most interceptions defenders 2024 2025

Nicolás Otamendi and Brandon Mechele were tied for the most interceptions by a defender in the Champions League in 2024-25, with 22 interceptions.

NAMEINTSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKCLRFOULYCRC
1Nicolás Otamendi
N. Otamendi
22
2024-25
Benfica Benfica
6.87
12
12
1,080
1
0
28
13
2
2
76
12
2
0
2Brandon Mechele
B. Mechele
22
2024-25
Club Brugge Club Brugge
6.49
12
12
1,080
0
0
24
19
0
2
62
10
1
0
3Nuno Mendes
N. Mendes
21
2024-25
PSG PSG
7.27
16
16
1,446
4
1
47
29
1
7
52
18
4
0
4Álvaro Carreras
Á. Carreras
19
2024-25
Benfica Benfica
6.99
10
10
900
0
2
21
10
0
4
17
12
5
0
5Willian Pacho
W. Pacho
19
2024-25
PSG PSG
7.03
17
17
1,541
0
0
28
20
1
0
80
16
0
0
6Ryan Flamingo
R. Flamingo
19
2024-25
PSV PSV
6.79
11
10
858
3
0
22
17
0
1
38
9
0
1
7Thilo Kehrer
T. Kehrer
17
2024-25
Monaco Monaco
6.40
10
10
855
1
1
21
11
0
2
43
8
2
0
8Rami Bensebaïni
R. Bensebaïni
17
2024-25
Dortmund Dortmund
6.88
12
8
745
2
1
23
10
0
2
32
16
4
0
9Kim Minjae
K. Minjae
17
2024-25
Bayern Bayern
7.15
13
13
1,066
1
0
19
11
2
1
49
9
2
0
10Olivier Boscagli
O. Boscagli
17
2024-25
PSV PSV
6.75
11
10
910
0
0
16
11
1
4
46
9
1
0
11Achraf Hakimi
A. Hakimi
16
2024-25
PSG PSG
7.65
17
17
1,540
4
5
37
22
0
11
24
21
3
0
12Dávid Hancko
D. Hancko
16
2024-25
Feyenoord Feyenoord
6.42
12
12
1,080
1
0
12
6
0
5
55
5
1
0
13Uroš Spajić
U. Spajić
16
2024-25
Crvena Zvedza Crvena Zvedza
6.11
7
7
630
0
0
11
6
0
0
36
9
1
0
14Vanderson
Vanderson
16
2024-25
Monaco Monaco
6.62
9
9
778
0
2
22
17
0
0
19
12
3
0
15Pedro Henrique
P. Henrique
16
2024-25
Shaktar Shaktar
6.26
6
5
446
0
0
8
6
0
0
16
3
1
1
16Guram Kashia
G. Kashia
16
2024-25
Slovan Bratislava Slovan Bratislava
6.13
8
8
708
0
0
14
8
1
1
62
5
2
0
17Jurriën Timber
J. Timber
14
2024-25
Arsenal Arsenal
7.08
13
10
848
1
1
24
13
0
2
10
19
2
0
18Benjamin Pavard
B. Pavard
14
2024-25
Inter Inter
6.89
12
11
908
1
0
12
9
0
0
58
7
2
0
19Federico Gatti
F. Gatti
14
2024-25
Juventus Juventus
6.91
9
8
801
0
1
7
4
0
1
42
8
1
0
20Valerii Bondar
V. Bondar
14
2024-25
Shaktar Shaktar
6.23
8
8
720
0
0
5
1
0
1
46
4
1
0
21Alistair Johnston
A. Johnston
14
2024-25
Celtic Celtic
6.84
10
10
836
0
0
27
17
1
1
35
10
2
0
22Massadio Haïdara
M. Haïdara
13
2024-25
Brest Brest
6.63
8
7
616
0
0
6
3
0
2
22
5
2
0
23Boubacar Kamara
B. Kamara
13
2024-25
Aston Villa Aston Villa
6.86
10
8
702
0
0
15
8
0
0
9
10
2
0
24Francesco Acerbi
F. Acerbi
13
2024-25
Inter Inter
6.70
9
8
770
1
1
6
4
0
0
55
6
2
0
25Zachary Athekame
Z. Athekame
13
2024-25
Young Boys Young Boys
6.27
8
5
494
0
0
13
11
0
0
22
11
1
0
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Champions LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Arsenal Arsenal
8
8
0
0
19
24
2
Bayern Bayern
8
7
0
1
14
21
3
Liverpool Liverpool
8
6
0
2
12
18
4
Tottenham Tottenham
8
5
2
1
10
17
5
Barcelona Barcelona
8
5
1
2
8
16
6
Chelsea Chelsea
8
5
1
2
7
16
7
Sporting CP Sporting CP
8
5
1
2
6
16
8
Man City Man City
8
5
1
2
6
16
9
Real Madrid Real Madrid
8
5
0
3
9
15
10
Inter Inter
8
5
0
3
8
15
11
PSG PSG
8
4
2
2
10
14
12
Newcastle Newcastle
8
4
2
2
10
14
13
Juventus Juventus
8
3
4
1
4
13
14
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
8
4
1
3
2
13
15
Atalanta Atalanta
8
4
1
3
0
13
16
Leverkusen Leverkusen
8
3
3
2
-1
12
17
Dortmund Dortmund
8
3
2
3
2
11
18
Olympiacos Olympiacos
8
3
2
3
-4
11
19
Club Brugge Club Brugge
8
3
1
4
-2
10
20
Galatasaray Galatasaray
8
3
1
4
-2
10
21
Monaco Monaco
8
2
4
2
-6
10
22
Qarabag Qarabag
8
3
1
4
-8
10
23
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
8
2
3
3
-1
9
24
Benfica Benfica
8
3
0
5
-2
9
25
Marseille Marseille
8
3
0
5
-3
9
26
Páfos Páfos
8
2
3
3
-3
9
27
Union SG Union SG
8
3
0
5
-9
9
28
PSV PSV
8
2
2
4
0
8
29
Athletic Club Athletic Club
8
2
2
4
-5
8
30
Napoli Napoli
8
2
2
4
-6
8
31
København København
8
2
2
4
-9
8
32
Ajax Ajax
8
2
0
6
-13
6
33
Frankfurt Frankfurt
8
1
1
6
-11
4
34
Slavia Prague Slavia Prague
8
0
3
5
-14
3
35
Villarreal Villarreal
8
0
1
7
-13
1
36
Kairat Kairat
8
0
1
7
-15
1