Player dataDefending

Player defending data

All leagues · 2026/2027

Compare defensive activity: tackles, interceptions, recoveries, clearances and duel outcomes.

223 eligible of 690 in this population / minimum 450 minutes

SeasonLeagueTeamPositionMinimum minutes

Player defending data, sorted by Tackles / 90
#	Player	Team	Role	Min
1	Elies Mahmoud	Randers FC	Attacking midfielder	816	4.41	0.33	6.95	1.21	75.7%	57.0%	1.76	0.22	—	2.67	—	4.21	—
2	Ryan Finnigan	Dundee	Defensive midfielder	472	4.39	1.33	4.39	2.10	43.5%	63.0%	1.14	—	—	2.33	0.80	2.33	1.36
3	Afeez Aremu	Aberdeen	Defensive midfielder	499	4.15	1.44	6.49	1.98	60.9%	58.1%	1.98	0.18	—	2.89	0.89	4.01	1.41
4	Mika Joel Baur	Celtic	Defensive midfielder	460	3.72	1.17	4.89	1.57	—	54.5%	0.20	—	—	3.09	—	4.07	—
5	Daníel Leó Grétarsson	—	Centre back	609	3.55	1.18	3.10	4.73	57.1%	60.3%	1.33	0.15	—	2.11	—	2.15	3.07
6	Laurits Pedersen	Randers FC	Defensive midfielder	827	3.37	1.96	3.37	3.81	51.7%	57.6%	1.20	—	7.44	2.04	1.19	2.01	2.27
7	Magnus Knudsen	AGF	Defensive midfielder	751	3.36	0.84	4.19	1.32	67.9%	58.3%	0.96	0.12	—	2.58	—	3.22	—
8	Justin Janssen	Nordsjælland	Central midfielder	779	3.23	1.27	6.12	0.81	65.4%	65.0%	0.46	0.35	—	2.71	1.00	4.54	—
9	Paul Nsio	St. Mirren	Defensive midfielder	630	3.14	1.00	7.00	2.43	61.9%	45.2%	0.57	—	8.71	2.05	0.75	4.56	1.58
10	Ryan George Carr	St. Mirren	Defensive midfielder	655	3.02	1.79	4.81	0.96	66.7%	52.8%	1.65	—	—	2.10	1.33	3.12	—
11	Tom Sparrow	Motherwell	Full back	628	3.01	0.72	3.15	1.58	73.7%	54.9%	1.00	—	—	2.35	—	2.46	—
12	Alexander Priesborg	Silkeborg IF	Centre back	854	2.95	1.69	3.79	7.80	63.0%	69.9%	0.53	—	—	—	1.10	2.59	5.07
13	Abdul Moro	Horsens	Defensive midfielder	585	2.92	2.77	7.85	2.62	55.6%	38.2%	1.08	0.15	—	2.15	2.15	5.08	—
14	Oliver Bundgaard	Viborg FF	Full back	878	2.87	0.62	3.59	2.87	60.7%	63.5%	0.72	—	—	2.25	—	2.30	1.84
15	Sabil Osman Hansen	Randers FC	Full back	670	2.82	1.61	2.96	4.97	75.0%	58.7%	0.94	0.13	—	1.93	—	2.34	3.08
16	Thomas Delaney	FC København	Defensive midfielder	479	2.82	1.32	4.89	1.88	71.4%	62.7%	0.56	—	—	2.33	—	3.76	—
17	Magnus Andersen	Odense BK	Winger	480	2.81	0.75	3.56	0.94	66.7%	47.2%	1.69	—	—	2.66	—	2.81	—
18	Dylan Tait	Dundee United	Central midfielder	610	2.80	1.77	7.97	1.48	—	49.4%	2.07	—	—	2.26	1.43	5.37	—
19	Darío Osorio	FC Midtjylland	Winger	450	2.80	0.40	6.80	0.80	—	53.7%	1.40	—	—	2.21	—	5.37	—
20	Ryan Strain	Falkirk	Full back	720	2.75	1.38	6.50	2.38	73.7%	56.8%	0.88	0.13	—	2.04	0.98	4.15	1.76
21	Mads Emil Madsen	FC København	Defensive midfielder	461	2.73	0.39	2.93	0.98	—	53.2%	0.78	—	—	1.90	—	2.32	—
22	Jordi Vanlerberghe	Brøndby IF	Centre back	638	2.68	1.69	5.50	4.09	55.6%	61.0%	0.56	0.14	10.21	1.97	1.30	4.04	3.01
23	William Clem	FC København	Defensive midfielder	678	2.65	2.26	5.04	1.59	64.7%	46.7%	1.86	—	—	2.03	1.79	3.47	—
