Summary · Question 13 of 14

Showcase cards: 18 Norwegian players chosen by six selection rules, and the 2025/26 pool

18 cards, one player per position group under each of six selection rules.

How to read it: each card shows one player’s 2025/26 numbers, his cluster in the style and quality maps, the change since the previous season and his nearest historical analogs; the rule that chose him is at the foot. The atlas below plots every player-season of 2025/26.

How the 18 cards were chosen

Why these cards: one card per position group per rule, applied in this order — (a) highest goals + assists per 90, league-adjusted, (b) youngest national-team call-up, (c) most top-9 minutes among the 2026 FIFA World Cup squad, (d) most domestic-league minutes among the 2026 FIFA World Cup squad, (e) most top-9 minutes, (f) most domestic minutes under 23 without a top-9 season. A player already chosen by an earlier rule falls through to the next name, so a later row can show the second name by its measure. Rows group the six rules; the national-team core row holds two of them.

Highest quality-adjusted production

Erling HaalandManchester CityFW0.83G+A / 90 adj.↑ change · +0.17 G+A / 90 adj.Career →
Manchester City

Erling Haaland

FW · 26 · Manchester City (2026/27) · NT 2025–26

2025/26 · Manchester City · ENG-Premier League

G+A / 90 adj.
0.83
Non-penalty goals / assists per 90
0.73 / 0.24
Minutes
2953 (86 %)
Style map Older forwards with moderate playing time Quality map High-card-rate forwards

Author’s reading (not computed)

Experienced forwards on managed minutes — median age 31, about 40 % of minutes, output at median. The impact or target forward used in rotation (Haaland, Sørloth, Marković).

Trajectory 2024/25 → 2025/26

change +0.17 G+A / 90 adj. (one season, 2736 min → 2953 min)

Historical analogs at age 26 (d = distance on three standardised features: league-adjusted goals + assists per 90, minutes, league multiplier)
  1. Alexander Isak SWE ENG-Premier League 2024/25 · 2756 min · 0.73 · d = 0.92
  2. Mateo Retegui ITA ITA-Serie A 2024/25 · 2383 min · 0.77 · d = 1.16
  3. Marcus Rashford ENG ENG-Premier League 2022/23 · 2879 min · 0.63 · d = 1.74

2026 FIFA World Cup

Selected as: highest goals + assists per 90, league-adjusted among FW.

Julian RyersonDortmundMF0.39G+A / 90 adj.—Career →
Dortmund

Julian Ryerson

MF · 29 · Dortmund (2026/27) · NT 2025–26

2025/26 · Dortmund · GER-Bundesliga

G+A / 90 adj.
0.39
Non-penalty goals / assists per 90
0.00 / 0.60
Minutes
2266 (74 %)
Style map High-card-rate midfielders Quality map Productive midfielders in top-five leagues

Author’s reading (not computed)

Ball-winning, duel-heavy midfielders — the card rate (about 2.5 times the midfield median) is the defining feature, production at the floor of the group. The destroyer profile, often in a double pivot (Berg, Elyounoussi, Ryerson).

Historical analogs at age 29 (d = distance on three standardised features: league-adjusted goals + assists per 90, minutes, league multiplier)
  1. Julian Brandt GER GER-Bundesliga 2024/25 · 2303 min · 0.38 · d = 0.06
  2. Jens Stage DEN GER-Bundesliga 2024/25 · 2204 min · 0.39 · d = 0.11
  3. Alassane Pléa FRA GER-Bundesliga 2021/22 · 2070 min · 0.36 · d = 0.33

2026 FIFA World Cup

Selected as: highest goals + assists per 90, league-adjusted among MF.

Joachim SoltvedtBrannDF0.15G+A / 90 adj.↑ change · +0.09 G+A / 90 adj.Career →
Brann

Joachim Soltvedt

DF · 31 · Brann (2026/27)

2025/26 · Brann · NOR-Eliteserien

G+A / 90 adj.
0.15
Non-penalty goals / assists per 90
0.10 / 0.46
Minutes
1752 (65 %)
Style map Goal-scoring defenders Quality map Young low-minute defenders

Author’s reading (not computed)

Set-piece threats — defenders scoring at five times the DF median on 60 % of minutes. Aerial presence in both boxes (Braude, Sjøvold, Dahl).

