most goals by a defensive midfielder in a season

Franck Kessié has scored the most goals in Europe's top five leagues in a season, with 11 goals in Serie A in 2020-21.

NAMEGSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Franck Kessié
F. Kessié
11
2020-21
Milan Milan
29
29
2,592
3
44
27
0
13
40
39
54
7
0
2Rodri
Rodri
8
2023-24
Man City Man City
8.61
32
32
2,771
8
67
40
1
16
24
41
40
7
1
3Ellyes Skhiri
E. Skhiri
7
2022-23
Köln Köln
7.30
30
30
2,677
1
68
42
0
8
56
38
32
5
0
4Tomáš Souček
T. Souček
7
2020-21
West Ham West Ham
21
21
1,889
1
47
30
0
7
34
62
40
6
1
5Abdoulaye Touré
A. Touré
6
2024-25
Le Havre Le Havre
6.97
10
10
873
0
24
14
0
7
11
18
8
2
0
6Leon Goretzka
L. Goretzka
6
2023-24
Bayern Bayern
7.82
23
23
1,942
6
30
17
0
14
26
43
17
2
0
7Fabinho
Fabinho
6
2017-18
Monaco Monaco
22
22
1,980
1
72
41
0
5
37
44
37
5
0
8Casemiro
Casemiro
5
2025-26
Man United Man United
7.09
18
18
1,493
1
57
27
0
5
22
46
24
4
0
9Ryan Gravenberch
R. Gravenberch
5
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
7.32
33
33
2,845
3
54
34
0
13
42
51
35
4
0
10Enzo Fernández
E. Fernández
5
2025-26
Chelsea Chelsea
7.28
16
16
1,411
2
30
17
0
9
12
13
16
3
0
11Enzo Fernández
E. Fernández
5
2024-25
Chelsea Chelsea
7.33
28
28
2,486
5
53
25
0
12
13
16
40
7
0
12Mateo Kovačić
M. Kovačić
5
2024-25
Man City Man City
8.12
24
24
1,955
2
61
35
0
17
18
20
20
4
1
13Alexis Mac Allister
A. Mac Allister
5
2024-25
Liverpool Liverpool
7.45
30
30
2,470
4
87
55
0
13
21
29
59
5
0
14Kristian Thorstvedt
K. Thorstvedt
5
2023-24
Sassuolo Sassuolo
7.02
8
8
602
0
10
3
0
1
10
5
10
3
0
15Jude Bellingham
J. Bellingham
5
2022-23
Dortmund Dortmund
7.61
13
13
1,170
3
44
25
0
9
19
16
17
3
0
16Sandro Tonali
S. Tonali
5
2021-22
Milan Milan
29
29
2,331
2
45
30
0
16
34
17
38
7
0
17Tomáš Souček
T. Souček
5
2021-22
West Ham West Ham
6.34
29
29
2,598
1
53
26
0
11
45
84
34
3
0
18Canales
Canales
5
2020-21
Real Betis Real Betis
10
10
833
0
6
3
0
4
5
5
6
1
0
19Erick Pulgar
E. Pulgar
5
2018-19
Bologna Bologna
15
15
1,312
0
42
23
0
9
24
28
16
2
1
20Luiz Gustavo
L. Gustavo
5
2017-18
Marseille Marseille
28
28
2,483
1
81
49
1
13
47
38
51
6
1
21Yaya Touré
Y. Touré
5
2016-17
Man City Man City
16
16
1,359
0
34
22
0
3
13
29
19
2
0
22Samu Costa
S. Costa
4
2025-26
Mallorca Mallorca
6.55
16
16
1,366
0
33
17
0
4
16
50
36
8
0
23Jens Stage
J. Stage
4
2025-26
Werder Werder
6.90
10
10
830
1
18
12
0
3
8
19
9
2
0
24Lucas Da Cunha
L. Da Cunha
4
2025-26
Como Como
7.42
28
28
2,294
4
47
27
0
10
15
18
30
3
0
25Christian Nørgaard
C. Nørgaard
4
2024-25
Brentford Brentford
6.87
21
21
1,734
3
44
30
0
9
27
39
28
5
0
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Team Leaders

