barcelona midfielders with the most recoveries in a single season

Sergio Busquets has recovered the most balls by a Barcelona midfielder in a season in LaLiga, with 283 recoveries in 2021-22.

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  • Data note: Ball Recoveries: La Liga · player season data complete from 2014-15
NAMERECSEASONCLUBRatingMMINSTARTGG/MAG+APKFKSHSOTWOODTCHTCH-BOXOFF
1Sergio Busquets
S. Busquets
283
2021-22
Barcelona Barcelona
36
3,198
36
2
0.06
0
2
0
0
14
4
0
3,237
23
2
2Ivan Rakitić
I. Rakitić
232
2017-18
Barcelona Barcelona
35
2,839
31
1
0.03
5
6
0
0
28
11
1
2,917
44
3
3Sergio Busquets
S. Busquets
220
2019-20
Barcelona Barcelona
7.42
33
2,489
29
2
0.06
2
4
0
0
10
4
0
2,930
16
0
4Ivan Rakitić
I. Rakitić
215
2018-19
Barcelona Barcelona
34
2,642
29
3
0.09
5
8
0
0
36
11
0
2,960
30
3
5Frenkie de Jong
F. de Jong
214
2020-21
Barcelona Barcelona
37
3,157
35
3
0.08
4
7
0
0
17
6
2
3,189
91
5
6Sergio Busquets
S. Busquets
211
2017-18
Barcelona Barcelona
31
2,598
30
1
0.03
4
5
0
0
5
4
0
2,591
18
0
7Sergio Busquets
S. Busquets
207
2015-16
Barcelona Barcelona
35
2,908
34
0
0.00
4
4
0
0
6
2
0
2,841
2
1
8Sergio Busquets
S. Busquets
199
2016-17
Barcelona Barcelona
33
2,696
33
0
0.00
3
3
0
0
4
0
0
2,497
3
1
9Sergio Busquets
S. Busquets
194
2018-19
Barcelona Barcelona
35
2,720
30
0
0.00
1
1
0
0
8
0
0
2,781
16
0
10Ilkay Gündogan
I. Gündogan
188
2023-24
Barcelona Barcelona
7.67
36
2,994
33
5
0.14
9
14
1
0
43
17
1
2,882
80
6
11Sergio Busquets
S. Busquets
186
2022-23
Barcelona Barcelona
7.39
30
2,339
28
0
0.00
4
4
0
0
9
2
0
2,265
15
0
12Frenkie de Jong
F. de Jong
184
2022-23
Barcelona Barcelona
7.76
33
2,534
29
2
0.06
4
6
0
0
18
11
0
2,658
53
1
13Sergio Busquets
S. Busquets
183
2020-21
Barcelona Barcelona
36
2,526
32
0
0.00
5
5
0
0
3
1
0
2,997
11
0
14Sergio Busquets
S. Busquets
180
2014-15
Barcelona Barcelona
33
2,491
29
1
0.03
2
3
0
0
7
2
0
2,585
0
2
15Pedri
Pedri
165
2025-26
Barcelona Barcelona
8.15
29
2,104
23
2
0.07
9
11
0
0
21
10
0
2,493
36
1
16Ivan Rakitić
I. Rakitić
164
2016-17
Barcelona Barcelona
32
2,345
26
8
0.25
5
13
0
0
48
17
1
2,013
62
3
17Ivan Rakitić
I. Rakitić
154
2015-16
Barcelona Barcelona
36
2,578
30
7
0.19
2
9
0
0
45
14
0
2,253
6
4
18Frenkie de Jong
F. de Jong
153
2021-22
Barcelona Barcelona
32
2,476
30
3
0.09
3
6
0
0
17
8
2
2,002
68
6
19Sergi Roberto
S. Roberto
150
2017-18
Barcelona Barcelona
30
2,225
24
1
0.03
7
8
0
0
8
4
0
2,169
50
1
20Andrés Iniesta
A. Iniesta
141
2015-16
Barcelona Barcelona
28
2,248
25
1
0.04
2
3
0
0
23
6
1
2,184
0
0
21Frenkie de Jong
F. de Jong
139
2019-20
Barcelona Barcelona
7.37
29
2,120
24
2
0.07
2
4
0
0
4
4
0
1,922
36
1
22Javier Mascherano
J. Mascherano
138
2014-15
Barcelona Barcelona
28
2,207
26
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
2,165
0
0
23Ivan Rakitić
I. Rakitić
136
2014-15
Barcelona Barcelona
32
2,035
23
5
0.16
6
11
0
0
34
12
1
2,128
0
3
24Javier Mascherano
J. Mascherano
132
2015-16
Barcelona Barcelona
32
2,693
31
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
3
1
1
2,495
0
0
25Sergi Roberto
S. Roberto
129
2016-17
Barcelona Barcelona
32
2,382
26
0
0.00
5
5
0
0
16
5
0
2,193
58
0
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