who is the highest scoring centre back in premier league history

Virgil van Dijk has tallied the most career goals by a centre back in the Premier League, with 28 goals.

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  • Data note: Detailed starting positions: player game data complete from 2016-17
NAMEGRatingMSTARTMINATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Virgil van Dijk
V. van Dijk
28
311
311
27,730
8
276
176
8
55
364
1,741
147
29
2
2Gabriel Magalhães
G. Magalhães
21
195
195
17,210
5
243
139
8
39
148
776
152
31
2
3Michael Keane
M. Keane
19
244
244
21,741
9
266
168
3
35
381
1,454
141
25
2
4Lewis Dunk
L. Dunk
18
300
300
26,689
6
301
178
6
51
339
1,241
174
58
5
5Fabian Schär
F. Schär
17
192
192
16,803
7
261
146
2
50
300
863
196
43
1
6Kurt Zouma
K. Zouma
14
188
188
16,450
3
161
106
5
23
276
1,020
127
18
1
7Harry Maguire
H. Maguire
14
263
263
23,083
11
330
213
4
46
402
1,217
237
62
3
8James Tarkowski
J. Tarkowski
13
333
333
29,814
12
568
348
10
38
447
2,023
324
73
0
9Nathan Aké
N. Aké
13
169
169
14,630
8
224
137
4
22
156
845
94
16
0
10Benjamin Mee
B. Mee
12
238
238
21,164
4
308
163
6
22
330
1,366
140
37
1
11Cristian Romero
C. Romero
11
6.87
120
120
10,218
2
289
175
9
11
157
467
146
40
4
12Trevoh Chalobah
T. Chalobah
10
6.93
87
87
7,487
2
118
77
4
8
100
420
65
11
1
13Marc Guéhi
M. Guéhi
9
6.94
170
170
15,167
8
219
125
3
26
168
761
102
30
1
14Jan Bednarek
J. Bednarek
9
177
177
15,263
3
230
137
3
14
401
998
162
39
1
15Antonio Rüdiger
A. Rüdiger
9
130
130
11,534
1
171
106
0
30
112
394
124
23
0
16Craig Dawson
C. Dawson
9
157
157
13,831
3
150
90
3
25
175
749
147
35
2
17James Tomkins
J. Tomkins
9
110
110
9,582
2
145
86
3
7
163
704
69
27
1
18Jonny Evans
J. Evans
9
186
186
16,170
7
213
133
0
7
304
892
168
37
1
19Joël Matip
J. Matip
9
135
135
11,914
5
214
147
1
21
203
589
90
18
0
20Ethan Pinnock
E. Pinnock
8
6.62
121
121
10,653
1
179
110
3
9
153
841
27
6
0
21Thiago Silva
T. Silva
8
105
105
9,136
3
109
69
1
19
125
459
46
13
1
22Issa Diop
I. Diop
8
157
157
13,978
2
215
123
2
6
211
761
116
24
1
23Jamaal Lascelles
J. Lascelles
8
144
144
12,470
1
123
68
5
11
138
852
107
29
0
24David Luiz
D. Luiz
8
126
126
11,054
3
134
88
2
34
167
543
113
18
3
25Angelo Ogbonna
A. Ogbonna
8
161
161
14,296
1
173
107
1
12
218
754
99
18
0
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Brighton Brighton
7
5
1
1
18
16
4
Chelsea Chelsea
8
4
1
3
2
13
5
Liverpool Liverpool
7
3
3
1
1
12
6
Aston Villa Aston Villa
8
3
2
3
-3
11
7
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7
2
4
1
5
10
Last Game
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W2 D4 L1

