Player dataDefending

Player defending data

All leagues · 2025/2026

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

499 eligible of 851 in this population / minimum 450 minutes

SeasonLeagueTeamPositionMinimum minutes

Player defending data, sorted by Tackles / 90
#	Player	Team	Role	Min
1	Jamie Brandon	Kilmarnock	Full back	682	4.75	0.79	4.49	3.17	64.7%	50.9%	0.92	—	—	2.81	—	2.68	2.10
2	Cammy Devlin	Hearts	Central midfielder	2,392	4.25	2.26	7.00	1.77	59.2%	57.4%	1.58	0.04	—	3.00	—	4.93	—
3	Birger Meling	FC København	Full back	846	4.04	0.96	4.79	2.02	74.3%	56.1%	0.85	0.11	—	3.06	—	3.58	—
4	Graeme Shinnie	Aberdeen	Defensive midfielder	1,791	3.97	0.70	5.68	2.31	—	58.8%	1.61	0.15	—	2.88	—	3.71	—
5	Sabil Hansen	Randers FC	Full back	1,212	3.86	2.01	4.31	4.38	—	56.4%	1.78	—	—	2.64	—	3.07	3.41
6	Simon Wæver	Sønderjyske Fodbold	Full back	1,454	3.59	0.56	3.90	2.60	63.8%	62.1%	0.37	0.12	—	2.37	—	2.37	—
7	Philip Billing	FC Midtjylland	Defensive midfielder	1,568	3.50	1.72	5.40	2.24	58.2%	65.8%	0.52	0.11	—	2.79	1.37	3.95	1.84
8	Mees Hoedemakers	Viborg FF	Winger	517	3.48	2.09	4.87	2.44	—	54.5%	0.87	—	—	—	—	3.52	—
9	Anssi Suhonen	Odense BK	Winger	547	3.46	0.49	6.91	0.99	63.2%	44.6%	0.66	—	—	2.71	—	5.29	—
10	Laurits Pedersen	Randers FC	Defensive midfielder	1,681	3.43	1.02	4.44	1.82	63.3%	46.8%	1.07	—	—	2.34	—	3.08	—
11	Magnus Knudsen	AGF	Central midfielder	1,228	3.37	1.17	4.76	1.25	65.1%	56.5%	1.03	—	—	2.41	—	3.41	—
12	Joshua Brenet	Livingston	Full back	885	3.36	0.51	6.92	1.73	83.3%	56.7%	1.32	0.10	—	2.44	—	4.57	—
13	Mike Vestergård	Vejle Boldklub	Central midfielder	2,513	3.33	1.68	5.59	2.36	63.1%	54.3%	1.15	0.04	—	2.01	—	3.43	1.63
14	Yaya Bojang	Odense BK	Centre back	1,216	3.33	2.00	5.25	5.77	60.0%	53.6%	0.89	—	—	2.49	1.57	3.72	4.09
15	Sean Klaiber	Brøndby IF	Full back	1,139	3.32	1.34	5.22	2.92	65.0%	58.8%	0.87	—	—	2.28	—	3.58	2.01
16	Mohamad Sylla	Livingston	Defensive midfielder	2,196	3.24	2.50	4.55	3.69	—	55.7%	0.74	—	—	2.09	1.69	3.02	2.33
17	Kyrell Wilson	Falkirk	Winger	1,424	3.22	0.51	5.88	1.07	—	43.2%	1.71	—	—	2.47	—	3.99	—
18	Allan Campbell	St. Mirren	Defensive midfielder	816	3.20	0.99	4.74	0.99	57.1%	56.6%	0.77	—	—	2.25	—	3.26	—
19	Thomas Jørgensen	Viborg FF	Winger	2,590	3.20	1.11	6.22	1.32	60.0%	53.3%	1.60	—	—	2.16	—	3.98	—
20	Jakob Jessen	Fredericia	Full back	2,514	3.19	1.65	4.98	3.15	73.2%	59.1%	0.32	—	—	2.01	—	3.14	1.96
21	Ebube Duru	Sønderjyske Fodbold	Full back	1,077	3.18	0.92	4.18	4.76	68.6%	47.8%	1.67	0.08	—	1.98	—	2.68	2.88
22	Mathias Jensen	Brøndby IF	Central midfielder	654	3.17	2.48	4.68	1.79	—	45.7%	0.83	—	—	2.81	—	—	—
23	Marc Leonard	Hearts	Defensive midfielder	1,126	3.12	1.76	4.48	2.64	75.0%	58.5%	1.52	—	—	2.35	—	3.37	2.16
