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Full nameErik Kristian Lindell
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalitySweden
Age30
Date of birth14 Feb 1996
BirthplaceNorrköping
Height187 cm
Shirt number#12
ClubDegerfors IF
Defensive midfielderalso played DEF
16
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
893
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Degerfors IF.

Injury-affected season

Missed 5 of Degerfors IF's ~30 games this season through 5 injury absences (illness). He still appeared 16 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Allsvenskan16018936.76

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

E. Lindell is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Degerfors IF, rated 15.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 197th of 241 on scout potential in the Allsvenskan. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (33.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.33 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lindell.

Judged on this season alone, Lindell graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 19th of 25 of the 25 defensive midfielders in the Allsvenskan, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 4.334 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 17 → 13). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 16, 21st of 25 of the 25 defensive midfielders in the Allsvenskan. At 30 Lindell is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.4 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Lindell missed 5 games through injury (illness) out of roughly 30 this season. The 16 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential21st of 25 defensive midfielders · Allsvenskan · 16 appsCurrent season19th of 25 defensive midfielders · Allsvenskan · 16 apps19th-best defensive midfielder in the Allsvenskan197th in the Allsvenskan · potential21st-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Allsvenskan
15.9
Ratingi
21st of 25 defensive midfielders
13.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
33.1%
Minutes
limited game time
4.33
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Degerfors IF finished 13th of 16 · a lower-table side

4.33
Def. / 90
23
Tackles
16
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

4.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 16 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th of 16) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 33.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 15.9, Lindell carries the 21st-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Allsvenskan of 25 — though on just 16 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Allsvenskan with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target1
Shots5

Passing

Assists1
Chances created11
Passes251

Possession

Successful dribbles5
Dribble success50%
Duels won37
Duels won %51.4%
Fouls won6

Defending

Tackles23
Interceptions16
Blocks4
Fouls committed8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.