top 10 defensive midfielders in the most interceptions

Mikel Jauregizar has the most interceptions by a defensive midfielder in LaLiga this season, with 17 interceptions.

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top 10 defensive midfielders in the most interceptions this season
NAMEINTSEASONCLUBRTGMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKCLRFOULYCRC
1Mikel Jauregizar
M. Jauregizar
17
2025-26
Athletic Club Athletic Club
6.68
11
11
981
1
0
18
12
0
8
12
12
1
0
2Frenkie de Jong
F. de Jong
12
2025-26
Barcelona Barcelona
7.87
6
6
538
0
0
20
8
0
0
4
3
1
0
3Aurélien Tchouameni
A. Tchouameni
11
2025-26
Real Madrid Real Madrid
7.47
7
7
630
0
0
13
5
0
4
17
6
2
0
4Pablo Fornals
P. Fornals
11
2025-26
Real Betis Real Betis
7.69
8
8
666
2
1
11
7
0
3
6
7
1
0
5Sergi Altimira
S. Altimira
10
2025-26
Real Betis Real Betis
7.41
5
5
415
0
1
20
11
0
0
10
4
1
0
6Jon Gorrotxategi
J. Gorrotxategi
7
2025-26
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
6.20
6
6
496
1
0
13
7
0
1
9
9
2
0
7Antonio Blanco
A. Blanco
7
2025-26
Alavés Alavés
6.82
4
4
342
0
0
12
7
0
1
8
10
1
0
8Edu Expósito
E. Expósito
6
2025-26
Espanyol Espanyol
7.56
6
6
485
0
3
8
7
0
2
6
4
2
0
9Pedri
Pedri
6
2025-26
Barcelona Barcelona
8.39
9
9
773
2
1
18
14
0
3
9
5
2
1
10Pol Lozano
P. Lozano
5
2025-26
Espanyol Espanyol
6.71
7
7
539
1
0
8
5
0
1
5
22
1
0
11Pathé Ciss
P. Ciss
5
2025-26
Rayo Rayo
6.27
2
2
180
0
0
9
2
0
0
3
4
0
0
12Unai López
U. López
5
2025-26
Rayo Rayo
6.76
3
3
234
0
1
6
3
0
0
3
6
0
0
13Samu Costa
S. Costa
4
2025-26
Mallorca Mallorca
6.55
5
5
433
1
0
10
4
0
2
13
9
3
0
14Leander Dendoncker
L. Dendoncker
4
2025-26
Oviedo Oviedo
7.01
5
5
450
1
0
11
7
0
1
14
3
2
0
15Lucien Agoume
L. Agoume
4
2025-26
Sevilla Sevilla
6.30
5
5
407
0
1
11
6
0
1
6
7
3
0
16Marc Casado
M. Casado
4
2025-26
Barcelona Barcelona
7.32
5
5
352
0
1
5
0
0
4
2
11
0
0
17Manu Morlanes
M. Morlanes
4
2025-26
Mallorca Mallorca
6.55
6
6
436
0
0
14
6
0
1
6
6
2
1
18Sofyan Amrabat
S. Amrabat
3
2025-26
Real Betis Real Betis
7.48
5
5
450
0
0
9
4
0
1
5
7
3
0
19Federico Valverde
F. Valverde
3
2025-26
Real Madrid Real Madrid
7.77
3
3
270
0
1
3
1
0
0
8
1
0
0
20Kervin Arriaga
K. Arriaga
2
2025-26
Levante Levante
7.3
1
1
90
1
0
3
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
21Óscar Valentín
Ó. Valentín
2
2025-26
Rayo Rayo
6.32
2
2
180
0
0
5
4
1
0
11
7
0
0
22Jhon Solis
J. Solis
2
2025-26
Girona Girona
6.6
1
1
76
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
23Aleix Febas
A. Febas
2
2025-26
Elche Elche
8.4
1
1
90
0
0
3
3
0
2
1
1
0
0
24Dani Ceballos
D. Ceballos
2
2025-26
Real Madrid Real Madrid
7.92
2
2
132
0
0
4
2
0
0
3
1
0
0
25Beñat Prados
B. Prados
2
2025-26
Athletic Club Athletic Club
5.4
1
1
62
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
3
1
0
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Team Rankings

GF

11

14th

GA

13

7th

GD

-2

11th

FORM

LLDWL

last 5

2025-26 Table
CLUBWDLGDPTS
9
Elche Elche
3
5
3
-1
14
10
Rayo Rayo
4
2
5
-2
14
11
Athletic Club Athletic Club
4
2
5
-2
14
12
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
2
7
2
-1
13
13
Sevilla Sevilla
4
1
6
-2
13
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/9
OVI OVI
@
ATH ATH
8:00 AM
Sat
11/22
ATH ATH
@
FCB FCB
10:15 AM
Sat
11/29
ATH ATH
@
LEV LEV
12:30 PM
Wed
12/3
RMA RMA
@
ATH ATH
1:00 PM
Sat
12/6
ATM ATM
@
ATH ATH
3:00 PM
Last Game
RSO Real Sociedad

W3 D3 L5

3

Final

2

ATH Athletic Club

W4 D2 L5

Sat 1 Nov 2025

LaLiga 2025-26 Leaders

LaLiga 2025-26 Rankings

LaLiga 2025-26 Table

TeamWDLGDPTS
1
Real Madrid Real Madrid
10
0
1
16
30
2
Barcelona Barcelona
8
1
2
15
25
3
Villarreal Villarreal
7
2
2
12
23
4
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
6
4
1
11
22
5
Real Betis Real Betis
5
4
2
6
19
6
Espanyol Espanyol
5
3
3
2
18

LaLiga 2025-26 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
8/14
RAY RAY
@
GIR GIR
3-1
Thu
8/14
OVI OVI
@
VIL VIL
0-2
Fri
8/15
FCB FCB
@
MLL MLL
3-0
Fri
8/15
LEV LEV
@
ALA ALA
1-2
Fri
8/15
RSO RSO
@
VAL VAL
1-1

Fixtures

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
11/7
RSO RSO
@
ELC ELC
3:00 PM
Sat
11/8
ALA ALA
@
GIR GIR
8:00 AM
Sat
11/8
OSA OSA
@
SEV SEV
10:15 AM
Sat
11/8
LEV LEV
@
ATM ATM
12:30 PM
Sat
11/8
VIL VIL
@
ESP ESP
3:00 PM