Eliteserien Player Defending Stats 2026

Who is leading the way on tackles, interceptions, clearances, duels won and much more.

Updated 8 November 2026, after the last game

Eliteserien Player Defending Stats Questions

Which Eliteserien player has made the most interceptions this season?

Aimar Sher of Sarpsborg 08 has made the most interceptions in the Eliteserien in 2026, with 48 from 24 appearances, an average of 2.0 a game. Ole Selnæs is next on 38.

Which Eliteserien player has made the most clearances this season?

Bjørn Inge Utvik of Sarpsborg 08 has made the most clearances in the Eliteserien in 2026, with 159 from 24 appearances, an average of 6.6 a game. Aaron Kiil Olsen is next on 155.

Which Eliteserien player has blocked the most shots this season?

Ulrik Fredriksen of Fredrikstad has blocked the most shots in the Eliteserien in 2026, with 30 from 23 appearances, an average of 1.3 a game. John Norheim is next on 29.

Which Eliteserien player has won the most aerial duels this season?

John Norheim of Start has won the most aerial duels in the Eliteserien in 2026, with 95 from 20 appearances, an average of 4.8 a game. Noah Holm is next on 88.

Which Eliteserien player has won the most ground duels this season?

Felix Vá of Lillestrøm has won the most ground duels in the Eliteserien in 2026, with 151 from 25 appearances, an average of 6.0 a game. Uba Charles is next on 150.

Which Eliteserien player has the most tackles and interceptions combined this season?

Lars Ranger of Lillestrøm has the most tackles and interceptions combined in the Eliteserien in 2026, with 97 from 22 appearances: 78 tackles and 19 interceptions. David Edvardsson is next on 95.

Eliteserien Tackles leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles
1	Lars Ranger	Lillestrøm	78
2	David Edvardsson	Tromsø	73
3	Uba Charles	Aalesund	67
4	M. Ugland	Start	60
5	Patrick Berg	Bodø / Glimt	59
6	Ousmane Diallo Toure	Start	59
7	Felix Vá	Lillestrøm	56
8	Ole Selnæs	Rosenborg	54
9	Henrik Heggheim	Viking	54
10	Hakon Sjatil	Vålerenga	53

Eliteserien Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Interceptions
1	Aimar Sher	Sarpsborg 08	48
2	Ole Selnæs	Rosenborg	38
3	Martin Gjone	HamKam	36
4	W. Igor	Kristiansund	36
5	Jacob Lungi Sørensen	Brann	34
6	Ethan Amundsen Day	HamKam	34
7	Carl Lange	Vålerenga	33
8	Sander Christiansen	Sarpsborg 08	31
9	Daniel Schneider	KFUM	31
10	Ruben Gabrielsen	Lillestrøm	30

Eliteserien Tackles and Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles and Interceptions
1	Lars Ranger	Lillestrøm	97
2	David Edvardsson	Tromsø	95
3	Ole Selnæs	Rosenborg	92
4	Uba Charles	Aalesund	92
5	M. Ugland	Start	90
6	Aimar Sher	Sarpsborg 08	83
7	Jacob Lungi Sørensen	Brann	82
8	Patrick Berg	Bodø / Glimt	82
9	Carl Lange	Vålerenga	82
10	Henrik Heggheim	Viking	82

Eliteserien Clearances leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Clearances
1	Bjørn Inge Utvik	Sarpsborg 08	159
2	Aaron Kiil Olsen	Vålerenga	155
3	D. Ulvestad	Kristiansund	143
4	Xander Lambrix	Sandefjord	139
5	Fredrik Berglie	KFUM	139
6	Henrik Falchener	Viking	127
7	Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen	Brann	120
8	Fredrik Holmé	Fredrikstad	119
9	F. Sjølstad	HamKam	116
10	Ruben Gabrielsen	Lillestrøm	115

Eliteserien Blocked Shots leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Blocked Shots
1	Ulrik Fredriksen	Fredrikstad	30
2	John Norheim	Start	29
3	F. Sjølstad	HamKam	26
4	Martin Gjone	HamKam	26
5	Bjørn Inge Utvik	Sarpsborg 08	23
6	Fredrik Holmé	Fredrikstad	22
7	Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen	Brann	21
8	Aaron Kiil Olsen	Vålerenga	21
9	D. Ulvestad	Kristiansund	20
10	Gianni Stensness	Viking	20

Eliteserien Dribbled Past leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Dribbled Past
1	Ousmane Diallo Toure	Start	32
2	Håkon Helland Hoseth	KFUM	31
3	Mathias Christensen	Aalesund	27
4	Uba Charles	Aalesund	25
5	Emil Breivik	Molde	24
6	Niklas Jensen Wassberg	Brann	24
7	Lars Ranger	Lillestrøm	23
8	David Edvardsson	Tromsø	23
9	V. Jónsson	HamKam	22
10	Sondre Granaas	Molde	22

Eliteserien Total Duels leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Total Duels
1	Amin Chiakha	Rosenborg	353
2	Felix Vá	Lillestrøm	347
3	Noah Holm	Brann	338
4	Uba Charles	Aalesund	332
5	L. Alvheim	Kristiansund	312
6	J. Cornelius	Start	295
7	A. Potur	HamKam	288
8	Daniel Karlsbakk	Sarpsborg 08	280
9	Mathias Christensen	Aalesund	274
10	Lars Ranger	Lillestrøm	262

Eliteserien Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Duels Won
1	Noah Holm	Brann	174
2	Felix Vá	Lillestrøm	173
3	Uba Charles	Aalesund	171
4	Amin Chiakha	Rosenborg	164
5	Lars Ranger	Lillestrøm	163
6	Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen	Brann	146
7	Jacob Lungi Sørensen	Brann	143
8	A. Potur	HamKam	142
9	John Norheim	Start	135
10	M. Ugland	Start	132

Eliteserien Ground Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Ground Duels Won
1	Felix Vá	Lillestrøm	151
2	Uba Charles	Aalesund	150
3	Lars Ranger	Lillestrøm	139
4	A. Potur	HamKam	132
5	David Edvardsson	Tromsø	114
6	Sondre Auklend	Bodø / Glimt	113
7	M. Ugland	Start	110
8	Alexander Thongla-Iad Warneryd	Tromsø	109
9	W. Igor	Kristiansund	105
10	Heine Gikling Bruseth	Kristiansund	103

Eliteserien Aerial Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Aerial Duels Won
1	John Norheim	Start	95
2	Noah Holm	Brann	88
3	Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen	Brann	82
4	L. Alvheim	Kristiansund	81
5	Henrik Falchener	Viking	80
6	Bjørn Inge Utvik	Sarpsborg 08	75
7	Jacob Lungi Sørensen	Brann	72
8	S. Hansen	Molde	70
9	Heine Åsen Larsen	Tromsø	68
10	Gianni Stensness	Viking	67

Eliteserien player stats in past seasons

Eliteserien player stats 2025