Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Superettan 2026

The most valuable defenders in Superettan in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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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 A. Motaraghebjafarpour has been the form player this season, grading 21.8, and F. Hörberg leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Motaraghebjafarpour has improved his Season rating most, up +11.5 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, A. Motaraghebjafarpour of IFK Varnamo is the most valuable name in this group at 3.2.

A. Motaraghebjafarpour21.8SsN

IFK Varnamo

Rising potential

Y. Kalley+11.5RTG

IFK Norrkoping · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

A. Motaraghebjafarpour+11.5SsN

IFK Varnamo · 24/25→25/26

A. Motaraghebjafarpour3.2val

IFK Varnamo

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	Player	Team
1	A. Motaraghebjafarpour Full-back	IFK Varnamo	23	3.2	22111.7%	2815.4%
2	Y. Kalley Full-back	IFK Norrkoping	25	2.1	945.7%	4633%
3	A. Hedén Lindskog Full-back	Oddevold	22	2	444.4%	264.5%
4	E. McCue Centre-back	Orebro SK	25	2	19	24
5	T. Wålemark Centre-back	IK brage	25	2	7170.4%	267.6%
6	E. Hellman Full-back	Varbergs BoIS FC	25	2	11±0%	256.3%
7	G. Broman Full-back	Varbergs BoIS FC	25	2	12±0%	246%
8	L. Tagesson Full-back	Sandviken	24	2	8±0%	260.8%
9	E. Tellgren Centre-back	Varbergs BoIS FC	21	2	12±0%	282.1%
10	N. Sernelius Full-back	IFK Norrkoping	20	2	0±0%	303.1%
11	T. Olsson Centre-back	Umeå FC	22	1.9	21100%	2515.6%
12	A. Stroud Full-back	Oddevold	21	1.9	3733.3%	2611.6%
13	N. Bertilsson Centre-back	Falkenbergs FF	24	1.9	13±0%	2412.5%
14	D. Miljanovic Full-back	Ostersunds FK	25	1.9	5	24
15	A. Eriksson Full-back	IFK Norrkoping	26	1.9	5±0%	242.8%
16	L. Borgström Centre-back	Falkenbergs FF	25	1.9	18±0%	238.3%
17	K. Harletun Centre-back	Sandviken	23	1.9	0±0%	247.7%
18	J. Albin Centre-back	Oddevold	23	1.9	4	24
19	A. Opsahl Centre-back	IFK Norrkoping	21	1.9	20	27
20	G. Bruzelius Full-back	Landskrona BoIS	24	1.9	14±0%	257.7%
21	M. Neffati Full-back	IFK Norrkoping	22	1.9	22±0%	2727.8%
22	T. Sandberg Full-back	IFK Norrkoping	21	1.9	13±0%	282.6%
23	G. Westström Full-back	Landskrona BoIS	22	1.9	6±0%	260.8%
24	L. Konjuhi Centre-back	IK brage	23	1.9	4	24
25	J. Albin Centre-back	Oddevold	22	1.9	6	24
26	D. Ekman Centre-back	Umeå FC	24	1.9	5	24
27	L. Frigell Jansson Full-back	Umeå FC	23	1.8	098%	2316.6%
28	C. Enemark Centre-back	Ostersunds FK	27	1.8	12	21
29	L. Forsberg Centre-back	GIF Sundsvall	23	1.8	13±0%	2311.7%
30	M. Adolfsson Centre-back	Osters IF	24	1.8	25±0%	2235.4%
31	J. Westerberg Full-back	Ostersunds FK	24	1.8	0	23
32	A. Hellblom Full-back	IK brage	23	1.8	414.6%	2317.1%
33	R. Adjei Full-back	Osters IF	22	1.8	3±0%	2316.8%
34	A. Miftari Centre-back	Falkenbergs FF	22	1.8	0	2420.1%
35	T. Spendler Full-back	Norrby IF	23	1.8	186.6%	2314.2%
36	J. Weber Centre-back	IFK Norrkoping	20	1.8	6	26
37	V. Svendsén Centre-back	Norrby IF	22	1.8	186.8%	2315.8%
38	T. Stagaard Centre-back	IK brage	24	1.8	6	24
39	A. Hellblom Full-back	IK brage	22	1.8	6	25
40	A. Kiani Centre-back	Sandviken	23	1.8	7	2222.1%
41	J. Westerberg Centre-back	Ostersunds FK	23	1.8	0	23
42	O. Abraham Centre-back	Ostersunds FK	24	1.8	0	23
43	D. Persson Full-back	Umeå FC	26	1.8	5	25
44	V. van der Laan Centre-back	Sandviken	20	1.7	0±0%	256.8%
45	Giuseppe Bovalina Full-back	Orebro SK	22	1.7	4±0%	2344.6%
46	N. Geiger Full-back	Sandviken	21	1.7	1	23
47	V. Widell Centre-back	Norrby IF	24	1.7	0	21
48	Samuel Ohlsson Full-back	IFK Varnamo	25	1.7	0	2112.7%
49	S. Tipura Full-back	Trelleborg	22	1.7	0	23
50	D. Tokpah Centre-back	Utsikten	20	1.7	6	26