24	Paulinho	FC Midtjylland	Defensive midfielder	469	3.07	0.19	6.14	3.26	—	61.7%	0.96	—	—	2.99	—	5.92	—
25	Rasmus Carstensen	AGF	Winger	1,349	3.07	1.47	4.80	2.60	—	47.3%	1.27	0.07	—	—	—	3.61	—
26	Brad Halliday	Dundee	Full back	675	3.07	0.93	4.27	3.47	56.5%	56.9%	0.27	0.27	—	2.29	—	2.73	—
27	Liam Donnelly	St. Mirren	Centre back	853	3.06	1.58	3.80	3.90	—	64.7%	1.06	—	—	2.15	—	2.83	3.26
28	Connor Barron	Rangers	Defensive midfielder	1,489	3.02	1.09	5.68	1.75	—	53.8%	0.97	—	—	2.60	—	4.50	—
29	Thomas Delaney	FC København	Central midfielder	1,106	3.01	1.38	4.56	2.20	75.8%	57.9%	0.65	0.08	—	2.52	—	3.94	—
30	Mads Enggård	Vejle Boldklub	Defensive midfielder	1,495	3.01	1.26	5.96	2.23	—	47.5%	1.14	0.12	—	1.83	—	3.50	—
31	Filip Lissah	Falkirk	Full back	2,279	3.00	1.58	4.74	4.82	73.6%	56.9%	0.75	0.04	—	2.14	—	3.24	3.56
32	Lasse Flø	Vejle Boldklub	Full back	1,730	2.97	0.73	5.51	2.91	72.7%	61.3%	0.62	—	—	1.96	—	3.49	1.91
33	Oliver Olsen	Randers FC	Full back	1,464	2.95	1.97	3.93	3.75	58.7%	55.6%	0.49	0.06	—	2.05	1.45	2.70	2.47
34	Felix Winther	Fredericia	Defensive midfielder	2,259	2.95	1.47	6.29	3.43	69.6%	53.4%	1.12	0.16	9.07	1.81	1.09	3.75	2.04
35	Mads Emil Madsen	—	Central midfielder	2,185	2.92	0.87	4.41	0.70	57.6%	53.1%	0.99	0.04	—	2.53	—	3.45	—
36	Samson Lawal	Livingston	Full back	771	2.92	1.05	7.00	2.45	—	49.0%	1.52	—	—	—	—	4.15	1.59
37	Adam Montgomery	Livingston	Full back	652	2.90	0.83	5.52	4.00	81.0%	57.5%	0.97	—	—	2.31	—	3.63	2.86
38	Beni Baningime	Hearts	Central midfielder	1,742	2.84	0.98	5.42	1.09	57.7%	59.6%	0.57	—	—	2.13	—	3.99	—
39	Andrew Hjulsager	Vejle Boldklub	Winger	1,585	2.84	0.80	5.51	0.57	—	46.4%	1.93	—	—	2.24	—	3.64	—
40	Justin Janssen	Nordsjælland	Defensive midfielder	1,638	2.80	1.65	4.78	1.81	—	49.8%	1.21	0.05	—	2.65	—	4.03	—
41	Hjalte Bidstrup	Viborg FF	Full back	1,727	2.76	1.20	4.12	3.91	66.7%	59.3%	0.63	—	—	1.97	—	2.66	2.71
42	Ben Brannan	Kilmarnock	Full back	685	2.76	1.18	1.97	2.50	—	48.2%	0.92	—	—	1.88	—	—	1.72
43	Stijn Spierings	Brøndby IF	Central midfielder	817	2.75	1.21	5.95	2.20	—	57.1%	0.88	0.11	—	—	—	4.33	—
44	Dante Polvara	Aberdeen	Defensive midfielder	1,046	2.75	0.77	5.08	2.58	67.9%	54.2%	0.69	0.26	—	2.16	—	3.38	2.08
45	André Römer	Randers FC	Defensive midfielder	852	2.75	1.90	5.28	1.80	—	54.6%	1.58	—	—	2.20	—	4.18	—
46	Daníel Leó Grétarsson	Sønderjyske Fodbold	Full back	2,215	2.72	1.58	3.45	4.84	68.8%	51.5%	1.34	—	—	1.94	1.13	2.14	2.96
47	Iurie Iovu	Dundee United	Centre back	2,252	2.72	1.96	2.64	6.39	69.8%	54.1%	0.48	0.04	—	1.73	1.30	—	3.74
48	Nicolas Raskin	Rangers	Defensive midfielder	2,785	2.71	0.68	4.82	2.07	—	54.7%	0.87	0.03	—	2.22	—	3.99	—
