defender with most key passes in premier league

Maxim De Cuyper has the most key passes by a defender in the Premier League, with 17 key passes this season.

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  • Assumption:2026-27 season
  • Data note: Key Passes: player season data complete from 2019-20
NAMEPASS-KEYSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Maxim De Cuyper
M. De Cuyper
17
2026-27
Brighton Brighton
7.40
10
10
822
2
3
16
9
0
3
7
10
13
3
0
2Diogo Dalot
D. Dalot
15
2026-27
Man United Man United
6.83
10
8
714
0
0
19
14
0
2
14
19
11
2
0
3Olivier Boscagli
O. Boscagli
14
2026-27
Brighton Brighton
7.17
10
10
781
0
1
6
5
0
1
13
35
12
4
0
4Andy Robertson
A. Robertson
12
2026-27
Tottenham Tottenham
7.06
9
8
665
0
2
7
5
1
1
3
19
2
0
0
5Neco Williams
N. Williams
12
2026-27
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
7.19
10
10
893
1
0
20
15
1
6
6
27
10
1
0
6Jayden Bogle
J. Bogle
10
2026-27
Leeds Leeds
7.02
10
10
809
2
0
10
7
0
4
5
14
15
3
0
7Daniel Muñoz
D. Muñoz
10
2026-27
Total
6.90
9
7
637
0
1
26
16
0
3
3
19
13
1
0
8Antonee Robinson
A. Robinson
9
2026-27
Fulham Fulham
6.80
9
9
789
0
0
19
15
0
1
8
37
10
1
0
9Jan Paul van Hecke
J. Paul van Hecke
9
2026-27
Tottenham Tottenham
7.58
10
10
900
2
0
16
9
2
0
11
45
11
2
0
10Tyrick Mitchell
T. Mitchell
9
2026-27
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
7.04
10
10
869
2
0
27
16
0
2
8
27
6
0
0
11Milan van Ewijk
M. van Ewijk
9
2026-27
Coventry Coventry
6.66
9
9
810
0
0
17
12
0
0
18
32
5
2
0
12Michael Kayode
M. Kayode
8
2026-27
Brentford Brentford
6.91
10
9
745
1
0
10
6
0
4
15
21
8
2
0
13James Justin
J. Justin
7
2026-27
Leeds Leeds
7.27
10
10
881
1
0
24
14
0
2
14
33
7
1
0
14Milos Kerkez
M. Kerkez
7
2026-27
Liverpool Liverpool
6.83
10
9
822
0
0
15
11
0
1
7
32
16
3
0
15James Hill
J. Hill
7
2026-27
Bournemouth Bournemouth
7.26
10
10
900
0
0
25
15
0
1
18
71
9
1
0
16Jeremie Frimpong
J. Frimpong
7
2026-27
Liverpool Liverpool
6.51
5
2
201
0
0
5
2
0
1
1
7
2
1
0
17Adrien Truffert
A. Truffert
7
2026-27
Bournemouth Bournemouth
6.91
10
10
893
0
1
24
9
1
2
11
33
18
2
0
18Jay Dasilva
J. Dasilva
7
2026-27
Coventry Coventry
6.74
10
10
894
1
1
13
6
0
1
10
17
6
1
0
19Adam Smith
A. Smith
6
2026-27
Bournemouth Bournemouth
6.51
10
10
847
0
0
6
3
0
1
8
23
14
4
0
20Dara O'Shea
D. O'Shea
6
2026-27
Ipswich Ipswich
6.89
10
10
900
1
0
18
5
0
0
11
64
7
0
0
21Leif Davis
L. Davis
6
2026-27
Ipswich Ipswich
6.70
10
10
900
2
1
10
5
0
0
8
34
5
2
0
22Marc Guéhi
M. Guéhi
6
2026-27
Man City Man City
7.29
9
9
720
1
1
6
6
0
1
5
33
7
1
0
23Pedro Porro
P. Porro
6
2026-27
Tottenham Tottenham
6.79
6
4
333
0
0
6
5
0
4
2
5
5
1
0
24Jurriën Timber
J. Timber
6
2026-27
Arsenal Arsenal
6.81
6
3
337
0
0
5
2
0
1
2
10
4
1
0
25Shea Charles
S. Charles
6
2026-27
Fulham Fulham
6.94
10
8
735
0
0
13
9
0
2
12
12
4
1
0
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4

Groß

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A

4

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RTG

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GF

26

1st

GA

7

2nd

GD

19

1st

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2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
1
Arsenal Arsenal
10
9
0
1
10
27
2
Brighton Brighton
10
7
1
2
19
22
3
Man City Man City
10
7
0
3
8
21
4
Liverpool Liverpool
10
5
3
2
4
18
5
Chelsea Chelsea
10
5
1
4
3
16
Last Game
BHA Brighton

