top 10 defenders with the most goals in the premier league since 2000

Since 1999-00, John Terry has the most goals by a defender in the Premier League, with 41 goals.

	NAME	G	M	START	MIN	A	TKL	TKL-W	TKL-LM	SH-BLK	INT	CLR	FOUL	YC	RC
1	John Terry J. Terry	41	490	473	41,919	12								75	6
2	Leighton Baines L. Baines	32	420	397	35,420	53								46	0
3	Virgil van Dijk V. van Dijk	31	345	344	30,704	8	334	219	9	59	459	2,023	175	31	2
4	Gary Cahill G. Cahill	28	394	376	33,950	11								41	3
5	Marcos Alonso M. Alonso	26	179	169	15,003	16								37	1
6	Joleon Lescott J. Lescott	25	288	268	24,432	9								21	0
7	William Gallas W. Gallas	25	321	305	27,453	3								39	1
8	David Unsworth D. Unsworth	25	184	157	14,106	12								31	1
9	Antonio Valencia A. Valencia	24	325	281	25,519	46								56	3
10	Laurent Koscielny L. Koscielny	22	255	245	21,418	2								37	5
11	Patrick van Aanholt P. van Aanholt	22	213	200	17,745	14								21	0
12	Séamus Coleman S. Coleman	22	374	327	28,915	24								39	2
13	Branislav Ivanović B. Ivanović	22	274	248	22,259	20								59	2
14	Ian Harte I. Harte	22	172	159	14,398	25								13	1
15	Sami Hyypiä S. Hyypiä	22	318	310	27,448	8								16	1
16	Craig Dawson C. Dawson	21	303	287	25,699	5								57	2
17	John Arne Riise J. Arne Riise	21	321	277	25,129	30								16	0
18	Robert Huth R. Huth	21	322	288	26,030	7								68	2
19	Gabriel Magalhães G. Magalhães	20	198	193	17,166	5	240	140	7	38	146	771	154	31	2
20	Michael Keane M. Keane	19	286	260	23,726	11	294	187	4	37	424	1,641	151	29	2
21	Fabian Schär F. Schär	18	213	193	17,401	7	270	152	3	54	325	891	211	47	2
22	Lewis Dunk L. Dunk	18	304	299	26,726	6	300	178	6	51	337	1,247	174	58	5
23	Trent Alexander-Arnold T. Alexander-Arnold	18	259	235	20,711	64	419	271	5	112	302	382	124	31	0
24	Nathan Aké N. Aké	18	253	213	19,105	9								22	1
25	Vincent Kompany V. Kompany	18	265	253	22,267	8								60	3

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8	Hull City	5	2	2	1	2	8
9	Newcastle	5	2	2	1	0	8
10	Chelsea	5	2	1	2	-2	7
11	Ipswich	5	2	0	3	-4	6
12	Man United	5	1	2	2	0	5

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12

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Assists Leaders

5

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Rating Leaders

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FC 2026-27 Tables

	Premier League	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Man City	5	5	0	0	8	15
2	Arsenal	5	4	0	1	4	12
3	Brighton	5	3	1	1	11	10
4	Brentford	5	2	3	0	6	9
5	Leeds	5	2	3	0	4	9
6	Liverpool	5	2	3	0	3	9
7	Everton	5	2	3	0	3	9
8	Hull City	5	2	2	1	2	8
9	Newcastle	5	2	2	1	0	8
10	Chelsea	5	2	1	2	-2	7
11	Ipswich	5	2	0	3	-4	6
12	Man United	5	1	2	2	0	5
13	Nottm Forest	5	1	2	2	-1	5
14	Sunderland	5	1	1	3	-4	4
15	Crystal Palace	5	1	1	3	-5	4
16	Aston Villa	5	1	1	3	-5	4
17	Bournemouth	5	0	3	2	-2	3
18	Coventry	5	1	0	4	-9	3
19	Fulham	5	0	2	3	-3	2
20	Tottenham	5	0	2	3	-6	2

	LaLiga	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Barcelona	7	7	0	0	24	21
2	Atlético Madrid	7	5	1	1	9	16
3	Real Betis	7	5	1	1	2	16
4	Real Madrid	7	5	0	2	10	15
5	Sevilla	7	4	1	2	1	13
6	Alavés	7	3	2	2	5	11
7	Deportivo	7	2	4	1	2	10
8	Real Sociedad	7	3	1	3	-4	10
9	Villarreal	7	2	2	3	1	8
10	Athletic Club	6	2	2	2	1	8
11	Getafe	7	2	2	3	-3	8
12	Rayo	7	2	2	3	-5	8
13	Osasuna	7	2	2	3	-7	8
14	Celta Vigo	7	1	4	2	2	7
15	Espanyol	7	2	1	4	0	7
16	Racing	7	2	1	4	-10	7
17	Levante	6	1	2	3	-4	5
18	Elche	7	1	2	4	-6	5
19	Valencia	7	1	1	5	-9	4
20	Málaga	7	0	3	4	-9	3

