Álvaro Carreras has the most ball recoveries per match by a defender in Europe's top five leagues this season, with 6.31 per match in LaLiga.
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most recoveries per game with a minimum of 30 min per team match for defenders this season| NAME | REC/M | SEASON | CLUB | RTG | M | START | MIN | G | A | TKL | TKL-W | TKL-LM | SH-BLK | INT | CLR | FOUL | YC | RC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Á. Carreras | 6.31 | 2025-26 |  Real Madrid | 7.45 | 13 | 13 | 1,160 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 |  | Carmona | 6.00 | 2025-26 |  Sevilla | 6.99 | 11 | 10 | 915 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | | L. Bade | 5.80 | 2025-26 |  Leverkusen | 7.13 | 10 | 9 | 801 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | | S. Mouriño | 5.67 | 2025-26 |  Villarreal | 7.17 | 9 | 9 | 796 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 40 | 17 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 |  | C. Lukeba | 5.60 | 2025-26 |  Leipzig | 7.19 | 10 | 10 | 900 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | | E. Holm | 5.60 | 2025-26 |  Bologna | 7.25 | 5 | 5 | 433 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | | N. Schlotterbeck | 5.57 | 2025-26 |  Dortmund | 7.19 | 7 | 7 | 630 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | | D. Affengruber | 5.50 | 2025-26 |  Elche | 6.71 | 12 | 11 | 1,023 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 82 | 15 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | | V. Barco | 5.46 | 2025-26 |  Strasbourg | 7.10 | 13 | 12 | 1,064 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | | J. Mojica | 5.46 | 2025-26 |  Mallorca | 6.99 | 13 | 10 | 949 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | | L. Jaquez | 5.40 | 2025-26 |  Stuttgart | 7.04 | 5 | 5 | 412 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 |  | K. Walker | 5.33 | 2025-26 |  Burnley | 6.43 | 12 | 12 | 1,080 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | | T. Mitchell | 5.33 | 2025-26 |  Crystal Palace | 6.07 | 12 | 12 | 1,080 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | | J. Otto | 5.31 | 2025-26 |  Alavés | 7.14 | 13 | 13 | 1,152 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | | M. Sarr | 5.30 | 2025-26 | Strasbourg | 6.90 | 10 | 10 | 900 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 |  | V. Livramento | 5.29 | 2025-26 |  Newcastle | 7.16 | 7 | 7 | 617 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 |  | W. Pacho | 5.25 | 2025-26 |  PSG | 7.14 | 8 | 6 | 565 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | | S. Coulibaly | 5.17 | 2025-26 |  Brest | 6.82 | 6 | 6 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | | A. Truffert | 5.17 | 2025-26 |  Bournemouth | 7.09 | 12 | 12 | 1,053 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 45 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | | V. Coufal | 5.09 | 2025-26 |  Hoffenheim | 7.06 | 11 | 11 | 980 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | | M. Pongračić | 5.09 | 2025-26 |  Fiorentina | 6.80 | 11 | 11 | 990 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 32 | 27 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | | W. Anton | 5.09 | 2025-26 | Dortmund | 7.20 | 11 | 11 | 990 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 64 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | | N. Aguerd | 5.00 | 2025-26 | Total | 6.92 | 10 | 10 | 889 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | | V. Rosier | 5.00 | 2025-26 |  Osasuna | 5.65 | 8 | 8 | 613 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | | I. Hien | 5.00 | 2025-26 |  Atalanta | 6.77 | 11 | 11 | 927 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 48 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
Data coverage for ball recoveries per match varies by competition prior to the 2015-16 season.
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