most interceptions by a centre back of all time

James Tarkowski has the most career interceptions by a centre back in Europe's top five leagues in the Premier League, with 449 interceptions.

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NAMEINTRatingMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKCLRFOULYCRC
1James Tarkowski
J. Tarkowski
449
335
335
29,994
13
12
568
348
10
38
2,032
325
73
0
2Jeffrey Gouweleeuw
J. Gouweleeuw
443
245
245
21,539
6
10
368
245
6
22
1,150
231
64
0
3Francesco Acerbi
F. Acerbi
435
260
260
22,936
13
8
307
198
2
28
1,102
189
30
3
4Harry Maguire
H. Maguire
406
265
265
23,263
14
11
332
214
4
46
1,225
238
64
3
5Jan Bednarek
J. Bednarek
401
177
177
15,262
9
3
230
137
3
14
998
162
39
1
6Berat Gjimshiti
B. Gjimshiti
393
239
239
20,308
5
10
353
210
3
18
968
184
37
0
7Mats Hummels
M. Hummels
391
201
201
16,898
14
8
419
275
5
24
667
146
35
2
8Alexander Djiku
A. Djiku
390
167
167
14,740
4
3
287
201
4
12
823
241
50
3
9Nico Elvedi
N. Elvedi
387
254
254
22,203
14
7
371
233
4
13
1,310
154
25
1
10Yunis Abdelhamid
Y. Abdelhamid
385
223
223
19,759
12
2
412
264
2
26
841
236
25
2
11Michael Keane
M. Keane
381
244
244
21,741
19
9
266
168
3
35
1,454
141
25
2
12Gianluca Mancini
G. Mancini
379
265
265
22,497
21
9
361
210
2
32
712
431
77
3
13Bremer
Bremer
368
196
196
17,222
21
6
299
185
0
27
866
253
37
2
14Yeray Álvarez
Y. Álvarez
367
190
190
16,316
3
2
247
149
2
21
816
174
37
2
15Virgil van Dijk
V. van Dijk
367
313
313
27,910
28
8
277
176
8
56
1,756
148
30
2
16Dakonam Djené
D. Djené
363
253
253
21,889
1
2
368
243
2
11
973
311
70
6
17José Luis Palomino
J. Luis Palomino
360
143
143
12,273
6
4
344
199
3
12
403
194
29
1
18Cristian Romero
C. Romero
355
204
204
17,412
16
7
461
284
11
20
760
295
76
7
19Fabian Schär
F. Schär
352
222
222
19,371
19
9
323
191
2
52
1,031
240
56
1
20Germán Pezzella
G. Pezzella
347
213
213
18,375
9
2
288
190
3
29
980
232
51
4
21Willi Orban
W. Orban
347
252
252
22,331
27
3
416
262
2
30
1,426
194
35
4
22Armando Izzo
A. Izzo
345
182
182
15,502
9
2
318
195
5
19
627
293
50
2
23Lewis Dunk
L. Dunk
342
302
302
26,869
18
6
302
178
6
51
1,251
174
58
5
24Bartra
Bartra
338
187
187
16,162
9
6
381
225
4
26
960
189
34
0
25Issa Diop
I. Diop
338
221
221
19,738
13
4
321
204
3
10
1,013
176
42
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FC 2026-27 Tables

