Total Football Analysis’ Breakout XI for 2025 includes eight ‘alternates’ / ‘bench players’ who almost made the cut for a full scouting report in the magazine.
Those players will still be covered with a mini-data analysis.
Our attacking midfielder on the bench is Vålerenga Fotball Damer’s Olaug Tvedten.
The versatile 24-year-old Vålerenga midfielder continues to show a lot of promise in Norway‘s Eliteserien.
Tvedten was the most essential player in Vålerenga’s league success of 2024.
The midfielder can play in different positions but has played most of her minutes as a left-sided wide attacker or winger.
Tvedten finished top of the charts for goal contributions for the second season running, with 13 goals and nine assists.
The below visualisation shows Tvedten’s progressive pass map from the 2024 campaign.
With 9.49 Progressive passes per 90 minutes, if you take players who played 1500 minutes, no one has ranks above Tvedten for that metric.
This goes on to show her impressive ability to drive attacks and create chances for her teammates.
Constantly making herself available to receive a pass, most of Vålerenga’s attacks go through Tvedten.
The majority of her passes also seem to be closer to the box, making it easy for her teammates to be positioned well enough to finish chances.
Tvedten has 13 goals from an xG of 8.03—a big overperformance, showcasing her excellent finishing ability.
Tvedten wins 68% of her defensive duels.
She is very intense in her pressing and recovers the ball quickly when she loses it.
Olaug Tvedten is aware on the pitch and is always very proactive in attack.
She has more responsibilities on the pitch now and has constantly risen above expectations.
