Midfielders with the Best Potential in Eliteserien 2026

The highest-potential midfielders in Eliteserien in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

S. Kvia-Egeskog of Viking is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Eliteserien, with a Field Insider Rating of 49.7, and Z. Tripić has been the form player this season, grading 80.9, and L. Haren leads the scoring with 8 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. Askildsen has improved his Season rating most, up +49 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, K. Askildsen of Viking is the most valuable name in this group at 14.

Best talent

S. Kvia-Egeskog49.7RTG

D. Edvardsson+19.3RTG

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	Player	Team
1	S. Kvia-Egeskog Attacking midfielder	Viking	23	49108.5%	5010.4%
2	M. Bomholt Attacking midfielder	Rosenborg	20	4571.2%	499.3%
3	S. Granaas Attacking midfielder	Molde	20	33132.9%	4824.4%
4	D. Edvardsson Central midfielder	Tromso	24	4520.2%	485.5%
5	T. Nyhammer Attacking midfielder	Tromso	19	29	47
6	E. Ceïde Winger	Rosenborg	25	4715%	472.6%
7	K. Askildsen Central midfielder	Viking	25	55129%	466.2%
8	S. Auklend Central midfielder	Bodo/Glimt	23	2539.1%	4610%
9	A. Potur Central midfielder	Ham-Kam	22	44	46
10	V. Halvorsen Attacking midfielder	Sarpsborg 08 FF	22	2755.4%	466%
11	N. Fuglestad Winger	Viking	20	237666.7%	4522.7%
12	M. Christensen Winger	Aalesund	23	4642%	4510.7%
13	V. E. Halvorsen Central midfielder	Sarpsborg 08 FF	21	38	45
14	E. Osenbroch Attacking midfielder	Aalesund	21	40	45
15	A. Potur Central midfielder	Ham-Kam	24	41	4434.7%
16	S. Innvær Central midfielder	Tromso	21	1738.8%	4418.6%
17	D. Daga Central midfielder	Molde	18	23	44
18	A. Sher Defensive midfielder	Sarpsborg 08 FF	23	3567%	436.4%
19	W. Igor Defensive midfielder	Kristiansund BK	21	3818.6%	431.6%
20	M. Nilsson Central midfielder	Fredrikstad	21	3170.2%	4352.9%
21	T. Moi Central midfielder	Viking	20	102325%	4315.1%
22	E. Pettersen Central midfielder	Sandefjord	20	29118.3%	432.7%
23	U. Charles Central midfielder	Aalesund	23	44276.7%	4328.4%
24	B. Thoresen Central midfielder	Fredrikstad	21	18450%	428.4%
25	J. Seehusen Central midfielder	Aalesund	23	28394.7%	4231%
26	E. Patoulidis Central midfielder	Sandefjord	25	350.6%	4210.6%
27	B. Isufi Attacking midfielder	Molde	20	929.1%	4233.7%
28	H. Tangen Central midfielder	Sarpsborg 08 FF	25	3193.8%	421.5%
29	S. Laghzaoui Central midfielder	Fredrikstad	20	13	4144.4%
30	S. Christiansen Defensive midfielder	Sarpsborg 08 FF	25	3659.4%	412.2%
31	N. Jensen Wassberg Defensive midfielder	Brann	22	201016.7%	417.1%
32	J. Hauge Winger	Bodo/Glimt	26	3027.1%	407.6%
33	J. Vester Central midfielder	Sandefjord	21	1675.3%	40±0%
34	E. Hagen Central midfielder	Aalesund	26	4261.1%	407.9%
35	M. Karlsbakk Central midfielder	Lillestrom	26	3541.9%	3923.9%
36	H. Evjen Attacking midfielder	Bodo/Glimt	26	2839.8%	3910.5%
37	N. Williams Central midfielder	Sarpsborg 08 FF	24	1151.6%	3916.4%
38	S. Skeide Defensive midfielder	Kristiansund BK	22	15109.7%	385%
39	S. Mvoué Central midfielder	Start	24	25	38
40	C. Lange Attacking midfielder	Valerenga	27	3918.6%	383%
41	J. Dunsby Central midfielder	Sandefjord	25	10	37
42	C. Zady Sery Central midfielder	Molde	26	1712.2%	377.9%
43	H. Melland Attacking midfielder	Lillestrom	21	0100%	369.3%
44	S. Nordli Attacking midfielder	Rosenborg	26	2257.7%	361.1%
45	H. Hoseth Attacking midfielder	KFUM Oslo	27	28	36
46	M. Melchior Defensive midfielder	Sandefjord	25	1126.5%	365.8%
47	P. Berg Defensive midfielder	Bodo/Glimt	28	4016.6%	354.1%
48	S. Kilen Central midfielder	Kristiansund BK	21	195.8%	35±0%
49	O. Brynhildsen Central midfielder	Bodo/Glimt	27	1633.9%	346.5%
50	J. Bell Central midfielder	Viking	27	2059.5%	3317.1%