defensive midfielders with most interceptions 2026

Joris Chotard had the most interceptions in Ligue 1 in 2025-26, with 42 interceptions.

NAMEINTSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKCLRFOULYCRC
1Joris Chotard
J. Chotard
42
2025-26
Brest Brest
6.39
26
26
2,292
1
1
53
29
0
4
81
23
1
0
2Hugo Magnetti
H. Magnetti
34
2025-26
Brest Brest
6.75
23
23
1,971
1
1
58
36
0
8
46
23
2
0
3Benjamin André
B. André
27
2025-26
Lille Lille
6.87
24
24
2,134
2
2
59
34
1
8
39
30
8
0
4Ayyoub Bouaddi
A. Bouaddi
16
2025-26
Lille Lille
6.67
21
21
1,687
0
1
43
30
0
6
19
29
6
1
5Samir El Mourabet
S. El Mourabet
15
2025-26
Strasbourg Strasbourg
6.94
13
13
1,038
1
2
42
22
0
0
12
8
2
0
6Haris Belkebla
H. Belkebla
13
2025-26
Angers Angers
6.67
19
19
1,624
0
0
47
29
0
1
24
10
6
0
7Pierre Emile Højbjerg
P. Emile Højbjerg
13
2025-26
Marseille Marseille
7.54
18
18
1,602
3
3
27
20
0
5
29
22
4
0
8Ibrahima Sissoko
I. Sissoko
12
2025-26
Nantes Nantes
6.39
4
4
343
0
0
4
3
0
1
7
8
1
0
9Tyler Morton
T. Morton
12
2025-26
Lyon Lyon
6.87
17
17
1,443
0
1
25
19
0
9
23
14
4
1
10Lamine Camara
L. Camara
12
2025-26
Monaco Monaco
6.98
7
7
541
0
2
14
11
0
3
5
12
2
0
11Nabil Bentaleb
N. Bentaleb
11
2025-26
Lille Lille
7.09
9
9
751
1
1
10
6
0
2
27
7
1
0
12Pierre Lees-Melou
P. Lees-Melou
11
2025-26
Paris FC Paris FC
6.48
8
8
706
0
1
23
12
0
0
14
10
5
1
13Ayumu Seko
A. Seko
11
2025-26
Le Havre Le Havre
6.37
10
10
900
0
0
19
11
0
1
25
11
2
0
14Denis Zakaria
D. Zakaria
11
2025-26
Monaco Monaco
7.42
6
6
525
1
1
9
6
0
0
5
2
1
0
15Jessy Deminguet
J. Deminguet
10
2025-26
Metz Metz
6.68
13
13
942
1
0
20
7
0
3
9
12
1
0
16Jean-Philippe Gbamin
J. Gbamin
9
2025-26
Metz Metz
6.90
8
8
704
0
0
14
6
0
2
10
10
1
0
17Himad Abdelli
H. Abdelli
8
2025-26
Angers Angers
6.83
9
9
753
1
0
20
15
0
1
8
14
1
0
18Geoffrey Kondogbia
G. Kondogbia
8
2025-26
Marseille Marseille
6.76
6
6
384
0
0
9
7
0
1
6
8
3
0
19Tanner Tessmann
T. Tessmann
8
2025-26
Lyon Lyon
6.83
10
10
805
1
0
15
10
0
2
23
3
0
0
20Alpha Amadou Touré
A. Amadou Touré
7
2025-26
Metz Metz
6.21
7
7
624
0
0
18
11
0
1
12
11
4
0
21Valentín Barco
V. Barco
7
2025-26
Strasbourg Strasbourg
6.80
12
12
1,041
1
0
28
15
0
3
4
13
3
0
22Yassin Belkhdim
Y. Belkhdim
7
2025-26
Angers Angers
7.04
4
4
356
0
1
8
4
0
1
3
3
1
0
23Kévin Danois
K. Danois
6
2025-26
Auxerre Auxerre
7.19
4
4
360
1
0
14
11
1
1
3
5
0
0
24Morgan Sanson
M. Sanson
5
2025-26
Nice Nice
6.49
4
4
345
0
0
9
8
0
1
4
5
1
0
25Branco van den Boomen
B. van den Boomen
5
2025-26
Angers Angers
7.19
6
6
493
0
1
8
5
0
3
4
8
2
0
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Team Leaders

G

2

Doumbia

Kamory Doumbia

A

1

Doumbia

Kamory Doumbia

RTG

8.99

Doumbia

Kamory Doumbia
Team Rankings

GF

4

3rd

GA

4

11th

GD

0

9th

FORM

DD

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
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

Ligue 1 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

3

Lepaul

Esteban Lepaul

3

Thauvin

Florian Thauvin

3

Mafouta

Louis Mafouta
Assists Leaders

2

Thomasson

Adrien Thomasson

2

Giroud

Olivier Giroud

2

Ruiz

Fabián Ruiz
Rating Leaders

9.41

Labeau Lascary

Rémy Labeau Lascary

8.99

Doumbia

Kamory Doumbia

8.82

Mafouta

Louis Mafouta
Take-ons Leaders

8

Yassine

Gessime Yassine

6

Danois

Kévin Danois

5

Kebbal

Ilan Kebbal
Big Chances Created Leaders

3

Cásseres Yepes

Cristian Cásseres Jr.

3

Chotard

Joris Chotard

2

Thauvin

Florian Thauvin

Ligue 1 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Lens

6

Rennes

5

Le Mans

4

Brest

4

PSG

4

Lille

4
Goals Against Rankings
Paris FC

0

Monaco

0

Troyes

1

Lyon

1

Lorient

2

Le Havre

2
Goal Difference Rankings
Paris FC

3

Monaco

3

Lens

2

Lille

2

Lyon

2

Marseille

2

Ligue 1 2026-27 Table

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

Ligue 1 2026-27 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
8/21
STR STR
@
MAR MAR
0-4
Sat
8/22
AUX AUX
@
LEN LEN
2-5
Sat
8/22
LYO LYO
@
TOU TOU
2-0
Sat
8/22
LOR LOR
@
NIC NIC
0-0
Sat
8/22
PFC PFC
@
TRO TRO
0-0

Fixtures

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/17
TOU TOU
@
NAN NAN
3:00 PM