defensive midfielders with most interceptions 2025

Ryan Gravenberch had the most interceptions in Europe's top five leagues in 2024-25, with 52 interceptions in the Premier League.

NAMEINTSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKCLRFOULYCRC
1Ryan Gravenberch
R. Gravenberch
52
2024-25
Liverpool Liverpool
7.20
35
35
2,989
0
4
67
35
0
7
56
45
6
1
2Julian Weigl
J. Weigl
50
2024-25
M'gladbach M'gladbach
6.70
31
31
2,701
0
2
49
23
0
3
82
22
8
0
3Idrissa Gana Guèye
I. Gana Guèye
43
2024-25
Everton Everton
6.92
31
31
2,684
0
3
115
67
0
6
32
49
8
0
4Rocco Reitz
R. Reitz
41
2024-25
M'gladbach M'gladbach
6.76
17
17
1,383
2
1
36
16
0
7
34
13
1
0
5Johnny Cardoso
J. Cardoso
38
2024-25
Real Betis Real Betis
6.86
20
20
1,747
3
0
41
20
0
2
43
31
3
0
6Moisés Caicedo
M. Caicedo
38
2024-25
Chelsea Chelsea
7.48
32
32
2,822
1
2
99
65
1
9
39
57
11
0
7Nicolò Rovella
N. Rovella
36
2024-25
Lazio Lazio
7.20
26
26
2,221
0
3
71
41
0
8
40
31
11
0
8Lewis Cook
L. Cook
35
2024-25
Bournemouth Bournemouth
6.71
24
24
2,135
1
3
57
30
1
3
38
36
6
1
9Haris Belkebla
H. Belkebla
34
2024-25
Angers Angers
6.75
20
20
1,748
0
1
54
37
0
2
44
17
1
0
10Remo Freuler
R. Freuler
34
2024-25
Bologna Bologna
6.96
30
30
2,574
1
1
58
30
0
4
43
38
5
0
11Martín Zubimendi
M. Zubimendi
33
2024-25
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
6.63
25
25
2,187
1
1
59
31
0
5
61
31
5
0
12Carlos Baleba
C. Baleba
29
2024-25
Brighton Brighton
6.88
21
21
1,717
0
0
47
25
0
10
27
27
7
1
13Mattéo Guendouzi
M. Guendouzi
28
2024-25
Lazio Lazio
7.59
31
31
2,735
1
2
30
12
0
8
37
23
6
0
14Jean-Eudes Aholou
J. Aholou
28
2024-25
Angers Angers
6.68
21
21
1,598
2
0
46
28
0
7
29
37
6
0
15Pathé Ciss
P. Ciss
28
2024-25
Rayo Rayo
6.85
19
19
1,475
4
0
34
16
0
5
42
25
7
0
16Tyler Adams
T. Adams
27
2024-25
Bournemouth Bournemouth
6.63
21
21
1,781
0
3
73
45
1
6
34
40
5
0
17Christian Nørgaard
C. Nørgaard
27
2024-25
Brentford Brentford
6.87
21
21
1,734
4
3
44
30
0
9
39
28
5
0
18Omar Mascarell
O. Mascarell
27
2024-25
Mallorca Mallorca
6.64
10
10
870
1
0
9
5
0
2
17
12
1
1
19Ryan Christie
R. Christie
27
2024-25
Bournemouth Bournemouth
6.95
25
25
1,895
1
2
52
32
0
12
42
32
7
0
20Antonio Blanco
A. Blanco
27
2024-25
Alavés Alavés
6.37
20
20
1,678
0
1
44
26
0
5
25
45
6
0
21Benjamin André
B. André
25
2024-25
Lille Lille
6.58
19
19
1,702
0
2
59
27
0
1
35
41
9
0
22Federico Valverde
F. Valverde
25
2024-25
Real Madrid Real Madrid
7.81
14
14
1,241
3
0
26
15
0
6
23
5
2
0
23Beñat Prados
B. Prados
25
2024-25
Athletic Club Athletic Club
6.75
20
20
1,397
1
0
45
32
0
3
16
31
7
0
24Maximilian Eggestein
M. Eggestein
24
2024-25
Freiburg Freiburg
6.83
24
24
2,055
1
0
40
20
0
10
35
14
4
0
25Sam Morsy
S. Morsy
24
2024-25
Ipswich Ipswich
6.84
25
25
2,206
1
1
52
29
0
4
35
40
7
0
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12
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0
1
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3
13
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2
0
0
2
14
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0
1
1
-1
1
15
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1
1
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3

