defenders with the most head clearance in premier league history

James Tarkowski has made the most career clearances by a defender in the Premier League, with 2,011 clearances.

	NAME	CLR	M	START	MIN	G	A	TKL	TKL-W	TKL-LM	SH-BLK	INT	FOUL	YC	RC
1	James Tarkowski J. Tarkowski	2,011	344	329	29,656	13	11	571	351	10	39	442	328	72	0
2	Virgil van Dijk V. van Dijk	2,008	343	342	30,524	31	8	334	219	9	59	457	173	30	2
3	Michael Keane M. Keane	1,636	285	259	23,636	19	11	292	186	4	36	424	150	29	2
4	Benjamin Mee B. Mee	1,553	277	270	24,069	14	5	374	210	6	24	396	169	47	1
5	Steve Cook S. Cook	1,343	180	175	15,551	10	3	182	103	3	24	319	93	28	1
6	Craig Dawson C. Dawson	1,297	282	270	24,117	21	3	339	230	4	44	386	267	56	2
7	Harry Maguire H. Maguire	1,251	295	262	23,590	15	12	345	225	4	48	415	246	65	3
8	Lewis Dunk L. Dunk	1,243	303	299	26,695	18	6	300	178	6	51	336	174	58	5
9	Federico Fernández F. Fernández	1,243	199	191	17,166	4	6	289	206	0	17	324	149	29	0
10	Kurt Zouma K. Zouma	1,237	247	219	19,588	15	3	220	147	5	26	328	152	19	1
11	Joachim Andersen J. Andersen	1,201	200	197	17,571	4	8	234	143	2	19	225	181	41	3
12	Ashley Williams A. Williams	1,172	133	128	11,562	4	4	187	138	3	11	293	122	24	2
13	Toby Alderweireld T. Alderweireld	1,145	200	198	17,584	9	4	261	189	2	31	189	83	22	0
14	Jonny Evans J. Evans	1,117	254	231	20,556	10	9	340	218	1	13	439	208	44	1
15	James Tomkins J. Tomkins	1,036	172	155	13,771	11	5	263	163	3	12	259	107	37	1
16	Jan Bednarek J. Bednarek	1,007	184	180	15,669	9	3	241	145	3	14	414	164	39	1
17	Phil Jagielka P. Jagielka	1,004	133	118	10,551	8	2	182	139	4	6	203	60	10	3
18	Nathan Aké N. Aké	997	249	212	19,002	18	9	347	214	5	34	258	141	22	1
19	Dan Burn D. Burn	990	227	213	18,768	7	6	360	215	1	28	221	229	49	1
20	Joel Ward J. Ward	971	270	257	23,039	5	5	541	397	1	25	387	277	48	0
21	Jan Vertonghen J. Vertonghen	962	175	170	15,062	2	1	283	200	2	28	298	95	27	1
22	Jamaal Lascelles J. Lascelles	950	179	154	13,905	10	1	136	74	6	13	167	122	32	1
23	Tyrone Mings T. Mings	948	192	178	15,947	6	9	112	69	5	22	207	109	35	1
24	Angelo Ogbonna A. Ogbonna	943	201	189	16,936	8	1	221	144	1	14	274	122	23	0
25	Max Kilman M. Kilman	915	186	176	15,817	3	2	212	116	2	14	165	134	26	0

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Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

6

Mbappé

6

Raphinha

6

Yamal

Assists Leaders

4

Dybala

4

Gordon

3

Júnior

Rating Leaders

9.41

Kade

8.91

Güler

8.83

Pavlovic

Take-ons Leaders

18

Mbappé

17

Yamal

15

Pépé

Big Chances Created Leaders

6

Dybala

6

Güler

6

Wolf

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings

Goals Against Rankings

Goal Difference Rankings

FC 2026-27 Tables

	Premier League	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	4	4	0	0	7	12
2	Man City	4	4	0	0	6	12
3	Leeds	4	2	2	0	4	8
4	Hull City	4	2	2	0	3	8
5	Brighton	4	2	1	1	8	7
6	Chelsea	4	2	1	1	1	7
7	Brentford	4	1	3	0	3	6
8	Liverpool	4	1	3	0	2	6
9	Everton	4	1	3	0	2	6
10	Ipswich	4	2	0	2	-3	6
11	Nottm Forest	4	1	2	1	0	5
12	Newcastle	4	1	2	1	-1	5
13	Man United	4	1	1	2	0	4
14	Sunderland	4	1	1	2	-2	4
15	Bournemouth	4	0	3	1	-1	3
16	Crystal Palace	4	1	0	3	-5	3
17	Tottenham	4	0	2	2	-5	2
18	Fulham	4	0	1	3	-3	1
19	Aston Villa	4	0	1	3	-6	1
20	Coventry	4	0	0	4	-10	0

