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Full namePelle Elkjær Mattsson
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityDenmark
Age25
Date of birth4 Aug 2001
BirthplaceSilkeborg
Height184 cm
Shirt number#6
ClubNorwich
Central midfielder
33
Appearances
3
Goals
0
Assists
2723
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Norwich.

Injury-affected season

Missed 6 of Norwich's ~46 games this season through 6 injury absences (ankle). He still appeared 33 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.

Also this season

Earlier this season at SilkeborgDBU Pokalen: 6 apps, 0g 0a, 477 min

Earlier this season at SilkeborgSuperliga: 6 apps, 0g 0a, 477 min

Earlier this season at SilkeborgUEFA Europa Conference League: 2 apps, 0g 1a, 323 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Norwich; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Championship333027236.97
DBU Pokalenat Silkeborg6004777.03
Superligaat Silkeborg6004777.03
UEFA Europa Conference Leagueat Silkeborg2013237.4
FA Cup100907.7

Scout report

Key starterCentral midfielder

P. Mattsson is a 25-year-old central midfielder at Norwich, rated 66.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 101st of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (75.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.87 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mattsson.

Judged on this season alone, Mattsson graded 38 — a strong campaign that ranks top 22% of the 73 central midfielders in the Championship, on 3 goals, 0 assists and 3.867 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 33 → 38). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 66, top 20% of the 73 central midfielders in the Championship. At 25 Mattsson is in his prime years, and a market index of 30.6 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Mattsson missed 6 games through injury (ankle) out of roughly 46 this season. The 33 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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Mattsson is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 20% central midfielders · ChampionshipCurrent seasonTop 22% central midfielders · Championship16th-best central midfielder in the Championship101st in the Championship · potential14th-highest potential central midfielder in the Championship
66.3
Ratingi
14th of 73 central midfielders
38.3
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
75.6%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.87
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Norwich finished 9th of 24 · a mid-table side

3.87
Def. / 90
69
Tackles
43
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

3.87 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 75.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.87 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 66.3, Mattsson carries the 14th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Championship (top 20%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.87 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) 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.