defenders with most appearances last season

7 players were tied for making the most appearances by a defender in Europe's top five leagues in 2025-26, with 38 appearances. The first three are Luke Shaw, Tyrick Mitchell and Virgil van Dijk.

	NAME	M	SEASON	CLUB	Rating	START	MIN	G	A	TKL	TKL-W	TKL-LM	SH-BLK	INT	CLR	FOUL	YC	RC
1	Luke Shaw L. Shaw	38	2025-26	Man United	6.79	38	3,218	1	1	74	45	0	4	43	93	48	9	0
2	Tyrick Mitchell T. Mitchell	38	2025-26	Crystal Palace	6.18	36	3,251	1	2	103	65	0	5	33	102	24	6	0
3	Virgil van Dijk V. van Dijk	38	2025-26	Liverpool	6.94	38	3,420	6	0	23	15	1	4	26	308	19	4	0
4	Nikola Milenković N. Milenković	38	2025-26	Nottm Forest	6.85	37	3,375	0	0	31	19	2	2	29	236	21	6	0
5	Adrien Truffert A. Truffert	38	2025-26	Bournemouth	7.05	38	3,379	1	5	103	51	1	5	43	146	39	5	0
6	Victor Nelsson V. Nelsson	38	2025-26	Verona	6.52	37	3,315	0	0	75	45	3	1	75	284	44	4	0
7	Trai Hume T. Hume	38	2025-26	Sunderland	6.47	34	3,035	2	1	70	46	2	12	25	98	30	9	0
8	James Tarkowski J. Tarkowski	37	2025-26	Everton	6.82	37	3,330	2	3	52	30	3	5	29	268	32	8	0
9	Neco Williams N. Williams	37	2025-26	Nottm Forest	6.98	36	3,204	2	3	93	61	0	18	46	95	29	6	1
10	Marcos Senesi M. Senesi	37	2025-26	Bournemouth	6.78	37	3,288	0	5	61	34	4	4	50	281	35	8	0
11	Jake O'Brien J. O'Brien	37	2025-26	Everton	6.62	35	3,120	1	1	56	32	1	3	13	149	23	6	1
12	Pablo Ibáñez P. Ibáñez	37	2025-26	Alavés	6.72	28	2,236	1	1	58	37	0	15	21	29	38	7	0
13	Leandro Cabrera L. Cabrera	37	2025-26	Espanyol	6.51	37	3,330	3	0	38	23	0	12	23	236	38	4	0
14	Michael Kayode M. Kayode	37	2025-26	Brentford	6.89	37	3,258	1	1	68	47	0	4	39	101	26	8	0
15	Jeremy Toljan J. Toljan	37	2025-26	Levante	6.49	37	3,164	1	4	66	39	0	4	31	96	33	8	0
16	Antonino Gallo A. Gallo	37	2025-26	Lecce	6.56	34	3,056	0	4	57	37	1	1	15	125	7	3	0
17	Marco Palestra M. Palestra	37	2025-26	Cagliari	6.63	34	3,081	1	4	53	35	0	9	19	43	41	3	0
18	Simone Canestrelli S. Canestrelli	37	2025-26	Pisa	6.43	36	3,200	1	0	40	25	2	5	33	208	42	4	0
19	Tiago Gabriel T. Gabriel	37	2025-26	Lecce	6.57	36	3,219	2	0	64	40	2	2	46	265	29	7	0
20	Florian Lejeune F. Lejeune	36	2025-26	Rayo	6.81	36	3,230	2	1	71	47	4	8	47	252	47	7	0
21	Ibrahima Konaté I. Konaté	36	2025-26	Liverpool	6.91	36	3,090	1	0	54	31	2	3	28	194	33	7	0
22	Jan Paul van Hecke J. Paul van Hecke	36	2025-26	Brighton	6.78	36	3,210	3	3	53	31	2	7	45	221	27	9	0
23	Kyle Walker K. Walker	36	2025-26	Burnley	6.34	35	3,096	0	2	54	32	1	3	43	102	32	9	0
24	Nahuel Tenaglia N. Tenaglia	36	2025-26	Alavés	6.77	36	3,239	2	0	64	43	1	5	47	201	31	3	0
25	Carlos Romero C. Romero	36	2025-26	Espanyol	6.77	36	3,192	6	3	97	60	0	16	38	71	40	4	0

