highest scoring defensive midfielder in a season

Alexis Mac Allister has the most goals by a defensive midfielder in the Champions League in a season, with 3 goals in 2025-26.

NAMEGSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Alexis Mac Allister
A. Mac Allister
3
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
7.28
6
6
528
0
14
10
0
4
1
3
11
2
0
2Raphael Onyedika
R. Onyedika
2
2025-26
Club Brugge Club Brugge
7.29
6
6
506
1
13
6
0
0
5
6
14
3
0
3Ilkay Gündogan
I. Gündogan
2
2024-25
Man City Man City
8.70
5
5
360
0
1
0
0
6
3
3
0
0
0
4Casemiro
Casemiro
2
2023-24
Man United Man United
9.1
1
1
90
0
3
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
5Rodri
Rodri
2
2022-23
Man City Man City
8.12
5
5
450
0
9
7
0
0
6
4
1
0
0
6Leon Goretzka
L. Goretzka
2
2022-23
Bayern Bayern
7.64
5
5
398
4
6
2
0
2
6
3
7
0
0
7Jude Bellingham
J. Bellingham
2
2022-23
Dortmund Dortmund
8.07
2
2
180
0
3
2
0
0
5
1
2
0
0
8Leon Goretzka
L. Goretzka
2
2020-21
Bayern Bayern
5
5
312
1
5
5
0
6
6
4
6
0
0
9Tomáš Souček
T. Souček
2
2019-20
Slavia Prague Slavia Prague
5
5
450
0
11
7
0
1
10
17
8
1
0
10Corentin Tolisso
C. Tolisso
2
2017-18
Bayern Bayern
2
2
180
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
7
2
0
11Marc Bernal
M. Bernal
1
2025-26
Barcelona Barcelona
7.07
2
2
162
0
2
1
0
0
1
4
2
0
0
12Vlad Dragomir
V. Dragomir
1
2025-26
Páfos Páfos
8.9
1
1
90
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
13Khéphren Thuram
K. Thuram
1
2025-26
Juventus Juventus
8.4
1
1
90
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
14Jordan Teze
J. Teze
1
2025-26
Monaco Monaco
8.1
1
1
90
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
15Gabriel Sara
G. Sara
1
2025-26
Galatasaray Galatasaray
8.30
2
2
180
1
3
2
0
3
5
2
1
0
0
16Declan Rice
D. Rice
1
2025-26
Arsenal Arsenal
8.10
6
6
570
1
12
4
0
3
9
6
5
1
0
17Mario Lemina
M. Lemina
1
2025-26
Galatasaray Galatasaray
6.62
8
8
661
0
18
12
0
1
12
23
8
3
0
18Aleksandar Stanković
A. Stanković
1
2025-26
Club Brugge Club Brugge
6.88
9
9
783
2
13
5
1
6
11
21
5
0
0
19Ofri Arad
O. Arad
1
2025-26
Kairat Kairat
6.91
3
3
228
0
4
2
0
1
5
3
4
1
0
20Moisés Caicedo
M. Caicedo
1
2025-26
Chelsea Chelsea
7.19
7
7
630
0
20
11
0
0
7
5
13
0
0
21Ryan Gravenberch
R. Gravenberch
1
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
7.37
10
10
869
2
14
6
0
3
23
8
7
2
0
22Aleksandar Pavlovic
A. Pavlovic
1
2025-26
Bayern Bayern
8.02
14
14
1,170
1
20
7
0
3
8
25
15
0
0
23Santiago Hezze
S. Hezze
1
2025-26
Olympiacos Olympiacos
6.63
7
7
560
0
15
10
0
1
12
8
11
4
1
24Enzo Barrenechea
E. Barrenechea
1
2025-26
Benfica Benfica
8.00
4
4
360
0
6
3
0
0
7
5
1
0
0
25Marko Janković
M. Janković
1
2025-26
Qarabag Qarabag
6.51
7
7
616
2
10
5
0
1
16
9
7
2
0
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Champions LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Arsenal Arsenal
8
8
0
0
19
24
2
Bayern Bayern
8
7
0
1
14
21
3
Liverpool Liverpool
8
6
0
2
12
18
4
Tottenham Tottenham
8
5
2
1
10
17
5
Barcelona Barcelona
8
5
1
2
8
16
6
Chelsea Chelsea
8
5
1
2
7
16
7
Sporting CP Sporting CP
8
5
1
2
6
16
8
Man City Man City
8
5
1
2
6
16
9
Real Madrid Real Madrid
8
5
0
3
9
15
10
Inter Inter
8
5
0
3
8
15
11
PSG PSG
8
4
2
2
10
14
12
Newcastle Newcastle
8
4
2
2
10
14
13
Juventus Juventus
8
3
4
1
4
13
14
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
8
4
1
3
2
13
15
Atalanta Atalanta
8
4
1
3
0
13
16
Leverkusen Leverkusen
8
3
3
2
-1
12
17
Dortmund Dortmund
8
3
2
3
2
11
18
Olympiacos Olympiacos
8
3
2
3
-4
11
19
Club Brugge Club Brugge
8
3
1
4
-2
10
20
Galatasaray Galatasaray
8
3
1
4
-2
10
21
Monaco Monaco
8
2
4
2
-6
10
22
Qarabag Qarabag
8
3
1
4
-8
10
23
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
8
2
3
3
-1
9
24
Benfica Benfica
8
3
0
5
-2
9
25
Marseille Marseille
8
3
0
5
-3
9
26
Páfos Páfos
8
2
3
3
-3
9
27
Union SG Union SG
8
3
0
5
-9
9
28
PSV PSV
8
2
2
4
0
8
29
Athletic Club Athletic Club
8
2
2
4
-5
8
30
Napoli Napoli
8
2
2
4
-6
8
31
København København
8
2
2
4
-9
8
32
Ajax Ajax
8
2
0
6
-13
6
33
Frankfurt Frankfurt
8
1
1
6
-11
4
34
Slavia Prague Slavia Prague
8
0
3
5
-14
3
35
Villarreal Villarreal
8
0
1
7
-13
1
36
Kairat Kairat
8
0
1
7
-15
1