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Tobias Karlsson

Squad depthTrelleborg · 28 yrs

Profile

Full nameTobias Stefan Andreas Karlsson
PositionCentre-back
NationalitySweden
Age28
Date of birth23 Jun 1998
Shirt number#19
ClubTrelleborg
Centre-back
25
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1350
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Trelleborg.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Superettan250013506.89

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

T. Karlsson is a 28-year-old central defender at Trelleborg, rated 18.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 137th of 189 on scout potential in the Superettan. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (50% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.47 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 15 — a strong campaign that ranks top 25% of the 32 centre-backs in the Superettan, on 4 clean sheets and 2.467 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 29 → 15). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 27th of 32 of the 32 centre-backs in the Superettan. At 28 Karlsson is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.2 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: 2024/25
Current potential27th of 32 centre-backs · SuperettanCurrent seasonTop 25% centre-backs · Superettan8th-best centre-back in the Superettan137th in the Superettan · potential27th-highest potential centre-back in the Superettan
18.3
Ratingi
27th of 32 centre-backs
14.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
50%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.47
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Trelleborg finished 15th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

2.47
Def. / 90
2
Tackles
30
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

2.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (15th 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 50% 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 18.3, Karlsson carries the 27th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Superettan of 32, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Trelleborg finished 15th 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 (2.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Superettan with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target1
Shots6

Passing

Assists0
Chances created2
Passes793
Pass accuracy45%

Possession

Successful dribbles3
Dribble success75%
Duels won75
Duels won %46%
Fouls won9

Defending

Tackles2
Interceptions30
Blocks5
Fouls committed11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.