Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Eliteserien

The most valuable defenders in Eliteserien, ranked on Field Insider.

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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.

Sandefjord · 24/25→25/26

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M. Tønnessen+33.2SsN

KFUM Oslo · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	F. Sjøvold Full-back	Bodo/Glimt	22	13.8	4827.8%	529.1%
2	M. Woledzi Full-back	Fredrikstad	25	13	5098%	436.3%
3	V. Skjærvik Centre-back	Tromso	25	12	402%	453%
4	F. Bjørkan Full-back	Bodo/Glimt	27	11.9	4734.1%	4013.8%
5	L. Cornic Full-back	Tromso	25	11.8	39227.5%	4721.6%
6	M. Tønnessen Centre-back	KFUM Oslo	22	11.6	41448.6%	4417.7%
7	O. Bjørtuft Full-back	Bodo/Glimt	27	11.5	4345.7%	396.6%
8	S. Kristiansen Centre-back	Sandefjord	27	11.4	41147.6%	385.2%
9	U. Fredriksen Centre-back	Fredrikstad	27	11.4	384.3%	388.9%
10	T. Nemčík Centre-back	Rosenborg	25	11.2	3736.1%	413.7%
11	Z. Smajlović Full-back	Sandefjord	22	10.8	38587.3%	4668.8%
12	H. Falchener Centre-back	Viking	23	10.7	361127.6%	5034%
13	M. Ceïde Centre-back	Rosenborg	24	10.5	359%	436.1%
14	H. Heggheim Full-back	Viking	25	10.2	34215.7%	459.9%
15	D. Eid Full-back	Fredrikstad	27	10.1	34256.4%	3722.4%
16	A. Pereira Full-back	Rosenborg	26	9.5	3231.1%	3714.1%
17	S. Kabini Full-back	Molde	22	9	32	43
18	A. Ekeroth Full-back	Ham-Kam	24	8.1	2423500%	4533.9%
19	J. Hjorth Full-back	KFUM Oslo	25	7.6	20131.8%	4210.2%
20	I. Määttä Full-back	Bodo/Glimt	24	7.5	117%	421%
21	J. Haahr Centre-back	Bryne	24	7.5	2217.7%	417.8%
22	D. De Roeve Full-back	Brann	21	7.5	2437.9%	463.8%
23	A. Bærtelsen Full-back	Viking	26	7.5	2530.6%	403.9%
24	S. Christiansen Centre-back	Sarpsborg 08 FF	25	7.3	22160.5%	406.1%
25	I. Hoffmann Full-back	Kristiansund BK	24	7.3	20104.2%	4114.7%
26	H. Sjåtil Full-back	Valerenga	23	7.3	1917.7%	406.7%
27	L. Qvigstad Centre-back	Bryne	22	7	18221.1%	4125.2%
28	V. Egeli Full-back	Sandefjord	22	7	1823.1%	410.5%
29	I. Vådebu Centre-back	Tromso	22	6.9	13371.4%	4043.9%
30	J. Urbančič Full-back	Viking	25	6.7	864.8%	3713.5%
31	J. Sery Larsen Centre-back	Brann	26	6.6	1169.6%	3718.3%
32	A. Kinteh Full-back	Tromso	19	6.5	25	45
33	H. Haugen Full-back	Viking	26	6.5	71.4%	365.8%
34	S. Jarl Centre-back	Valerenga	26	6.5	1617.6%	369.4%
35	V. Lund Centre-back	Molde	23	6.4	850.6%	3610.9%
36	J. Torsvik Full-back	Brann	21	6.4	188.1%	393.4%
37	V. Nielsen Centre-back	Bodo/Glimt	21	6.4	83.7%	391.8%
38	J. Mortensen Full-back	Rosenborg	25	6.4	17	36
39	B. Skaret Centre-back	KFUM Oslo	24	6.3	962.3%	3515.3%
40	A. Hiim Full-back	Sarpsborg 08 FF	23	6.3	558.9%	3519.9%
41	H. Stenevik Full-back	Molde	26	6.3	1933.7%	3520.6%
42	F. Loftesnes-Bjune Centre-back	Sandefjord	21	6.3	1023.4%	396.3%
43	Momodou Njie Centre-back	KFUM Oslo	24	6.2	485.8%	3422.7%
44	F. Pedersen Centre-back	Sandefjord	23	6.2	0100%	3410.4%
45	Nikolai Skuseth Centre-back	Sarpsborg 08 FF	22	6.1	637.2%	365%
46	T. Guddal Centre-back	Tromso	24	6.1	0100%	3416.8%
47	Vetle Auklend Centre-back	Viking	21	6.1	0	38
48	K. Paulsen Centre-back	Viking	22	6.1	0	363.8%
49	M. Koskela Centre-back	Haugesund	23	6	51633.3%	348.2%
50	E. Amundsen-Day Centre-back	Ham-Kam	20	6	12	39