defenders most passes completed 2025 2026

Virgil van Dijk completed the most passes by a defender in the Premier League in 2025-26, with 2,506 passes.

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  • Data note: Passes Completed: Premier League · player season data complete from 2014-15
NAMEPASSSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Virgil van Dijk
V. van Dijk
2,506
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
7.35
38
38
3,420
6
0
23
15
1
4
26
308
19
4
0
2Lewis Dunk
L. Dunk
2,248
2025-26
Brighton Brighton
7.00
33
31
2,838
1
0
34
22
2
5
30
148
14
10
0
3Jan Paul van Hecke
J. Paul van Hecke
2,207
2025-26
Brighton Brighton
7.20
36
36
3,210
3
3
53
31
2
7
45
221
27
9
0
4Trevoh Chalobah
T. Chalobah
2,147
2025-26
Chelsea Chelsea
7.11
34
31
2,783
3
0
33
22
2
3
37
200
20
3
1
5Marc Guéhi
M. Guéhi
2,096
2025-26
Total
7.43
35
35
3,150
3
3
45
31
1
8
49
183
25
6
0
6Ezri Konsa
E. Konsa
2,016
2025-26
Aston Villa Aston Villa
6.84
34
34
3,035
0
0
24
8
1
4
22
134
11
0
1
7William Saliba
W. Saliba
2,009
2025-26
Arsenal Arsenal
7.20
31
30
2,614
1
0
35
23
0
1
15
145
22
2
0
8Ibrahima Konaté
I. Konaté
1,963
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
7.11
36
36
3,090
1
0
54
31
2
3
28
194
33
7
0
9Joachim Andersen
J. Andersen
1,960
2025-26
Fulham Fulham
7.04
33
33
2,875
0
1
44
26
1
3
34
257
30
7
1
10Marcos Senesi
M. Senesi
1,799
2025-26
Bournemouth Bournemouth
7.17
37
37
3,288
0
5
61
34
4
4
50
281
35
8
0
11Pascal Struijk
P. Struijk
1,661
2025-26
Leeds Leeds
6.96
34
33
2,936
0
1
39
22
0
8
32
230
27
5
0
12Rúben Dias
R. Dias
1,641
2025-26
Man City Man City
7.15
26
24
2,141
2
0
13
6
3
3
23
131
15
3
0
13Micky van de Ven
M. van de Ven
1,622
2025-26
Tottenham Tottenham
6.82
35
35
3,041
4
1
37
20
3
3
21
132
28
9
1
14Gabriel Magalhães
G. Magalhães
1,541
2025-26
Arsenal Arsenal
7.34
32
30
2,751
3
4
37
20
2
10
22
195
21
4
0
15Malick Thiaw
M. Thiaw
1,504
2025-26
Newcastle Newcastle
7.00
35
33
2,965
4
0
46
34
4
8
30
201
24
4
0
16Luke Shaw
L. Shaw
1,496
2025-26
Man United Man United
6.86
38
38
3,218
1
1
74
45
0
4
43
93
48
9
0
17Calvin Bassey
C. Bassey
1,493
2025-26
Fulham Fulham
6.85
30
28
2,534
1
0
59
32
2
6
22
103
28
5
0
18Maxence Lacroix
M. Lacroix
1,488
2025-26
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
7.07
35
35
3,085
1
2
60
38
3
7
45
281
34
4
1
19Nathan Collins
N. Collins
1,465
2025-26
Brentford Brentford
6.91
35
32
2,975
1
2
30
13
1
4
36
224
20
7
0
20Nikola Milenković
N. Milenković
1,336
2025-26
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
6.80
38
37
3,375
0
0
31
19
2
2
29
236
21
6
0
21Adrien Truffert
A. Truffert
1,314
2025-26
Bournemouth Bournemouth
7.11
38
38
3,379
1
5
103
51
1
5
43
146
39
5
0
22Joe Rodon
J. Rodon
1,286
2025-26
Leeds Leeds
6.78
35
33
2,951
2
0
37
19
0
4
30
193
17
3
0
23Marc Cucurella
M. Cucurella
1,270
2025-26
Chelsea Chelsea
7.04
34
31
2,707
1
4
58
40
0
6
28
94
45
8
1
24Sepp van den Berg
S. van den Berg
1,250
2025-26
Brentford Brentford
6.96
32
30
2,763
0
2
23
9
1
3
26
215
15
2
0
25James Tarkowski
J. Tarkowski
1,249
2025-26
Everton Everton
7.11
37
37
3,330
2
3
52
30
3
5
29
268
32
8
0
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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
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Everton Everton
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4
4
2
2
16
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3
2
15
8
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10
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5
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9
Leeds Leeds
10
3
5
2
2
14
10
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10
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4
3
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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
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11
15
Fulham Fulham
10
2
4
4
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10
16
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10
2
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5
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9
17
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9
18
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10
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8
19
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10
2
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6
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8
20
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
10
2
1
7
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7