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Arsenal Arsenal
10
9
0
1
10
27
2
Man City Man City
10
7
0
3
8
21
3
Brighton Brighton
9
6
1
2
17
19
4
Chelsea Chelsea
9
5
1
3
4
16
5
Everton Everton
10
4
4
2
2
16
6
Liverpool Liverpool
9
4
3
2
2
15
7
Brentford Brentford
9
3
5
1
7
14
8
Leeds Leeds
10
3
5
2
2
14
9
Bournemouth Bournemouth
9
3
3
3
1
12
10
Tottenham Tottenham
10
3
3
4
-1
12
11
Newcastle Newcastle
10
3
3
4
-3
12
12
Aston Villa Aston Villa
9
3
3
3
-3
12
13
Hull City Hull City
10
2
5
3
0
11
14
Ipswich Ipswich
9
3
2
4
-4
11
15
Fulham Fulham
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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
9
1
4
4
-5
7
19
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
9
2
1
6
-12
7
20
Sunderland Sunderland
9
1
2
6
-10
5
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
11
10
0
1
34
30
2
Real Madrid Real Madrid
12
10
0
2
21
30
3
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
11
9
1
1
14
28
4
Real Betis Real Betis
11
7
2
2
3
23
5
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
11
6
1
4
0
19
6
Sevilla Sevilla
12
5
3
4
-2
18
7
Athletic Club Athletic Club
11
4
4
3
4
16
8
Deportivo Deportivo
12
3
6
3
1
15
9
Racing Racing
12
4
2
6
-13
14
10
Alavés Alavés
12
3
4
5
-2
13
11
Villarreal Villarreal
11
3
3
5
0
12
12
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
11
2
6
3
0
12
13
Espanyol Espanyol
12
3
3
6
-1
12
14
Rayo Rayo
10
3
3
4
-5
12
15
Getafe Getafe
11
3
3
5
-8
12
16
Osasuna Osasuna
12
3
3
6
-11
12
17
Elche Elche
11
2
4
5
-4
10
18
Levante Levante
11
2
4
5
-5
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
Leipzig Leipzig
9
6
0
3
14
18
4
Freiburg Freiburg
8
5
1
2
8
16
5
Werder Werder
9
4
3
2
2
15
6
Leverkusen Leverkusen
8
4
1
3
2
13
7
Elversberg Elversberg
9
4
1
4
-1
13
8
Stuttgart Stuttgart
9
4
0
5
0
12
9
Frankfurt Frankfurt
9
3
3
3
-5
12
10
Hamburg Hamburg
9
4
0
5
-10
12
11
Mainz Mainz
9
3
1
5
-1
10
12
Paderborn Paderborn
9
2
4
3
-3
10
13
Augsburg Augsburg
9
2
3
4
0
9
14
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
8
3
0
5
-2
9
15
Köln Köln
8
2
3
3
-3
9
16
Union Berlin Union Berlin
8
1
4
3
-12
7
17
Schalke Schalke
8
1
3
4
-5
6
18
M'gladbach M'gladbach
9
1
1
7
-13
4
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Lazio Lazio
10
9
1
0
16
28
2
Roma Roma
11
8
3
0
21
27
3
Inter Inter
10
8
1
1
13
25
4
Como Como
10
7
2
1
10
23
5
Milan Milan
10
6
3
1
9
21
6
Frosinone Frosinone
11
6
2
3
9
20
7
Juventus Juventus
10
5
2
3
3
17
8
Bologna Bologna
11
5
2
4
2
17
9
Cagliari Cagliari
11
5
1
5
-5
16
10
Napoli Napoli
10
4
2
4
4
14
11
Torino Torino
11
4
2
5
-2
14
12
Genoa Genoa
10
4
1
5
-4
13
13
Atalanta Atalanta
10
3
2
5
-4
11
14
Lecce Lecce
11
3
1
7
-10
10
15
Fiorentina Fiorentina
10
2
2
6
-8
8
16
Parma Parma
11
2
2
7
-8
8
17
Sassuolo Sassuolo
11
2
2
7
-13
8
18
Monza Monza
10
2
1
7
-7
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
Paris FC Paris FC
10
6
2
2
7
20
3
Lille Lille
9
5
3
1
6
18
4
Lyon Lyon
9
5
2
2
8
17
5
Rennes Rennes
9
5
1
3
1
16
6
Marseille Marseille
9
5
0
4
7
15
7
Monaco Monaco
9
4
3
2
2
15
8
Nice Nice
9
4
2
3
1
14
9
Lens Lens
9
4
1
4
3
13
10
Toulouse Toulouse
10
3
4
3
1
13
11
Brest Brest
9
3
3
3
4
12
12
Lorient Lorient
9
3
3
3
-1
12
13
Strasbourg Strasbourg
10
3
1
6
-4
10
14
Auxerre Auxerre
10
3
1
6
-11
10
15
Angers Angers
9
2
2
5
-8
8
16
Troyes Troyes
10
2
2
6
-10
8
17
Le Mans Le Mans
9
1
4
4
-7
7
18
Le Havre Le Havre
9
0
2
7
-11
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
Sun
10/11
ROM ROM
@
COM COM
0-0
Sun
10/11
CEL CEL
@
ELC ELC
0-0
Sun
10/11
MON MON
@
LAZ LAZ
1-3
Sun
10/11
BOL BOL
@
LEC LEC
2-1
Sun
10/11
STR STR
@
NIC NIC
1-2

Fixtures

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