most open play passes 2025 26 centre defender

Virgil van Dijk has completed the most passes by a centre back in Europe's top five leagues this season, with 1,058 passes in the Premier League.

NAMEPASSSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Virgil van Dijk
V. van Dijk
1,058
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
6.84
15
15
1,350
0
0
9
5
1
2
12
145
6
3
0
2Edmond Tapsoba
E. Tapsoba
1,052
2025-26
Leverkusen Leverkusen
7.19
13
13
1,135
3
2
14
8
0
3
9
49
9
3
0
3Pau Cubarsí
P. Cubarsí
1,007
2025-26
Barcelona Barcelona
6.87
12
12
1,043
0
0
18
13
0
3
8
49
9
1
0
4Nayef Aguerd
N. Aguerd
1,002
2025-26
Total
6.92
12
12
1,053
1
0
15
11
0
2
14
54
13
2
0
5Lewis Dunk
L. Dunk
1,001
2025-26
Brighton Brighton
6.80
14
14
1,260
0
0
14
10
2
3
13
68
5
4
0
6Jan Paul van Hecke
J. Paul van Hecke
977
2025-26
Brighton Brighton
6.73
15
15
1,350
3
1
23
12
1
5
13
82
10
3
0
7Moussa Niakhaté
M. Niakhaté
907
2025-26
Lyon Lyon
6.65
14
14
1,260
0
2
19
10
1
1
10
90
18
1
0
8Rúben Dias
R. Dias
906
2025-26
Man City Man City
7.23
14
14
1,260
2
0
7
5
2
3
14
77
8
0
0
9Jean-Philippe Gbamin
J. Gbamin
905
2025-26
Metz Metz
6.51
15
15
1,280
1
1
25
13
1
0
12
63
8
0
0
10Robin Koch
R. Koch
902
2025-26
Frankfurt Frankfurt
6.74
13
13
1,170
2
0
12
6
0
0
13
108
11
0
0
11Jonathan Tah
J. Tah
896
2025-26
Bayern Bayern
7.29
11
11
967
1
0
11
6
0
1
10
58
16
2
0
12Waldemar Anton
W. Anton
891
2025-26
Dortmund Dortmund
7.15
13
13
1,170
1
0
27
14
0
2
10
81
10
1
0
13Joachim Andersen
J. Andersen
859
2025-26
Fulham Fulham
6.85
14
14
1,211
0
0
18
12
0
1
14
123
11
0
0
14Ibrahima Konaté
I. Konaté
827
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
6.69
15
15
1,246
0
0
25
14
0
2
5
94
18
2
0
15Chidozie Awaziem
C. Awaziem
826
2025-26
Nantes Nantes
6.46
15
15
1,335
1
0
10
8
0
2
16
128
12
5
0
16Trevoh Chalobah
T. Chalobah
820
2025-26
Chelsea Chelsea
7.13
13
13
1,110
3
0
15
11
0
2
13
85
10
2
1
17Florian Lejeune
F. Lejeune
819
2025-26
Rayo Rayo
6.78
15
15
1,340
0
0
27
16
1
3
14
82
25
2
0
18Mamadou Sarr
M. Sarr
807
2025-26
Strasbourg Strasbourg
6.82
12
12
1,080
0
0
16
13
0
0
2
70
13
3
0
19Loïc Bade
L. Bade
803
2025-26
Leverkusen Leverkusen
7.08
11
11
917
0
0
20
10
2
1
11
64
4
2
0
20Ezri Konsa
E. Konsa
802
2025-26
Aston Villa Aston Villa
7.12
14
14
1,235
0
0
9
2
0
1
7
60
6
0
1
21Illia Zabarnyi
I. Zabarnyi
797
2025-26
PSG PSG
6.82
10
10
900
1
0
13
10
1
0
8
40
6
1
0
22Alessandro Bastoni
A. Bastoni
792
2025-26
Inter Inter
6.96
13
13
1,133
1
3
24
19
0
2
8
46
26
1
0
23Clinton Mata
C. Mata
784
2025-26
Lyon Lyon
6.79
14
14
1,213
0
0
17
7
1
0
11
58
14
3
0
24Jérémy Jacquet
J. Jacquet
781
2025-26
Rennes Rennes
6.51
15
15
1,333
0
0
24
15
1
1
18
85
17
5
1
25Mario Gila
M. Gila
777
2025-26
Lazio Lazio
6.74
14
14
1,206
0
0
24
17
2
1
14
56
8
2
1
Data coverage for passes completed varies by competition prior to the 2015-16 season.
StatMuse has match-level data for detailed positions for starters going back to the 2016-17 season.

