most premier league goals for a center back all time

Virgil van Dijk has the most career goals by a centre back in the Premier League, with 28 goals.

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NAMEGRatingMSTARTMINATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Virgil van Dijk
V. van Dijk
28
313
313
27,910
8
277
176
8
56
367
1,756
148
30
2
2Gabriel Magalhães
G. Magalhães
21
7.18
196
196
17,300
5
245
141
8
39
148
780
152
31
2
3Michael Keane
M. Keane
19
244
244
21,741
9
266
168
3
35
381
1,454
141
25
2
4Lewis Dunk
L. Dunk
18
302
302
26,869
6
302
178
6
51
342
1,251
174
58
5
5Fabian Schär
F. Schär
17
194
194
16,981
7
262
146
2
51
302
885
199
45
1
6Kurt Zouma
K. Zouma
14
188
188
16,450
3
161
106
5
23
276
1,020
127
18
1
7Harry Maguire
H. Maguire
14
265
265
23,263
11
332
214
4
46
406
1,225
238
64
3
8James Tarkowski
J. Tarkowski
13
335
335
29,994
12
568
348
10
38
449
2,032
325
73
0
9Nathan Aké
N. Aké
13
169
169
14,628
8
224
137
4
22
156
845
94
16
0
10Benjamin Mee
B. Mee
12
238
238
21,164
4
308
163
6
22
330
1,366
140
37
1
11Cristian Romero
C. Romero
11
7.18
120
120
10,218
2
289
175
9
11
157
467
146
40
4
12Trevoh Chalobah
T. Chalobah
10
7.18
87
87
7,487
2
118
77
4
8
100
420
65
11
1
13Marc Guéhi
M. Guéhi
9
7.10
170
170
15,167
8
219
125
3
26
168
761
102
30
1
14Jan Bednarek
J. Bednarek
9
177
177
15,262
3
230
137
3
14
401
998
162
39
1
15Antonio Rüdiger
A. Rüdiger
9
130
130
11,534
1
171
106
0
30
112
394
124
23
0
16Craig Dawson
C. Dawson
9
157
157
13,830
3
150
90
3
25
175
749
147
35
2
17James Tomkins
J. Tomkins
9
110
110
9,580
2
145
86
3
7
163
704
69
27
1
18Jonny Evans
J. Evans
9
186
186
16,167
7
213
133
0
7
304
892
168
37
1
19Joël Matip
J. Matip
9
135
135
11,913
5
214
147
1
21
203
589
90
18
0
20Ethan Pinnock
E. Pinnock
8
7.02
123
123
10,833
1
180
111
3
9
155
860
28
6
0
21Thiago Silva
T. Silva
8
7.23
105
105
9,136
3
109
69
1
19
125
459
46
13
1
22Issa Diop
I. Diop
8
158
158
14,068
2
215
123
2
6
212
772
117
25
1
23Jamaal Lascelles
J. Lascelles
8
144
144
12,465
1
123
68
5
11
138
852
107
29
0
24David Luiz
D. Luiz
8
126
126
11,053
3
134
88
2
34
167
543
113
18
3
25Angelo Ogbonna
A. Ogbonna
8
161
161
14,296
1
173
107
1
12
218
754
99
18
0
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Team Leaders

G

6

Isak

Alexander Isak

A

3

Gakpo

Cody Gakpo

RTG

7.43

Van Dijk

Virgil van Dijk
Team Rankings

GF

11

10th

GA

9

4th

GD

2

6th

FORM

LWWLW

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
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
Bournemouth Bournemouth
9
3
3
3
1
12
Last Game
LIV Liverpool

