most ball recoveries defender in premier league

Lewis Dunk has recovered the most career balls by a defender in the Premier League, with 1,761 recoveries.

	NAME	REC	M	START	MIN	G	A	TKL	TKL-W	TKL-LM	SH-BLK	INT	CLR	FOUL	YC	RC
1	Lewis Dunk L. Dunk	1,761	299	295	26,336	17	6	297	176	6	51	334	1,225	170	57	5
2	Andrew Robertson A. Robertson	1,684	332	294	26,391	12	60	474	299	5	43	292	551	169	35	2
3	Kyle Walker K. Walker	1,642	329	307	27,405	4	28	476	328	3	53	374	614	248	49	1
4	Virgil van Dijk V. van Dijk	1,578	339	338	30,164	31	8	329	215	9	58	451	1,980	172	29	2
5	Trent Alexander-Arnold T. Alexander-Arnold	1,569	259	235	20,715	18	64	419	271	5	112	302	382	124	31	0
6	Benjamin Mee B. Mee	1,481	277	270	24,069	14	5	374	210	6	24	396	1,553	169	47	1
7	Harry Maguire H. Maguire	1,462	291	258	23,230	15	12	343	224	4	48	410	1,231	239	63	3
8	César Azpilicueta C. Azpilicueta	1,440	293	278	24,854	10	31	703	477	2	33	444	757	275	29	2
9	Jonny Evans J. Evans	1,378	254	231	20,555	10	9	340	218	1	13	439	1,117	208	44	1
10	Aaron Cresswell A. Cresswell	1,372	312	288	25,634	10	29	306	186	1	46	334	749	130	38	1
11	James Tarkowski J. Tarkowski	1,344	340	325	29,290	12	11	561	343	10	39	432	1,995	327	72	0
12	Joel Ward J. Ward	1,286	270	257	23,040	5	5	541	397	1	25	387	971	277	48	0
13	Séamus Coleman S. Coleman	1,257	257	228	20,028	12	15	417	304	3	31	240	548	147	24	1
14	Patrick van Aanholt P. van Aanholt	1,248	208	197	17,444	22	14	379	257	3	53	350	463	102	21	0
15	Kieran Trippier K. Trippier	1,221	225	197	17,534	6	39	431	268	1	23	238	526	181	21	0
16	Aaron Wan-Bissaka A. Wan-Bissaka	1,140	233	224	20,137	4	20	607	399	4	23	420	622	169	29	1
17	Craig Dawson C. Dawson	1,119	282	270	24,117	21	3	339	230	4	44	386	1,297	267	56	2
18	Michael Keane M. Keane	1,114	285	259	23,633	19	11	292	186	4	36	424	1,636	150	29	2
19	Tyrick Mitchell T. Mitchell	1,080	207	200	17,441	4	15	534	315	2	18	187	485	127	22	1
20	Luke Shaw L. Shaw	1,040	236	219	18,715	4	17	358	230	1	32	192	505	281	65	1
21	Lucas Digne L. Digne	1,016	253	221	19,236	6	35	430	260	1	60	254	578	235	38	2
22	Fabian Schär F. Schär	994	211	193	17,376	18	7	270	152	3	54	325	888	210	47	2
23	John Stones J. Stones	976	236	203	17,973	11	2	209	148	4	18	226	710	68	11	1
24	Jan Vertonghen J. Vertonghen	966	175	170	15,066	2	1	283	200	2	28	298	962	95	27	1
25	Conor Coady C. Coady	963	197	193	17,313	7	1	158	96	5	5	140	700	87	24	0

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	CLUB	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
6	Bournemouth	38	13	18	7	4	57
7	Sunderland	38	14	12	12	-6	54
8	Brighton	38	14	11	13	6	53
9	Brentford	38	14	11	13	3	53
10	Chelsea	38	14	10	14	6	52

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Goals Leaders

36

Kane

27

Haaland

25

Mbappé

Assists Leaders

21

Fernandes

19

Olise

16

Dimarco

Rating Leaders

8.25

Olise

8.15

Pedri

8.07

Kimmich

Take-ons Leaders

127

Yamal

115

Diomandé

85

Júnior

Big Chances Created Leaders

32

Fernandes

29

Dimarco

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FC 2025-26 Tables

	Premier League	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	38	26	7	5	44	85
2	Man City	38	23	9	6	42	78
3	Man United	38	20	11	7	19	71
4	Aston Villa	38	19	8	11	7	65
5	Liverpool	38	17	9	12	10	60
6	Bournemouth	38	13	18	7	4	57
7	Sunderland	38	14	12	12	-6	54
8	Brighton	38	14	11	13	6	53
9	Brentford	38	14	11	13	3	53
10	Chelsea	38	14	10	14	6	52
11	Fulham	38	15	7	16	-4	52
12	Newcastle	38	14	7	17	-2	49
13	Everton	38	13	10	15	-3	49
14	Leeds	38	11	14	13	-7	47
15	Crystal Palace	38	11	12	15	-10	45
16	Nottm Forest	38	11	11	16	-3	44
17	Tottenham	38	10	11	17	-9	41
18	West Ham	38	10	9	19	-19	39
19	Burnley	38	4	10	24	-37	22
20	Wolves	38	3	11	24	-41	20

