most heading clearances in last 10 years

Between August 27, 2016 and August 27, 2026, James Tarkowski has made the most clearances in Europe's top five leagues, with 1,999 clearances in the Premier League.

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most heading clearances by a player in last 10 years

	NAME	CLR	M	MIN	START	G	G/M	A	G+A	PK	FK	SH	SOT	WOOD	TCH	TCH-BOX	OFF
1	James Tarkowski J. Tarkowski	1,999	341	29,386	326	12	0.04	11	23	0	0	205	62	7	17,149	617	23
2	Virgil van Dijk V. van Dijk	1,684	304	27,014	303	28	0.09	8	36	0	0	275	97	12	26,490	512	8
3	Florian Lejeune F. Lejeune	1,486	283	24,911	280	15	0.05	9	24	0	4	312	98	10	17,310	251	16
4	Michael Keane M. Keane	1,465	262	21,905	241	19	0.07	10	29	0	0	176	53	6	13,709	362	6
5	Joachim Andersen J. Andersen	1,454	258	22,539	252	5	0.02	9	14	0	0	131	39	2	19,501	238	5
6	Nico Elvedi N. Elvedi	1,410	297	25,646	291	15	0.05	8	23	0	0	126	39	6	21,805	246	8
7	Willi Orban W. Orban	1,385	259	22,258	249	28	0.11	3	31	0	0	185	69	4	20,334	361	24
8	Benjamin Mee B. Mee	1,355	242	21,001	236	12	0.05	4	16	0	0	158	45	6	12,533	360	12
9	Francesco Acerbi F. Acerbi	1,322	311	26,472	295	16	0.05	9	25	1	0	133	42	5	20,669	234	27
10	Alessio Romagnoli A. Romagnoli	1,267	289	24,557	278	12	0.04	2	14	0	0	129	47	7	19,078	205	18
11	Matthias Ginter M. Ginter	1,264	304	26,480	295	20	0.07	11	31	0	0	214	76	6	22,263	403	15
12	Nicolas Pallois N. Pallois	1,246	239	20,134	228	8	0.03	7	15	0	0	90	27	5	12,747	128	13
13	Leandro Cabrera L. Cabrera	1,228	220	19,138	215	13	0.06	4	17	0	0	138	41	10	11,968	255	9
14	Jonathan Tah J. Tah	1,226	290	24,299	269	17	0.06	9	26	0	0	128	41	2	22,068	236	7
15	Lewis Dunk L. Dunk	1,225	300	26,425	296	17	0.06	6	23	0	1	219	66	3	23,477	369	8
16	Harry Maguire H. Maguire	1,225	289	23,228	259	15	0.05	12	27	0	0	238	75	10	18,147	486	28
17	Diego Carlos D. Carlos	1,219	264	21,892	246	12	0.05	0	12	0	1	170	39	1	16,091	248	14
18	Nikola Milenković N. Milenković	1,193	292	24,923	277	19	0.07	4	23	0	0	188	62	7	16,751	300	6
19	Jeffrey Gouweleeuw J. Gouweleeuw	1,192	258	22,265	252	7	0.03	10	17	1	0	109	32	2	15,106	209	20
20	Albiol	1,164	249	21,324	239	5	0.02	4	9	0	0	72	18	1	17,239	127	10
21	Germán Pezzella G. Pezzella	1,144	251	21,600	248	10	0.04	2	12	0	0	169	39	6	14,028	286	21
22	Waldemar Anton W. Anton	1,111	246	21,300	239	9	0.04	9	18	0	0	169	40	1	19,365	274	4
23	Dakonam Djené D. Djené	1,075	306	25,966	301	1	0.00	3	4	0	0	60	8	1	12,908	136	7
24	Niklas Stark N. Stark	1,074	239	18,952	216	7	0.03	2	9	0	0	98	29	2	13,241	152	9
25	Robin Koch R. Koch	1,072	248	20,565	232	12	0.05	2	14	0	0	154	39	2	15,368	239	4

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Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

