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Full nameSimen Bolkan Nordli
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityNorway
Age26
Date of birth25 Dec 1999
BirthplaceElverum
Height181 cm
Shirt number#7
ClubRosenborg
Central midfielderalso played FWD
12
Appearances
2
Goals
2
Assists
868
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Rosenborg.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eliteserien12228687.21
UEFA Europa Conference League3001796.2

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

S. Nordli is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Rosenborg, rated 36.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 110th of 219 on scout potential in the Eliteserien. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (33.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.49 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nordli.

Judged on this season alone, Nordli graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 34th of 50 of the 50 central midfielders in the Eliteserien, on 2 goals, 2 assists and 2.488 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 61 → 20). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, 28th of 50 of the 50 central midfielders in the Eliteserien. At 26 Nordli is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2022/23
Current potential28th of 50 central midfielders · Eliteserien · 12 appsCurrent season34th of 50 central midfielders · Eliteserien · 12 apps34th-best central midfielder in the Eliteserien110th in the Eliteserien · potential28th-highest potential central midfielder in the Eliteserien
36.4
Ratingi
28th of 50 central midfielders
19.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
33.3%
Minutes
limited game time
2.49
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Rosenborg finished 7th of 16 · a mid-table side

2.49
Def. / 90
20
Tackles
3
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

2.49 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 12 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.41 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 33.3% 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 36.4, Nordli carries the 28th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Eliteserien of 50 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.49 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.