Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Eliteserien 2026

The most valuable defenders 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 defenders in Eliteserien, with a Field Insider Rating of 65.8, and F. Sjøvold has been the form player this season, grading 61.8, and H. Heggheim leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: I. Vådebu has improved his Season rating most, up +46.7 on last season. 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.

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	Player	Team
1	F. Sjøvold Full-back	Bodo/Glimt	23	14.8	6228%	51±0%
2	H. Heggheim Full-back	Viking	25	13.6	4118.8%	474.5%
3	I. Vådebu Centre-back	Tromso	23	13.6	50275%	4510.6%
4	O. Bjørtuft Centre-back	Bodo/Glimt	27	11.9	5325.1%	416%
5	D. Koswal Centre-back	Sandefjord	23	11.8	2140.2%	6617.5%
6	T. Guddal Full-back	Tromso	24	11.7	4813.3%	443.3%
7	V. Skjærvik Full-back	Tromso	26	11.6	424.3%	397.5%
8	T. Nemčík Centre-back	Rosenborg	25	11.5	407.2%	434.1%
9	L. Ranger Full-back	Lillestrom	27	11.4	45175.2%	3850.2%
10	S. Mørk Centre-back	Sandefjord	25	11.2	3638.5%	420.9%
11	F. Pedersen Centre-back	Sandefjord	23	11.1	34209.9%	4411.8%
12	A. Hiim Full-back	Sarpsborg 08 FF	24	11	38611.3%	4530.8%
13	A. Warneryd Full-back	Tromso	21	10.6	4285%	5062.1%
14	X. Lambrix Centre-back	Sandefjord	26	10.5	31156.6%	399.3%
15	S. Hansen Full-back	Molde	23	10.3	34	49
16	D. Schneider Centre-back	KFUM Oslo	24	10.3	367100%	4330.5%
17	G. Stensness Centre-back	Viking	27	9.2	25483.3%	3929.9%
18	C. Niyukuri Full-back	Sarpsborg 08 FF	26	8.7	3168.5%	4114.9%
19	I. Määttä Full-back	Bodo/Glimt	25	8.4	31187.9%	411%
20	I. Amundsen Full-back	Fredrikstad	26	8.3	2897.2%	369.2%
21	M. Ceïde Centre-back	Rosenborg	25	8.3	2819.4%	405.5%
22	S. Hansen Full-back	Molde	24	8.2	2837.3%	4737.1%
23	H. Falchener Full-back	Viking	23	8	2237.6%	4411.8%
24	V. Egeli Full-back	Sandefjord	22	8	2967%	4612.7%
25	F. Holmé Centre-back	Fredrikstad	25	7.8	26182.8%	4442.5%
26	P. Metcalfe Full-back	Ham-Kam	27	7.7	2327.8%	364.7%
27	A. Olsen Centre-back	Valerenga	24	7.6	20	43
28	S. Kabini Full-back	Molde	22	7.6	2714.3%	455.6%
29	M. Ugland Full-back	Start	26	7.5	26116.5%	3521.5%
30	D. Eid Full-back	Fredrikstad	27	7.5	2720%	371.6%
31	A. Kiil Olsen Centre-back	Valerenga	25	7.5	206.6%	4211.8%
32	F. Elkær Full-back	Lillestrom	24	7.5	1817.9%	4222.1%
33	J. Hjorth Full-back	KFUM Oslo	25	7.4	202.5%	404.5%
34	O. Toure Full-back	Start	23	7.2	18259.2%	4042.7%
35	H. Sjåtil Full-back	Valerenga	23	7.2	1618.8%	40±0%
36	M. Gjone Full-back	Ham-Kam	20	7.2	23	48
37	B. Skaret Full-back	KFUM Oslo	24	7.1	19112.4%	3910.6%
38	K. Finnsson Full-back	Valerenga	27	7.1	23573.5%	385%
39	Ó. Guðmundsson Centre-back	Aalesund	24	7.1	1667%	4029%
40	E. Amundsen-Day Centre-back	Ham-Kam	20	7.1	29150.9%	4619.3%
41	E. Bassey Full-back	Viking	19	7	28±0%	57±0%
42	J. Juliusson Centre-back	Kristiansund BK	21	7	23	44
43	T. Solheim Full-back	Rosenborg	21	7	21392.9%	4349%
44	M. Løvik Centre-back	Molde	22	6.9	542.4%	3817.9%
45	S. Ottesen Full-back	Lillestrom	25	6.9	2117.8%	3926.7%
46	F. Flex Centre-back	Kristiansund BK	22	6.7	16	40
47	Vetle Auklend Full-back	Viking	21	6.7	15208.3%	416.5%
48	J. Mortensen Centre-back	Rosenborg	25	6.6	2016.1%	372.5%
49	H. Stenevik Full-back	Molde	26	6.6	2112.8%	376.6%
50	H. Opsahl Full-back	Ham-Kam	23	6.6	771.2%	388.1%