Maxim De Cuyper has the highest rating by a defender in Europe's top five leagues this season, with a rating of 9.04 in the Premier League.

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highest rated with a minimum of 30 min per team match defenders baksetball this season

	NAME	Rating	SEASON	CLUB	M	START	MIN	G	A	TKL	TKL-W	TKL-LM	SH-BLK	INT	CLR	FOUL	YC	RC
1	Maxim De Cuyper M. De Cuyper	9.04	2026-27	Brighton	1	1	77	1	0	4	3	0	1	1	0	4	0	0
2	Myles Lewis-Skelly M. Lewis-Skelly	8.47	2026-27	Arsenal	1	1	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3	Saud Abdulhamid S. Abdulhamid	8.45	2026-27	Lens	1	1	61	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0
4	Marc Guéhi M. Guéhi	8.44	2026-27	Man City	2	2	180	1	0	4	4	0	0	3	3	2	0	0
5	Michael Kayode M. Kayode	8.31	2026-27	Brentford	1	1	75	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0
6	Ben White B. White	8.29	2026-27	Arsenal	1	1	90	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	3	1	0	0
7	Hassane Kamara H. Kamara	8.06	2026-27	Udinese	2	2	180	2	1	5	4	0	0	2	8	2	0	0
8	Noah Sadiki N. Sadiki	7.94	2026-27	Sunderland	1	1	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
9	Olivier Boscagli O. Boscagli	7.92	2026-27	Brighton	1	1	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	0
10	Dara O'Shea D. O'Shea	7.91	2026-27	Ipswich	1	1	90	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	13	0	0	0
11	Dayot Upamecano D. Upamecano	7.91	2026-27	Bayern	1	1	90	1	0	3	2	0	0	3	8	0	0	0
12	Rodrigo Riquelme R. Riquelme	7.89	2026-27	Real Betis	3	3	196	2	0	3	1	0	0	5	1	2	0	0
13	Otavio Ataide O. Ataide	7.86	2026-27	Paris FC	1	1	90	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	5	2	1	0
14	Semi Ajayi S. Ajayi	7.82	2026-27	Hull City	2	2	153	1	0	2	1	0	0	2	10	0	0	0
15	Catena	7.71	2026-27	Osasuna	2	2	180	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	1	0	0
16	Alphonso Davies A. Davies	7.68	2026-27	Bayern	1	1	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0
17	Yann Aurel Bisseck Y. Aurel Bisseck	7.67	2026-27	Inter	1	1	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	0
18	Giovanni Di Lorenzo G. Di Lorenzo	7.66	2026-27	Napoli	1	1	90	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
19	Nobel Mendy N. Mendy	7.66	2026-27	Hull City	2	2	121	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	17	1	0	0
20	Kristoffer Ajer K. Ajer	7.64	2026-27	Brentford	1	1	90	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	8	1	0	0
21	Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal A. Ait Boudlal	7.59	2026-27	Rennes	1	1	90	0	0	5	4	0	0	2	8	1	0	0
22	Leif Davis L. Davis	7.58	2026-27	Ipswich	1	1	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0
23	Juan Foyth J. Foyth	7.57	2026-27	Villarreal	3	3	270	0	0	6	5	0	1	7	19	1	2	0
24	Riccardo Calafiori R. Calafiori	7.55	2026-27	Arsenal	1	1	80	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0
25	Daniel Svensson D. Svensson	7.53	2026-27	Dortmund	1	1	90	0	0	2	2	0	0	3	10	2	1	0

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FORM

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2026-27 Table

	CLUB	M	W	D	GD	PTS
3	Newcastle	2	1	1	2	4
4	Everton	2	1	1	2	4
5	Brighton	1	1	0	4	3
6	Arsenal	1	1	0	3	3
7	Brentford	1	1	0	3	3

Last Game

Brighton

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Final

Aston Villa

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Goals Leaders

3

Mbappé

3

López

3

Thauvin

Assists Leaders

3

Dybala

3

Hernández

2

Oyarzabal

Rating Leaders

9.86

Ebnoutalib

9.84

Malen

9.67

Hinshelwood

Take-ons Leaders

10

Pépé

10

Kvernadze

9

Sierra Ortega

Big Chances Created Leaders

3

Foden

3

Dybala

3

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Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

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Goal Difference Rankings

FC 2026-27 Tables

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

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

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

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

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