24	Dan Neil	Rangers	Defensive midfielder	483	2.61	1.49	2.98	0.56	—	54.2%	0.56	—	—	1.78	—	2.23	—
25	Jeppe Grønning	Viborg FF	Central midfielder	900	2.60	2.90	4.30	2.50	65.2%	46.0%	1.70	0.10	7.90	1.67	1.86	2.76	1.61
26	Joe Hodge	Motherwell	Defensive midfielder	499	2.53	1.08	4.51	2.16	—	46.8%	0.54	0.36	—	2.01	—	3.59	1.97
27	Ben Krauhaus	Falkirk	Attacking midfielder	539	2.50	0.33	3.51	1.34	—	46.7%	1.17	—	—	1.57	—	2.19	—
28	Calvin Ramsay	St. Mirren	Full back	475	2.46	1.89	3.79	2.46	—	60.4%	0.38	0.19	—	—	1.50	2.50	1.92
29	Colby Donovan	Celtic	Full back	588	2.45	1.38	5.66	3.37	75.0%	62.1%	1.22	—	—	—	—	4.84	3.43
30	Finley Barbrook	Falkirk	Defensive midfielder	591	2.44	0.91	4.87	1.68	62.5%	42.9%	0.46	0.15	—	1.76	—	3.00	—
31	Josh McPake	Hearts	Winger	556	2.43	0.32	5.99	0.16	66.7%	58.9%	0.49	—	—	1.79	—	4.42	—
32	Alagie Saine	Horsens	Full back	900	2.40	0.90	5.00	5.40	73.9%	48.2%	0.40	—	—	1.65	0.70	3.07	3.31
33	Dujon Sterling	Rangers	Full back	496	2.36	0.91	5.08	2.90	—	59.6%	0.73	—	—	1.73	—	3.44	1.97
34	Villads Westh	Silkeborg IF	Defensive midfielder	840	2.36	1.50	5.68	1.71	—	57.4%	1.18	—	—	1.76	—	3.74	1.41
35	Ismahila Ouédraogo	Odense BK	Central midfielder	614	2.35	1.47	6.89	1.76	50.0%	51.1%	0.73	—	—	—	1.06	4.71	—
36	Adam Mayor	Hibernian	Winger	464	2.33	0.97	5.82	1.75	—	40.0%	0.97	—	—	1.49	—	3.73	1.29
37	James Penrice	Rangers	Full back	508	2.30	0.53	3.19	3.19	—	49.0%	0.89	—	—	1.57	—	2.18	2.56
38	Mads Larsen	Silkeborg IF	Defensive midfielder	899	2.30	1.80	6.31	2.10	73.7%	62.7%	0.60	—	—	1.50	—	4.12	1.48
39	Rasmus Falk	Odense BK	Defensive midfielder	706	2.29	1.27	5.48	0.51	66.7%	42.5%	1.40	—	—	1.61	—	3.86	—
40	Callum McGregor	Celtic	Defensive midfielder	630	2.29	1.57	4.71	1.43	—	54.9%	0.86	0.14	—	2.04	—	4.20	1.46
41	Chris Mochrie	St. Mirren	Winger	475	2.27	0.57	2.46	0.57	—	46.3%	0.57	—	—	—	—	1.62	—
42	Asker Beck	Viborg FF	Winger	756	2.26	0.48	3.57	1.19	—	53.8%	0.83	—	—	1.57	—	2.32	—
43	Bartosz Slisz	Brøndby IF	Defensive midfielder	809	2.23	2.89	6.12	3.00	—	51.1%	1.00	—	11.03	1.89	2.13	4.50	2.21
44	Mike Themsen	Randers FC	Winger	812	2.22	1.44	4.10	1.11	84.2%	46.7%	1.11	0.22	—	1.53	—	2.49	—
45	Philip Billing	FC Midtjylland	Defensive midfielder	855	2.21	1.58	6.21	2.00	—	56.4%	0.11	—	—	1.52	1.19	4.07	1.44
46	Liam Smith	St. Johnstone	Full back	534	2.19	2.19	3.71	4.38	—	52.2%	0.51	—	8.21	1.62	1.37	2.32	2.74
47	Cathal McCarthy	Kilmarnock	Centre back	540	2.17	2.50	4.83	5.67	—	64.0%	1.00	—	9.11	1.27	1.73	2.83	3.31
48	Noah Markmann	Nordsjælland	Centre back	586	2.15	1.38	4.15	1.84	—	44.8%	0.61	—	—	1.79	—	2.98	—
49	Henry Fieldson	St. Mirren	Centre back	630	2.14	1.29	4.43	5.71	85.7%	52.4%	0.43	0.43	—	1.58	0.98	2.84	3.66
50	Maxime Soulas	Sønderjyske Fodbold	Centre back	900	2.10	1.90	3.00	6.70	55.0%	53.9%	0.30	—	7.60	1.31	1.18	1.68	3.75
51	Mathias Greve	Randers FC	Defensive midfielder	787	2.06	0.80	5.49	2.29	—	53.6%	1.26	—	—	1.31	—	3.35	1.46