W7 D1 L2

2

Final

0

BRE Brentford

W3 D5 L2

Sun 8 Nov 2026

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

15

Raphinha

Raphinha

13

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

10

Yamal

Lamine Yamal
Assists Leaders

8

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

8

Kane

Harry Kane

7

Thauvin

Florian Thauvin
Rating Leaders

8.78

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

8.45

Raphinha

Raphinha

8.45

Olise

Michael Olise
Take-ons Leaders

46

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

36

Diomandé

Yan Diomandé

36

Gruda

Brajan Gruda
Big Chances Created Leaders

14

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

14

Güler

Arda Güler

10

Nusa

Antonio Nusa

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Barcelona

48

Roma

31

Real Madrid

31

Bayern

29

Inter

28

Leipzig

27
Goals Against Rankings
Arsenal

5

Lille

7

Dortmund

7

Brighton

7

Lorient

8

Leeds

8
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Barcelona

35

Roma

21

Real Madrid

21

Bayern

20

Brighton

19

Lazio

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FC 2026-27 Tables

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Arsenal Arsenal
10
9
0
1
10
27
2
Brighton Brighton
10
7
1
2
19
22
3
Man City Man City
10
7
0
3
8
21
4
Liverpool Liverpool
10
5
3
2
4
18
5
Chelsea Chelsea
10
5
1
4
3
16
6
Everton Everton
10
4
4
2
2
16
7
Bournemouth Bournemouth
10
4
3
3
2
15
8
Brentford Brentford
10
3
5
2
5
14
9
Leeds Leeds
10
3
5
2
2
14
10
Aston Villa Aston Villa
10
3
4
3
-3
13
11
Tottenham Tottenham
10
3
3
4
-1
12
12
Newcastle Newcastle
10
3
3
4
-3
12
13
Hull City Hull City
10
2
5
3
0
11
14
Ipswich Ipswich
10
3
2
5
-5
11
15
Fulham Fulham
10
2
4
4
-2
10
16
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
10
2
3
5
-4
9
17
Coventry Coventry
10
3
0
7
-9
9
18
Man United Man United
10
1
5
4
-5
8
19
Sunderland Sunderland
10
2
2
6
-9
8
20
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
10
2
1
7
-14
7
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
12
11
0
1
35
33
2
Real Madrid Real Madrid
12
10
0
2
21
30
3
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
12
9
1
2
13
28
4
Real Betis Real Betis
12
8
2
2
5
26
5
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
12
7
1
4
1
22
6
Sevilla Sevilla
12
5
3
4
-2
18
7
Athletic Club Athletic Club
11
4
4
3
4
16
8
Villarreal Villarreal
12
4
3
5
2
15
9
Deportivo Deportivo
12
3
6
3
1
15
10
Racing Racing
12
4
2
6
-13
14
11
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
12
2
7
3
0
13
12
Alavés Alavés
12
3
4
5
-2
13
13
Espanyol Espanyol
12
3
3
6
-1
12
14
Rayo Rayo
11
3
3
5
-6
12
15
Getafe Getafe
12
3
3
6
-10
12
16
Osasuna Osasuna
12
3
3
6
-11
12
17
Levante Levante
12
2
5
5
-5
11
18
Elche Elche
12
2
4
6
-6
10
19
Valencia Valencia
12
2
3
7
-12
9
20
Málaga Málaga
12
0
5
7
-14
5
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Bayern Bayern
9
6
3
0
20
21
2
Dortmund Dortmund
9
6
3
0
9
21
3
Freiburg Freiburg
9
6
1
2
10
19
4
Leipzig Leipzig
9
6
0
3
14
18
5
Leverkusen Leverkusen
9
5
1
3
3
16
6
Werder Werder
9
4
3
2
2
15
7
Elversberg Elversberg
9
4
1
4
-1
13
8
Stuttgart Stuttgart
9
4
0
5
0
12
9
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
9
4
0
5
-1
12
10
Frankfurt Frankfurt
9
3
3
