Best Defensive defenders by Season Rating in Allsvenskan

The best defensive defenders in Allsvenskan, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

K. Kosugi of Djurgardens IF is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Allsvenskan, with a Field Insider Rating of 42.1, and A. Norén has been the form player this season, grading 63.9, and R. Wikström leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Erlingmark has improved his Season rating most, up +41.6 on last season, while K. Peprah Oppong's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +6.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, V. Eriksson of Hammarby FF is the most valuable name in this group at 8.4.

K. Peprah Oppong+6.7RTG

IFK Norrkoping · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

A. Erlingmark+41.6SsN

IFK Goteborg · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	A. Norén Centre-back	Mjallby AIF	27	63.9	6449.6%	337.5%
2	V. Eriksson Centre-back	Hammarby FF	25	61.1	6163.8%	398.4%
3	E. Skoglund Full-back	Hammarby FF	22	52.8	539.1%	401.3%
4	Abdullah Iqbal Full-back	Mjallby AIF	24	52	5217233.3%	3829.4%
5	S. Papagiannopoulos Centre-back	AIK Stockholm	35	51.3	5143.7%	140.7%
6	Busanello Full-back	Malmo FF	27	50	502.5%	3118.4%
7	F. Benković Centre-back	AIK Stockholm	29	49.8	50424.2%	2538.5%
8	A. Erlingmark Centre-back	IFK Goteborg	28	49.8	50507.3%	298.5%
9	T. Isherwood Centre-back	AIK Stockholm	28	48.2	48995.5%	287.6%
10	S. Pinas Full-back	Hammarby FF	28	48.2	4819.9%	2728%
11	P. Vagić Centre-back	Hammarby FF	26	47.9	4810.9%	354.1%
12	Noah Tolf Full-back	IFK Goteborg	20	46.8	4723300%	4139.7%
13	K. Kosugi Full-back	Djurgardens IF	20	43.2	43206.4%	4218.6%
14	P. Jansson Centre-back	Malmo FF	35	38.6	3919.1%	1410.2%
15	O. Zandén Full-back	IF Brommapojkarna	24	38.5	39626.4%	371.1%
16	T. Pettersson Full-back	Mjallby AIF	36	37.7	38123.1%	120.9%
17	B. Kurtulus Centre-back	Halmstad	19	36.9	37570.9%	3928.1%
18	S. Ohlsson Central midfielder	Degerfors IF	33	36.3	3640.2%	1320.5%
19	A. Timossi Andersson Full-back	IF Brommapojkarna	25	35.9	3646.5%	373.4%
20	J. Stryger Larsen Full-back	Malmo FF	35	34.5	352.4%	142.2%
21	F. Winther Full-back	Hammarby FF	25	34	34655.6%	3513.4%
22	M. Danielson Centre-back	Djurgardens IF	37	33.7	3422.5%	117.4%
23	A. Lundkvist Full-back	BK Hacken	32	33.6	3420.4%	1721.5%
24	C. Rösler Centre-back	Malmo FF	26	33.1	3312.6%	348.4%
25	P. Gregor Centre-back	Halmstad	32	32.2	32170.6%	1717.9%
26	M. Tenho Centre-back	Djurgardens IF	31	31.1	3111.5%	1924.7%
27	R. Frej Full-back	Gais	28	30.2	3074.6%	284.8%
28	A. Ståhl Full-back	Djurgardens IF	31	30	3017.6%	2018.1%
29	R. Wikström Full-back	IF Elfsborg	25	29.3	2966.5%	371.1%
30	O. Ågren Centre-back	Gais	27	28.2	284.4%	317.5%
31	N. Hult Full-back	IF Elfsborg	36	26.8	2720.5%	1310.7%
32	E. Hovland Centre-back	IF Brommapojkarna	37	26.6	2734.3%	111.7%
33	M. Adolfsson Centre-back	Osters IF	24	26.1	268.8%	3511.8%
34	O. Krusnell Full-back	Sirius	27	24.5	2537.2%	3223.5%
35	K. Gyamfi Centre-back	Osters IF	22	24.5	25	335.5%
36	K. Peprah Oppong Centre-back	IFK Norrkoping	22	23.5	2421.1%	3523.4%
37	I. Buhari Centre-back	IF Elfsborg	24	23.5	2425.7%	353.6%
38	M. de Brienne Full-back	Gais	24	23.2	23	36
39	M. Neffati Full-back	IFK Norrkoping	21	23.1	231440%	3820.5%
40	F. Eriksson Full-back	IFK Goteborg	22	23	2359.7%	361.9%
41	L. Hien Centre-back	Degerfors IF	25	22.8	23	343.1%
42	S. Holmén Centre-back	IF Elfsborg	34	21.3	2122.8%	1034.6%
43	I. Fofana Centre-back	Hammarby FF	23	20.7	2129.4%	341.8%
44	F. Schyberg Centre-back	Halmstad	27	19.8	2020%	281.4%
45	T. Anker Centre-back	Sirius	25	19.1	19	3612.8%
46	A. Wängberg Centre-back	Gais	32	18.7	1941.4%	1815.6%
47	J. Une-Larsson Centre-back	Djurgardens IF	32	18.7	1924%	1431.3%
48	F. Beckman Centre-back	Gais	23	18.6	1912%	350.6%
49	R. Thomasson Full-back	Gais	27	17.9	1821.5%	2821.2%
50	G. Wallentin Centre-back	Halmstad	25	17.9	1827.2%	3113.8%