3

Mbappé

3

Malen

2

Aubameyang

Assists Leaders

3

Dybala

2

Bellingham

2

Ruiz

Rating Leaders

9.84

Malen

9.67

Hinshelwood

9.58

Palmer

Take-ons Leaders

7

Pépé

7

Kubo

6

Bellingham

Big Chances Created Leaders

3

Dybala

2

Martínez

2

Bellingham

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings

Goals Against Rankings

Goal Difference Rankings

FC 2026-27 Tables

	Premier League	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Brighton	1	1	0	0	4	3
2	Arsenal	1	1	0	0	3	3
3	Brentford	1	1	0	0	3	3
4	Everton	1	1	0	0	2	3
5	Hull City	1	1	0	0	2	3
6	Chelsea	1	1	0	0	1	3
7	Man City	1	1	0	0	1	3
8	Ipswich	1	1	0	0	1	3
9	Leeds	1	1	0	0	1	3
10	Liverpool	1	0	1	0	0	1
11	Newcastle	1	0	1	0	0	1
12	Fulham	1	0	0	1	-1	0
13	Sunderland	1	0	0	1	-1	0
14	Bournemouth	1	0	0	1	-1	0
15	Nottm Forest	1	0	0	1	-1	0
16	Man United	1	0	0	1	-2	0
17	Crystal Palace	1	0	0	1	-2	0
18	Tottenham	1	0	0	1	-3	0
19	Coventry	1	0	0	1	-3	0
20	Aston Villa	1	0	0	1	-4	0

	LaLiga	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Real Madrid	2	2	0	0	4	6
2	Sevilla	2	2	0	0	3	6
3	Real Betis	2	2	0	0	2	6
4	Alavés	2	1	1	0	3	4
5	Atlético Madrid	2	1	1	0	2	4
6	Barcelona	1	1	0	0	5	3
7	Espanyol	2	1	0	1	2	3
8	Getafe	2	1	0	1	-2	3
9	Villarreal	2	0	2	0	0	2
10	Deportivo	2	0	2	0	0	2
11	Osasuna	1	0	1	0	0	1
12	Celta Vigo	1	0	1	0	0	1
13	Rayo	2	0	1	1	-1	1
14	Racing	2	0	1	1	-1	1
15	Valencia	2	0	1	1	-1	1
16	Málaga	2	0	1	1	-2	1
17	Levante	2	0	1	1	-3	1
18	Elche	2	0	1	1	-5	1
19	Athletic Club	1	0	0	1	-2	0
20	Real Sociedad	2	0	0	2	-4	0

	Bundesliga	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Bayern	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Dortmund	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Leipzig	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Stuttgart	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Hoffenheim	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Leverkusen	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Freiburg	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Frankfurt	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Augsburg	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Mainz	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Union Berlin	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	M'gladbach	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Hamburg	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Köln	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Werder	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Schalke	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Paderborn	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Elversberg	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Serie A	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Roma	1	1	0	0	4	3
2	Inter	1	1	0	0	3	3
3	Napoli	1	1	0	0	2	3
4	Lecce	1	1	0	0	2	3
5	Milan	1	1	0	0	1	3
6	Atalanta	1	1	0	0	1	3
7	Juventus	1	1	0	0	1	3
8	Lazio	1	1	0	0	1	3
9	Cagliari	1	1	0	0	1	3
10	Udinese	1	0	1	0	0	1
11	Como	1	0	1	0	0	1
12	Torino	1	0	0	1	-1	0
13	Sassuolo	1	0	0	1	-1	0
14	Parma	1	0	0	1	-1	0
15	Bologna	1	0	0	1	-1	0
16	Frosinone	1	0	0	1	-1	0
17	Genoa	1	0	0	1	-2	0
18	Venezia	1	0	0	1	-2	0
19	Monza	1	0	0	1	-3	0
20	Fiorentina	1	0	0	1	-4	0

	Ligue 1	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Marseille	1	1	0	0	4	3
2	Lens	1	1	0	0	3	3
3	Lille	1	1	0	0	2	3
4	Lyon	1	1	0	0	2	3
5	Monaco	1	1	0	0	1	3
6	PSG	1	0	1	0	0	1
7	Brest	1	0	1	0	0	1
8	Rennes	1	0	1	0	0	1
9	Le Mans	1	0	1	0	0	1
10	Nice	1	0	1	0	0	1
11	Lorient	1	0	1	0	0	1
12	Troyes	1	0	1	0	0	1
13	Paris FC	1	0	1	0	0	1
14	Le Havre	1	0	0	1	-1	0
15	Toulouse	1	0	0	1	-2	0
16	Angers	1	0	0	1	-2	0
17	Auxerre	1	0	0	1	-3	0
18	Strasbourg	1	0	0	1	-4	0