Eliteserien Player Defending Stats 2026

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

Updated 12 October 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 46 from 20 appearances, an average of 2.3 a game. W. Igor is next on 36.

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 142 from 21 appearances, an average of 6.8 a game. Aaron Kiil Olsen is next on 130.

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 28 from 20 appearances, an average of 1.4 a game. Four players are next on 21.

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

Noah Holm of Brann has won the most aerial duels in the Eliteserien in 2026, with 75 from 21 appearances, an average of 3.6 a game. Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen is next on 73.

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 134 from 22 appearances, an average of 6.1 a game. Lars Ranger is next on 125.

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 85 from 20 appearances: 68 tackles and 17 interceptions. David Edvardsson and Aimar Sher are next on 80.

Eliteserien Tackles leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles
1	Lars Ranger	Lillestrøm	68
2	David Edvardsson	Tromsø	62
3	M. Ugland	Start	51
4	Uba Charles	Aalesund	51
5	Kolbeinn Finnsson	Vålerenga	50
6	Henrik Heggheim	Viking	49
7	Patrick Berg	Bodø / Glimt	48
8	Jacob Lungi Sørensen	Brann	47
9	Felix Vá	Lillestrøm	46
10	Ousmane Diallo Toure	Start	46

Eliteserien Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Interceptions
1	Aimar Sher	Sarpsborg 08	46
2	W. Igor	Kristiansund	36
3	Jacob Lungi Sørensen	Brann	32
4	Ole Selnæs	Rosenborg	32
5	Ethan Amundsen Day	HamKam	31
6	Carl Lange	Vålerenga	30
7	Sander Christiansen	Sarpsborg 08	30
8	Tobias Guddal	Tromsø	30
9	Martin Gjone	HamKam	30
10	Y. Ibrahimaj	Lillestrøm	29

Eliteserien Tackles and Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles and Interceptions
1	Lars Ranger	Lillestrøm	85
2	David Edvardsson	Tromsø	80
3	Aimar Sher	Sarpsborg 08	80
4	Jacob Lungi Sørensen	Brann	79
5	M. Ugland	Start	78
6	Ole Selnæs	Rosenborg	77
7	Henrik Heggheim	Viking	74
8	W. Igor	Kristiansund	74
9	Carl Lange	Vålerenga	73
10	Anders Hiim	Sarpsborg 08	72

Eliteserien Clearances leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Clearances
1	Bjørn Inge Utvik	Sarpsborg 08	142
2	Aaron Kiil Olsen	Vålerenga	130
3	D. Ulvestad	Kristiansund	129
4	Xander Lambrix	Sandefjord	127
5	Fredrik Berglie	KFUM	118
6	Henrik Falchener	Viking	111
7	Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen	Brann	107
8	Fredrik Holmé	Fredrikstad	102
9	Gianni Stensness	Viking	102
10	Ulrik Fredriksen	Fredrikstad	100

Eliteserien Blocked Shots leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Blocked Shots
1	Ulrik Fredriksen	Fredrikstad	28
2	Bjørn Inge Utvik	Sarpsborg 08	21
3	John Norheim	Start	21
4	F. Sjølstad	HamKam	21
5	Fredrik Holmé	Fredrikstad	21
6	Aaron Kiil Olsen	Vålerenga	19
7	Jacob Lungi Sørensen	Brann	18
8	Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen	Brann	18
9	Gianni Stensness	Viking	18
10	Henrik Heggheim	Viking	18

Eliteserien Dribbled Past leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Dribbled Past
1	Ousmane Diallo Toure	Start	27
2	Mathias Christensen	Aalesund	24
3	V. Jónsson	HamKam	22
4	Håkon Helland Hoseth	KFUM	22
5	David Edvardsson	Tromsø	21
6	Uba Charles	Aalesund	20
7	Lucas Haren	Vålerenga	19
8	Lars Ranger	Lillestrøm	19
9	Niklas Jensen Wassberg	Brann	19
10	Kristoffer Askildsen	Viking	18

Eliteserien Total Duels leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Total Duels
1	Felix Vá	Lillestrøm	301
2	Amin Chiakha	Rosenborg	294
3	Noah Holm	Brann	282
4	Uba Charles	Aalesund	280
5	L. Alvheim	Kristiansund	272
6	J. Cornelius	Start	262
7	Daniel Karlsbakk	Sarpsborg 08	244
8	Mathias Christensen	Aalesund	236
9	Lars Ranger	Lillestrøm	233
10	Jacob Lungi Sørensen	Brann	222

Eliteserien Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Duels Won
1	Felix Vá	Lillestrøm	155
2	Lars Ranger	Lillestrøm	145
3	Noah Holm	Brann	143
4	Uba Charles	Aalesund	140
5	Jacob Lungi Sørensen	Brann	139
6	Amin Chiakha	Rosenborg	132
7	S. Hansen	Molde	124
8	Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen	Brann	123
9	Henrik Heggheim	Viking	118
10	A. Potur	HamKam	112

Eliteserien Ground Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Ground Duels Won
1	Felix Vá	Lillestrøm	134
2	Lars Ranger	Lillestrøm	125
3	Uba Charles	Aalesund	123
4	A. Potur	HamKam	105
5	Sondre Auklend	Bodø / Glimt	102
6	David Edvardsson	Tromsø	95
7	W. Igor	Kristiansund	94
8	M. Ugland	Start	93
9	Alexander Thongla-Iad Warneryd	Tromsø	90
10	Heine Gikling Bruseth	Kristiansund	89

Eliteserien Aerial Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Aerial Duels Won
1	Noah Holm	Brann	75
2	Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen	Brann	73
3	John Norheim	Start	72
4	S. Hansen	Molde	70
5	Jacob Lungi Sørensen	Brann	69
6	L. Alvheim	Kristiansund	67
7	Bjørn Inge Utvik	Sarpsborg 08	65
8	E. Schulze	Start	63
9	Henrik Falchener	Viking	62
10	Gianni Stensness	Viking	57

Eliteserien player stats in past seasons

Eliteserien player stats 2025