	Bundesliga	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Dortmund	4	4	0	0	7	12
2	Bayern	4	3	1	0	12	10
3	Freiburg	4	3	1	0	9	10
4	Augsburg	4	2	1	1	5	7
5	Leverkusen	4	2	1	1	5	7
6	Mainz	4	2	1	1	4	7
7	Elversberg	4	2	1	1	1	7
8	Werder	4	2	1	1	0	7
9	Leipzig	4	2	0	2	4	6
10	Frankfurt	4	1	2	1	-1	5
11	Schalke	4	1	2	1	-1	5
12	Paderborn	4	1	1	2	-2	4
13	Köln	4	1	1	2	-3	4
14	Hoffenheim	4	1	0	3	-3	3
15	Stuttgart	4	1	0	3	-3	3
16	Hamburg	4	1	0	3	-11	3
17	Union Berlin	4	0	1	3	-13	1
18	M'gladbach	4	0	0	4	-10	0

	Serie A	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Roma	5	4	1	0	11	13
2	Inter	5	4	1	0	7	13
3	Lazio	5	4	1	0	5	13
4	Cagliari	5	4	0	1	3	12
5	Milan	5	3	2	0	6	11
6	Frosinone	5	3	1	1	5	10
7	Juventus	5	3	1	1	4	10
8	Como	5	3	1	1	3	10
9	Napoli	5	2	1	2	1	7
10	Sassuolo	5	2	1	2	0	7
11	Atalanta	5	2	0	3	-2	6
12	Lecce	5	2	0	3	-5	6
13	Udinese	5	1	1	3	-3	4
14	Torino	5	1	1	3	-3	4
15	Parma	5	1	1	3	-3	4
16	Monza	5	1	1	3	-4	4
17	Fiorentina	5	1	1	3	-6	4
18	Bologna	5	0	2	3	-3	2
19	Genoa	5	0	1	4	-7	1
20	Venezia	5	0	0	5	-9	0

	Ligue 1	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Monaco	5	4	1	0	5	13
2	Lyon	5	3	2	0	8	11
3	Paris FC	5	3	2	0	5	11
4	Lille	5	3	1	1	4	10
5	Rennes	5	3	1	1	-1	10
6	PSG	5	2	2	1	1	8
7	Angers	5	2	1	2	1	7
8	Strasbourg	5	2	1	2	0	7
9	Le Mans	5	1	3	1	0	6
10	Auxerre	5	2	0	3	-5	6
11	Lorient	5	1	2	2	-1	5
12	Brest	5	1	2	2	-1	5
13	Toulouse	5	1	2	2	-2	5
14	Nice	5	1	2	2	-3	5
15	Lens	5	1	1	3	0	4
16	Troyes	5	1	1	3	-7	4
17	Marseille	5	1	0	4	-1	3
18	Le Havre	5	0	2	3	-3	2

	Champions League	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	PSG	1	1	0	0	5	3
2	Bayern	1	1	0	0	5	3
3	Barcelona	1	1	0	0	4	3
4	Man United	1	1	0	0	4	3
5	Como	1	1	0	0	3	3
6	Stuttgart	1	1	0	0	2	3
7	Sporting CP	1	1	0	0	2	3
8	Man City	1	1	0	0	2	3
9	Aston Villa	1	1	0	0	1	3
10	Lens	1	1	0	0	1	3
11	Real Betis	1	1	0	0	1	3
12	Dortmund	1	1	0	0	1	3
13	Liverpool	1	1	0	0	1	3
14	Real Madrid	1	1	0	0	1	3
15	Arsenal	1	1	0	0	1	3
16	AEK	1	1	0	0	1	3
17	Roma	1	0	1	0	0	1
18	PSV	1	0	1	0	0	1
19	Shaktar	1	0	1	0	0	1
20	Fenerbahçe	1	0	1	0	0	1
21	Lille	1	0	0	1	-1	0
22	Villarreal	1	0	0	1	-1	0
23	Slavia Prague	1	0	0	1	-1	0
24	Club Brugge	1	0	0	1	-1	0
25	Atlético Madrid	1	0	0	1	-1	0
26	Inter	1	0	0	1	-1	0
27	Napoli	1	0	0	1	-1	0
28	LASK	1	0	0	1	-1	0
29	Galatasaray	1	0	0	1	-2	0
30	Viking	1	0	0	1	-2	0
31	Porto	1	0	0	1	-2	0
32	Leipzig	1	0	0	1	-3	0
33	Feyenoord	1	0	0	1	-4	0
34	Sabah	1	0	0	1	-4	0
35	Slovan Bratislava	1	0	0	1	-5	0
36	Bodø/Glimt	1	0	0	1	-5	0