	LaLiga	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Barcelona	5	5	0	0	17	15
2	Real Madrid	5	4	0	1	10	12
3	Real Betis	5	4	0	1	1	12
4	Alavés	5	3	1	1	6	10
5	Atlético Madrid	5	3	1	1	4	10
6	Sevilla	5	3	1	1	2	10
7	Deportivo	5	2	3	0	3	9
8	Espanyol	5	2	1	2	3	7
9	Athletic Club	5	2	1	2	1	7
10	Racing	5	2	1	2	0	7
11	Osasuna	5	2	1	2	-3	7
12	Real Sociedad	6	2	1	3	-5	7
13	Levante	5	1	2	2	-2	5
14	Getafe	5	1	2	2	-3	5
15	Celta Vigo	6	0	4	2	-3	4
16	Rayo	5	1	1	3	-6	4
17	Málaga	5	0	3	2	-6	3
18	Villarreal	5	0	2	3	-3	2
19	Elche	5	0	2	3	-7	2
20	Valencia	5	0	1	4	-9	1

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

	Serie A	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Roma	4	4	0	0	11	12
2	Inter	4	4	0	0	7	12
3	Como	4	3	1	0	5	10
4	Lazio	4	3	1	0	3	10
5	Cagliari	4	3	0	1	2	9
6	Milan	4	2	2	0	3	8
7	Frosinone	4	2	1	1	3	7
8	Juventus	4	2	1	1	2	7
9	Sassuolo	4	2	1	1	1	7
10	Napoli	4	2	0	2	1	6
11	Atalanta	4	2	0	2	0	6
12	Lecce	4	2	0	2	-2	6
13	Udinese	4	1	1	2	-2	4
14	Torino	4	1	0	3	-3	3
15	Fiorentina	4	1	0	3	-6	3
16	Bologna	4	0	1	3	-3	1
17	Parma	4	0	1	3	-4	1
18	Monza	4	0	1	3	-5	1
19	Genoa	4	0	1	3	-6	1
20	Venezia	4	0	0	4	-7	0

	Ligue 1	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Lille	4	3	1	0	5	10
2	Monaco	4	3	1	0	4	10
3	Rennes	4	3	1	0	3	10
4	Lyon	4	2	2	0	4	8
5	Paris FC	4	2	2	0	4	8
6	Strasbourg	4	2	1	1	1	7
7	PSG	4	1	2	1	0	5
8	Lorient	4	1	2	1	0	5
9	Brest	4	1	2	1	0	5
10	Lens	4	1	1	2	1	4
11	Angers	4	1	1	2	-1	4
12	Troyes	4	1	1	2	-5	4
13	Marseille	4	1	0	3	0	3
14	Le Mans	4	0	3	1	-1	3
15	Auxerre	4	1	0	3	-6	3
16	Le Havre	4	0	2	2	-2	2
17	Toulouse	4	0	2	2	-3	2
18	Nice	4	0	2	2	-4	2

	Champions League	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	PSG	1	1	0	0	5	3
2	Bayern	1	1	0	0	5	3
3	Barcelona	1	1	0	0	4	3
4	Man United	1	1	0	0	4	3
5	Como	1	1	0	0	3	3
6	Stuttgart	1	1	0	0	2	3
7	Sporting CP	1	1	0	0	2	3
8	Man City	1	1	0	0	2	3
9	Aston Villa	1	1	0	0	1	3
10	Lens	1	1	0	0	1	3
11	Real Betis	1	1	0	0	1	3
12	Dortmund	1	1	0	0	1	3
13	Liverpool	1	1	0	0	1	3
14	Real Madrid	1	1	0	0	1	3
15	Arsenal	1	1	0	0	1	3
16	AEK	1	1	0	0	1	3
17	Roma	1	0	1	0	0	1
18	PSV	1	0	1	0	0	1
19	Shaktar	1	0	1	0	0	1
20	Fenerbahçe	1	0	1	0	0	1
21	Lille	1	0	0	1	-1	0
22	Villarreal	1	0	0	1	-1	0
23	Slavia Prague	1	0	0	1	-1	0
24	Club Brugge	1	0	0	1	-1	0
25	Atlético Madrid	1	0	0	1	-1	0
26	Inter	1	0	0	1	-1	0
27	Napoli	1	0	0	1	-1	0
28	LASK	1	0	0	1	-1	0
29	Galatasaray	1	0	0	1	-2	0
30	Viking	1	0	0	1	-2	0
31	Porto	1	0	0	1	-2	0
32	Leipzig	1	0	0	1	-3	0
33	Feyenoord	1	0	0	1	-4	0
34	Sabah	1	0	0	1	-4	0
35	Slovan Bratislava	1	0	0	1	-5	0
36	Bodø/Glimt	1	0	0	1	-5	0