most goals in a season from a central midfielder

Hakan Çalhanoğlu has tallied the most goals by a centre midfielder in a season in Europe's top five leagues in Serie A, with 13 goals in 2023-24.

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  • Data note: Detailed starting positions: player game data complete from 2016-17
NAMEGSEASONCLUBRatingMMINSTARTG/MAG+APKFKSHSOTWOODTCHTCH-BOXOFF
1Hakan Çalhanoğlu
H. Çalhanoğlu
13
2023-24
Inter Inter
7.86
32
2,556
32
0.41
3
16
10
0
62
23
3
2,687
27
0
2Luka Milivojević
L. Milivojević
12
2018-19
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
38
3,420
38
0.32
2
14
10
1
57
25
4
2,781
23
0
3Nadiem Amiri
N. Amiri
10
2025-26
Mainz Mainz
7.63
22
1,849
22
0.45
1
11
6
0
48
20
2
1,454
73
3
4Jens Stage
J. Stage
9
2024-25
Werder Werder
7.33
25
2,109
25
0.36
5
14
0
0
41
14
2
1,259
80
4
5Carlos Soler
C. Soler
9
2020-21
Valencia Valencia
7.41
25
2,222
25
0.36
6
15
6
0
31
16
1
1,577
29
0
6Dani Parejo
D. Parejo
9
2018-19
Valencia Valencia
35
3,053
35
0.26
7
16
5
1
44
21
3
2,840
46
0
7Luka Milivojević
L. Milivojević
9
2017-18
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
32
2,790
32
0.28
1
10
7
1
40
16
1
1,998
23
1
8Hakan Çalhanoğlu
H. Çalhanoğlu
8
2025-26
Inter Inter
7.81
20
1,571
20
0.40
4
12
3
0
45
14
1
1,648
15
0
9Mauro Arambarri
M. Arambarri
8
2024-25
Getafe Getafe
7.12
24
1,999
24
0.33
0
8
3
1
46
14
2
899
60
2
10Grischa Prömel
G. Prömel
8
2021-22
Union Berlin Union Berlin
7.14
27
2,313
27
0.30
1
9
0
0
37
12
0
1,264
55
1
11Séko Fofana
S. Fofana
8
2021-22
Lens Lens
7.29
36
3,178
36
0.22
1
9
0
0
93
31
1
2,288
106
5
12James Ward-Prowse
J. Ward-Prowse
8
2020-21
Southampton Southampton
7.42
37
3,330
37
0.22
7
15
3
4
42
24
3
3,014
22
0
13Neymar
Neymar
8
2019-20
PSG PSG
9.21
8
719
8
1.00
6
14
3
1
40
20
2
814
58
1
14Dani Parejo
D. Parejo
8
2019-20
Valencia Valencia
7.54
33
2,844
33
0.24
3
11
5
2
34
16
0
2,690
19
3
15Fabinho
Fabinho
8
2016-17
Monaco Monaco
28
2,514
28
0.29
1
9
7
0
21
12
0
2,083
27
0
16Nadiem Amiri
N. Amiri
7
2024-25
Mainz Mainz
7.67
30
2,473
30
0.23
5
12
2
2
62
26
3
2,257
55
2
17Xavi Simons
X. Simons
7
2023-24
Leipzig Leipzig
7.83
23
1,926
23
0.30
8
15
1
0
54
24
3
1,383
74
1
18Bruno Guimarães
B. Guimarães
7
2023-24
Newcastle Newcastle
7.65
37
3,263
37
0.19
8
15
0
0
48
16
1
2,968
81
0
19Pepelu
Pepelu
7
2023-24
Valencia Valencia
7.48
29
2,608
29
0.24
1
8
7
0
28
10
3
2,004
12
1
20Gabriel Veiga
G. Veiga
7
2022-23
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
7.22
19
1,372
19
0.37
2
9
0
0
35
12
1
691
43
1
21Adrien Rabiot
A. Rabiot
7
2022-23
Juventus Juventus
7.42
26
2,307
26
0.27
4
11
0
0
40
20
2
1,426
72
1
22Teun Koopmeiners
T. Koopmeiners
7
2022-23
Atalanta Atalanta
7.47
23
2,003
23
0.30
2
9
2
0
39
18
1
1,631
34
3
23Séko Fofana
S. Fofana
7
2022-23
Lens Lens
7.44
30
2,680
30
0.23
5
12
1
0
71
21
5
2,009
97
1
24James Ward-Prowse
J. Ward-Prowse
7
2021-22
Southampton Southampton
7.38
33
2,945
33
0.21
5
12
3
3
48
20
0
2,346
20
0
25Rodrigo de Paul
R. de Paul
7
2020-21
Udinese Udinese
7.78
28
2,481
28
0.25
5
12
1
0
67
20
4
2,230
43
1
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Team Leaders

G

6

Thuram

Marcus Thuram

A

4

Diouf

Andy Diouf

RTG

7.79

Augusto

Carlos Augusto
Team Rankings

GF

28

2nd

GA

13

5th

GD

15

3rd

FORM

WLWWW

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
1
Lazio Lazio
11
9
2
0
16
29
2
Inter Inter
11
9
1
1
15
28
3
Roma Roma
11
8
3
0
21
27
4
Milan Milan
11
7
3
1
10
24
5
Como Como
11
7
2
2
8
23

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

15

Raphinha

Raphinha

13

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

10

Yamal

Lamine Yamal
Assists Leaders

8

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

8

Kane

Harry Kane

7

Thauvin

Florian Thauvin
Rating Leaders

8.78

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

8.45

Raphinha

Raphinha

8.45

Olise

Michael Olise
Take-ons Leaders

46

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

36

Diomandé

Yan Diomandé

36

Gruda

Brajan Gruda
Big Chances Created Leaders

14

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

14

Güler

Arda Güler

10

Nusa

Antonio Nusa

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Barcelona

48

Roma

31

Real Madrid

31

Bayern

29

Inter

28

Leipzig

27
Goals Against Rankings
Arsenal

5

Lille

7

Dortmund

7

Brighton

7

Lorient

8

Leeds

8
Goal Difference Rankings
Barcelona

35

Roma

21

Real Madrid

21

Bayern

20

Brighton

19

Lazio

16

FC 2026-27 Tables

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

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
10/16
LEV LEV
@
DEP DEP
1-1
Sat
10/17
CHE CHE
@
EVE EVE
2-0
Sat
10/17
ATM ATM
@
ESP ESP
1-0
Sat
10/17
NAP NAP
@
VEN VEN
0-1
Sat
10/17
STU STU
@
HAM HAM
0-1

Fixtures

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