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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Degerfors IF.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Allsvenskan | 9 | 0 | 0 | 763 | 6.84 |
Scout report
K. Karlsson is a 21-year-old central midfielder at Degerfors IF, rated 31.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 106th of 248 on scout potential in the Allsvenskan and 2427th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (36.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.89 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 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 58th of 59 of the 59 central midfielders in the Allsvenskan, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.892 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 32 → 8). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 24th of 59 of the 59 central midfielders in the Allsvenskan. At 21 Karlsson is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 3.7 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Degerfors IF finished 13th of 16 · a lower-table side
2.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 20 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 36.9% 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 31.9, Karlsson carries the 24th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Allsvenskan of 59, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Degerfors IF finished 13th of 16) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Allsvenskan with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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