centre defender with most assist in single season

Rafael Tolói, Aaron Cresswell and César Azpilicueta are tied for the most assists in Europe's top five leagues in a season, with 6 assists.

	NAME	A	SEASON	CLUB	Rating	M	START	MIN	G	TKL	TKL-W	TKL-LM	SH-BLK	INT	CLR	FOUL	YC	RC
1	Rafael Tolói R. Tolói	6	2019-20	Atalanta		29	29	2,564	2	55	28	0	8	44	72	32	10	0
2	Aaron Cresswell A. Cresswell	6	2017-18	West Ham		20	20	1,757	0	16	10	0	4	30	79	14	6	0
3	César Azpilicueta C. Azpilicueta	6	2017-18	Chelsea		34	34	3,060	1	70	50	0	3	50	114	21	1	0
4	Marcos Senesi M. Senesi	5	2025-26	Bournemouth	6.78	37	37	3,288	0	61	34	4	4	50	281	35	8	0
5	Alessandro Bastoni A. Bastoni	5	2024-25	Inter	7.04	30	30	2,273	1	44	23	0	2	23	60	43	6	1
6	Florian Grillitsch F. Grillitsch	5	2023-24	Hoffenheim	6.60	16	16	1,436	0	37	15	1	4	38	91	13	3	0
7	Marcos Senesi M. Senesi	5	2023-24	Bournemouth	6.67	26	26	2,161	4	51	32	2	0	33	115	36	12	0
8	Dayot Upamecano D. Upamecano	5	2021-22	Bayern	7.45	24	24	2,070	1	58	38	0	2	25	78	26	3	0
9	Alessandro Bastoni A. Bastoni	4	2025-26	Inter	6.93	28	28	2,239	1	52	39	0	4	21	92	45	6	0
10	Gabriel Magalhães G. Magalhães	4	2025-26	Arsenal	7.18	30	30	2,686	3	37	20	2	10	22	190	20	4	0
11	Jeffrey Gouweleeuw J. Gouweleeuw	4	2024-25	Augsburg	6.66	33	33	2,944	1	52	31	0	2	39	200	22	9	0
12	Nico Schlotterbeck N. Schlotterbeck	4	2024-25	Dortmund	7.24	21	21	1,820	0	37	23	0	4	12	84	14	5	1
13	Íñigo Martínez Í. Martínez	4	2024-25	Barcelona	7.24	28	28	2,490	0	25	14	1	6	20	129	18	5	0
14	Riccardo Calafiori R. Calafiori	4	2023-24	Bologna	7.06	25	25	2,225	2	45	30	1	4	49	77	34	4	0
15	Alberto Dossena A. Dossena	4	2023-24	Cagliari	6.60	33	33	2,911	2	53	34	2	3	45	193	38	5	0
16	Dara O'Shea D. O'Shea	4	2023-24	Burnley	6.28	32	32	2,847	3	37	18	1	3	32	181	36	5	1
17	Facundo Medina F. Medina	4	2022-23	Lens	7.10	32	32	2,784	2	29	19	0	9	22	66	34	7	0
18	Nico Schlotterbeck N. Schlotterbeck	4	2022-23	Dortmund	7.17	27	27	2,252	4	59	35	0	5	34	86	15	3	0
19	Joshua Kimmich J. Kimmich	4	2021-22	Bayern	9.06	3	3	261	0	3	1	0	0	9	0	1	0	0
20	Rúben Dias R. Dias	4	2021-22	Man City	7.50	27	27	2,338	2	26	19	0	7	23	78	27	5	0
21	Evan N'Dicka E. N'Dicka	4	2021-22	Frankfurt	6.78	32	32	2,858	4	64	37	0	5	47	142	42	3	0
22	Aaron Cresswell A. Cresswell	4	2020-21	West Ham		14	14	1,260	0	15	6	0	1	10	39	3	0	0
23	Benjamin Hübner B. Hübner	4	2019-20	Hoffenheim		24	24	2,065	1	43	26	0	4	30	95	23	6	1
24	Rafael Tolói R. Tolói	4	2017-18	Atalanta		29	29	2,414	1	70	42	1	5	63	113	31	8	1
25	Harry Maguire H. Maguire	4	2017-18	Leicester		38	38	3,420	2	63	46	1	7	48	176	34	7	0

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1

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1

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RTG

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FORM

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2026-27 Table

	CLUB	M	W	L	GD	PTS
9	Lecce	1	1	0	2	3
10	Napoli	2	1	1	1	3
11	Atalanta	1	1	0	1	3
12	Sassuolo	2	1	1	0	3
13	Cagliari	2	1	1	0	3