G

1

Ramos

Gonçalo Ramos

A

1

Rabiot

Adrien Rabiot

RTG

7.54

Rabiot

Adrien Rabiot
Team Rankings

GF

4

4th

GA

1

4th

GD

3

4th

FORM

WW

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
2
Roma Roma
2
2
0
0
8
6
3
Inter Inter
2
2
0
0
4
6
4
Milan Milan
2
2
0
0
3
6
5
Juventus Juventus
2
2
0
0
3
6
6
Atalanta Atalanta
2
2
0
0
2
6

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

5

Raphinha

Raphinha

5

Malen

Donyell Malen

4

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé
Assists Leaders

3

Gakpo

Cody Gakpo

3

Gordon

Anthony Gordon

3

Dybala

Paulo Dybala
Rating Leaders

9.86

Ebnoutalib

Younes Ebnoutalib

9.81

Suzuki

Yuito Suzuki

9.67

Hinshelwood

Jack Hinshelwood
Take-ons Leaders

14

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

11

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

10

Pépé

Nicolas Pépé
Big Chances Created Leaders

6

Wolf

Marius Wolf

5

Dybala

Paulo Dybala

4

Bellingham

Jude Bellingham

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Barcelona

12

Real Madrid

10

Roma

8

Como

7

Atlético Madrid

7

Chelsea

7
Goals Against Rankings
Paris FC

0

Lazio

0

Roma

0

Juventus

0

Leipzig

0

Paderborn

0
Goal Difference Rankings
Barcelona

10

Roma

8

Real Madrid

7

Lyon

4

Monaco

4

Como

4

FC 2026-27 Tables

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Man City Man City
2
2
0
0
4
6
2
Arsenal Arsenal
2
2
0
0
4
6
3
Hull City Hull City
2
2
0
0
3
6
4
Chelsea Chelsea
2
2
0
0
2
6
5
Liverpool Liverpool
3
1
2
0
2
5
6
Brentford Brentford
2
1
1
0
3
4
7
Newcastle Newcastle
2
1
1
0
2
4
8
Everton Everton
2
1
1
0
2
4
9
Leeds Leeds
2
1
1
0
1
4
10
Brighton Brighton
2
1
0
1
3
3
11
Man United Man United
2
1
0
1
1
3
12
Sunderland Sunderland
2
1
0
1
0
3
13
Ipswich Ipswich
3
1
0
2
-4
3
14
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
2
0
1
1
-1
1
15
Bournemouth Bournemouth
2
0
1
1
-1
1
16
Fulham Fulham
2
0
0
2
-2
0
17
Coventry Coventry
2
0
0
2
-4
0
18
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
2
0
0
2
-5
0
19
Aston Villa Aston Villa
2
0
0
2
-5
0
20
Tottenham Tottenham
2
0
0
2
-5
0
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
3
3
0
0
10
9
2
Real Madrid Real Madrid
4
3
0
1
7
9
3
Real Betis Real Betis
4
3
0
1
0
9
4
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
3
2
1
0
4
7
5
Alavés Alavés
3
2
1
0
4
7
6
Osasuna Osasuna
3
2
1
0
2
7
7
Sevilla Sevilla
3
2
0
1
1
6
8
Deportivo Deportivo
3
1
2
0
2
5
9
Levante Levante
3
1
1
1
0
4
10
Racing Racing
3
1
1
1
0
4
11
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
4
1
1
2
-3
4
12
Espanyol Espanyol
3
1
0
2
1
3
13
Athletic Club Athletic Club
3
1
0
2
-2
3
14
Getafe Getafe
3
1
0
2
-3
3
15
Villarreal Villarreal
3
0
2
1
-1
2
16
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
4
0
2
2
-3
2
17
Valencia Valencia
3
0
1
2
-3
1
18
Rayo Rayo
3
0
1
2
-4
1
19
Elche Elche
3
0
1
2
-6
1
20
Málaga Málaga
3
0
1
2
-6
1
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Bayern Bayern
1
1
0
0
4
3
2
Freiburg Freiburg
1
1
0
0
3
3
3
Augsburg Augsburg
1
1
0
0
3
3
4
Leipzig Leipzig
1
1
0
0
3
3
5
Dortmund Dortmund
1
1
0
0
2
3
6
Elversberg Elversberg
1
1
0
0
1
3
7
Stuttgart Stuttgart
2
1
0
1
-1
3
8
Köln Köln
2
1
0
1
-2
3
9
Frankfurt Frankfurt
1
0
1
0
0
1
10
Union Berlin Union Berlin
1
0
1
0
0
1
11
Mainz Mainz
1
0
1
0
0
1
12
Paderborn Paderborn
1
0
1
0
0
1
13
Leverkusen Leverkusen
1
0
0
1
-1
0
14
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
1
0
0
1
-1
0
15
Hamburg Hamburg
1
0
0
1
-2
0
16
Werder Werder
1
0
0
1
-3
0
17
Schalke Schalke
1
0
0
1
-3
0
18
M'gladbach M'gladbach
1
0
0
1