Trajectory 2024/25 → 2025/26

change +0.09 G+A / 90 adj. (one season, 1200 min → 1752 min)

Historical analogs at age 31 (d = distance on three standardised features: league-adjusted goals + assists per 90, minutes, league multiplier)
  1. Viljar Vevatne NOR NOR-Eliteserien 2024/25 · 1727 min · 0.09 · d = 0.56
  2. Casper Højer Nielsen DEN TUR-Süper Lig 2024/25 · 2024 min · 0.11 · d = 0.72
  3. Bas Kuipers NED NED-Eredivisie 2024/25 · 1724 min · 0.12 · d = 0.72

Selected as: highest goals + assists per 90, league-adjusted among DF.

National-team core — 2026 FIFA World Cup squad: most top-9 minutes, most home-league minutes

Jørgen Strand LarsenCrystal PalaceFW0.19G+A / 90 adj.↓ change · −0.34 G+A / 90 adj.Career →
Crystal Palace

Jørgen Strand Larsen

FW · 26 · Crystal Palace (2026/27) · NT 2025–26

2025/26 · Wolves · ENG-Premier League

G+A / 90 adj.
0.19
Non-penalty goals / assists per 90
0.00 / 0.06
Minutes
1404 (45 %)
Style map Primary scorers Quality map High-assist forwards in top-five leagues

Author’s reading (not computed)

Primary scorers — non-penalty goal rate nearly double the forward median on starter minutes (56 %). The finishing forward of a first-choice line (Larsen, Solbakken, Heggebø).

Trajectory 2024/25 → 2025/26

change −0.34 G+A / 90 adj. (one season, 2587 min → 2307 min)

Historical analogs at age 26 (d = distance on three standardised features: league-adjusted goals + assists per 90, minutes, league multiplier)
  1. Vitinha POR ITA-Serie A 2025/26 · 2226 min · 0.24 · d = 0.71
  2. David Okereke NGA ITA-Serie A 2022/23 · 2266 min · 0.23 · d = 0.71
  3. Walid Cheddira MAR ITA-Serie A 2023/24 · 2120 min · 0.27 · d = 0.78

2026 FIFA World Cup

Selected as: most top-9 minutes among 2026 FIFA World Cup squad FW.

Sander BergeFulhamMF0.08G+A / 90 adj.→ change · +0.01 G+A / 90 adj.Career →
Fulham

Sander Berge

MF · 28 · Fulham (2026/27) · NT 2025–26

2025/26 · Fulham · ENG-Premier League

G+A / 90 adj.
0.08
Non-penalty goals / assists per 90
0.00 / 0.03
Minutes
2905 (85 %)
Style map Older rotation midfielders Quality map Older rotation midfielders

Author’s reading (not computed)

Veteran rotation midfielders — median age 30 on managed minutes (40 %), output at median, card rate above it. Experience kept in the squad rather than on the pitch every week (Berge, Ulvestad, Jenssen).

Trajectory 2024/25 → 2025/26

change +0.01 G+A / 90 adj. (one season, 2224 min → 2905 min)

Historical analogs at age 28 (d = distance on three standardised features: league-adjusted goals + assists per 90, minutes, league multiplier)
  1. Nélson Semedo POR ENG-Premier League 2020/21 · 2983 min · 0.08 · d = 0.12
  2. George Baldock GRE ENG-Premier League 2020/21 · 2787 min · 0.09 · d = 0.18
  3. Kyle Walker-Peters ENG ENG-Premier League 2024/25 · 2918 min · 0.10 · d = 0.21

2026 FIFA World Cup

Selected as: most top-9 minutes among 2026 FIFA World Cup squad MF.

Leo ØstigårdGenoaDF0.14G+A / 90 adj.↑ change · +0.11 G+A / 90 adj.Career →
Genoa

Leo Østigård

DF · 27 · Genoa (2026/27) · NT 2025–26

2025/26 · Genoa · ITA-Serie A

G+A / 90 adj.
0.14
Non-penalty goals / assists per 90
0.17 / 0.03
Minutes
2622 (77 %)
Style map Everyday starting defenders Quality map High-assist defenders in top-five leagues

Author’s reading (not computed)

The defensive core — 85 % of minutes, output at the DF floor. Availability and continuity are the signal; production is not (Østigård, Cornic, Falchener).