52	Tyreece John-Jules	Kilmarnock	Attacking midfielder	483	2.05	0.93	1.30	1.68	—	48.9%	0.37	—	—	1.16	—	—	—
53	Josh Mulligan	Hibernian	Defensive midfielder	705	2.04	0.64	5.49	0.64	80.0%	43.5%	0.64	—	—	1.56	—	3.70	—
54	William Kirk	Silkeborg IF	Defensive midfielder	619	2.04	1.31	3.63	2.04	—	44.6%	0.58	—	—	—	—	2.85	—
55	Julius Berthel Askou Harvey	Odense BK	Centre back	754	2.03	1.19	3.46	6.80	—	61.8%	0.36	—	—	1.62	—	2.41	4.74
56	Jordi Altena	Hearts	Full back	583	2.01	0.77	6.64	2.32	—	55.7%	1.23	0.15	—	1.39	—	4.60	—
57	Nesta Guinness-Walker	Aberdeen	Full back	675	2.00	1.47	4.80	3.20	—	63.2%	0.40	0.13	—	1.34	—	3.22	2.15
58	Mohamed Cherif Haidara	Sønderjyske Fodbold	Attacking midfielder	858	1.99	0.42	4.93	0.73	—	50.7%	—	0.10	—	1.25	—	2.76	—
59	Simon Colyn	Lyngby Boldklub	Striker	723	1.99	0.25	2.99	1.00	75.0%	52.4%	1.00	—	—	—	—	2.00	—
60	Ibrahim Adel	Nordsjælland	Winger	545	1.98	0.33	3.80	—	—	38.5%	0.66	—	—	1.74	—	2.84	—
61	Lukas Fadinger	Motherwell	Defensive midfielder	689	1.96	1.18	4.96	1.96	—	42.9%	1.04	0.52	—	1.71	—	3.85	1.52
62	Marcus McCoy	Odense BK	Full back	829	1.95	0.54	4.78	3.26	—	52.2%	0.65	0.11	—	—	—	3.33	2.27
63	Adam Herdonsson	Horsens	Defensive midfielder	509	1.95	2.12	4.42	2.65	—	54.8%	1.24	—	—	—	—	—	—
64	James Gomez	Odense BK	Centre back	798	1.92	1.47	4.51	5.75	—	44.9%	0.68	0.11	—	—	—	3.18	4.05
65	Sefer Emini	Sønderjyske Fodbold	Defensive midfielder	615	1.90	1.32	6.00	0.88	—	52.5%	0.59	—	—	—	—	3.34	—
66	Casper Winther	—	Central midfielder	667	1.89	1.21	5.67	2.16	—	56.3%	0.40	—	8.08	1.35	1.00	3.88	1.54
67	Reece McAlear	St. Johnstone	Defensive midfielder	674	1.87	0.67	4.27	2.14	—	42.5%	1.47	0.27	—	1.31	—	2.70	1.50
68	Karlo Lusavec	Horsens	Defensive midfielder	677	1.86	1.99	5.32	1.46	—	43.1%	0.53	0.27	—	—	1.40	3.22	—
69	Laurent Mendy	Hearts	Defensive midfielder	582	1.86	1.08	4.79	2.32	—	51.2%	0.77	0.15	—	1.75	—	3.70	—
70	Max Isaac Ejdum	Brøndby IF	Defensive midfielder	780	1.85	1.38	5.08	1.73	—	54.6%	0.92	—	—	—	—	3.70	—
71	Cameron Carter-Vickers	Celtic	Centre back	540	1.83	1.00	4.17	6.67	—	76.8%	0.17	—	—	—	—	3.58	5.72
72	Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise	Motherwell	Winger	491	1.83	0.55	2.38	0.37	—	44.4%	—	—	—	—	—	2.59	—
73	Sami Jalal	Viborg FF	Winger	737	1.83	0.98	4.64	1.10	—	47.1%	0.85	0.12	—	1.40	—	3.15	—
74	Ismaïl Seydi	Sønderjyske Fodbold	Attacking midfielder	492	1.83	0.18	3.66	0.55	—	46.7%	0.73	—	—	1.27	—	2.38	—
75	Felix Passlack	Hibernian	Full back	644	1.82	0.70	3.63	1.68	—	46.3%	0.84	—	—	—	—	2.61	1.43
76	Ebube Duru	Sønderjyske Fodbold	Full back	747	1.81	1.08	5.06	2.77	—	53.8%	0.84	—	—	1.14	—	2.79	1.53
77	Victor Pálsson	Horsens	Full back	900	1.80	1.20	2.60	5.10	70.6%	61.3%	0.70	0.20	—	—	—	1.60	3.13
78	Tom Lowery	Kilmarnock	Defensive midfielder	700	1.80	0.51	4.89	0.51	—	49.2%	0.51	—	—	—	—	2.83	—
79	Chris Cadden	Aberdeen	Full back	703	1.79	0.77	5.51	2.94	—	50.0%	0.90	—	—	1.37	—	3.51	1.88