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3

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2

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FC 2026-27 Tables

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Man City Man City
2
2
0
0
4
6
2
Hull City Hull City
2
2
0
0
3
6
3
Chelsea Chelsea
2
2
0
0
2
6
4
Brentford Brentford
2
1
1
0
3
4
5
Newcastle Newcastle
2
1
1
0
2
4
6
Everton Everton
2
1
1
0
2
4
7
Leeds Leeds
2
1
1
0
1
4
8
Brighton Brighton
2
1
0
1
3
3
9
Arsenal Arsenal
1
1
0
0
3
3
10
Man United Man United
2
1
0
1
1
3
11
Sunderland Sunderland
2
1
0
1
0
3
12
Ipswich Ipswich
2
1
0
1
-2
3
13
Liverpool Liverpool
2
0
2
0
0
2
14
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
2
0
1
1
-1
1
15
Bournemouth Bournemouth
2
0
1
1
-1
1
16
Fulham Fulham
2
0
0
2
-2
0
17
Aston Villa Aston Villa
1
0
0
1
-4
0
18
Coventry Coventry
2
0
0
2
-4
0
19
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
2
0
0
2
-5
0
20
Tottenham Tottenham
2
0
0
2
-5
0
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Real Madrid Real Madrid
3
3
0
0
8
9
2
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
3
2
1
0
4
7
3
Alavés Alavés
3
2
1
0
4
7
4
Barcelona Barcelona
2
2
0
0
7
6
5
Sevilla Sevilla
3
2
0
1
1
6
6
Real Betis Real Betis
3
2
0
1
-1
6
7
Deportivo Deportivo
3
1
2
0
2
5
8
Osasuna Osasuna
2
1
1
0
1
4
9
Levante Levante
3
1
1
1
0
4
10
Racing Racing
3
1
1
1
0
4
11
Espanyol Espanyol
3
1
0
2
1
3
12
Getafe Getafe
2
1
0
1
-2
3
13
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
3
1
0
2
-3
3
14
Villarreal Villarreal
3
0
2
1
-1
2
15
Rayo Rayo
2
0
1
1
-1
1
16
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
2
0
1
1
-1
1
17
Valencia Valencia
3
0
1
2
-3
1
18
Elche Elche
3
0
1
2
-6
1
19
Málaga Málaga
3
0
1
2
-6
1
20
Athletic Club Athletic Club
2
0
0
2
-4
0
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Bayern Bayern
1
1
0
0
4
3
2
Freiburg Freiburg
1
1
0
0
3
3
3
Augsburg Augsburg
1
1
0
0
3
3
4
Leipzig Leipzig
1
1
0
0
3
3
5
Dortmund Dortmund
1
1
0
0
2
3
6
Köln Köln
1
1
0
0
1
3
7
Elversberg Elversberg
1
1
0
0
1
3
8
Frankfurt Frankfurt
1
0
1
0
0
1
9
Union Berlin Union Berlin
1
0
1
0
0
1
10
Mainz Mainz
1
0
1
0
0
1
11
Paderborn Paderborn
1
0
1
0
0
1
12
Leverkusen Leverkusen
1
0
0
1
-1
0
13
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
1
0
0
1
-1
0
14
Hamburg Hamburg
1
0
0
1
-2
0
15
Werder Werder
1
0
0
1
-3
0
16
Schalke Schalke
1
0
0
1
-3
0
17
M'gladbach M'gladbach
1
0
0
1
-3
0
18
Stuttgart Stuttgart
1
0
0
1
-4
0
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Inter Inter
2
2
0
0
4
6
2
Milan Milan
2
2
0
0
3
6
3
Juventus Juventus
2
2
0
0
3
6
4
Lazio Lazio
2
2
0
0
2
6
5
Udinese Udinese
2
1
1
0
1
4
6
Como Como
2
1
1
0
1
4
7
Roma Roma
1
1
0
0
4
3
8
Frosinone Frosinone
2
1
0
1
2
3
9
Lecce Lecce
1
1
0
0
2
3
10
Napoli Napoli
2
1
0
1
1
3
11
Atalanta Atalanta
1
1
0
0
1
3
12
Sassuolo Sassuolo
2
1
0
1
0
3
13
Cagliari Cagliari
2
1
0
1
0
3
14
Bologna Bologna
1
0
0
1
-1
0
15
Torino Torino
2
0
0
2
-2
0
16
Parma Parma
2
0
0
2
-3
0
17
Genoa Genoa
2
0
0
2
-3
0
18
Monza Monza
2
0
0
2
-4
0
19
Venezia Venezia
2
0
0
2
-4
0
20
Fiorentina Fiorentina
2
0
0
2
-7
0
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
Monaco Monaco
2
2
0
0
3
6
2
Paris FC Paris FC
2
1
1
0
3
4
3
Lille Lille
2
1
1
0
2
4
4
Lyon Lyon
2
1
1
0
2
4
5
Troyes Troyes
2
1
1
0
1
4
6
Rennes Rennes
2
1
1
0
1
4
7
Marseille Marseille
2
1
0
1
2
3
8
Lens Lens
2
1
0
1
2
3
9
Angers Angers
2
1
0
1
0
3
10
Strasbourg Strasbourg
2
1
0
1
-3
3
11
PSG PSG
2
0
2
0
0
2
12
Brest Brest
2
0
2
0
0
2
13
Lorient Lorient
2
0
1
1
-1
1
14
Le Mans Le Mans
2
0
1
1
-1
1
15
Le Havre Le Havre
2
0
1
1
-1
1
16
Toulouse Toulouse
2
0
1
1
-2
1
17
Nice Nice
2
0
1
1
-3
1
18
Auxerre Auxerre
2
0
0
2
-5
0

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
8/15
GET GET
@
ALA ALA
0-3
Sat
8/15
RAY RAY
@
SEV SEV
1-2
Sun
8/16
VIL VIL
@
RAC RAC
2-2
Sun
8/16
LEV LEV
@
ESP ESP
0-3
Mon
8/17
ELC ELC
@
DEP DEP
1-1

Fixtures

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/17
TOU TOU
@
NAN NAN
3:00 PM
Sun
5/24
JUV JUV
@
TOR TOR
2:45 PM