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Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in Eliteserien 2026

The most valuable defensive midfielders in Eliteserien in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

A. Sher of Sarpsborg 08 FF is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Eliteserien, with a Field Insider Rating of 43.4, and S. Tronstad has been the form player this season, grading 40.3, and V. Hoff leads the scoring with 1 goal.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: W. Igor has improved his Season rating most, up +34.1 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, W. Igor of Kristiansund BK is the most valuable name in this group at 11.

Best talent
A. Sher43.4RTG
Sarpsborg 08 FF
In form
S. Tronstad40.3SsN
Brann
Rising potential
W. Igor+6.7RTG
Kristiansund BK · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
W. Igor+34.1SsN
Kristiansund BK · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
V. Hoff1goals
Molde
Most valuable
W. Igor11val
Kristiansund BK
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PlayerTeam
1W. IgorDefensive midfielderKristiansund BK21113818.6%431.6%
2S. ChristiansenDefensive midfielderSarpsborg 08 FF2510.93659.4%412.2%
3A. SherDefensive midfielderSarpsborg 08 FF239.83567%436.4%
4N. Jensen WassbergDefensive midfielderBrann226.9201016.7%417.1%
5F. AmbinaDefensive midfielderValerenga246.71765.7%3720.1%
6S. SkeideDefensive midfielderKristiansund BK226.415109.7%385%
7J. KitolanoDefensive midfielderBodo/Glimt256.3590.9%3549.6%
8M. MelchiorDefensive midfielderSandefjord256.31126.5%365.8%
9O. HolmDefensive midfielderValerenga236.24171.4%343.7%
10J. BárðarsonDefensive midfielderRosenborg236.1035
11J. BellDefensive midfielderViking276.12059.5%3317.1%
12J. JezierskiDefensive midfielderFredrikstad226248.9%3515.3%
13H. MagnussonDefensive midfielderKristiansund BK235.9333
14J. HanstadDefensive midfielderSandefjord245.8197.1%3212.9%
15K. KrygårdDefensive midfielderLillestrom265.7532
16J. SørensenDefensive midfielderBrann285.63271%3112.7%
17M. WestergaardDefensive midfielderValerenga285.4341040%3012.8%
18B. TobiassenDefensive midfielderKFUM Oslo205.413519.5%
19W. Osnes-RingenDefensive midfielderHam-Kam195.4729.5%394%
20M. SoometsDefensive midfielderStart265.381440%3127.6%
21S. TronstadDefensive midfielderBrann3154012.6%3728.3%
22E. SlørdalDefensive midfielderRosenborg185137
23M. MikkelsenDefensive midfielderTromso185037
24L. GausdalDefensive midfielderStart1954±0%359.7%
25G. SimenstadDefensive midfielderHam-Kam274.6294.2%2640.5%
26M. Svenningsen GronnDefensive midfielderSarpsborg 08 FF174.5036
27Filip Strømland LienDefensive midfielderStart164034
28T. SøråsDefensive midfielderKFUM Oslo282.81358.6%2613.8%
29V. HoffDefensive midfielderMolde302.72168%2330.1%
30F. OttossonDefensive midfielderLillestrom302.31843.6%1837.2%
31M. Møller DæhliDefensive midfielderMolde311.51162.2%1913.1%
32S. GriesbeckDefensive midfielderStart360.56712.9%