most goals by a defender in a single season

Lothar Kobluhn has scored the most goals by a defender in Europe's top five leagues in a season, with 24 goals in Bundesliga in 1970-71.

	NAME	G	SEASON	CLUB	M	START	MIN	A	TKL	TKL-W	TKL-LM	SH-BLK	INT	CLR	FOUL	YC	RC
1	Lothar Kobluhn L. Kobluhn	24	1970-71	Oberhausen	32	32	2,826									0	1
2	Fernando Hierro F. Hierro	21	1991-92	Real Madrid	37	37	3,317									5	1
3	Wilhelm Huberts W. Huberts	19	1963-64	Frankfurt	29	29	2,610									0	0
4	Paul Breitner P. Breitner	18	1981-82	Bayern	29	29	2,395									0	0
5	Rüdiger Abramczik R. Abramczik	18	1978-79	Schalke	34	34	3,060									3	0
6	Cuco Ziganda C. Ziganda	17	1996-97	Athletic Club	42	31	2,984									4	0
7	Cuco Ziganda C. Ziganda	17	1993-94	Athletic Club	35	34	2,966									5	0
8	Cuco Ziganda C. Ziganda	17	1992-93	Athletic Club	36	35	3,119									5	0
9	Paul Breitner P. Breitner	17	1980-81	Bayern	30	30	2,622									0	0
10	Wilhelm Huberts W. Huberts	17	1965-66	Frankfurt	32	32	2,880									0	0
11	Ronald Koeman R. Koeman	16	1991-92	Barcelona	35	35	3,150									10	1
12	Rüdiger Abramczik R. Abramczik	16	1982-83	Dortmund	27	25	2,262									2	0
13	Wilfried Hannes W. Hannes	16	1980-81	M'gladbach	33	33	2,970									2	0
14	Karl-Heinz Thielen K. Thielen	16	1963-64	Köln	25	25	2,250									0	0
15	Nolan Roux N. Roux	15	2017-18	Metz	35	33	2,845	1	23	16	0	10	25	21	45	8	0
16	Laurent Blanc L. Blanc	15	1988-89	Montpellier	35	34	3,049									0	0
17	Friedhelm Funkel F. Funkel	15	1983-84	Uerdingen	33	33	2,940									3	0
18	Reinhold Wosab R. Wosab	15	1966-67	Dortmund	25	25	2,250									0	0
19	Laurent Blanc L. Blanc	14	1990-91	Montpellier	38	38	3,420									2	0
20	Ronald Koeman R. Koeman	14	1989-90	Barcelona	36	36	3,188									4	1
21	Friedhelm Funkel F. Funkel	14	1979-80	Uerdingen	34	34	3,051									2	0
22	Laurent Blanc L. Blanc	13	1994-95	Saint-Étienne	37	37	3,329									3	1
23	Fernando Hierro F. Hierro	13	1992-93	Real Madrid	33	33	2,927									9	0
24	Hans-Peter Briegel H. Briegel	13	1981-82	Kaiserslautern	32	32	2,865									1	0
25	Gerhard Bold G. Bold	13	1981-82	Karlsruher	34	34	3,005									3	0