Most Improved defenders This Season in Eliteserien
The most improved defenders in Eliteserien, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
F. Sjøvold of Bodo/Glimt is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Eliteserien, with a Field Insider Rating of 51.5, and M. Woledzi has been the form player this season, grading 49.5, and O. Bjørtuft leads the scoring with 6 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Tønnessen has improved his Season rating most, up +33.2 on last season, while Z. Smajlović's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +18.7 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 13.8.
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. TønnessenCentre-back |  KFUM Oslo | 22 | +33.2 24/25→25/26 | 41448.6% | 4417.7% |
| 2 | H. FalchenerCentre-back |  Viking | 23 | +32.7 24/25→25/26 | 361127.6% | 5034% |
| 3 | Z. SmajlovićFull-back |  Sandefjord | 22 | +32.3 24/25→25/26 | 38587.3% | 4668.8% |
| 4 | L. CornicFull-back |  Tromso | 25 | +27.3 24/25→25/26 | 39227.5% | 4721.6% |
| 5 | M. WoledziFull-back |  Fredrikstad | 25 | +24.5 24/25→25/26 | 5098% | 436.3% |
| 6 | S. KristiansenCentre-back | Sandefjord | 27 | +24.2 24/25→25/26 | 41147.6% | 385.2% |
| 7 | D. EidFull-back | Fredrikstad | 27 | +24.1 24/25→25/26 | 34256.4% | 3722.4% |
| 8 | H. HeggheimFull-back | Viking | 25 | +23.3 24/25→25/26 | 34215.7% | 459.9% |
| 9 | K. HaugenFull-back | Viking | 32 | +16.4 24/25→25/26 | 3492.1% | 226% |
| 10 | M. KochFull-back |  Sarpsborg 08 FF | 32 | +16.3 24/25→25/26 | 28143% | 226.7% |
| 11 | S. ChristiansenCentre-back | Sarpsborg 08 FF | 25 | +13.8 24/25→25/26 | 22160.5% | 406.1% |
| 12 | O. BjørtuftFull-back |  Bodo/Glimt | 27 | +13.4 24/25→25/26 | 4345.7% | 396.6% |
| 13 | L. QvigstadCentre-back |  Bryne | 22 | +12.6 24/25→25/26 | 18221.1% | 4125.2% |
| 14 | Mohanad JeahzeFull-back | Sarpsborg 08 FF | 29 | +12.3 24/25→25/26 | 18205% | 259.7% |
| 15 | M. RosethCentre-back | Viking | 28 | +12.3 24/25→25/26 | 23117.1% | 321.8% |
| 16 | F. BjørkanFull-back | Bodo/Glimt | 27 | +11.9 24/25→25/26 | 4734.1% | 4013.8% |
| 17 | J. HjorthFull-back | KFUM Oslo | 25 | +11.6 24/25→25/26 | 20131.8% | 4210.2% |
| 18 | S. NilsenFull-back |  Ham-Kam | 29 | +11 22/23→25/26 | 13647.1% | 2619.1% |
| 19 | F. SjøvoldFull-back | Bodo/Glimt | 22 | +10.5 24/25→25/26 | 4827.8% | 529.1% |
| 20 | I. VådebuCentre-back | Tromso | 22 | +10.4 24/25→25/26 | 13371.4% | 4043.9% |
| 21 | I. HoffmannFull-back |  Kristiansund BK | 24 | +10 24/25→25/26 | 20104.2% | 4114.7% |
| 22 | T. NemčíkCentre-back |  Rosenborg | 25 | +9.9 24/25→25/26 | 3736.1% | 413.7% |
| 23 | T. PedersenFull-back |  Brann | 29 | +9.5 24/25→25/26 | 2092.2% | 289.7% |
| 24 | S. BjørsholFull-back | Viking | 32 | +8.1 24/25→25/26 | 1698.8% | 1625% |
| 25 | E. HauganCentre-back |  Molde | 28 | +7.9 24/25→25/26 | 4123.8% | 3313.5% |
| 26 | E. WichneFull-back | Sarpsborg 08 FF | 29 | +7.8 24/25→25/26 | 2352.3% | 298.7% |
| 27 | A. PereiraFull-back | Rosenborg | 26 | +7.5 24/25→25/26 | 3231.1% | 3714.1% |
| 28 | L. MaresCentre-back | Ham-Kam | 29 | +7.1 24/25→25/26 | 3624.7% | 2920.4% |
| 29 | D. UlvestadCentre-back | Kristiansund BK | 37 | +6.8 24/25→25/26 | 2343% | 130.7% |
| 30 | D. De RoeveFull-back | Brann | 21 | +6.6 24/25→25/26 | 2437.9% | 463.8% |
| 31 | A. SkovgaardFull-back | Bryne | 29 | +4.4 24/25→25/26 | 9102.3% | 2211.6% |
| 32 | I. NäsbergCentre-back |  Valerenga | 30 | +3.6 24/25→25/26 | 1435% | 2030.8% |
| 33 | V. EgeliFull-back | Sandefjord | 22 | +3.3 24/25→25/26 | 1823.1% | 410.5% |
| 34 | M. CeïdeCentre-back | Rosenborg | 24 | +2.9 24/25→25/26 | 359% | 436.1% |
| 35 | N. HämäläinenFull-back |  Haugesund | 29 | +2.5 22/23→25/26 | 665.8% | 2240.5% |
| 36 | S. JarlCentre-back | Valerenga | 26 | +2.4 24/25→25/26 | 1617.6% | 369.4% |
| 37 | J. HusebøCentre-back | Bryne | 27 | +1.3 24/25→25/26 | 159.6% | 320.9% |
| 38 | M. LinnesFull-back | Molde | 34 | +1 24/25→25/26 | 224.8% | 1224.7% |
| 39 | B. RisaCentre-back | Molde | 28 | +0.8 24/25→25/26 | 155.7% | 2827.4% |
| 40 | V. SkjærvikCentre-back | Tromso | 25 | +0.8 24/25→25/26 | 402% | 453% |
| 41 | I. MäättäFull-back | Bodo/Glimt | 24 | +0.7 24/25→25/26 | 117% | 421% |
| 42 | F. SjølstadCentre-back | Ham-Kam | 32 | +0.5 24/25→25/26 | 192.7% | 1820.7% |
| 43 | H. AleesamiFull-back | Bodo/Glimt | 35 | +0.4 24/25→25/26 | 341.2% | 1325.4% |
| 44 | H. HaugenFull-back | Viking | 26 | +0.1 24/25→25/26 | 71.4% | 365.8% |
| 45 | U. FredriksenCentre-back | Fredrikstad | 27 | -1.7 24/25→25/26 | 384.3% | 388.9% |
| 46 | A. KrygerFull-back | Bryne | 28 | -2.7 24/25→25/26 | 1415.9% | 302.6% |
| 47 | F. Loftesnes-BjuneCentre-back | Sandefjord | 21 | -2.9 24/25→25/26 | 1023.4% | 396.3% |
| 48 | H. SjåtilFull-back | Valerenga | 23 | -4.1 24/25→25/26 | 1917.7% | 406.7% |
| 49 | B. UtvikCentre-back | Sarpsborg 08 FF | 30 | -4.4 24/25→25/26 | 1029.9% | 2129.2% |
| 50 | J. HaahrCentre-back | Bryne | 24 | -4.7 24/25→25/26 | 2217.7% | 417.8% |