49	Frederik Lauenborg	Randers FC	Defensive midfielder	567	2.70	1.75	8.25	1.27	—	59.3%	1.11	—	—	—	—	5.46	—
50	Gift Links	AGF	Winger	2,757	2.68	0.78	5.91	1.47	74.4%	57.4%	0.98	0.03	—	2.11	—	4.21	—
51	Jeppe Grønning	Viborg FF	Central midfielder	2,568	2.66	2.14	3.57	2.38	68.1%	55.6%	1.02	—	—	1.83	1.51	2.31	1.78
52	Lukas Lerager	FC København	Central midfielder	1,188	2.65	1.29	4.62	1.67	67.7%	50.7%	1.06	—	—	2.48	—	3.81	1.60
53	Emmanuel Agyei	Dundee United	Defensive midfielder	889	2.63	2.02	7.29	3.75	—	59.6%	1.32	0.10	—	—	1.39	4.39	2.26
54	Keelan Adams	Falkirk	Full back	1,954	2.63	1.47	4.19	3.27	—	49.1%	0.88	—	—	1.81	—	2.78	2.18
55	Colby Donovan	Celtic	Full back	619	2.62	1.31	3.34	4.51	75.0%	66.7%	0.87	—	—	2.97	—	3.69	4.60
56	Scott Tanser	St. Mirren	Winger	866	2.60	1.04	3.95	4.68	57.1%	50.0%	1.14	—	—	—	—	2.90	3.33
57	Paul Digby	Dundee	Central midfielder	729	2.59	1.23	3.21	3.33	70.0%	64.6%	0.74	—	—	1.32	—	1.92	1.70
58	Afeez Aremu	Aberdeen	Defensive midfielder	638	2.54	1.69	6.35	2.96	—	47.5%	0.85	0.14	—	1.75	—	4.18	1.95
59	Sho Fukuda	Brøndby IF	Winger	1,028	2.54	1.14	3.85	0.88	—	47.5%	1.49	—	—	—	—	3.10	—
60	Marcus McCoy	Odense BK	Full back	1,716	2.52	1.42	5.09	4.72	75.0%	56.9%	0.84	—	—	2.21	—	3.95	3.50
61	Alistair Johnston	Celtic	Full back	501	2.52	0.90	3.41	3.77	—	68.0%	0.54	—	—	2.65	—	3.35	4.20
62	Henry Cartwright	Falkirk	Defensive midfielder	1,183	2.51	0.91	4.95	2.21	—	45.6%	0.99	0.08	—	—	—	3.90	—
63	Andy Winter	Livingston	Winger	504	2.50	0.54	3.21	2.14	—	44.8%	1.43	0.18	—	1.76	—	2.06	1.55
64	Dylan Lobban	Aberdeen	Defensive midfielder	829	2.50	1.19	4.13	3.04	—	50.0%	0.76	—	—	—	—	2.51	2.16
65	Jordi Vanlerberghe	Brøndby IF	Centre back	796	2.49	1.81	4.75	3.51	65.0%	54.1%	1.70	—	—	1.88	—	3.37	2.76
66	Findlay Curtis	—	Winger	1,270	2.48	0.85	4.18	1.70	75.0%	51.9%	0.57	—	—	1.69	—	2.88	—
67	William Clem	FC København	Defensive midfielder	1,234	2.48	2.92	5.25	1.90	—	51.5%	1.53	—	—	1.95	2.54	4.08	—
68	Pedro Bravo	FC Midtjylland	Defensive midfielder	1,924	2.48	1.31	5.61	1.64	70.2%	51.4%	1.03	0.09	—	1.80	—	4.02	—
69	Elies Mahmoud	Randers FC	Winger	2,301	2.46	0.39	6.38	0.66	80.7%	50.9%	1.37	0.04	—	1.85	—	4.19	—
70	Ismahila Ouédraogo	Odense BK	Defensive midfielder	2,082	2.46	1.08	6.14	2.29	69.2%	60.9%	0.39	0.09	—	1.91	—	4.26	1.80
71	Mads Søndergaard	Viborg FF	Winger	1,512	2.44	0.83	3.81	1.49	—	50.2%	0.77	—	—	1.72	—	2.70	—
72	Rasmus Falk	Odense BK	Defensive midfielder	2,547	2.44	1.59	5.87	1.70	—	53.2%	1.27	0.04	—	1.77	—	4.08	—
73	Aaron Tshibola	Kilmarnock	Defensive midfielder	886	2.44	1.32	6.91	2.13	—	56.3%	0.61	0.10	—	—	—	4.57	1.65
74	Brad Spencer	Falkirk	Defensive midfielder	3,222	2.43	1.76	4.33	2.37	71.6%	53.1%	1.37	0.06	—	1.79	—	2.93	1.74
