defenders with most clearances last season

Nico Elvedi made the most clearances by a defender in Bundesliga in 2025-26, with 301 clearances.

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  • Data note: Clearances: Bundesliga · player season data complete from 2014-15
NAMECLRSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTFOULYCRC
1Nico Elvedi
N. Elvedi
301
2025-26
M'gladbach M'gladbach
6.96
33
33
2,966
0
2
43
32
1
4
40
18
5
0
2Patrick Mainka
P. Mainka
290
2025-26
Heidenheim Heidenheim
6.76
34
34
3,060
2
2
48
30
1
3
36
10
1
0
3Luka Vušković
L. Vušković
283
2025-26
Hamburg Hamburg
6.99
28
27
2,442
6
0
23
17
0
6
40
29
6
0
4Willi Orban
W. Orban
270
2025-26
Leipzig Leipzig
6.99
33
33
2,949
2
0
51
33
1
4
45
20
4
0
5Leopold Querfeld
L. Querfeld
242
2025-26
Union Berlin Union Berlin
6.48
31
30
2,705
3
0
52
27
1
6
35
46
7
0
6Robin Koch
R. Koch
237
2025-26
Frankfurt Frankfurt
6.76
32
32
2,833
3
1
45
27
2
2
47
31
3
1
7Jeff Chabot
J. Chabot
231
2025-26
Stuttgart Stuttgart
6.73
27
26
2,294
0
0
33
20
0
2
40
35
3
0
8Matthias Ginter
M. Ginter
218
2025-26
Freiburg Freiburg
6.94
32
32
2,833
3
3
23
14
2
6
22
16
3
0
9Jordan Torunarigha
J. Torunarigha
196
2025-26
Hamburg Hamburg
6.63
24
21
1,962
0
0
36
22
0
2
30
19
3
0
10Danilho Doekhi
D. Doekhi
193
2025-26
Union Berlin Union Berlin
6.62
34
34
3,060
5
0
45
31
2
6
42
28
4
0
11Waldemar Anton
W. Anton
193
2025-26
Dortmund Dortmund
7.06
32
32
2,880
2
0
73
42
3
5
33
26
3
0
12Albian Hajdari
A. Hajdari
178
2025-26
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
6.64
30
28
2,434
1
2
60
38
3
8
42
43
10
0
13Marco Friedl
M. Friedl
173
2025-26
Werder Werder
6.77
30
29
2,546
1
0
46
24
1
0
35
17
9
1
14Hauke Wahl
H. Wahl
173
2025-26
St. Pauli St. Pauli
6.61
30
29
2,592
2
1
44
32
2
1
31
11
1
0
15Robin Hranáč
R. Hranáč
170
2025-26
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
6.73
29
26
2,251
1
0
26
15
1
2
20
26
5
0
16Danny da Costa
D. da Costa
166
2025-26
Mainz Mainz
6.59
34
30
2,695
2
3
42
27
1
4
29
22
3
0
17Ozan Kabak
O. Kabak
161
2025-26
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
6.62
25
18
1,751
4
0
21
17
0
6
26
26
5
0
18Edmond Tapsoba
E. Tapsoba
157
2025-26
Leverkusen Leverkusen
7.01
29
29
2,575
5
3
29
15
0
6
21
31
7
0
19Denis Vavro
D. Vavro
156
2025-26
Wolfsburg Wolfsburg
6.64
17
13
1,176
1
0
9
5
2
2
14
9
2
0
20Diogo Leite
D. Leite
155
2025-26
Union Berlin Union Berlin
6.61
23
23
1,963
0
0
32
15
0
4
44
26
4
0
21Arthur Theate
A. Theate
150
2025-26
Frankfurt Frankfurt
6.64
24
24
2,141
1
0
33
21
2
1
34
15
8
0
22Nico Schlotterbeck
N. Schlotterbeck
143
2025-26
Dortmund Dortmund
7.12
28
28
2,520
5
1
52
38
3
11
24
30
8
0
23Moritz Jenz
M. Jenz
141
2025-26
Wolfsburg Wolfsburg
6.58
22
20
1,787
1
0
32
22
1
3
12
31
8
1
24Bernardo
Bernardo
139
2025-26
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
6.54
29
26
2,312
0
0
69
42
1
5
39
42
9
0
25Jonathan Tah
J. Tah
139
2025-26
Bayern Bayern
7.17
28
23
2,018
2
1
24
18
1
1
25
26
7
0
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3

Scally

Joe Scally

A

2

Ullrich

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RTG

6.98

Honorat

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GF

11

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GA

22

18th

GD

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2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
14
Frankfurt Frankfurt
7
2
2
3
-7
8
15
Stuttgart Stuttgart
7
2
0
5
-3
6
16
Schalke Schalke
7
1
3
3
-3
6
17
Union Berlin Union Berlin
7
1
3
3
-12
6
18
M'gladbach M'gladbach
7
1
0
6
-11
3

Bundesliga 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

8

Füllkrug

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6

Olise

Michael Olise

6

Schick

Patrik Schick
Assists Leaders

6

Grüll

Marco Grüll

5

Kane

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5

Nusa

Antonio Nusa
Rating Leaders

8.98

Olise

Michael Olise

8.88

Pavlovic

Aleksandar Pavlovic

8.21

Kimmich

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Take-ons Leaders

17

Olise

Michael Olise

17

Nusa

Antonio Nusa

17

Gruda

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Big Chances Created Leaders

7

Olise

Michael Olise

7

Nusa

Antonio Nusa

6

Becker

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Bayern

25

Leipzig

20

Augsburg

17

Mainz

17

Elversberg

16

Freiburg

16
Goals Against Rankings
Dortmund

4

Bayern

6

Schalke

7

Paderborn

9

Freiburg

9

Leipzig

11
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Bayern

19

Leipzig

9

Dortmund

8

Freiburg

7

Augsburg

4

Leverkusen

4

Bundesliga 2026-27 Table

BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Bayern Bayern
7
5
2
0
19
17
2
Dortmund Dortmund
7
5
2
0
8
17
3
Freiburg Freiburg
7
4
1
2
7
13
4
Leverkusen Leverkusen
7
4
1
2
4
13
5
Elversberg Elversberg
8
4
1
3
0
13
6
Leipzig Leipzig
7
4
0
3
9
12
7
Werder Werder
7
3
3
1
1
12
8
Mainz Mainz
8
3
1
4
0
10
9
Augsburg Augsburg
7
2
3
2
4
9
10
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
7
3
0
4
0
9
11
Hamburg Hamburg
7
3
0
4
-10
9
12
Köln Köln
7
2
2
3
-3
8
13
Paderborn Paderborn
7
2
2
3
-3
8
14
Frankfurt Frankfurt
7
2
2
3
-7
8
15
Stuttgart Stuttgart
7
2
0
5
-3
6
16
Schalke Schalke
7
1
3
3
-3
6
17
Union Berlin Union Berlin
7
1
3
3
-12
6
18
M'gladbach M'gladbach
7
1
0
6
-11
3