Best Defensive defenders by Season Rating in Superettan

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

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At a glance

Madiou Keita of Orgryte IS is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Superettan, with a Field Insider Rating of 28.5, and L. Sætra has been the form player this season, grading 29.5, and D. Krezic leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: E. Hedenquist has improved his Season rating most, up +19 on last season, while E. Tellgren's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +1.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, A. Keita of Kalmar FF is the most valuable name in this group at 3.3.

Varbergs BoIS FC · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

E. Hedenquist+19SsN

Oddevold · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	L. Sætra Full-back	Kalmar FF	35	29.5	30110.7%	845.2%
2	A. Almqvist Centre-back	Oddevold	26	27.4	2779.1%	2416.8%
3	A. Keita Centre-back	Kalmar FF	26	27.2	27151.9%	2536%
4	S. Øverby Full-back	Kalmar FF	27	26.3	26192.2%	2228%
5	J. Merbom-Adolfsson Centre-back	Oddevold	27	26.2	2624.8%	2221.3%
6	A. Salo Centre-back	Falkenbergs FF	26	24.7	2565.8%	2414.1%
7	F. Nsabiyumva Centre-back	Vasteras SK FK	31	22.5	23±0%	1344.4%
8	A. Motaraghebjafarpour Full-back	Kalmar FF	23	21.8	22111.7%	2716.3%
9	E. Hedenquist Full-back	Oddevold	27	21.4	21791.7%	233.4%
10	M. Dyrestam Full-back	Orgryte IS	34	18.8	1910.6%	741.6%
11	L. Borgström Full-back	Falkenbergs FF	25	18.4	18	2515.3%
12	P. Bonde Centre-back	Ostersunds FK	22	17.7	1870.2%	280.7%
13	N. Hansson Centre-back	Falkenbergs FF	26	16.2	16	23
14	A. Engelbrektsson Full-back	Oddevold	29	15.2	155.6%	1720.2%
15	T. Karlsson Centre-back	Trelleborg	28	14.8	1548.1%	1829.3%
16	C. Weberg Centre-back	Trelleborg	28	14.8	152.6%	1824.3%
17	W. Nilsson Centre-back	Helsingborg	28	14.7	1553.8%	1935.1%
18	G. Bruzelius Full-back	Landskrona BoIS	23	13.7	142.1%	284.8%
19	J. Azulay Centre-back	Orgryte IS	33	13.7	1423%	848.8%
20	E. Engqvist Centre-back	Sandviken	27	13.6	1433%	2129.4%
21	N. Bertilsson Full-back	Falkenbergs FF	24	13.2	13	27
22	L. Forsberg Centre-back	GIF Sundsvall	23	12.6	1331.1%	269.8%
23	C. Enemark Centre-back	Ostersunds FK	27	12.3	12	20
24	E. Tellgren Full-back	Varbergs BoIS FC	21	12	1215.5%	287.2%
25	G. Broman Centre-back	Varbergs BoIS FC	25	12	1281.8%	256.3%
26	A. Suljić Full-back	Ostersunds FK	28	11.9	1227.9%	1929.7%
27	D. Krezic Full-back	Oddevold	30	11.8	1225.8%	1522.7%
28	T. Hartzell Centre-back	Vasteras SK FK	24	11.4	115600%	264.8%
29	N. Dahlström Full-back	Varbergs BoIS FC	29	11.4	1114%	1726.6%
30	M. Gudmann Full-back	Helsingborg	26	11.1	11	23
31	E. Hellman Full-back	Varbergs BoIS FC	25	10.5	11101.9%	277.1%
32	T. Johansson Full-back	Ostersunds FK	26	10.2	10229%	246.3%
33	A. Zetterström Centre-back	IK brage	31	9.8	1069.2%	1338.4%
34	E. McCue Centre-back	Orebro SK	25	8.9	9	24
35	H. Söderström Centre-back	Orebro SK	25	8.8	9238.5%	243.5%
36	S. Lagerlund Full-back	Utsikten	23	7.9	859.9%	2617.7%
37	W. Westerlund Centre-back	Helsingborg	22	7.8	842.2%	2510%
38	L. Tagesson Full-back	Sandviken	24	7.8	82500%	260.8%
39	Madiou Keita Full-back	Orgryte IS	21	7.5	8	29
40	T. Wålemark Centre-back	IK brage	25	7.3	7170.4%	267.6%
41	A. Pérez Full-back	Landskrona BoIS	21	7.1	7	26
42	K. Rodeblad Full-back	Utsikten	25	7.1	750%	2317.9%
43	M. Jelassi Full-back	GIF Sundsvall	26	7	758.8%	2315.4%
44	C. Redenstrand Full-back	Sandviken	27	6.6	777.3%	2030.2%
45	T. Stålheden Centre-back	Falkenbergs FF	26	6.3	6	2326%
46	C. Weilid Full-back	IK brage	28	6.1	679.6%	1831.9%
47	M. Hallin Centre-back	GIF Sundsvall	17	6	6	26
48	G. Westström Centre-back	Landskrona BoIS	22	5.8	6	264.5%
49	E. Alievski Full-back	Trelleborg	21	5.5	676.2%	2519.9%
50	D. Tokpah Centre-back	Utsikten	20	5.5	6	26