Most ball recovery 2022/2023 by midfielder

Declan Rice recovered the most balls by a midfielder in Europe's top five leagues in the Premier League in 2022-23, with 332 recoveries.

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NAMERECSEASONCLUBRatingMMINSTARTGG/MAG+APKFKSHSOTWOODTCHTCH-BOXOFF
1Declan Rice
D. Rice
332
2022-23
West Ham West Ham
7.34
37
3,273
36
4
0.11
1
5
0
0
36
9
1
2,596
24
1
2Stijn Spierings
S. Spierings
328
2022-23
Toulouse Toulouse
6.93
36
3,120
35
2
0.06
0
2
0
0
24
5
1
2,576
21
0
3Rodri
Rodri
302
2022-23
Man City Man City
7.89
36
2,911
34
2
0.06
6
8
0
0
50
14
1
3,362
63
3
4Walace
Walace
294
2022-23
Udinese Udinese
6.55
37
3,190
37
0
0.00
1
1
0
0
32
6
1
2,292
16
0
5Jordan Ferri
J. Ferri
279
2022-23
Montpellier Montpellier
6.89
34
2,738
32
1
0.03
2
3
0
0
14
2
0
2,402
11
1
6Pierre Lees-Melou
P. Lees-Melou
278
2022-23
Brest Brest
7.04
32
2,767
32
5
0.16
5
10
0
0
44
13
1
1,973
21
1
7Benjamin André
B. André
274
2022-23
Lille Lille
6.90
34
2,916
33
1
0.03
1
2
0
0
24
4
1
2,884
37
1
8Youssouf Fofana
Y. Fofana
270
2022-23
Monaco Monaco
6.58
36
3,086
35
2
0.06
2
4
0
0
42
10
1
2,299
40
2
9Idrissa Gana Guèye
I. Gana Guèye
265
2022-23
Everton Everton
6.72
33
2,578
32
0
0.00
1
1
0
0
15
6
0
1,655
11
0
10Valentin Rongier
V. Rongier
263
2022-23
Marseille Marseille
7.21
36
3,032
34
1
0.03
2
3
0
0
22
4
2
2,604
48
0
11Joshua Kimmich
J. Kimmich
261
2022-23
Bayern Bayern
8.00
33
2,809
32
5
0.15
6
11
1
1
28
12
1
3,226
20
0
12Alex Iwobi
A. Iwobi
260
2022-23
Everton Everton
6.72
38
3,378
38
2
0.05
7
9
0
0
42
15
1
2,060
60
4
13Jefferson Lerma
J. Lerma
258
2022-23
Bournemouth Bournemouth
6.57
37
3,252
37
5
0.14
0
5
0
0
35
12
0
2,005
45
2
14Dani Parejo
D. Parejo
257
2022-23
Villarreal Villarreal
7.46
37
3,285
37
3
0.08
4
7
2
0
30
11
2
3,054
17
0
15Stanislav Lobotka
S. Lobotka
252
2022-23
Napoli Napoli
7.61
38
3,101
34
1
0.03
1
2
0
0
11
4
0
2,637
17
0
16Ellyes Skhiri
E. Skhiri
250
2022-23
Köln Köln
7.26
32
2,856
32
7
0.22
1
8
0
0
32
13
0
2,165
56
4
17Moisés Caicedo
M. Caicedo
249
2022-23
Brighton Brighton
7.36
37
3,139
34
1
0.03
1
2
0
0
27
8
2
2,728
29
0
18Pierre Emile Højbjerg
P. Emile Højbjerg
249
2022-23
Tottenham Tottenham
7.15
35
3,131
35
4
0.11
5
9
0
0
33
9
1
2,770
34
1
19Morten Hjulmand
M. Hjulmand
249
2022-23
Lecce Lecce
6.52
35
2,962
34
0
0.00
4
4
0
0
17
4
1
1,799
6
0
20Jordan Veretout
J. Veretout
242
2022-23
Marseille Marseille
7.20
38
2,863
31
4
0.11
3
7
1
0
31
10
1
2,483
37
2
21Birama Touré
B. Touré
240
2022-23
Auxerre Auxerre
6.22
38
3,400
38
2
0.05
0
2
0
0
25
8
0
2,009
13
0
22Jean-Clair Todibo
J. Todibo
239
2022-23
Nice Nice
6.81
34
2,870
33
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
12
3
0
2,625
22
1
23Enzo Le Fée
E. Le Fée
239
2022-23
Lorient Lorient
6.85
35
3,028
35
5
0.14
6
11
0
1
45
18
1
2,842
38
2
24Rúben Neves
R. Neves
236
2022-23
Wolves Wolves
6.64
35
3,020
33
6
0.17
1
7
3
0
67
16
2
2,580
26
1
25Azor Matusiwa
A. Matusiwa
233
2022-23
Reims Reims
6.93
30
2,484
29
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
10
4
0
1,999
2
0
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Goals Leaders

