Danilo Soares and Kalidou Koulibaly are tied for recovering the most balls by a defender in Europe's top five leagues in a season, with 285 recoveries.

	NAME	REC	SEASON	CLUB	Rating	M	START	MIN	G	A	TKL	TKL-W	TKL-LM	SH-BLK	INT	CLR	FOUL	YC	RC
1	Danilo Soares D. Soares	285	2021-22	Bochum	6.75	30	30	2,566	0	1	104	72	0	5	66	62	34	4	0
2	Kalidou Koulibaly K. Koulibaly	285	2017-18	Napoli		35	35	3,065	5	1	54	43	0	3	41	113	30	5	1
3	Hilton	284	2015-16	Montpellier		36	36	3,176	1	1	61	45	2	7	115	165	26	2	1
4	Bremer	283	2021-22	Torino		33	33	2,893	3	1	46	25	0	5	106	149	66	7	0
5	Edmond Tapsoba E. Tapsoba	282	2020-21	Leverkusen		31	29	2,650	1	0	52	29	0	4	50	89	43	5	0
6	Luke Ayling L. Ayling	280	2020-21	Leeds		38	38	3,400	0	0	107	62	0	10	41	75	29	7	0
7	Gerard Piqué G. Piqué	277	2018-19	Barcelona		35	35	3,150	4	2	42	27	0	1	36	148	24	6	0
8	Hilton	277	2014-15	Montpellier		37	37	3,329	3	0	81	68	1	5	138	334	35	3	1
9	Alfonso Espino A. Espino	275	2021-22	Cádiz		37	37	3,330	2	2	106	69	0	3	59	80	50	6	0
10	Daley Blind D. Blind	274	2015-16	Man United		35	35	3,117	1	1	95	67	0	2	80	128	27	2	0
11	José Luis Palomino J. Luis Palomino	273	2021-22	Atalanta		34	30	2,672	1	0	79	40	1	4	97	88	39	9	0
12	Pervis Estupiñán P. Estupiñán	272	2019-20	Osasuna		36	32	2,978	1	5	83	47	0	7	63	46	42	8	0
13	Francesco Acerbi F. Acerbi	271	2015-16	Sassuolo		36	36	3,240	4	0	50	46	2	1	139	186	22	3	0
14	Gaetano Letizia G. Letizia	271	2015-16	Carpi		35	33	2,894	1	0	102	87	0	6	91	59	33	5	0
15	Edmond Tapsoba E. Tapsoba	270	2022-23	Leverkusen	6.95	33	32	2,872	1	0	53	30	0	5	39	114	28	5	0
16	Yuri Berchiche Y. Berchiche	270	2018-19	Athletic Club		35	35	3,121	2	2	46	31	0	7	42	71	38	8	0
17	Harry Maguire H. Maguire	269	2017-18	Leicester		38	38	3,420	2	4	63	46	1	7	48	176	34	7	0
18	Bruno Ecuélé Manga B. Ecuélé Manga	268	2018-19	Cardiff City		38	37	3,375	0	1	69	36	0	4	81	185	15	0	0
19	Jonathan Tah J. Tah	267	2018-19	Leverkusen		33	33	2,939	3	1	44	30	0	2	45	134	16	3	0
20	Oier	266	2016-17	Osasuna		36	36	3,149	0	2	109	83	2	1	90	133	72	11	1
21	Gary Medel G. Medel	266	2014-15	Inter		35	34	2,989	0	2	78	60	0	8	97	74	44	12	1
22	Dakonam Djené D. Djené	265	2018-19	Getafe		34	34	2,979	0	0	54	34	0	3	74	150	51	13	2
23	Dante	263	2022-23	Nice	6.96	37	37	3,300	1	2	71	42	0	3	40	142	37	6	0
24	Elseid Hysaj E. Hysaj	263	2017-18	Napoli		35	35	3,124	0	1	64	46	0	3	46	57	29	3	1
25	Kalidou Koulibaly K. Koulibaly	262	2015-16	Napoli		33	32	2,888	0	0	82	71	1	0	82	120	59	12	0