Trajectory 2024/25 → 2025/26

change +0.11 G+A / 90 adj. (one season, 2154 min → 2622 min)

Historical analogs at age 27 (d = distance on three standardised features: league-adjusted goals + assists per 90, minutes, league multiplier)
  1. Jules Koundé FRA ESP-La Liga 2024/25 · 2605 min · 0.11 · d = 0.33
  2. Emanuele Valeri ITA ITA-Serie A 2024/25 · 2873 min · 0.14 · d = 0.34
  3. Benjamin Henrichs GER GER-Bundesliga 2023/24 · 2526 min · 0.13 · d = 0.36

2026 FIFA World Cup

Selected as: most top-9 minutes among 2026 FIFA World Cup squad DF.

Jens Petter HaugeBodø/GlimtFW0.18G+A / 90 adj.→ change · +0.01 G+A / 90 adj.Career →
Bodø/Glimt

Jens Petter Hauge

FW · 27 · Bodø/Glimt (2026/27) · NT 2025–26

2025/26 · Bodø/Glimt · NOR-Eliteserien

G+A / 90 adj.
0.18
Non-penalty goals / assists per 90
0.32 / 0.16
Minutes
2216 (82 %)
Style map Young low-minute forwards Quality map High-minutes starting forwards

Author’s reading (not computed)

The development tier and the largest forward cluster — median age 23, under 30 % of minutes, output just below median. Where most of the home pool's young forwards sit (Lauritsen, Arnstad, Brunes).

Trajectory 2024/25 → 2025/26

change +0.01 G+A / 90 adj. (one season, 2003 min → 2216 min)

Historical analogs at age 27 (d = distance on three standardised features: league-adjusted goals + assists per 90, minutes, league multiplier)
  1. Lirim Qamili MKD DEN-Superliga 2024/25 · 2059 min · 0.21 · d = 0.31
  2. Peter Christiansen DEN NOR-Eliteserien 2025/26 · 2098 min · 0.22 · d = 0.38
  3. Sebastian Bergier POL POL-Ekstraklasa 2025/26 · 2278 min · 0.22 · d = 0.43

2026 FIFA World Cup

Selected as: most domestic minutes among 2026 FIFA World Cup squad FW.

Patrick BergBodø/GlimtMF0.21G+A / 90 adj.↑ change · +0.08 G+A / 90 adj.Career →
Bodø/Glimt

Patrick Berg

MF · 29 · Bodø/Glimt (2026/27) · NT 2025–26

2025/26 · Bodø/Glimt · NOR-Eliteserien

G+A / 90 adj.
0.21
Non-penalty goals / assists per 90
0.20 / 0.47
Minutes
2292 (85 %)
Style map High-card-rate midfielders Quality map Older rotation midfielders

Author’s reading (not computed)

Ball-winning, duel-heavy midfielders — the card rate (about 2.5 times the midfield median) is the defining feature, production at the floor of the group. The destroyer profile, often in a double pivot (Berg, Elyounoussi, Ryerson).

Trajectory 2024/25 → 2025/26

change +0.08 G+A / 90 adj. (one season, 2610 min → 2292 min)

Historical analogs at age 29 (d = distance on three standardised features: league-adjusted goals + assists per 90, minutes, league multiplier)
  1. Jordan Larsson SWE DEN-Superliga 2025/26 · 2281 min · 0.20 · d = 0.03
  2. Emrah Başsan TUR TUR-Süper Lig 2020/21 · 2283 min · 0.21 · d = 0.54
  3. Miguel Cardoso POR TUR-Süper Lig 2022/23 · 2333 min · 0.21 · d = 0.54

2026 FIFA World Cup

Selected as: most domestic minutes among 2026 FIFA World Cup squad MF.

Fredrik André BjørkanBodø/GlimtDF0.06G+A / 90 adj.↓ change · −0.06 G+A / 90 adj.Career →
Bodø/Glimt

Fredrik André Bjørkan

DF · 28 · Bodø/Glimt (2026/27) · NT 2025–26

2025/26 · Bodø/Glimt · NOR-Eliteserien

G+A / 90 adj.
0.06
Non-penalty goals / assists per 90
0.11 / 0.07
Minutes
2457 (91 %)
Style map Everyday starting defenders Quality map Everyday starting defenders

Author’s reading (not computed)

The defensive core — 85 % of minutes, output at the DF floor. Availability and continuity are the signal; production is not (Østigård, Cornic, Falchener).