1

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2

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12

Raphinha

Raphinha

9

Mbappé

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9

Haaland

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7

Thauvin

Florian Thauvin

6

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6

Hernández

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8.83

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8.66

Raphinha

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33

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29

Mbappé

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26

Larrubia

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Yamal

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8

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7

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23

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23

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23

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Inter

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FC 2026-27 Tables

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Man City Man City
8
7
0
1
11
21
2
Arsenal Arsenal
8
7
0
1
8
21
3
Brighton Brighton
7
5
1
1
18
16
4
Chelsea Chelsea
8
4
1
3
2
13
5
Liverpool Liverpool
7
3
3
1
1
12
6
Aston Villa Aston Villa
8
3
2
3
-3
11
7
Brentford Brentford
7
2
4
1
5
10
8
Leeds Leeds
7
2
4
1
3
10
9
Everton Everton
8
2
4
2
-1
10
10
Ipswich Ipswich
8
3
1
4
-4
10
11
Hull City Hull City
7
2
3
2
1
9
12
Tottenham Tottenham
8
2
3
3
-2
9
13
Fulham Fulham
8
2
2
4
-2
8
14
Newcastle Newcastle
7
2
2
3
-4
8
15
Man United Man United
7
1
4
2
0
7
16
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
7
2
1
4
-8
7
17
Bournemouth Bournemouth
7
1
3
3
-4
6
18
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
8
1
3
4
-4
6
19
Coventry Coventry
8
2
0
6
-9
6
20
Sunderland Sunderland
7
1
1
5
-8
4
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
9
9
0
0
30
27
2
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
10
8
1
1
12
25
3
Real Madrid Real Madrid
9
7
0
2
14
21
4
Real Betis Real Betis
9
6
1
2
2
19
5
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
9
5
1
3
0
16
6
Sevilla Sevilla
9
4
2
3
-2
14
7
Alavés Alavés
10
3
3
4
3
12
8
Villarreal Villarreal
10
3
3
4
1
12
9
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
9
2
5
2
3
11
10
Deportivo Deportivo
10
2
5
3
0
11
11
Osasuna Osasuna
9
3
2
4
-8
11
12
Racing Racing
10
3
2
5
-11
11
13
Levante Levante
9
2
4
3
-2
10
14
Elche Elche
10
2
4
4
-3
10
15
Athletic Club Athletic Club
8
2
3
3
-1
9
16
Getafe Getafe
9
2
3
4
-6
9
17
Rayo Rayo
9
2
3
4
-8
9
18
Espanyol Espanyol
10
2
2
6
-2
8
19
Valencia Valencia
10
1
3
6
-10
6
20
Málaga Málaga
10
0
5
5
-12
5
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Dortmund Dortmund
7
5
2
0
8
17
2
Bayern Bayern
6
4
2
0
17
14
3
Freiburg Freiburg
6
4
1
1
9
13
4
Leverkusen Leverkusen
6
4
1
1
7
13
5
Leipzig Leipzig
7
4
0
3
9
12
6
Werder Werder
7
3
3
1
1
12
7
Mainz Mainz
7
3
1
3
3
10
8
Elversberg Elversberg
7
3
1
3
-3
10
9
Augsburg Augsburg
7
2
3
2
4
9
10
Hamburg Hamburg
7
3
0
4
-10
9
11
Köln Köln
7
2
2
3
-3
8
12