W4 D3 L2

0

Final

1

ARS Arsenal

W8 D0 L1

Sun 1 Nov 2026

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

15

Raphinha

Raphinha

12

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

10

Yamal

Lamine Yamal
Assists Leaders

7

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

7

Thauvin

Florian Thauvin

7

Grüll

Marco Grüll
Rating Leaders

8.82

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

8.66

Raphinha

Raphinha

8.47

Olise

Michael Olise
Take-ons Leaders

40

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

31

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

30

Diomandé

Yan Diomandé
Big Chances Created Leaders

13

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

12

Güler

Arda Güler

9

Nusa

Antonio Nusa

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Barcelona

46

Roma

28

Real Madrid

28

Bayern

27

Inter

26

Frosinone

24
Goals Against Rankings
Arsenal

5

Lille

6

Dortmund

6

Lyon

7

Brighton

7

Lorient

8
Goal Difference Rankings
Barcelona

34

Bayern

19

Roma

18

Real Madrid

18

Brighton

17

Lazio

16

FC 2026-27 Tables

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Arsenal Arsenal
9
8
0
1
9
24
2
Man City Man City
9
7
0
2
10
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
Bournemouth Bournemouth
9
3
3
3
1
12
9
Tottenham Tottenham
9
3
3
3
0
12
10
Aston Villa Aston Villa
9
3
3
3
-3
12
11
Hull City Hull City
9
2
5
2
1
11
12
Leeds Leeds
9
2
5
2
1
11
13
Newcastle Newcastle
9
3
2
4
-3
11
14
Ipswich Ipswich
9
3
2
4
-4
11
15
Fulham Fulham
9
2
3
4
-2
9
16
Coventry Coventry
10
3
0
7
-9
9
17
Man United Man United
9
1
4
4
-5
7
18
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
9
2
1
6
-12
7
19
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
9
1
3
5
-6
6
20
Sunderland Sunderland
9
1
2
6
-10
5
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
11
10
0
1
34
30
2
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
11
9
1
1
14
28
3
Real Madrid Real Madrid
11
9
0
2
18
27
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
10
4
3
3
4
15
8
Deportivo Deportivo
11
3
5
3
1
14
9
Alavés Alavés
12
3
4
5
-2
13
10
Villarreal Villarreal
11
3
3
5
0
12
11
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
11
2
6
3
0
12
12
Rayo Rayo
10
3
3
4
-5
12
13
Getafe Getafe
11
3
3
5
-8
12
14
Espanyol Espanyol
11
3
2
6
-1
11
15
Osasuna Osasuna
11
3
2
6
-11
11
16
Racing Racing
11
3
2
6
-14
11
17
Elche Elche
11
2
4
5
-4
10
18
Levante Levante
11
2
4
5
-5
10
19
Valencia Valencia
11
2
3
6
-9
9
20
Málaga Málaga
11
0
5
6
-13
5
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Bayern Bayern
8
5
3
0
19
18
2
Dortmund Dortmund
8
5
3
0
8
18
3
Freiburg Freiburg
8
5
1
2
8
16
4
Leipzig Leipzig
8
5
0
3
11
15
5
Werder Werder
8
4
3
1
3
15
6
Leverkusen Leverkusen
8
4
1
3
2
13
7
Elversberg Elversberg
8
4
1
3
0
13
8
Hamburg Hamburg
9
4
0
5
-10
12
9
Frankfurt Frankfurt
8
3
2
3
-5
11
10
Mainz Mainz
8
3
1
4
0
10
11
Augsburg Augsburg
8
2
3
3
3
9
12
Stuttgart Stuttgart
8
3
0
5
-1
9
13
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
8
3
0
5
-2
9
14
Köln Köln
8
2
3
3
-3
9
15
Paderborn Paderborn
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
Inter Inter
10
8
1
1
13
25
3
Roma Roma
10
7
3
0
18
24
4
Como Como
10
7
2
1
10
23
5
Milan Milan
10
6
3
1
9
21
6
Frosinone Frosinone
10
6
2
2
10
20
7
Juventus Juventus
10
5
2
3
3
17
8
Napoli Napoli
10
4
2
4
4
14
9
Bologna Bologna
10
4
2
4
1
14
10
Torino Torino
10
4
1
5
-2
13
11
Genoa Genoa
10
4
1
5
-4
13
12
Cagliari Cagliari
10
4
1
5
-6
13
13
Atalanta Atalanta
10
3
2
5
-4
11
14
Lecce Lecce
10
3
0
7
-10
9
15
Parma Parma
10
2
2
6
-7
8
16
Fiorentina Fiorentina
10
2
2
6
-8
8
17
Sassuolo Sassuolo
10
2
2
6
-10
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
9
6
2
1
11
20
2
Lille Lille
9
5
3
1
6
18
3
Lyon Lyon
9
5
2
2
8
17
4
Paris FC Paris FC
9
5
2
2
6
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
9
3
1
5
-10
10
15
Angers Angers
9
2
2
5
-8
8
16
Troyes Troyes
9
2
2
5
-9
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
Sat
10/10
LEE LEE
@
ARS ARS
1-2
Sat
10/10
LEV LEV
@
MAI MAI
4-3
Sat
10/10
HAM HAM
@
HOF HOF
3-2
Sat
10/10
BAY BAY
@
AUG AUG
2-2
Sat
10/10
SVE SVE
@
UNB UNB
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