Best Defensive players by Season Rating in Eliteserien 2026

The best defensive players in Eliteserien in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

D. Koswal of Sandefjord is the standout for raw talent across players in Eliteserien, with a Field Insider Rating of 65.8, and Z. Tripić has been the form player this season, grading 80.9, and Amin Chiakha leads the scoring with 13 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Amin Chiakha has improved his Season rating most, up +58.2 on last season, while D. Edvardsson's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +19.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, F. Sjøvold of Bodo/Glimt is the most valuable name in this group at 14.8.

D. Edvardsson+19.3RTG

Tromso · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Amin Chiakha+58.2SsN

Rosenborg · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	F. Sjøvold Full-back	Bodo/Glimt	23	61.8	6228%	51±0%
2	O. Bjørtuft Centre-back	Bodo/Glimt	27	53.4	5325.1%	416%
3	I. Vådebu Centre-back	Tromso	23	49.5	50275%	4510.6%
4	T. Guddal Full-back	Tromso	24	47.6	4813.3%	443.3%
5	L. Ranger Full-back	Lillestrom	27	45.4	45175.2%	3850.2%
6	A. Warneryd Full-back	Tromso	21	42	4285%	5062.1%
7	V. Skjærvik Full-back	Tromso	26	41.6	424.3%	397.5%
8	H. Heggheim Full-back	Viking	25	40.5	4118.8%	474.5%
9	T. Nemčík Centre-back	Rosenborg	25	40	407.2%	434.1%
10	F. Bjørkan Full-back	Bodo/Glimt	28	39.7	4015.2%	337%
11	E. Saunes Centre-back	KFUM Oslo	28	38.4	38±0%	351.1%
12	A. Hiim Full-back	Sarpsborg 08 FF	24	37.7	38611.3%	4530.8%
13	H. Aleesami Centre-back	Bodo/Glimt	35	37.6	389.3%	135.6%
14	S. Mørk Centre-back	Sandefjord	25	36.3	3638.5%	420.9%
15	D. Schneider Centre-back	KFUM Oslo	24	36	367100%	4330.5%
16	S. Hansen Full-back	Molde	23	34.4	34	49
17	F. Pedersen Centre-back	Sandefjord	23	34.4	34209.9%	4411.8%
18	M. Roseth Centre-back	Viking	28	34.2	34225.7%	358.3%
19	B. Utvik Centre-back	Sarpsborg 08 FF	30	32.2	32212.6%	2732.5%
20	R. Gabrielsen Centre-back	Lillestrom	34	31.8	3225.7%	1664.9%
21	X. Lambrix Centre-back	Sandefjord	26	31.3	31156.6%	399.3%
22	I. Määttä Full-back	Bodo/Glimt	25	30.8	31187.9%	411%
23	C. Niyukuri Full-back	Sarpsborg 08 FF	26	30.5	3168.5%	4114.9%
24	V. Egeli Full-back	Sandefjord	22	29.4	2967%	4612.7%
25	E. Amundsen-Day Centre-back	Ham-Kam	20	29.1	29150.9%	4619.3%
26	I. Amundsen Full-back	Fredrikstad	26	28.4	2897.2%	369.2%
27	M. Ceïde Centre-back	Rosenborg	25	28.3	2819.4%	405.5%
28	S. Hansen Full-back	Molde	24	28	2837.3%	4737.1%
29	U. Fredriksen Centre-back	Fredrikstad	27	27.2	2728.2%	365%
30	F. Knudsen Centre-back	Brann	30	27.1	27176.5%	2618.6%
31	S. Kabini Full-back	Molde	22	27	2714.3%	455.6%
32	D. Eid Full-back	Fredrikstad	27	26.8	2720%	371.6%
33	F. Holmé Centre-back	Fredrikstad	25	26.3	26182.8%	4442.5%
34	M. Ugland Full-back	Start	26	26.2	26116.5%	3521.5%
35	A. Witry Centre-back	Rosenborg	30	25.3	25197.6%	2313.4%
36	G. Stensness Centre-back	Viking	27	24.5	25483.3%	3929.9%
37	J. Juliusson Centre-back	Kristiansund BK	21	23	23	44
38	K. Finnsson Full-back	Valerenga	27	22.9	23573.5%	385%
39	P. Metcalfe Full-back	Ham-Kam	27	22.5	2327.8%	364.7%
40	M. Gjone Full-back	Ham-Kam	20	22.5	23	48
41	F. Sjølstad Centre-back	Ham-Kam	32	22.2	2216.8%	194.9%
42	H. Falchener Full-back	Viking	23	22.2	2237.6%	4411.8%
43	A. Pereira Full-back	Rosenborg	27	21.4	2132.3%	332.9%
44	J. Soltvedt Full-back	Brann	31	21.3	21108.8%	2510.1%
45	D. Ulvestad Centre-back	Kristiansund BK	37	21.2	216.2%	1212.7%
46	S. Ottesen Full-back	Lillestrom	25	21.2	2117.8%	3926.7%
47	H. Stenevik Full-back	Molde	26	21.1	2112.8%	376.6%
48	D. Koswal Centre-back	Sandefjord	23	20.7	2140.2%	6617.5%
49	T. Solheim Full-back	Rosenborg	21	20.7	21392.9%	4349%
50	A. Kiil Olsen Centre-back	Valerenga	25	19.9	206.6%	4211.8%