Paderborn Paderborn
7
2
2
3
-3
8
13
Frankfurt Frankfurt
7
2
2
3
-7
8
14
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
6
2
0
4
-3
6
15
Stuttgart Stuttgart
7
2
0
5
-3
6
16
Schalke Schalke
7
1
3
3
-3
6
17
Union Berlin Union Berlin
7
1
3
3
-12
6
18
M'gladbach M'gladbach
7
1
0
6
-11
3
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Inter Inter
8
7
1
0
13
22
2
Lazio Lazio
8
7
1
0
11
22
3
Roma Roma
8
5
3
0
13
18
4
Como Como
8
5
2
1
7
17
5
Milan Milan
7
4
3
0
7
15
6
Frosinone Frosinone
7
4
1
2
4
13
7
Torino Torino
8
4
1
3
2
13
8
Cagliari Cagliari
8
4
1
3
-3
13
9
Napoli Napoli
8
3
2
3
3
11
10
Juventus Juventus
7
3
2
2
1
11
11
Atalanta Atalanta
7
3
0
4
-1
9
12
Lecce Lecce
7
3
0
4
-3
9
13
Bologna Bologna
8
2
2
4
-2
8
14
Sassuolo Sassuolo
8
2
2
4
-4
8
15
Monza Monza
8
2
1
5
-3
7
16
Udinese Udinese
7
1
1
5
-7
4
17
Genoa Genoa
7
1
1
5
-8
4
18
Fiorentina Fiorentina
8
1
1
6
-10
4
19
Parma Parma
8
1
1
6
-10
4
20
Venezia Venezia
7
1
0
6
-10
3
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
Lyon Lyon
7
4
2
1
8
14
2
Lille Lille
7
4
2
1
5
14
3
PSG PSG
7
4
2
1
5
14
4
Monaco Monaco
7
4
2
1
4
14
5
Paris FC Paris FC
8
4
2
2
4
14
6
Lens Lens
8
4
1
3
4
13
7
Rennes Rennes
7
4
1
2
1
13
8
Lorient Lorient
7
3
2
2
1
11
9
Nice Nice
8
3
2
3
-2
11
10
Marseille Marseille
7
3
0
4
4
9
11
Brest Brest
8
2
3
3
2
9
12
Toulouse Toulouse
7
2
3
2
1
9
13
Auxerre Auxerre
7
3
0
4
-6
9
14
Strasbourg Strasbourg
7
2
1
4
-3
7
15
Angers Angers
7
2
1
4
-6
7
16
Le Mans Le Mans
7
1
3
3
-5
6
17
Troyes Troyes
7
1
1
5
-11
4
18
Le Havre Le Havre
7
0
2
5
-6
2
Champions LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
3
3
0
0
9
9
2
Aston Villa Aston Villa
3
3
0
0
9
9
3
Liverpool Liverpool
3
3
0
0
5
9
4
Real Madrid Real Madrid
3
3
0
0
5
9
5
Real Betis Real Betis
3
3
0
0
3
9
6
Stuttgart Stuttgart
3
2
1
0
5
7
7
Arsenal Arsenal
3
2
1
0
4
7
8
Barcelona Barcelona
3
2
0
1
5
6
9
Como Como
3
2
0
1
5
6
10
Man City Man City
3
2
0
1
4
6
11
Club Brugge Club Brugge
3
2
0
1
3
6
12
Sporting CP Sporting CP
3
2
0
1
3
6
13
Dortmund Dortmund
3
2
0
1
1
6
14
Bayern Bayern
3
1
2
0
5
5
15
Roma Roma
3
1
1
1
3
4
16
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
3
1
1
1
1
4
17
Shaktar Shaktar
3
1
1
1
1
4
18
PSV PSV
3
1
1
1
0
4
19
Villarreal Villarreal
3
1
0
2
0
3
20
Man United Man United
3
1
0
2
-1
3
21
Inter Inter
3
1
0
2
-1
3
22
Napoli Napoli
3
1
0
2
-2
3
23
Galatasaray Galatasaray
3
1
0
2
-3
3
24
LASK LASK
3
1
0
2
-3
3
25
Sabah Sabah
3
1
0
2
-3
3
26
Feyenoord Feyenoord
3
1
0
2
-4
3
27
Lens Lens
3
1
0
2
-4
3
28
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
3
1
0
2
-5
3
29
AEK AEK
3
1
0
2
-5
3
30
Leipzig Leipzig
3
1
0
2
-5
3
31
Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe
3
0
2
1
-6
2
32
Slavia Prague Slavia Prague
3
0
1
2
-3
1
33
Viking Viking
3
0
1
2
-4
1
34
Porto Porto
3
0
0
3
-4
0
35
Lille Lille
3
0
0
3
-6
0
36
Slovan Bratislava Slovan Bratislava
3
0
0
3
-12
0

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/12
ALA ALA
@
RAC RAC
1-2
Sat
9/12
ESP ESP
@
OSA OSA
2-0
Sat
9/12
ELC ELC
@
ATH ATH
1-1
Sat
9/12
RAY RAY
@
RMA RMA
1-4
Sun
9/13
MAL MAL
@
CEL CEL
1-1

Fixtures

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/17
TOU TOU
@
NAN NAN
3:00 PM
Sun
5/24
JUV JUV
@
TOR TOR
2:45 PM