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14	Fulham	1	1	-1
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16	Man United	1	1	-2
17	Aston Villa	1	1	-4
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Assists Leaders

3

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Hernández

2

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Rating Leaders

9.86

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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	Newcastle	2	1	1	0	2	4
4	Everton	2	1	1	0	2	4
5	Brighton	1	1	0	0	4	3
6	Arsenal	1	1	0	0	3	3
7	Brentford	1	1	0	0	3	3
8	Chelsea	1	1	0	0	1	3
9	Ipswich	1	1	0	0	1	3
10	Leeds	1	1	0	0	1	3
11	Liverpool	2	0	2	0	0	2
12	Nottm Forest	2	0	1	1	-1	1
13	Bournemouth	2	0	1	1	-1	1
14	Fulham	1	0	0	1	-1	0
15	Sunderland	1	0	0	1	-1	0
16	Man United	1	0	0	1	-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	Atlético Madrid	3	2	1	0	4	7
2	Alavés	3	2	1	0	4	7
3	Barcelona	2	2	0	0	7	6
4	Real Madrid	2	2	0	0	4	6
5	Sevilla	3	2	0	1	1	6
6	Real Betis	3	2	0	1	-1	6
7	Osasuna	2	1	1	0	1	4
8	Levante	3	1	1	1	0	4
9	Racing	3	1	1	1	0	4
10	Espanyol	3	1	0	2	1	3
11	Getafe	2	1	0	1	-2	3
12	Real Sociedad	3	1	0	2	-3	3
13	Deportivo	2	0	2	0	0	2
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	2	0	1	1	-1	1
18	Málaga	2	0	1	1	-2	1
19	Elche	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	Leipzig	1	1	0	0	3	3
3	Dortmund	1	1	0	0	2	3
4	Köln	1	1	0	0	1	3
5	Elversberg	1	1	0	0	1	3
6	Frankfurt	1	0	1	0	0	1
7	Union Berlin	1	0	1	0	0	1
8	Mainz	1	0	1	0	0	1
9	Paderborn	1	0	1	0	0	1
10	Schalke	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Werder	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Freiburg	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Augsburg	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Leverkusen	1	0	0	1	-1	0
15	Hoffenheim	1	0	0	1	-1	0
16	Hamburg	1	0	0	1	-2	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	Milan	2	2	0	0	3	6
2	Juventus	2	2	0	0	3	6
3	Udinese	2	1	1	0	1	4
4	Roma	1	1	0	0	4	3
5	Inter	1	1	0	0	3	3
6	Frosinone	2	1	0	1	2	3
7	Napoli	1	1	0	0	2	3
8	Lecce	1	1	0	0	2	3
9	Atalanta	1	1	0	0	1	3
10	Lazio	1	1	0	0	1	3
11	Cagliari	1	1	0	0	1	3
12	Sassuolo	2	1	0	1	0	3
13	Como	1	0	1	0	0	1
14	Bologna	1	0	0	1	-1	0
15	Torino	2	0	0	2	-2	0
16	Genoa	1	0	0	1	-2	0
17	Parma	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	Lille	2	1	1	0	2	4
2	Lyon	2	1	1	0	2	4
3	Troyes	2	1	1	0	1	4
4	Marseille	1	1	0	0	4	3
5	Lens	2	1	0	1	2	3
6	Monaco	1	1	0	0	1	3
7	Angers	2	1	0	1	0	3
8	Strasbourg	2	1	0	1	-3	3
9	PSG	2	0	2	0	0	2
10	Brest	2	0	2	0	0	2
11	Nice	1	0	1	0	0	1
12	Rennes	1	0	1	0	0	1
13	Le Mans	1	0	1	0	0	1
14	Paris FC	1	0	1	0	0	1
15	Lorient	2	0	1	1	-1	1
16	Le Havre	2	0	1	1	-1	1
17	Toulouse	2	0	1	1	-2	1
18	Auxerre	2	0	0	2	-5	0