Trajectory 2024/25 → 2025/26

change −0.06 G+A / 90 adj. (one season, 1792 min → 2457 min)

Historical analogs at age 28 (d = distance on three standardised features: league-adjusted goals + assists per 90, minutes, league multiplier)
  1. Eirik Saunes NOR NOR-Eliteserien 2025/26 · 2496 min · 0.05 · d = 0.10
  2. Jesper Tåje NOR NOR-Eliteserien 2024/25 · 2228 min · 0.04 · d = 0.34
  3. Jacob Rasmussen DEN DEN-Superliga 2024/25 · 2520 min · 0.02 · d = 0.35

2026 FIFA World Cup

Selected as: most domestic minutes among 2026 FIFA World Cup squad DF.

Youngest national-team call-up

Antonio NusaRB LeipzigFW0.29G+A / 90 adj.—Career →
RB Leipzig

Antonio Nusa

FW · 21 · RB Leipzig (2026/27) · NT 2025–26

2025/26 · RB Leipzig · GER-Bundesliga

G+A / 90 adj.
0.29
Non-penalty goals / assists per 90
0.18 / 0.13
Minutes
2027 (68 %)
Style map Young low-minute forwards Quality map High-minutes starting forwards

Author’s reading (not computed)

The development tier and the largest forward cluster — median age 23, under 30 % of minutes, output just below median. Where most of the home pool's young forwards sit (Lauritsen, Arnstad, Brunes).

Historical analogs at age 21 (d = distance on three standardised features: league-adjusted goals + assists per 90, minutes, league multiplier)
  1. Vinicius Júnior BRA ESP-La Liga 2020/21 · 1969 min · 0.25 · d = 0.35
  2. Jamie Leweling GER GER-Bundesliga 2021/22 · 1959 min · 0.24 · d = 0.37
  3. Emanuel Emegha NED FRA-Ligue 1 2023/24 · 2078 min · 0.27 · d = 0.61

2026 FIFA World Cup

Selected as: youngest national-team call-up among FW.

Andreas SchjelderupBenficaMF0.26G+A / 90 adj.—Career →
Benfica

Andreas Schjelderup

MF · 22 · Benfica (2026/27) · NT 2025–26

2025/26 · Benfica · POR-Primeira Liga

G+A / 90 adj.
0.26
Non-penalty goals / assists per 90
0.26 / 0.26
Minutes
1723 (58 %)
Style map High-card-rate midfielders Quality map Productive midfielders in top-five leagues

Author’s reading (not computed)

Ball-winning, duel-heavy midfielders — the card rate (about 2.5 times the midfield median) is the defining feature, production at the floor of the group. The destroyer profile, often in a double pivot (Berg, Elyounoussi, Ryerson).

Historical analogs at age 22 (d = distance on three standardised features: league-adjusted goals + assists per 90, minutes, league multiplier)
  1. Hákon Haraldsson ISL FRA-Ligue 1 2024/25 · 1755 min · 0.23 · d = 0.31
  2. Sofiane Diop MAR FRA-Ligue 1 2021/22 · 1948 min · 0.25 · d = 0.35
  3. Francisco Conceição POR POR-Primeira Liga 2023/24 · 1888 min · 0.22 · d = 0.37

2026 FIFA World Cup

Selected as: youngest national-team call-up among MF.

Henrik FalchenerVikingDF0.07G+A / 90 adj.—Career →
Viking

Henrik Falchener

DF · 23 · Viking (2026/27) · NT 2025–26

2025/26 · Viking · NOR-Eliteserien

G+A / 90 adj.
0.07
Non-penalty goals / assists per 90
0.21 / 0.00
Minutes
2576 (99 %)
Style map Everyday starting defenders Quality map High-assist defenders in top-five leagues

Author’s reading (not computed)

The defensive core — 85 % of minutes, output at the DF floor. Availability and continuity are the signal; production is not (Østigård, Cornic, Falchener).

Historical analogs at age 23 (d = distance on three standardised features: league-adjusted goals + assists per 90, minutes, league multiplier)
  1. Fredrik Sjøvold NOR NOR-Eliteserien 2025/26 · 2594 min · 0.10 · d = 0.24
  2. Mikkel Rakneberg NOR NOR-Eliteserien 2024/25 · 2311 min · 0.06 · d = 0.36
  3. Mathias Tønnessen NOR NOR-Eliteserien 2025/26 · 2422 min · 0.02 · d = 0.45

2026 FIFA World Cup

Selected as: youngest national-team call-up among DF.

