defensive midfielders with most tackles since 2022

Since 2021-22, João Palhinha has the most tackles in Europe's top five leagues, with 331 tackles in the Premier League and Bundesliga.

	NAME	TKL	Rating	M	START	MIN	G	A	TKL-W	TKL-LM	SH-BLK	INT	CLR	FOUL	YC	RC
1	João Palhinha J. Palhinha	331	6.68	79	79	6,765	9	2	183	1	27	95	132	113	29	1
2	Benjamin André B. André	322	6.86	99	99	8,694	7	5	181	1	26	122	181	169	38	0
3	Moisés Caicedo M. Caicedo	300	7.45	107	107	9,297	5	7	178	2	30	153	99	177	36	1
4	Guido Rodríguez G. Rodríguez	288	6.94	96	96	8,026	4	2	175	0	20	104	182	125	24	1
5	Óscar Valentín Ó. Valentín	260	6.51	93	93	7,471	1	0	147	1	14	119	138	171	21	1
6	Joris Chotard J. Chotard	224	6.53	104	104	8,779	2	10	129	1	18	137	198	98	12	0
7	Casemiro	219	6.77	67	67	5,533	11	5	119	0	21	69	176	97	16	2
8	Tyler Adams T. Adams	216	6.73	70	70	5,924	2	4	117	1	10	95	96	114	20	1
9	Idrissa Gana Guèye I. Gana Guèye	205	7.05	73	73	6,075	2	6	118	0	18	90	65	94	14	1
10	Joshua Kimmich J. Kimmich	195	8.20	115	115	9,904	12	26	123	1	37	127	88	61	16	2
11	Martín Zubimendi M. Zubimendi	170	6.84	89	89	7,848	3	4	98	0	16	106	173	112	16	0
12	Maximilian Eggestein M. Eggestein	168	6.67	92	92	8,074	4	4	85	0	41	86	133	67	14	0
13	Remo Freuler R. Freuler	167	6.96	79	79	6,677	3	5	102	0	12	84	106	98	17	0
14	Pierre Lees-Melou P. Lees-Melou	165	7.02	50	50	4,368	5	4	105	0	18	72	78	75	21	2
15	James Garner J. Garner	157	6.96	52	52	4,609	1	8	92	0	10	74	98	57	18	0
16	Marc Roca M. Roca	155	6.81	80	80	6,292	3	7	106	0	30	67	73	128	14	0
17	Alexis Mac Allister A. Mac Allister	153	7.36	64	64	5,271	10	8	91	0	28	40	61	94	11	0
18	Declan Rice D. Rice	153	7.50	70	70	6,235	2	8	71	0	19	102	107	49	12	0
19	Ruiz de Galarreta R. de Galarreta	151	6.92	81	81	5,935	1	5	87	0	14	56	62	150	21	0
20	Tomáš Souček T. Souček	149	6.27	82	82	6,957	13	6	79	0	23	101	247	102	14	1
21	Elliot Anderson E. Anderson	148	7.09	51	51	4,366	2	6	89	0	27	54	80	77	11	0
22	Rodri	144	8.33	68	68	5,737	13	11	85	1	34	53	112	75	13	1
23	Youri Tielemans Y. Tielemans	144	7.29	57	57	4,812	6	9	92	0	24	41	66	55	5	0
24	Lewis Cook L. Cook	141	6.65	67	67	5,838	1	7	86	2	8	112	106	82	13	2
25	Ryan Christie R. Christie	139	6.68	63	63	4,828	2	5	81	0	27	80	95	80	14	1

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	CLUB	M	D	L	GD	PTS
10	Liverpool	1	1	0	0	1
11	Newcastle	1	1	0	0	1
12	Fulham	1	0	1	-1	0
13	Sunderland	1	0	1	-1	0
14	Bournemouth	1	0	1	-1	0

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Goals Leaders

3

Mbappé

3

López

3

Raphinha

Assists Leaders

3

Dybala

2

Bellingham

2

Gordon

Rating Leaders

9.84

Malen

9.67

Hinshelwood

9.58

Palmer

Take-ons Leaders

7

Pépé

7

Kubo

6

Sancet

Big Chances Created Leaders

3

Raphinha

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Dybala

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FC 2026-27 Tables

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

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

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

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

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