	LaLiga	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Barcelona	38	31	1	6	59	94
2	Real Madrid	38	27	5	6	42	86
3	Villarreal	38	22	6	10	26	72
4	Atlético Madrid	38	21	6	11	18	69
5	Real Betis	38	15	15	8	11	60
6	Celta Vigo	38	14	12	12	5	54
7	Getafe	38	15	6	17	-6	51
8	Rayo	38	12	14	12	-3	50
9	Valencia	38	13	10	15	-9	49
10	Real Sociedad	38	11	13	14	-2	46
11	Espanyol	38	12	10	16	-12	46
12	Athletic Club	38	13	6	19	-15	45
13	Sevilla	38	12	7	19	-14	43
14	Alavés	38	11	10	17	-12	43
15	Elche	38	10	13	15	-8	43
16	Levante	38	11	9	18	-14	42
17	Osasuna	38	11	9	18	-6	42
18	Mallorca	38	11	9	18	-10	42
19	Girona	38	9	14	15	-16	41
20	Oviedo	38	6	11	21	-34	29

	Bundesliga	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Bayern	34	28	5	1	86	89
2	Dortmund	34	22	7	5	36	73
3	Leipzig	34	20	5	9	19	65
4	Stuttgart	34	18	8	8	22	62
5	Hoffenheim	34	18	7	9	13	61
6	Leverkusen	34	17	8	9	21	59
7	Freiburg	34	13	8	13	-6	47
8	Frankfurt	34	11	11	12	-4	44
9	Augsburg	34	12	7	15	-16	43
10	Mainz	34	10	10	14	-9	40
11	Union Berlin	34	10	9	15	-14	39
12	M'gladbach	34	9	11	14	-11	38
13	Hamburg	34	9	11	14	-14	38
14	Köln	34	7	11	16	-14	32
15	Werder	34	8	8	18	-23	32
16	Wolfsburg	34	7	8	19	-24	29
17	Heidenheim	34	6	8	20	-31	26
18	St. Pauli	34	6	8	20	-31	26

	Serie A	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Inter	38	27	6	5	54	87
2	Napoli	38	23	7	8	22	76
3	Roma	38	23	4	11	28	73
4	Como	38	20	11	7	36	71
5	Milan	38	20	10	8	18	70
6	Juventus	38	19	12	7	27	69
7	Atalanta	38	15	14	9	15	59
8	Bologna	38	16	8	14	3	56
9	Lazio	38	14	12	12	1	54
10	Udinese	38	14	8	16	-3	50
11	Sassuolo	38	14	7	17	-4	49
12	Torino	38	12	9	17	-19	45
13	Parma	38	11	12	15	-18	45
14	Cagliari	38	11	10	17	-13	43
15	Fiorentina	38	9	15	14	-9	42
16	Genoa	38	10	11	17	-10	41
17	Lecce	38	10	8	20	-22	38
18	Cremonese	38	8	10	20	-25	34
19	Verona	38	3	12	23	-36	21
20	Pisa	38	2	12	24	-45	18

	Ligue 1	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	PSG	34	24	4	6	45	76
2	Lens	34	22	4	8	31	70
3	Lille	34	18	7	9	15	61
4	Lyon	34	18	6	10	13	60
5	Marseille	34	18	5	11	18	59
6	Rennes	34	17	8	9	9	59
7	Monaco	34	16	6	12	6	54
8	Strasbourg	34	15	8	11	11	53
9	Lorient	34	11	12	11	-3	45
10	Toulouse	34	12	8	13	1	44
11	Paris FC	34	11	11	12	-3	44
12	Brest	34	10	9	15	-12	39
13	Angers	34	9	9	16	-19	36
14	Le Havre	34	7	14	13	-12	35
15	Auxerre	34	8	10	16	-10	34
16	Nice	34	7	11	16	-23	32
17	Nantes	34	5	8	20	-23	23
18	Metz	34	3	8	23	-44	17

	Champions League	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	8	8	0	0	19	24
2	Bayern	8	7	0	1	14	21
3	Liverpool	8	6	0	2	12	18
4	Tottenham	8	5	2	1	10	17
5	Barcelona	8	5	1	2	8	16
6	Chelsea	8	5	1	2	7	16
7	Sporting CP	8	5	1	2	6	16
8	Man City	8	5	1	2	6	16
9	Real Madrid	8	5	0	3	9	15
10	Inter	8	5	0	3	8	15
11	PSG	8	4	2	2	10	14
12	Newcastle	8	4	2	2	10	14
13	Juventus	8	3	4	1	4	13
14	Atlético Madrid	8	4	1	3	2	13
15	Atalanta	8	4	1	3	0	13
16	Leverkusen	8	3	3	2	-1	12
17	Dortmund	8	3	2	3	2	11
18	Olympiacos	8	3	2	3	-4	11
19	Club Brugge	8	3	1	4	-2	10
20	Galatasaray	8	3	1	4	-2	10
21	Monaco	8	2	4	2	-6	10
22	Qarabag	8	3	1	4	-8	10
23	Bodø/Glimt	8	2	3	3	-1	9
24	Benfica	8	3	0	5	-2	9
25	Marseille	8	3	0	5	-3	9
26	Páfos	8	2	3	3	-3	9
27	Union SG	8	3	0	5	-9	9
28	PSV	8	2	2	4	0	8
29	Athletic Club	8	2	2	4	-5	8
30	Napoli	8	2	2	4	-6	8
31	København	8	2	2	4	-9	8
32	Ajax	8	2	0	6	-13	6
33	Frankfurt	8	1	1	6	-11	4
34	Slavia Prague	8	0	3	5	-14	3
35	Villarreal	8	0	1	7	-13	1
36	Kairat	8	0	1	7	-15	1