Most top-9 minutes

Tobias LauritsenSampdoriaFW0.21G+A / 90 adj.→ change · +0.03 G+A / 90 adj.Career →
Sampdoria

Tobias Lauritsen

FW · 29 · Sampdoria (latest known)

2025/26 · Sparta R. · NED-Eredivisie

G+A / 90 adj.
0.21
Non-penalty goals / assists per 90
0.27 / 0.15
Minutes
3039 (99 %)
Style map Young low-minute forwards Quality map High-minutes starting forwards

Author’s reading (not computed)

The development tier and the largest forward cluster — median age 23, under 30 % of minutes, output just below median. Where most of the home pool's young forwards sit (Lauritsen, Arnstad, Brunes).

Trajectory 2024/25 → 2025/26

change +0.03 G+A / 90 adj. (one season, 2707 min → 3039 min)

Historical analogs at age 29 (d = distance on three standardised features: league-adjusted goals + assists per 90, minutes, league multiplier)
  1. Riad Bajić BIH TUR-Süper Lig 2022/23 · 2868 min · 0.20 · d = 0.27
  2. Lennart Thy GER NED-Eredivisie 2020/21 · 2782 min · 0.22 · d = 0.34
  3. Victor Edvardsen SWE NED-Eredivisie 2024/25 · 2740 min · 0.23 · d = 0.42

Selected as: most top-9 league minutes among FW.

Sondre ØrjasæterTwenteMF0.18G+A / 90 adj.→ change · +0.03 G+A / 90 adj.Career →
Twente

Sondre Ørjasæter

MF · 23 · Twente (2026/27)

2025/26 · Twente · NED-Eredivisie

G+A / 90 adj.
0.18
Non-penalty goals / assists per 90
0.13 / 0.25
Minutes
2130 (70 %)
Style map High-card-rate midfielders Quality map Older rotation midfielders

Author’s reading (not computed)

Ball-winning, duel-heavy midfielders — the card rate (about 2.5 times the midfield median) is the defining feature, production at the floor of the group. The destroyer profile, often in a double pivot (Berg, Elyounoussi, Ryerson).

Trajectory 2024/25 → 2025/26

change +0.03 G+A / 90 adj. (one season, 2428 min → 3375 min)

Historical analogs at age 23 (d = distance on three standardised features: league-adjusted goals + assists per 90, minutes, league multiplier)
  1. Kodai Sano JPN NED-Eredivisie 2025/26 · 3060 min · 0.15 · d = 0.42
  2. Fisayo Dele-Bashiru NGA TUR-Süper Lig 2023/24 · 3035 min · 0.15 · d = 0.47
  3. Jarne Steuckers BEL BEL-Pro League 2024/25 · 3097 min · 0.17 · d = 0.50

Selected as: most top-9 league minutes among MF.

Oliver BraudeHeerenveenDF0.06G+A / 90 adj.→ change · +0.02 G+A / 90 adj.Career →
Heerenveen

Oliver Braude

DF · 22 · Heerenveen (2026/27)

2025/26 · Heerenveen · NED-Eredivisie

G+A / 90 adj.
0.06
Non-penalty goals / assists per 90
0.00 / 0.13
Minutes
2815 (92 %)
Style map Goal-scoring defenders Quality map Everyday starting defenders

Author’s reading (not computed)

Set-piece threats — defenders scoring at five times the DF median on 60 % of minutes. Aerial presence in both boxes (Braude, Sjøvold, Dahl).

Trajectory 2024/25 → 2025/26

change +0.02 G+A / 90 adj. (one season, 2607 min → 2815 min)

Historical analogs at age 22 (d = distance on three standardised features: league-adjusted goals + assists per 90, minutes, league multiplier)
  1. Bünyamin Balcı TUR TUR-Süper Lig 2021/22 · 2740 min · 0.06 · d = 0.17
  2. Yukinari Sugawara JPN NED-Eredivisie 2021/22 · 2635 min · 0.06 · d = 0.24
  3. Milan van Ewijk NED NED-Eredivisie 2021/22 · 2897 min · 0.03 · d = 0.25

Selected as: most top-9 league minutes among DF.

