Álvaro Carreras has the most ball recoveries per match by a defender in Europe's top five leagues this season, with 5.94 per match in LaLiga.
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most recoveries per game with a minimum of 30 min per team match defender this season| NAME | REC/M | SEASON | CLUB | Rating | M | START | MIN | G | A | TKL | TKL-W | TKL-LM | SH-BLK | INT | CLR | FOUL | YC | RC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Á. Carreras | 5.94 | 2025-26 |  Real Madrid | 7.46 | 16 | 15 | 1,340 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 |  | V. Livramento | 5.90 | 2025-26 |  Newcastle | 7.32 | 10 | 10 | 887 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 |  | C. Lukeba | 5.83 | 2025-26 |  Leipzig | 7.26 | 12 | 12 | 1,080 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 |  | S. Mouriño | 5.80 | 2025-26 |  Villarreal | 6.97 | 10 | 10 | 886 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 43 | 20 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | | Carmona | 5.77 | 2025-26 |  Sevilla | 6.79 | 13 | 12 | 1,095 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 39 | 22 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | | J. Mojica | 5.60 | 2025-26 |  Mallorca | 6.87 | 15 | 12 | 1,129 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | | L. Bade | 5.58 | 2025-26 |  Leverkusen | 7.06 | 12 | 11 | 936 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 66 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | | A. Truffert | 5.47 | 2025-26 |  Bournemouth | 7.13 | 15 | 15 | 1,323 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 63 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | | V. Barco | 5.46 | 2025-26 |  Strasbourg | 7.16 | 13 | 12 | 1,064 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | | L. Jaquez | 5.40 | 2025-26 |  Stuttgart | 6.96 | 5 | 5 | 412 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | | J. Otto | 5.27 | 2025-26 |  Alavés | 7.04 | 15 | 15 | 1,332 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 27 | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 |  | K. Walker | 5.27 | 2025-26 |  Burnley | 6.38 | 15 | 15 | 1,350 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 57 | 21 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | | M. Pongračić | 5.17 | 2025-26 |  Fiorentina | 6.72 | 12 | 12 | 1,080 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | | I. Hien | 5.15 | 2025-26 |  Atalanta | 6.64 | 13 | 13 | 1,104 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 57 | 20 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | | S. Coulibaly | 5.14 | 2025-26 |  Brest | 6.79 | 7 | 7 | 630 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | | D. Affengruber | 5.14 | 2025-26 |  Elche | 6.69 | 14 | 13 | 1,203 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 92 | 15 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | | N. Schlotterbeck | 5.11 | 2025-26 |  Dortmund | 7.15 | 9 | 9 | 810 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 |  | W. Pacho | 5.10 | 2025-26 |  PSG | 7.02 | 10 | 8 | 745 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | | G. Suazo | 5.09 | 2025-26 | Sevilla | 6.76 | 11 | 10 | 929 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | | V. Coufal | 5.08 | 2025-26 |  Hoffenheim | 7.02 | 13 | 13 | 1,160 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | | O. Solet | 5.07 | 2025-26 |  Udinese | 6.78 | 14 | 14 | 1,230 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 61 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | | N. Aguerd | 5.00 | 2025-26 | Total | 6.92 | 12 | 12 | 1,055 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | | V. Rosier | 5.00 | 2025-26 |  Osasuna | 5.82 | 8 | 8 | 613 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | | W. Anton | 5.00 | 2025-26 | Dortmund | 7.15 | 13 | 13 | 1,170 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 81 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | | M. Sarr | 5.00 | 2025-26 | Strasbourg | 6.82 | 12 | 12 | 1,080 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
Data coverage for ball recoveries per match varies by competition prior to the 2015-16 season.
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| 2 | Leipzig | 9 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 29 |
| 3 | Dortmund | 8 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 28 |
| 4 | Leverkusen | 7 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 23 |
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