75	Sivert Heltne Nilsen	Aberdeen	Defensive midfielder	667	2.43	1.35	4.32	2.97	—	50.0%	0.94	—	—	—	—	2.92	—
76	Dario Naamo	Dundee United	Winger	856	2.42	0.84	3.89	2.42	—	40.7%	0.84	—	—	1.64	—	2.38	—
77	Derek Cornelius	Rangers	Centre back	559	2.42	1.13	4.67	7.25	—	63.7%	0.64	—	—	2.12	—	4.11	6.37
78	Josh Mulligan	Hibernian	Defensive midfielder	1,901	2.41	1.09	6.06	0.99	—	48.3%	0.62	—	—	1.88	—	3.88	—
79	Panutche Camara	Dundee United	Central midfielder	1,737	2.38	1.09	8.55	1.14	77.8%	51.5%	1.40	0.05	—	—	—	5.37	—
80	Sefer Emini	Sønderjyske Fodbold	Attacking midfielder	1,020	2.38	1.41	4.94	2.03	—	43.0%	1.68	0.09	—	1.68	—	3.28	—
81	Stephen Acquah	Nordsjælland	Centre back	454	2.38	1.59	8.33	3.37	—	45.8%	0.99	—	—	—	—	6.15	—
82	Anders Dahl	Fredericia	Full back	571	2.36	0.32	4.57	1.89	73.3%	51.0%	0.95	0.16	—	—	—	3.11	—
83	Ethan Hamilton	Dundee	Defensive midfielder	2,936	2.36	0.89	5.09	1.96	—	58.2%	0.77	—	—	1.62	—	3.06	—
84	Harry Milne	Hearts	Full back	2,482	2.36	0.58	4.50	2.57	71.9%	60.6%	1.05	—	—	1.92	—	3.17	2.04
85	Mads Larsen	Silkeborg IF	Defensive midfielder	2,141	2.35	1.43	4.08	1.43	62.0%	54.4%	0.88	0.04	—	1.70	—	2.70	—
86	Coll Donaldson	Falkirk	Centre back	536	2.35	1.01	2.52	9.07	—	79.4%	0.17	—	—	1.68	—	—	6.17
87	Connor McLennan	Livingston	Winger	767	2.35	0.23	4.34	2.11	—	43.0%	0.70	—	—	1.66	—	2.92	1.42
88	Lukas Fadinger	Motherwell	Defensive midfielder	2,917	2.34	0.83	4.17	0.99	—	57.4%	0.49	0.03	—	1.97	—	3.31	—
89	Mats Köhlert	Brøndby IF	Full back	1,583	2.33	1.02	4.55	1.93	71.8%	57.5%	0.63	—	—	2.03	—	3.22	1.55
90	James Brown	Kilmarnock	Full back	1,204	2.32	0.90	4.41	4.19	—	53.8%	1.05	0.07	—	1.35	—	2.38	2.49
91	Bartosz Slisz	Brøndby IF	Defensive midfielder	1,290	2.30	1.88	5.72	2.30	—	54.4%	1.26	—	—	1.58	—	3.71	1.58
92	Emilio Simonsen	Fredericia	Winger	1,253	2.30	1.15	4.31	1.01	65.5%	41.6%	1.15	—	—	1.65	—	2.90	—
93	Craig Sibbald	Dundee United	Central midfielder	1,772	2.29	1.27	4.47	2.13	—	46.8%	0.86	—	—	1.53	—	2.67	—
94	Tochi Chukwuani	Rangers	Defensive midfielder	1,024	2.29	0.44	3.87	1.05	—	53.4%	0.88	0.09	—	—	—	2.99	—
95	Tuur Rommens	Rangers	Full back	714	2.27	1.39	2.40	2.65	76.5%	65.1%	0.25	—	—	2.06	—	1.86	2.35
96	Asker Beck	Viborg FF	Winger	1,151	2.27	0.94	4.54	0.86	—	44.1%	0.63	—	—	—	—	3.28	—
97	Elliot Watt	Motherwell	Defensive midfielder	2,902	2.26	1.27	7.26	1.83	—	53.5%	1.05	0.12	—	2.02	—	5.70	1.60
98	Tobias Lauritsen	Vejle Boldklub	Winger	922	2.25	0.59	5.76	0.88	—	46.8%	0.49	0.20	—	1.64	—	3.51	—
99	Liam Polworth	Kilmarnock	Defensive midfielder	1,649	2.24	0.93	5.68	1.47	—	48.5%	0.98	—	—	1.42	—	3.27	—
100	Leon McCann	Falkirk	Full back	2,147	2.22	1.17	3.77	2.39	63.3%	61.1%	0.42	—	—	—	—	2.67	—

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.