6.4
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
2.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
10.3%
Minutes
limited game time
3.89
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Valerenga finished 11th of 16 · a lower-table side

7
Apps
3.89
Def. / 90
6
Tackles
2
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

3.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 7 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.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 10.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 6.4 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Transfer news

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