Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Bodo/Glimt.
Injury-affected season
Missed 3 of Bodo/Glimt's ~30 games this season through 3 injury absences (illness). He still appeared 23 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.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eliteserien | 23 | 7 | 5 | 1602 | 7.32 |
 UEFA Champions League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 278 | 6.69 |
 NM Cupen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | — |
Scout report
U. Saltnes is a 33-year-old attacking midfielder at Bodo/Glimt, enjoying a standout season — 7 goals and 5 assists in 23 appearances, a Season grade of 40, top 13% of Eliteserien attacking midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 17.5, ranking 201st of 219 in the Eliteserien. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (65.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.67 goal contributions per 90 (0.39 goals, 0.28 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Saltnes.
Judged on this season alone, Saltnes graded 40 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 14% of the 23 attacking midfielders in the Eliteserien, on 7 goals and 5 assists in 23 appearances (0.674 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 35 → 40). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 22nd of 23 of the 23 attacking midfielders in the Eliteserien. At 33 Saltnes is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.8 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Saltnes missed 3 games through injury (illness) out of roughly 30 this season. The 23 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.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Bodo/Glimt finished 2nd of 16 · a title-challenging side
7 goals in 23 appearances (0.3 per game) for a title-challenging side. He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 12 goal contributions (0.52 per appearance).
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 65.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Final-third output. 0.67 goal contributions per 90 (0.39 goals, 0.28 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 17.5, Saltnes carries the 22nd-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Eliteserien of 23. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.67 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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