-3
0
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Como Como
3
2
1
0
4
7
2
Roma Roma
2
2
0
0
8
6
3
Inter Inter
2
2
0
0
4
6
4
Milan Milan
2
2
0
0
3
6
5
Juventus Juventus
2
2
0
0
3
6
6
Atalanta Atalanta
2
2
0
0
2
6
7
Lazio Lazio
2
2
0
0
2
6
8
Udinese Udinese
2
1
1
0
1
4
9
Frosinone Frosinone
2
1
0
1
2
3
10
Napoli Napoli
2
1
0
1
1
3
11
Sassuolo Sassuolo
2
1
0
1
0
3
12
Cagliari Cagliari
2
1
0
1
0
3
13
Lecce Lecce
2
1
0
1
-2
3
14
Torino Torino
2
0
0
2
-2
0
15
Bologna Bologna
2
0
0
2
-2
0
16
Parma Parma
2
0
0
2
-3
0
17
Monza Monza
2
0
0
2
-4
0
18
Venezia Venezia
2
0
0
2
-4
0
19
Genoa Genoa
3
0
0
3
-6
0
20
Fiorentina Fiorentina
2
0
0
2
-7
0
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
Monaco Monaco
3
3
0
0
4
9
2
Lyon Lyon
3
2
1
0
4
7
3
Lille Lille
3
2
1
0
3
7
4
Paris FC Paris FC
2
1
1
0
3
4
5
Troyes Troyes
2
1
1
0
1
4
6
Rennes Rennes
2
1
1
0
1
4
7
Marseille Marseille
2
1
0
1
2
3
8
Lens Lens
2
1
0
1
2
3
9
Angers Angers
2
1
0
1
0
3
10
Strasbourg Strasbourg
2
1
0
1
-3
3
11
Brest Brest
2
0
2
0
0
2
12
PSG PSG
3
0
2
1
-1
2
13
Lorient Lorient
2
0
1
1
-1
1
14
Le Mans Le Mans
2
0
1
1
-1
1
15
Le Havre Le Havre
2
0
1
1
-1
1
16
Nice Nice
2
0
1
1
-3
1
17
Toulouse Toulouse
3
0
1
2
-3
1
18
Auxerre Auxerre
3
0
0
3
-7
0
Champions LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Arsenal Arsenal
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Bayern Bayern
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Liverpool Liverpool
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
Barcelona Barcelona
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
Sporting CP Sporting CP
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
Man City Man City
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
Real Madrid Real Madrid
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
Inter Inter
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
PSG PSG
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
Dortmund Dortmund
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
Aston Villa Aston Villa
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
Club Brugge Club Brugge
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
Man United Man United
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
Galatasaray Galatasaray
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
Stuttgart Stuttgart
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
Lille Lille
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
Lens Lens
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
Real Betis Real Betis
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
Roma Roma
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
Como Como
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
Shaktar Shaktar
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
PSV PSV
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
Feyenoord Feyenoord
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
Porto Porto
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
Napoli Napoli
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
Viking Viking
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
LASK LASK
0
0
0
0
0
0
33
AEK AEK
0
0
0
0
0
0
34
Leipzig Leipzig
0
0
0
0
0
0
34
Slavia Prague Slavia Prague
0
0
0
0
0
0
35
Villarreal Villarreal
0
0
0
0
0
0
35
Slovan Bratislava Slovan Bratislava
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
Sabah Sabah
0
0
0
0
0
0

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

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

Fixtures

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