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Full nameHlynur Freyr Karlsson
PositionCentre-back
NationalityIceland
Age22
Date of birth6 Apr 2004
Height174 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubIF Brommapojkarna
Centre-back
13
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1000
Minutes

Domestic-league season · IF Brommapojkarna.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Allsvenskan131010006.93
UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Iceland U21800720

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

H. Karlsson is a 22-year-old central defender at IF Brommapojkarna, rated 32 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 103rd of 248 on scout potential in the Allsvenskan and 2417th of 2878 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (38.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.98 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Karlsson.

Judged on this season alone, Karlsson graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 39th of 51 of the 51 centre-backs in the Allsvenskan, on 3 clean sheets and 1.98 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 9 → 11).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 21st of 51 of the 51 centre-backs in the Allsvenskan. At 22 Karlsson is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 3.9 reflects that trajectory.

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Karlsson is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding level
Current potential21st of 51 centre-backs · Allsvenskan · 13 appsCurrent season39th of 51 centre-backs · Allsvenskan · 13 apps39th-best centre-back in the Allsvenskan103rd in the Allsvenskan · potential21st-highest potential centre-back in the Allsvenskan2417th-highest potential U-23 tracked
32
Ratingi
21st of 51 centre-backs
11
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
38.3%
Minutes
rotation minutes
1.98
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · IF Brommapojkarna finished 12th of 16 · a lower-table side

1.98
Def. / 90
4
Tackles
7
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

1.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (12th 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 38.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.98 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 32, Karlsson carries the 21st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Allsvenskan of 51 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.