3
-5
12
11
Hamburg Hamburg
9
4
0
5
-10
12
12
Mainz Mainz
9
3
1
5
-1
10
13
Paderborn Paderborn
9
2
4
3
-3
10
14
Augsburg Augsburg
9
2
3
4
0
9
15
Köln Köln
9
2
3
4
-4
9
16
Union Berlin Union Berlin
9
1
4
4
-14
7
17
Schalke Schalke
9
1
3
5
-6
6
18
M'gladbach M'gladbach
9
1
1
7
-13
4
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Lazio Lazio
11
9
2
0
16
29
2
Inter Inter
11
9
1
1
15
28
3
Roma Roma
11
8
3
0
21
27
4
Milan Milan
11
7
3
1
10
24
5
Como Como
11
7
2
2
8
23
6
Frosinone Frosinone
11
6
2
3
9
20
7
Juventus Juventus
11
5
3
3
3
18
8
Bologna Bologna
11
5
2
4
2
17
9
Cagliari Cagliari
11
5
1
5
-5
16
10
Napoli Napoli
11
4
3
4
4
15
11
Torino Torino
11
4
2
5
-2
14
12
Atalanta Atalanta
11
4
2
5
-3
14
13
Genoa Genoa
11
4
1
6
-5
13
14
Lecce Lecce
11
3
1
7
-10
10
15
Fiorentina Fiorentina
11
2
3
6
-8
9
16
Parma Parma
11
2
2
7
-8
8
17
Sassuolo Sassuolo
11
2
2
7
-13
8
18
Monza Monza
11
2
1
8
-8
7
19
Venezia Venezia
11
2
0
9
-13
6
20
Udinese Udinese
11
1
2
8
-13
5
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
10
7
2
1
12
23
2
Lille Lille
10
6
3
1
7
21
3
Paris FC Paris FC
10
6
2
2
7
20
4
Marseille Marseille
10
6
0
4
8
18
5
Lyon Lyon
10
5
2
3
6
17
6
Nice Nice
10
5
2
3
3
17
7
Monaco Monaco
10
4
4
2
2
16
8
Rennes Rennes
10
5
1
4
0
16
9
Brest Brest
10
4
3
3
6
15
10
Lorient Lorient
10
4
3
3
1
15
11
Lens Lens
10
4
1
5
2
13
12
Toulouse Toulouse
10
3
4
3
1
13
13
Strasbourg Strasbourg
10
3
1
6
-4
10
14
Auxerre Auxerre
10
3
1
6
-11
10
15
Le Mans Le Mans
10
1
5
4
-7
8
16
Angers Angers
10
2
2
6
-10
8
17
Troyes Troyes
10
2
2
6
-10
8
18
Le Havre Le Havre
10
0
2
8
-13
2
Champions LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
4
4
0
0
15
12
2
Real Madrid Real Madrid
4
4
0
0
6
12
3
Arsenal Arsenal
4
3
1
0
5
10
4
Como Como
4
3
0
1
13
9
5
Barcelona Barcelona
4
3
0
1
8
9
6
Aston Villa Aston Villa
4
3
0
1
6
9
7
Man City Man City
4
3
0
1
5
9
8
Liverpool Liverpool
4
3
0
1
4
9
9
Club Brugge Club Brugge
4
3
0
1
4
9
10
Sporting CP Sporting CP
4
3
0
1
4
9
11
Real Betis Real Betis
4
3
0
1
2
9
12
Dortmund Dortmund
4
3
0
1
2
9
13
Bayern Bayern
4
2
2
0
7
8
14
Stuttgart Stuttgart
4
2
1
1
3
7
15
Inter Inter
4
2
0
2
2
6
16
LASK LASK
4
2
0
2
1
6
17
Man United Man United
4
2
0
2
0
6
18
Galatasaray Galatasaray
4
2
0
2
-1
6
19
Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe
4
1
2
1
-5
5
20
Roma Roma
4
1
1
2
2
4
21
Shaktar Shaktar
4
1
1
2
0
4
22
Viking Viking
4
1
1
2
-1
4
23
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
4
1
1
2
-1
4
24
PSV PSV
4
1
1
2
-1
4
25
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
4
1
1
2
-5
4
26
Porto Porto
4
1
0
3
-1
3
27
Napoli Napoli
4
1
0
3
-5
3
28
Villarreal Villarreal
4
1
0
3
-6
3
29
AEK AEK
4
1
0
3
-6
3
30
Leipzig Leipzig
4
1
0
3
-6
3
31
Sabah Sabah
4
1
0
3
-6
3
32
Feyenoord Feyenoord
4
1
0
3
-7
3
33
Lens Lens
4
1
0
3
-12
3
34
Slavia Prague Slavia Prague
4
0
1
3
-4
1
35
Lille Lille
4
0
1
3
-6
1
36
Slovan Bratislava Slovan Bratislava
4
0
0
4
-16
0

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
10/16
LEV LEV
@
DEP DEP
1-1
Sat
10/17
CHE CHE
@
EVE EVE
2-0
Sat
10/17
ATM ATM
@
ESP ESP
1-0
Sat
10/17
NAP NAP
@
VEN VEN
0-1
Sat
10/17
STU STU
@
HAM HAM
0-1

Fixtures

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/17
TOU TOU
@
NAN NAN
3:00 PM
Sun
5/24
JUV JUV
@
TOR TOR
2:45 PM