80	Mark Brink	Nordsjælland	Central midfielder	603	1.79	0.90	4.78	1.19	—	48.7%	0.60	—	—	—	—	3.64	—
81	Oliver Villadsen	Brøndby IF	Full back	807	1.78	2.23	4.68	2.68	81.3%	51.4%	0.67	—	—	—	1.63	3.42	2.20
82	Nicolas Raskin	Rangers	Defensive midfielder	505	1.78	0.53	5.88	1.78	—	44.9%	0.36	—	—	—	—	4.21	—
83	Alex Král	FC København	Defensive midfielder	658	1.78	0.68	3.83	1.50	—	43.9%	0.82	0.14	—	—	—	3.32	—
84	Eric Kahl	AGF	Centre back	612	1.76	1.62	5.59	4.12	—	62.1%	0.44	—	—	—	—	4.47	3.22
85	Adrian Justinussen	Horsens	Winger	566	1.75	—	4.61	0.80	—	40.5%	0.32	0.16	—	—	—	2.77	—
86	Lauge Sandgrav	Lyngby Boldklub	Central midfielder	788	1.71	0.57	4.91	1.94	66.7%	47.5%	0.57	—	—	—	—	3.28	—
87	Pedro Bravo	FC Midtjylland	Defensive midfielder	794	1.70	0.91	4.76	1.02	71.4%	49.2%	0.68	—	—	—	—	3.59	—
88	Felix Beijmo	FC København	Centre back	900	1.70	1.50	4.50	4.40	56.3%	56.9%	0.80	0.10	—	—	—	3.12	3.82
89	Denil Castillo	FC Midtjylland	Attacking midfielder	537	1.68	1.01	3.52	1.17	—	56.3%	0.17	—	—	—	—	2.19	—
90	Alexander Munksgaard	Sønderjyske Fodbold	Full back	539	1.67	1.34	2.67	2.17	—	77.8%	0.33	—	—	0.95	—	1.81	1.49
91	George Stanger	Kilmarnock	Centre back	701	1.67	1.41	2.44	7.06	—	63.2%	0.13	—	—	0.96	—	1.40	4.07
92	Ole Martin Kolskogen	Horsens	Centre back	756	1.67	1.07	2.86	4.88	—	47.7%	0.24	0.12	—	—	—	2.12	3.03
93	Yamirou Ouorou	Horsens	Winger	599	1.65	0.30	4.06	1.05	—	35.4%	0.90	0.15	—	1.23	—	2.49	—
94	Jamie McCart	Hearts	Centre back	552	1.63	1.96	2.77	5.87	—	68.3%	0.33	—	—	1.53	1.77	2.12	5.00
95	Alex Gogic	St. Mirren	Centre back	720	1.63	1.63	4.75	7.00	—	51.2%	0.13	—	—	—	1.05	3.07	4.53
96	Ethan Hamilton	Dundee	Central midfielder	720	1.63	0.63	5.75	1.75	—	50.0%	0.75	—	—	0.99	—	3.08	1.10
97	Jason Kerr	Hibernian	Centre back	720	1.63	1.25	3.13	5.38	—	70.7%	0.50	0.13	—	—	—	2.11	3.63
98	Friday Etim	FC Midtjylland	Striker	610	1.62	0.59	3.69	1.62	—	48.8%	0.44	0.15	—	—	—	2.39	—
99	Kristian Arnstad	AGF	Defensive midfielder	836	1.61	1.08	4.84	1.83	78.6%	46.8%	0.54	0.11	—	1.34	—	3.56	—
100	Renzo Tytens	Lyngby Boldklub	Full back	787	1.60	0.91	2.40	2.06	—	55.4%	0.80	—	—	—	—	1.83	1.54

Figures come from completed fixtures recorded by the data provider. A statistic the provider never recorded is shown as not available, never as zero. Percentages are withheld until the player reaches the minimum sample for that column: Tackle success needs 15 tackles, Duels won needs 30 duels.

Columns marked with a down arrow are ones where a lower figure is the better outcome.

Defensive activity counts how often a player defends, not how well their team defends. A defender in a dominant side records fewer actions without being weaker. The possession-adjusted columns divide those actions by the time the player's team spent without the ball, so players from high- and low-possession teams are easier to compare.