Most domestic minutes under 23, no top-9 season yet

Daniel KarlsbakkSarpsborg 08FW0.17G+A / 90 adj.—Career →
Sarpsborg 08

Daniel Karlsbakk

FW · 23 · Sarpsborg 08 (2026/27)

2025/26 · Sarpsborg 08 · NOR-Eliteserien

G+A / 90 adj.
0.17
Non-penalty goals / assists per 90
0.42 / 0.04
Minutes
2347 (90 %)
Style map Young low-minute forwards Quality map High-minutes starting forwards

Author’s reading (not computed)

The development tier and the largest forward cluster — median age 23, under 30 % of minutes, output just below median. Where most of the home pool's young forwards sit (Lauritsen, Arnstad, Brunes).

Historical analogs at age 23 (d = distance on three standardised features: league-adjusted goals + assists per 90, minutes, league multiplier)
  1. Christian Gammelgaard DEN DEN-Superliga 2025/26 · 2330 min · 0.16 · d = 0.11
  2. Tobias Bech DEN DEN-Superliga 2024/25 · 2262 min · 0.15 · d = 0.21
  3. Bohdan Viunnyk UKR POL-Ekstraklasa 2024/25 · 2329 min · 0.16 · d = 0.34

Selected as: most domestic-league minutes among under-23 FW without a top-9 season.

Jens Hjertø-DahlTromsøMF0.11G+A / 90 adj.↑ change · +0.07 G+A / 90 adj.Career →
Tromsø

Jens Hjertø-Dahl

MF · 21 · Tromsø (2026/27)

2025/26 · Tromsø · NOR-Eliteserien

G+A / 90 adj.
0.11
Non-penalty goals / assists per 90
0.15 / 0.15
Minutes
2372 (88 %)
Style map Older rotation midfielders Quality map Older rotation midfielders

Author’s reading (not computed)

Veteran rotation midfielders — median age 30 on managed minutes (40 %), output at median, card rate above it. Experience kept in the squad rather than on the pitch every week (Berge, Ulvestad, Jenssen).

Trajectory 2024/25 → 2025/26

change +0.07 G+A / 90 adj. (one season, 2016 min → 2372 min)

Historical analogs at age 21 (d = distance on three standardised features: league-adjusted goals + assists per 90, minutes, league multiplier)
  1. Mario Dorgelès CIV DEN-Superliga 2024/25 · 2225 min · 0.09 · d = 0.27
  2. Thomas Jørgensen DEN DEN-Superliga 2025/26 · 2579 min · 0.13 · d = 0.33
  3. Mateusz Kowalczyk POL POL-Ekstraklasa 2024/25 · 2465 min · 0.12 · d = 0.34

Selected as: most domestic-league minutes among under-23 MF without a top-9 season.

Eivind HellandBolognaDF0.02G+A / 90 adj.→ change · −0.01 G+A / 90 adj.Career →
Bologna

Eivind Helland

DF · 21 · Bologna (2026/27)

2025/26 · Brann · NOR-Eliteserien

G+A / 90 adj.
0.02
Non-penalty goals / assists per 90
0.00 / 0.04
Minutes
2502 (93 %)
Style map Young low-minute defenders Quality map Older defenders

Author’s reading (not computed)

Development defenders — median age 22, about a third of minutes, output at the floor. The tier the 23–25 cohort draws from (Ulvestad, Fredriksen, Valsvik).

Trajectory 2024/25 → 2025/26

change −0.01 G+A / 90 adj. (one season, 914 min → 2986 min)

Historical analogs at age 21 (d = distance on three standardised features: league-adjusted goals + assists per 90, minutes, league multiplier)
  1. Bung Meng Freimann SUI SUI-Super League 2025/26 · 2752 min · 0.03 · d = 0.51
  2. Filip Luberecki POL POL-Ekstraklasa 2025/26 · 2615 min · 0.02 · d = 0.58
  3. Bünyamin Balcı TUR TUR-Süper Lig 2020/21 · 3022 min · 0.06 · d = 0.64

Selected as: most domestic-league minutes among under-23 DF without a top-9 season.

Goalkeepers — most top-9 minutes · youngest in the top-9

Sevilla

Ørjan Nyland

GK · Sevilla (ESP-La Liga) · NT 2025–26 · Career, season by season →

2025/26 · 450 min

Goals against / 90
1.60
Saves / 90
2.20
Save %
68.7 %

Club tier

Sevilla (ESP-La Liga) · 45 % of the league's goals scored

2026 FIFA World Cup

Selected as: most top-9 minutes among home goalkeepers.

