Most Improved defenders in Superettan 2026
The most improved defenders in Superettan in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Y. Kalley of IFK Norrkoping is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Superettan, with a Field Insider Rating of 46.4, and C. Styffe has been the form player this season, grading 30.5, and F. Hörberg leads the scoring with 2 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: C. Styffe has improved his Season rating most, up +22.2 on last season, while Y. Kalley's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +11.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, C. Styffe of Orgryte IS is the most valuable name in this group at 3.6.
11 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. StyffeCentre-back |  Orgryte IS | 24 | +22.2 24/25→25/26 | 31158.5% | 3638.1% |
| 2 | A. MotaraghebjafarpourFull-back |  IFK Varnamo | 23 | +11.5 24/25→25/26 | 22111.7% | 2815.4% |
| 3 | M. DyrestamFull-back | Orgryte IS | 34 | +8.9 24/25→25/26 | 2637.8% | 1380.8% |
| 4 | T. WålemarkCentre-back |  IK brage | 25 | +4.6 24/25→25/26 | 7170.4% | 267.6% |
| 5 | E. McCueCentre-back |  Orebro SK | 25 | 0 24/25→25/26 | 19 | 24 |
| 6 | T. VarmanenFull-back |  Osters IF | 28 | -1.6 24/25→25/26 | 169% | 2116.7% |
| 7 | S. LagerlundCentre-back | Orgryte IS | 24 | -1.7 24/25→25/26 | 18127.8% | 3227.6% |
| 8 | Y. KalleyFull-back | IFK Norrkoping | 25 | -7.4 24/25→25/26 | 945.7% | 4633% |
| 9 | M. MoënzaFull-back |  Utsikten | 32 | -8.7 24/25→25/26 | 470.7% | 1132.9% |
| 10 | M. WatsonCentre-back | Orebro SK | 30 | -12.7 24/25→25/26 | 1643.6% | 1932.4% |
| 11 | W. NilssonCentre-back |  Sandviken | 29 | -17.1 24/25→25/26 | 1553.8% | 1836.1% |