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Fredrik Pålerud

Experienced headStart · 32 yrsFringe player

Profile

Full nameFredrik Mani Pålerud
PositionCentre-back
NationalityNorway
Age32
Date of birth24 Feb 1994
BirthplaceSander
Height181 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubStart
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Centre-back

Season stats

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9
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
179
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Start.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eliteserien7001586.5

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

F. Pålerud is a 32-year-old central defender at Start, rated 11.3 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (13.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.52 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pålerud.

On the season, Pålerud graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 3.52 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 18 → 2). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11. At 32 Pålerud is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.8 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2023/244 clubs
11.3
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
2.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
13.3%
Minutes
limited game time
3.52
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Start finished 16th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

9
Apps
3.52
Def. / 90
4
Tackles
2
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

3.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 9 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th 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.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 13.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 11.3 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Transfer news

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