* Each card renders the existing dataset; no computation beyond the join. Age on the name line is the 2026/27 season-start age (start year − birth year); the club is from the 2026/27 tables, or — labelled "latest known" — from FBref's country page where the player has no 2026/27 row. Age on the analog line follows the analog finder's convention (season start year + 1 − birth year).

The atlas: every player-season of 2025/26, one dot each

Two-panel atlas of forwards 2025/26 in PCA projection. Left panel: style map without league multipliers; right panel: quality-adjusted map. Grey points are the whole corpus of 924 players; coloured points are the 44 Norwegian-eligible players by cluster; green rings mark the 5 with a national-team call-up 2025–26.
How to read it: every dot is the 2025/26 season of one of the forwards in the leagues this report covers. The two axes are the first two principal components of his five per-90 numbers (goals, assists, minutes share, age, cards) — dots that sit close together had similar seasons. The style projection uses the raw numbers, the quality projection the league-adjusted ones, so switching shows who moves when the strength of his league is counted. Colours are the clusters named below; green dots are Norwegian-eligible players, a black ring marks a national-team call-up. Hover a dot for the player, click to pin, scroll to zoom, type a name to find him.
Two-panel atlas of midfielders 2025/26 in PCA projection. Left panel: style map without league multipliers; right panel: quality-adjusted map. Grey points are the whole corpus of 2648 players; coloured points are the 103 Norwegian-eligible players by cluster; green rings mark the 10 with a national-team call-up 2025–26.
How to read it: every dot is the 2025/26 season of one of the midfielders in the leagues this report covers. The two axes are the first two principal components of his five per-90 numbers (goals, assists, minutes share, age, cards) — dots that sit close together had similar seasons. The style projection uses the raw numbers, the quality projection the league-adjusted ones, so switching shows who moves when the strength of his league is counted. Colours are the clusters named below; green dots are Norwegian-eligible players, a black ring marks a national-team call-up. Hover a dot for the player, click to pin, scroll to zoom, type a name to find him.
Two-panel atlas of defenders 2025/26 in PCA projection. Left panel: style map without league multipliers; right panel: quality-adjusted map. Grey points are the whole corpus of 1947 players; coloured points are the 89 Norwegian-eligible players by cluster; green rings mark the 5 with a national-team call-up 2025–26.
How to read it: every dot is the 2025/26 season of one of the defenders in the leagues this report covers. The two axes are the first two principal components of his five per-90 numbers (goals, assists, minutes share, age, cards) — dots that sit close together had similar seasons. The style projection uses the raw numbers, the quality projection the league-adjusted ones, so switching shows who moves when the strength of his league is counted. Colours are the clusters named below; green dots are Norwegian-eligible players, a black ring marks a national-team call-up. Hover a dot for the player, click to pin, scroll to zoom, type a name to find him.
Every player in the 2025/26 pool — all 258, searchable

The cards above pick by rule. This is everyone with a 2025/26 season in the data: 44 forwards, 103 midfielders, 89 defenders and 22 goalkeepers. Open a name for what the report measures about him, in plain words. Rank is within his own position group on quality-adjusted production; the two arrows mark a mid-season move.

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    How we know

    As an analytics question In numbers: 18 showcase cards chosen from the 2025/26 pool by six selection rules, one per position group per rule.

    What we did We matched each player's season to his national-team call-ups and photo, then picked one player per position group under each of six rules.

    Sources 2025/26 FBref, Wikipedia and Wikidata rows joined by name and birth year; six selection rules, applied in order — see below.

    What this means

    The cards are examples chosen by rule, not a ranking or a selection: a player appears because he comes first under a rule, and a later rule skips anyone already chosen. A card’s numbers are one season’s; the analogs show what followed for similar player-seasons, not what will follow for this player.

    What this does not show

    Players the rules did not pick (the full pool is in the list below), anything beyond the five season numbers, and any prediction for a player.

    Data snapshot: FBref tables fetched 14 September 2026, snapshot commit ef7dbd4 · code: src/historical_analogs.py, src/render.py (_build_cards), src/pool_table.py · status: exploratory, not pre-registered · all limitations

    The full pool and every player's career: Players