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

4

Mbappé

3

Aubameyang

3

Lepaul

Assists Leaders

3

Dybala

3

Hernández

2

Júnior

Rating Leaders

9.86

Ebnoutalib

9.84

Malen

9.81

Suzuki

Take-ons Leaders

10

Pépé

10

Kvernadze

9

Mbappé

Big Chances Created Leaders

6

Wolf

3

Bellingham

3

Foden

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

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FC 2026-27 Tables

	Premier League	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Man City	2	2	0	0	4	6
2	Hull City	2	2	0	0	3	6
3	Chelsea	2	2	0	0	2	6
4	Brentford	2	1	1	0	3	4
5	Newcastle	2	1	1	0	2	4
6	Everton	2	1	1	0	2	4
7	Leeds	2	1	1	0	1	4
8	Brighton	2	1	0	1	3	3
9	Arsenal	1	1	0	0	3	3
10	Man United	2	1	0	1	1	3
11	Sunderland	2	1	0	1	0	3
12	Ipswich	2	1	0	1	-2	3
13	Liverpool	2	0	2	0	0	2
14	Nottm Forest	2	0	1	1	-1	1
15	Bournemouth	2	0	1	1	-1	1
16	Fulham	2	0	0	2	-2	0
17	Aston Villa	1	0	0	1	-4	0
18	Coventry	2	0	0	2	-4	0
19	Crystal Palace	2	0	0	2	-5	0
20	Tottenham	2	0	0	2	-5	0

	LaLiga	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Real Madrid	3	3	0	0	8	9
2	Atlético Madrid	3	2	1	0	4	7
3	Alavés	3	2	1	0	4	7
4	Barcelona	2	2	0	0	7	6
5	Sevilla	3	2	0	1	1	6
6	Real Betis	3	2	0	1	-1	6
7	Deportivo	3	1	2	0	2	5
8	Osasuna	2	1	1	0	1	4
9	Levante	3	1	1	1	0	4
10	Racing	3	1	1	1	0	4
11	Espanyol	3	1	0	2	1	3
12	Getafe	2	1	0	1	-2	3
13	Real Sociedad	3	1	0	2	-3	3
14	Villarreal	3	0	2	1	-1	2
15	Rayo	2	0	1	1	-1	1
16	Celta Vigo	2	0	1	1	-1	1
17	Valencia	3	0	1	2	-3	1
18	Elche	3	0	1	2	-6	1
19	Málaga	3	0	1	2	-6	1
20	Athletic Club	2	0	0	2	-4	0

	Bundesliga	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Bayern	1	1	0	0	4	3
2	Freiburg	1	1	0	0	3	3
3	Augsburg	1	1	0	0	3	3
4	Leipzig	1	1	0	0	3	3
5	Dortmund	1	1	0	0	2	3
6	Köln	1	1	0	0	1	3
7	Elversberg	1	1	0	0	1	3
8	Frankfurt	1	0	1	0	0	1
9	Union Berlin	1	0	1	0	0	1
10	Mainz	1	0	1	0	0	1
11	Paderborn	1	0	1	0	0	1
12	Leverkusen	1	0	0	1	-1	0
13	Hoffenheim	1	0	0	1	-1	0
14	Hamburg	1	0	0	1	-2	0
15	Werder	1	0	0	1	-3	0
16	Schalke	1	0	0	1	-3	0
17	M'gladbach	1	0	0	1	-3	0
18	Stuttgart	1	0	0	1	-4	0

	Serie A	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Inter	2	2	0	0	4	6
2	Milan	2	2	0	0	3	6
3	Juventus	2	2	0	0	3	6
4	Lazio	2	2	0	0	2	6
5	Udinese	2	1	1	0	1	4
6	Como	2	1	1	0	1	4
7	Roma	1	1	0	0	4	3
8	Frosinone	2	1	0	1	2	3
9	Lecce	1	1	0	0	2	3
10	Napoli	2	1	0	1	1	3
11	Atalanta	1	1	0	0	1	3
12	Sassuolo	2	1	0	1	0	3
13	Cagliari	2	1	0	1	0	3
14	Bologna	1	0	0	1	-1	0
15	Torino	2	0	0	2	-2	0
16	Parma	2	0	0	2	-3	0
17	Genoa	2	0	0	2	-3	0
18	Monza	2	0	0	2	-4	0
19	Venezia	2	0	0	2	-4	0
20	Fiorentina	2	0	0	2	-7	0

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