Moussa Niakhaté has completed the most through balls by a defender in a season in Ligue 1, with 6 through balls in 2025-26.
| NAME | THRU-BALL | SEASON | CLUB | Rating | M | START | MIN | G | A | TKL | TKL-W | TKL-LM | SH-BLK | INT | CLR | FOUL | YC | RC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Niakhaté | 6 | 2025-26 | 6.75 | 32 | 30 | 2,759 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 212 | 38 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2 | | J. Teze | 5 | 2025-26 | 6.69 | 33 | 28 | 2,489 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 60 | 32 | 8 | 0 | |
| 3 | | E. Agbadou | 5 | 2022-23 | 6.61 | 29 | 27 | 2,387 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 123 | 29 | 5 | 3 | |
| 4 | | L. Abergel | 5 | 2022-23 | 6.79 | 29 | 28 | 2,344 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 49 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 7 | 1 | |
| 5 | | V. Marchetti | 5 | 2022-23 | 6.42 | 31 | 29 | 2,458 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 26 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 31 | 29 | 7 | 0 | |
| 6 |  | N. Mendes | 4 | 2025-26 | 7.24 | 20 | 13 | 1,254 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 |  | D. Moreira | 4 | 2024-25 | 6.69 | 32 | 29 | 2,568 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 55 | 26 | 4 | 1 | |
| 8 | | F. Medina | 4 | 2023-24 | 6.80 | 31 | 30 | 2,714 | 1 | 3 | 64 | 39 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 61 | 51 | 11 | 0 | |
| 9 | | I. Diallo | 4 | 2022-23 | 6.55 | 28 | 25 | 2,181 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 44 | 41 | 9 | 1 | |
| 10 | | R. Aguilar | 4 | 2021-22 | 6.90 | 28 | 22 | 2,140 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 58 | 32 | 4 | 0 | |
| 11 | | C. Awaziem | 3 | 2025-26 | 6.44 | 26 | 25 | 2,231 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 200 | 23 | 7 | 0 | |
| 12 | | C. Kipré | 3 | 2024-25 | 6.62 | 28 | 26 | 2,190 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 172 | 24 | 4 | 2 | |
| 13 | | D. Sidibé | 3 | 2024-25 | 6.78 | 28 | 24 | 2,101 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 62 | 20 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | | M. Bard | 3 | 2024-25 | 6.68 | 24 | 22 | 1,938 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 50 | 17 | 4 | 2 | |
| 15 | | E. Agbadou | 3 | 2023-24 | 6.68 | 32 | 29 | 2,596 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 41 | 0 | 10 | 52 | 123 | 31 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 | | Dante | 3 | 2023-24 | 6.98 | 32 | 32 | 2,843 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 89 | 42 | 5 | 1 | |
| 17 |  | Marquinhos | 3 | 2023-24 | 7.15 | 21 | 18 | 1,536 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 62 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18 | | L. Abergel | 3 | 2023-24 | 6.75 | 33 | 32 | 2,860 | 2 | 1 | 84 | 55 | 0 | 7 | 61 | 56 | 36 | 4 | 0 | |
| 19 | | L. Abergel | 3 | 2021-22 | 6.61 | 34 | 34 | 2,962 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 63 | 0 | 9 | 54 | 13 | 41 | 9 | 0 | |
| 20 | | Y. Atal | 3 | 2021-22 | 6.87 | 17 | 13 | 1,145 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 0 | |
| 21 | | J. Clauss | 3 | 2021-22 | 6.78 | 37 | 35 | 3,060 | 5 | 11 | 65 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 71 | 42 | 38 | 3 | 0 | |
| 22 | | V. Nsimba | 3 | 2021-22 | 6.93 | 34 | 31 | 2,790 | 1 | 3 | 66 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 4 | 0 | |
| 23 | | CJ Egan-Riley | 2 | 2025-26 | 6.43 | 11 | 8 | 624 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 24 | | D. Sidibé | 2 | 2025-26 | 6.38 | 32 | 25 | 2,141 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 45 | 29 | 1 | 0 | |
| 25 | | Emerson | 2 | 2025-26 | 6.69 | 28 | 23 | 2,114 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 64 | 16 | 3 | 0 | |
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