most appearances at centre back in history

James Tarkowski has made the most career appearances in Europe's top five leagues, with 327 appearances in the Premier League.

	NAME	M	START	MIN	G	A	TKL	TKL-W	TKL-LM	SH-BLK	INT	CLR	FOUL	YC	RC
1	James Tarkowski J. Tarkowski	327	327	29,274	13	11	555	337	10	38	432	1,989	320	71	0
2	Virgil van Dijk V. van Dijk	306	306	27,280	28	8	272	172	8	55	356	1,704	144	28	2
3	Lewis Dunk L. Dunk	297	297	26,420	17	6	299	178	6	51	336	1,219	173	58	5
4	Matthias Ginter M. Ginter	287	287	25,447	18	12	317	193	4	50	289	1,223	130	27	0
5	Dante	263	263	23,229	7	8	384	237	1	42	329	953	251	58	6
6	Jonathan Tah J. Tah	261	261	22,983	16	8	292	199	4	26	328	1,159	202	37	1
7	Francesco Acerbi F. Acerbi	260	260	22,943	13	8	307	198	2	28	435	1,102	189	30	3
8	Gianluca Mancini G. Mancini	259	259	22,049	21	8	351	204	2	32	371	701	425	77	3
9	Harry Maguire H. Maguire	258	258	22,633	14	11	324	209	4	44	392	1,189	232	60	3
10	Joachim Andersen J. Andersen	253	253	22,508	5	9	292	183	2	26	279	1,458	236	52	3
11	Florian Lejeune F. Lejeune	252	252	22,294	12	8	343	225	8	58	306	1,329	249	51	4
12	Alessio Romagnoli A. Romagnoli	249	249	21,729	12	1	255	153	2	19	285	1,092	240	50	5
13	Nico Elvedi N. Elvedi	247	247	21,583	14	7	366	229	4	13	382	1,266	148	24	1
14	Nikola Milenković N. Milenković	246	246	21,864	15	4	342	200	5	26	248	1,077	302	48	3
15	Dakonam Djené D. Djené	246	246	21,356	1	2	362	238	2	11	355	946	308	69	5
16	Willi Orban W. Orban	244	244	21,633	26	3	405	256	2	28	338	1,365	188	35	4
17	Jeffrey Gouweleeuw J. Gouweleeuw	243	243	21,364	6	10	367	244	5	22	436	1,141	230	63	0
18	Michael Keane M. Keane	243	243	21,651	19	9	264	167	3	34	381	1,449	140	25	2
19	Diego Carlos D. Carlos	243	243	21,203	11	0	344	223	5	32	242	1,170	322	57	3
20	Berat Gjimshiti B. Gjimshiti	239	239	20,323	5	10	353	210	3	18	393	968	184	37	0
21	Benjamin Mee B. Mee	238	238	21,164	12	4	308	163	6	22	330	1,366	140	37	1
22	Moussa Niakhaté M. Niakhaté	237	237	21,063	8	6	348	210	6	16	313	978	284	36	1
23	Antonio Rüdiger A. Rüdiger	228	228	20,135	12	2	246	155	0	50	152	732	188	34	0
24	Nicolas Pallois N. Pallois	227	227	19,864	8	7	486	323	4	12	318	1,232	178	72	7
25	Yunis Abdelhamid Y. Abdelhamid	223	223	19,759	12	2	412	264	2	26	385	841	236	25	2

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Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

5

Raphinha

5

Malen

4

Mbappé

Assists Leaders

3

Gordon

3

Dybala

3

Hernández

Rating Leaders

9.86

Ebnoutalib

9.81

Suzuki

9.67

Hinshelwood

Take-ons Leaders

11

Yamal

10

Pépé

10

Kvernadze

Big Chances Created Leaders

6

Wolf

5

Dybala

3

Yamal

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings

Goals Against Rankings

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

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

	Bundesliga	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Bayern	1	1	0	0	4	3
2	Freiburg	1	1	0	0	3	3
3	Augsburg	1	1	0	0	3	3
4	Leipzig	1	1	0	0	3	3
5	Dortmund	1	1	0	0	2	3
6	Köln	1	1	0	0	1	3
7	Elversberg	1	1	0	0	1	3
8	Frankfurt	1	0	1	0	0	1
9	Union Berlin	1	0	1	0	0	1
10	Mainz	1	0	1	0	0	1
11	Paderborn	1	0	1	0	0	1
12	Leverkusen	1	0	0	1	-1	0
13	Hoffenheim	1	0	0	1	-1	0
14	Hamburg	1	0	0	1	-2	0
15	Werder	1	0	0	1	-3	0
16	Schalke	1	0	0	1	-3	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	Roma	2	2	0	0	8	6
2	Inter	2	2	0	0	4	6
3	Milan	2	2	0	0	3	6
4	Juventus	2	2	0	0	3	6
5	Atalanta	2	2	0	0	2	6
6	Lazio	2	2	0	0	2	6
7	Udinese	2	1	1	0	1	4
8	Como	2	1	1	0	1	4
9	Frosinone	2	1	0	1	2	3
10	Napoli	2	1	0	1	1	3
11	Sassuolo	2	1	0	1	0	3
12	Cagliari	2	1	0	1	0	3
13	Lecce	2	1	0	1	-2	3
14	Torino	2	0	0	2	-2	0
15	Bologna	2	0	0	2	-2	0
16	Parma	2	0	0	2	-3	0
17	Genoa	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	Monaco	2	2	0	0	3	6
2	Paris FC	2	1	1	0	3	4
3	Lille	2	1	1	0	2	4
4	Lyon	2	1	1	0	2	4
5	Troyes	2	1	1	0	1	4
6	Rennes	2	1	1	0	1	4
7	Marseille	2	1	0	1	2	3
8	Lens	2	1	0	1	2	3
9	Angers	2	1	0	1	0	3
10	Strasbourg	2	1	0	1	-3	3
11	PSG	2	0	2	0	0	2
12	Brest	2	0	2	0	0	2
13	Lorient	2	0	1	1	-1	1
14	Le Mans	2	0	1	1	-1	1
15	Le Havre	2	0	1	1	-1	1
16	Toulouse	2	0	1	1	-2	1
17	Nice	2	0	1	1	-3	1
18	Auxerre	2	0	0	2	-5	0

	Champions League	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bayern	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Liverpool	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Barcelona	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Sporting CP	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Man City	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Real Madrid	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Inter	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	PSG	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Atlético Madrid	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Dortmund	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Aston Villa	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Club Brugge	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Man United	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Galatasaray	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Stuttgart	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Lille	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Lens	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Bodø/Glimt	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Real Betis	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Roma	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	Como	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	Shaktar	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	PSV	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	Feyenoord	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	Porto	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Napoli	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Fenerbahçe	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	Viking	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	LASK	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	AEK	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	Leipzig	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	Slavia Prague	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	Villarreal	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	Slovan Bratislava	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	Sabah	0	0	0	0	0	0

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 8/15	GET	@	ALA	0-3
Sat 8/15	RAY	@	SEV	1-2
Sun 8/16	VIL	@	RAC	2-2
Sun 8/16	LEV	@	ESP	0-3
Mon 8/17	ELC	@	DEP	1-1

Fixtures

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 5/17	TOU	@	NAN	3:00 PM
Sun 5/24	JUV	@	TOR	2:45 PM