centerbacks with the most tackles in soccer history

Nicolas Pallois has the most career tackles by a centre back in Ligue 1, with 486 tackles.

	NAME	TKL	M	START	MIN	G	A	TKL-W	TKL-LM	SH-BLK	INT	CLR	FOUL	YC	RC
1	Nicolas Pallois N. Pallois	486	227	227	19,864	8	7	323	4	12	318	1,232	178	72	7
2	Yunis Abdelhamid Y. Abdelhamid	412	223	223	19,759	12	2	264	2	26	385	841	236	25	2
3	Dante	384	263	263	23,229	7	8	237	1	42	329	953	251	58	6
4	Jonathan Gradit J. Gradit	295	171	172	14,656	2	3	176	0	6	260	585	196	39	3
5	Alexander Djiku A. Djiku	287	167	167	14,743	4	3	201	4	12	390	823	241	50	3
6	Brendan Chardonnet B. Chardonnet	284	180	180	15,970	8	4	172	5	20	288	925	195	35	2
7	Marquinhos	275	209	209	18,498	22	5	175	3	21	184	712	103	19	1
8	Leonardo Balerdi L. Balerdi	260	123	123	10,555	4	2	168	8	12	198	439	144	34	3
9	Jean-Clair Todibo J. Todibo	238	118	119	10,370	3	2	140	0	12	152	476	97	18	4
10	Kiki Kouyaté K. Kouyaté	235	91	91	7,936	1	2	145	2	12	190	620	130	29	2
11	Facundo Medina F. Medina	234	147	147	12,847	6	9	153	1	29	158	353	192	59	1
12	Daniel Congré D. Congré	231	134	134	11,669	6	3	154	1	11	264	470	116	17	1
13	Andrei Girotto A. Girotto	229	90	90	7,870	8	1	142	1	18	160	467	110	20	2
14	Romain Thomas R. Thomas	227	173	173	15,268	12	3	160	0	13	260	820	166	31	2
15	Presnel Kimpembe P. Kimpembe	225	137	137	11,923	1	1	148	3	5	182	325	168	40	4
16	Damien da Silva D. da Silva	221	161	161	14,166	11	4	153	1	15	239	749	165	30	4
17	Ismaël Traoré I. Traoré	221	205	205	18,156	16	7	133	1	17	294	765	125	17	1
18	Christophe Hérelle C. Hérelle	214	137	137	11,841	2	0	141	2	12	228	632	128	29	3
19	Jemerson	205	110	110	9,624	4	0	147	0	11	170	509	138	26	4
20	Diego Carlos D. Carlos	202	96	96	8,385	5	0	134	2	21	127	533	132	24	1
21	Thilo Kehrer T. Kehrer	200	104	104	9,074	6	2	133	3	8	132	378	106	17	3
22	Pedro Mendes P. Mendes	197	115	115	9,963	5	1	144	1	9	187	355	151	38	1
23	Jean-Charles Castelletto J. Castelletto	194	147	147	12,734	4	0	121	1	9	191	530	177	27	2
24	Malang Sarr M. Sarr	189	121	121	10,536	2	3	126	6	11	247	435	91	12	0
25	Christopher Jullien C. Jullien	186	142	142	12,596	7	5	126	6	24	189	869	158	27	1

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Goals Leaders

4

Gouiri

4

Lepaul

4

Sinayoko

Assists Leaders

4

Thauvin

4

Cásseres Yepes

3

Golovin

Rating Leaders

8.20

Vitinha

8.04

Archer

7.83

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Take-ons Leaders

20

Yassine

14

11

Doué

Big Chances Created Leaders

6

Cásseres Yepes

5

Ajorque

5

Mendes

Ligue 1 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings

Goals Against Rankings

Goal Difference Rankings

Ligue 1 2026-27 Table

	Ligue 1	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Monaco	5	4	1	0	5	13
2	Lyon	5	3	2	0	8	11
3	Paris FC	5	3	2	0	5	11
4	Lille	5	3	1	1	4	10
5	Rennes	5	3	1	1	-1	10
6	PSG	5	2	2	1	1	8
7	Angers	5	2	1	2	1	7
8	Strasbourg	5	2	1	2	0	7
9	Le Mans	5	1	3	1	0	6
10	Auxerre	5	2	0	3	-5	6
11	Lorient	5	1	2	2	-1	5
12	Brest	5	1	2	2	-1	5
13	Toulouse	5	1	2	2	-2	5
14	Nice	5	1	2	2	-3	5
15	Lens	5	1	1	3	0	4
16	Troyes	5	1	1	3	-7	4
17	Marseille	5	1	0	4	-1	3
18	Le Havre	5	0	2	3	-3	2