most goals by a defender in soccer in a season in the last 20 seasons

Since 2006-07, Nolan Roux has scored the most goals by a defender in Europe's top five leagues in a season, with 15 goals in Ligue 1 in 2017-18.

NAMEGSEASONCLUBMSTARTMINATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Nolan Roux
N. Roux
15
2017-18
Metz Metz
35
33
2,845
1
23
16
0
10
25
21
45
8
0
2Sergio Ramos
S. Ramos
11
2019-20
Real Madrid Real Madrid
35
35
3,016
0
49
31
0
4
49
97
52
10
0
3Jonathan Schmid
J. Schmid
11
2012-13
Freiburg Freiburg
33
33
2,900
4
0
0
4Alejandro Grimaldo
A. Grimaldo
10
2023-24
Leverkusen Leverkusen
33
31
2,787
13
46
25
0
20
22
35
14
1
0
5Marco Materazzi
M. Materazzi
10
2006-07
Inter Inter
28
27
2,374
13
1
6Jeremie Frimpong
J. Frimpong
9
2023-24
Leverkusen Leverkusen
31
27
2,266
7
27
18
0
13
7
14
21
6
0
7Nolan Roux
N. Roux
9
2015-16
Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne
29
21
1,969
2
22
18
0
9
6
22
39
4
0
8Nolan Roux
N. Roux
9
2014-15
Lille Lille
33
29
2,362
3
12
10
0
4
9
29
30
2
0
9Nolan Roux
N. Roux
9
2013-14
Lille Lille
30
29
2,354
5
6
0
10Nolan Roux
N. Roux
9
2011-12
Total
35
28
2,507
2
4
0
11Christian Maggio
C. Maggio
9
2007-08
Sampdoria Sampdoria
29
28
2,538
5
0
12Ezequiel Garay
E. Garay
9
2006-07
Racing Racing
31
30
2,722
4
0
13Jan-Niklas Beste
J. Beste
8
2023-24
Heidenheim Heidenheim
31
31
2,629
11
77
50
0
16
17
23
28
4
0
14Jeremie Frimpong
J. Frimpong
8
2022-23
Leverkusen Leverkusen
34
32
2,722
7
53
25
0
6
18
30
22
4
0
15Stuart Dallas
S. Dallas
8
2020-21
Leeds Leeds
38
38
3,411
2
75
47
0
13
46
46
41
7
0
16Philipp Max
P. Max
8
2019-20
Augsburg Augsburg
31
31
2,713
6
40
29
0
8
28
39
13
5
0
17Martin Hinteregger
M. Hinteregger
8
2019-20
Frankfurt Frankfurt
31
30
2,721
1
67
48
0
7
35
85
31
8
0
18Domenico Criscito
D. Criscito
8
2019-20
Genoa Genoa
26
24
2,056
0
57
36
0
4
52
64
30
7
0
19Raphaël Guerreiro
R. Guerreiro
8
2019-20
Dortmund Dortmund
29
26
2,339
2
42
24
0
7
43
21
11
3
0
20Aleksandar Kolarov
A. Kolarov
8
2018-19
Roma Roma
33
32
2,905
2
38
27
0
8
42
71
28
8
1
21Andrea Conti
A. Conti
8
2016-17
Atalanta Atalanta
33
31
2,668
4
66
51
0
3
76
54
46
12
0
22Nolan Roux
N. Roux
8
2012-13
Lille Lille
32
22
1,899
1
4
0
23Fabián Monzón
F. Monzón
8
2011-12
Nice Nice
34
34
3,055
0
9
1
24Roel Brouwers
R. Brouwers
8
2009-10
M'gladbach M'gladbach
34
34
3,060
0
1
0
25Joleon Lescott
J. Lescott
8
2007-08
Everton Everton
38
37
3,375
1
3
0
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