highest scoring defenders in the world all time

Cuco Ziganda has scored the most career goals by a defender in Europe's top five leagues, with 112 goals in LaLiga.

	NAME	G	M	START	MIN	A	YC	RC
1	Cuco Ziganda C. Ziganda	112	381	311	28,190		34	1
2	Fernando Hierro F. Hierro	106	526	505	44,609		156	14
3	Paul Breitner P. Breitner	103	369	361	31,580		20	0
4	Laurent Blanc L. Blanc	95	489	481	42,951		32	5
5	Friedhelm Funkel F. Funkel	83	320	288	25,661		24	0
6	Sergio Ramos S. Ramos	81	581	569	50,284	7	199	23
7	Rüdiger Abramczik R. Abramczik	77	316	287	25,960		16	0
8	Manfred Kaltz M. Kaltz	77	594	586	52,770		36	0
9	Bernard Dietz B. Dietz	77	495	480	42,607		12	0
10	Nolan Roux N. Roux	73	295	230	20,269	17	38	0
11	Reinhold Wosab R. Wosab	70	257	245	21,961		0	0
12	Hans-Peter Briegel H. Briegel	68	346	336	29,761		26	1
13	Ronald Koeman R. Koeman	67	192	177	15,916		45	6
14	Holger Fach H. Fach	67	416	395	35,099		41	1
15	Wilhelm Huberts W. Huberts	67	213	210	18,829		0	0
16	Hans-Günter Bruns H. Bruns	63	366	329	29,588		47	1
17	Willi Neuberger W. Neuberger	63	520	513	45,684		24	1
18	Andreas Brehme A. Brehme	62	441	431	38,059		79	1
19	Wilfried Hannes W. Hannes	62	309	271	24,829		39	0
20	Giacinto Facchetti G. Facchetti	59	475	475	42,717		0	1
21	Hans-Jürgen Wittkamp H. Wittkamp	58	280	268	24,106		15	0
22	Karl-Heinz Thielen K. Thielen	56	221	211	19,028		0	0
23	Horst-Dieter Höttges H. Höttges	55	420	417	36,580		13	1
24	Dieter Bast D. Bast	54	412	395	35,364		25	1
25	Lorenzo Juarros L. Juarros	53	481	447	39,550		111	11

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FORM

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2026-27 Table

	CLUB	M	D	L	GD	PTS
16	Celta Vigo	2	1	1	-1	1
17	Valencia	2	1	1	-1	1
18	Málaga	2	1	1	-2	1
19	Elche	3	1	2	-6	1
20	Athletic Club	2	0	2	-4	0

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3

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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

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Dybala

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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