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GF

24

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GD

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FORM

DDWLL

last 5

2025-26 Table
CLUBWDLGDPTS
8
Brighton Brighton
6
5
4
4
23
9
Sunderland Sunderland
6
5
4
1
23
10
Liverpool Liverpool
7
2
6
0
23
11
Tottenham Tottenham
6
4
5
7
22
12
Newcastle Newcastle
6
4
5
2
22
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/13
BHA BHA
@
LIV LIV
10:00 AM
Sat
12/20
LIV LIV
@
TOT TOT
12:30 PM
Sat
12/27
WOL WOL
@
LIV LIV
10:00 AM
Thu
1/1
LEE LEE
@
LIV LIV
12:30 PM
Sun
1/4
LIV LIV
@
FUL FUL
10:00 AM
Last Game
LEE Leeds

W4 D3 L8

3

Final

3

LIV Liverpool

W7 D2 L6

Sat 6 Dec 2025

Europe Top Five 2025-26 Leaders

Europe Top Five 2025-26 Rankings

Europe Top Five 2025-26 Table

TeamWDLGDPTS
1
Arsenal Arsenal
10
3
2
19
33
2
Man City Man City
10
1
4
19
31
3
Aston Villa Aston Villa
9
3
3
7
30
4
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
7
5
3
8
26
5
Chelsea Chelsea
7
4
4
10
25
6
Man United Man United
7
4
4
4
25
TeamWDLGDPTS
1
Arsenal Arsenal
6
0
0
16
18
2
Bayern Bayern
5
0
1
11
15
3
PSG PSG
4
1
1
11
13
4
Man City Man City
4
1
1
6
13
5
Atalanta Atalanta
4
1
1
2
13
6
Inter Inter
4
0
2
8
12
TeamWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
13
1
2
27
40
2
Real Madrid Real Madrid
11
3
2
17
36
3
Villarreal Villarreal
11
2
2
18
35
4
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
9
4
3
13
31
5
Espanyol Espanyol
8
3
4
3
27
6
Real Betis Real Betis
6
6
3
6
24
TeamWDLGDPTS
1
Bayern Bayern
12
1
0
40
37
2
Leipzig Leipzig
9
2
2
15
29
3
Dortmund Dortmund
8
4
1
12
28
4
Leverkusen Leverkusen
7
2
4
9
23
5
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
7
2
4
6
23
6
Stuttgart Stuttgart
7
1
5
-1
22
TeamWDLGDPTS
1
Milan Milan
9
4
1
11
31
2
Napoli Napoli
10
1
3
10
31
3
Inter Inter
10
0
4
19
30
4
Roma Roma
9
0
5
7
27
5
Bologna Bologna
7
4
3
11
25
6
Como Como
6
6
2
8
24
TeamWDLGDPTS
1
Lens Lens
11
1
3
13
34
2
PSG PSG
10
3
2
20
33
3
Marseille Marseille
9
2
4
20
29
4
Lille Lille
9
2
4
12
29
5
Lyon Lyon
7
3
5
5
24
6
Rennes Rennes
6
6
3
1
24

Europe Top Five 2025-26 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
11/7
MUN MUN
@
TOT TOT
2-2
Fri
11/7
ALA ALA
@
GIR GIR
0-1
Fri
11/7
CAG CAG
@
COM COM
0-0
Fri
11/7
VER VER
@
LEC LEC
0-0
Fri
11/7
DOR DOR
@
HAM HAM
1-1

Fixtures

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/12
RBL RBL
@
UNB UNB
2:30 PM
Fri
12/12
NAN NAN
@
ANG ANG
2:45 PM
Fri
12/12
PIS PIS
@
LEC LEC
2:45 PM
Fri
12/12
GIR GIR
@
RSO RSO
3:00 PM
Sat
12/13
VAL VAL
@
ATM ATM
8:00 AM