top 30 defenders by int

Matteo Ruggeri had the most interceptions by a defender in the Champions League in 2025-26, with 24 interceptions.

Interpreted as:
top 30 defenders by int this season
NAMEINTSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKCLRFOULYCRC
1Matteo Ruggeri
M. Ruggeri
24
2025-26
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
6.81
15
13
1,209
0
3
39
24
1
2
34
13
2
0
2Dayot Upamecano
D. Upamecano
18
2025-26
Bayern Bayern
6.64
12
12
1,008
1
2
23
13
0
0
32
15
2
0
3Nuno Mendes
N. Mendes
18
2025-26
PSG PSG
7.35
17
17
1,397
2
2
27
16
0
5
35
14
4
0
4Tomás Araújo
T. Araújo
18
2025-26
Benfica Benfica
6.82
9
7
658
0
0
12
7
1
0
43
1
1
0
5Lorenzo Pirola
L. Pirola
17
2025-26
Olympiacos Olympiacos
6.66
10
10
731
0
0
8
6
0
0
38
5
2
0
6Kevin Medina
K. Medina
17
2025-26
Qarabag Qarabag
6.55
10
10
870
0
0
21
15
0
1
56
6
2
0
7Abdukodir Khusanov
A. Khusanov
16
2025-26
Man City Man City
7.16
6
6
514
0
0
13
6
1
1
14
1
1
0
8Francesco Acerbi
F. Acerbi
16
2025-26
Inter Inter
7.21
5
5
390
0
0
6
3
0
1
27
5
2
0
9Marcos López
M. López
16
2025-26
København København
6.97
8
7
658
0
1
10
6
0
0
29
16
3
0
10Nayef Aguerd
N. Aguerd
15
2025-26
Marseille Marseille
6.74
5
5
450
0
0
9
4
0
1
21
6
2
0
11Aitor Paredes
A. Paredes
15
2025-26
Athletic Club Athletic Club
6.25
7
7
630
0
0
12
9
0
0
49
17
4
0
12Alejandro Grimaldo
A. Grimaldo
15
2025-26
Leverkusen Leverkusen
7.55
12
12
1,078
4
3
38
26
0
4
35
8
2
0
13Willian Pacho
W. Pacho
15
2025-26
PSG PSG
6.92
17
17
1,560
2
1
29
15
0
0
92
8
0
0
14Dávid Hancko
D. Hancko
15
2025-26
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
6.81
13
13
1,110
2
1
21
9
2
0
48
5
1
0
15Davinson Sánchez
D. Sánchez
14
2025-26
Galatasaray Galatasaray
6.56
11
11
1,020
1
0
19
14
0
0
79
14
3
0
16Nicolás Otamendi
N. Otamendi
14
2025-26
Benfica Benfica
6.76
10
10
900
0
0
15
10
0
1
55
12
3
0
17Gerard Martín
G. Martín
14
2025-26
Barcelona Barcelona
6.72
12
9
790
0
1
11
6
0
1
52
4
2
0
18Berat Gjimshiti
B. Gjimshiti
14
2025-26
Atalanta Atalanta
6.58
10
8
701
0
0
5
2
1
0
46
5
2
0
19Pedro Porro
P. Porro
13
2025-26
Tottenham Tottenham
7.10
9
9
770
1
2
9
5
0
4
22
3
2
0
20Malo Gusto
M. Gusto
13
2025-26
Chelsea Chelsea
6.90
7
6
474
1
1
13
7
1
2
4
5
1
0
21Leonardo Balerdi
L. Balerdi
13
2025-26
Marseille Marseille
6.39
6
5
495
0
0
13
8
1
0
27
10
2
0
22Ismail Jakobs
I. Jakobs
13
2025-26
Galatasaray Galatasaray
6.49
12
10
868
0
0
16
11
0
0
19
12
2
0
23Nico Schlotterbeck
N. Schlotterbeck
13
2025-26
Dortmund Dortmund
6.87
8
6
561
0
0
15
9
1
0
14
5
0
1
24Ibrahima Konaté
I. Konaté
12
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
6.79
10
10
869
1
0
14
9
3
1
55
16
1
0
25Reece James
R. James
12
2025-26
Chelsea Chelsea
7.11
8
7
563
0
2
9
5
0
3
3
4
1
0
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Champions LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Arsenal Arsenal
8
8
0
0
19
24
2
Bayern Bayern
8
7
0
1
14
21
3
Liverpool Liverpool
8
6
0
2
12
18
4
Tottenham Tottenham
8
5
2
1
10
17
5
Barcelona Barcelona
8
5
1
2
8
16
6
Chelsea Chelsea
8
5
1
2
7
16
7
Sporting CP Sporting CP
8
5
1
2
6
16
8
Man City Man City
8
5
1
2
6
16
9
Real Madrid Real Madrid
8
5
0
3
9
15
10
Inter Inter
8
5
0
3
8
15
11
PSG PSG
8
4
2
2
10
14
12
Newcastle Newcastle
8
4
2
2
10
14
13
Juventus Juventus
8
3
4
1
4
13
14
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
8
4
1
3
2
13
15
Atalanta Atalanta
8
4
1
3
0
13
16
Leverkusen Leverkusen
8
3
3
2
-1
12
17
Dortmund Dortmund
8
3
2
3
2
11
18
Olympiacos Olympiacos
8
3
2
3
-4
11
19
Club Brugge Club Brugge
8
3
1
4
-2
10
20
Galatasaray Galatasaray
8
3
1
4
-2
10
21
Monaco Monaco
8
2
4
2
-6
10
22
Qarabag Qarabag
8
3
1
4
-8
10
23
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
8
2
3
3
-1
9
24
Benfica Benfica
8
3
0
5
-2
9
25
Marseille Marseille
8
3
0
5
-3
9
26
Páfos Páfos
8
2
3
3
-3
9
27
Union SG Union SG
8
3
0
5
-9
9
28
PSV PSV
8
2
2
4
0
8
29
Athletic Club Athletic Club
8
2
2
4
-5
8
30
Napoli Napoli
8
2
2
4
-6
8
31
København København
8
2
2
4
-9
8
32
Ajax Ajax
8
2
0
6
-13
6
33
Frankfurt Frankfurt
8
1
1
6
-11
4
34
Slavia Prague Slavia Prague
8
0
3
5
-14
3
35
Villarreal Villarreal
8
0
1
7
-13
1
36
Kairat Kairat
8
0
1
7
-15
1