15

Raphinha

Raphinha

11

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

10

Yamal

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Assists Leaders

7

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

7

Thauvin

Florian Thauvin

7

Grüll

Marco Grüll
Rating Leaders

8.73

Pavlovic

Aleksandar Pavlovic

8.63

Olise

Michael Olise

8.62

Raphinha

Raphinha
Take-ons Leaders

40

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

30

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

27

Diomandé

Yan Diomandé
Big Chances Created Leaders

13

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

10

Güler

Arda Güler

9

Nusa

Antonio Nusa

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Barcelona

46

Roma

28

Bayern

27

Inter

26

Real Madrid

25

Brighton

24
Goals Against Rankings
Arsenal

5

Lorient

6

Lille

6

Dortmund

6

Lyon

7

Monaco

7
Goal Difference Rankings
Barcelona

34

Bayern

19

Roma

18

Brighton

17

Lazio

15

Real Madrid

15

FC 2026-27 Tables

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Man City Man City
9
7
0
2
10
21
2
Arsenal Arsenal
8
7
0
1
8
21
3
Brighton Brighton
9
6
1
2
17
19
4
Chelsea Chelsea
9
5
1
3
4
16
5
Liverpool Liverpool
8
4
3
1
3
15
6
Brentford Brentford
9
3
5
1
7
14
7
Bournemouth Bournemouth
9
3
3
3
1
12
8
Tottenham Tottenham
9
3
3
3
0
12
9
Aston Villa Aston Villa
9
3
3
3
-3
12
10
Hull City Hull City
9
2
5
2
1
11
11
Leeds Leeds
9
2
5
2
1
11
12
Newcastle Newcastle
8
3
2
3
-2
11
13
Ipswich Ipswich
9
3
2
4
-4
11
14
Everton Everton
8
2
4
2
-1
10
15
Fulham Fulham
9
2
3
4
-2
9
16
Coventry Coventry
9
3
0
6
-7
9
17
Man United Man United
9
1
4
4
-5
7
18
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
9
2
1
6
-12
7
19
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
9
1
3
5
-6
6
20
Sunderland Sunderland
9
1
2
6
-10
5
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
11
10
0
1
34
30
2
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
11
9
1
1
14
28
3
Real Madrid Real Madrid
10
8
0
2
15
24
4
Real Betis Real Betis
11
7
2
2
3
23
5
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
10
6
1
3
1
19
6
Sevilla Sevilla
10
5
2
3
0
17
7
Athletic Club Athletic Club
9
3
3
3
3
12
8
Villarreal Villarreal
11
3
3
5
0
12
9
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
11
2
6
3
0
12
10
Alavés Alavés
11
3
3
5
-2
12
11
Rayo Rayo
10
3
3
4
-5
12
12
Deportivo Deportivo
10
2
5
3
0
11
13
Espanyol Espanyol
11
3
2
6
-1
11
14
Osasuna Osasuna
10
3
2
5
-10
11
15
Racing Racing
10
3
2
5
-11
11
16
Elche Elche
10
2
4
4
-3
10
17
Levante Levante
11
2
4
5
-5
10
18
Getafe Getafe
10
2
3
5
-10
9
19
Valencia Valencia
10
1
3
6
-10
6
20
Málaga Málaga
11
0
5
6
-13
5
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Bayern Bayern
8
5
3
0
19
18
2
Dortmund Dortmund
8
5
3
0
8
18
3
Freiburg Freiburg
8
5
1
2
8
16
4
Leipzig Leipzig
8
5
0
3
11
15
5
Werder Werder
8
4
3
1
3
15
6
Leverkusen Leverkusen
8
4
1
3
2
13
7
Elversberg Elversberg
8
4
1
3
0
13
8
Mainz Mainz
8
3
1
4
0
10
9
Augsburg Augsburg
8
2
3
3
3
9
10
Stuttgart Stuttgart
8
3
0
5
-1
9
11
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
8
3
0
5
-2
9
12
Paderborn Paderborn
8
2
3
3
-3
9
13
Hamburg Hamburg
7
3
0
4
-10
9
14
Köln Köln
7
2
2
3
-3
8
15
Frankfurt Frankfurt
7
2
2
3
-7
8
16
Schalke Schalke
8
1
3
4
-5
6
17
Union Berlin Union Berlin
7
1
3
3
-12
6
18
M'gladbach M'gladbach
8
1
1
6
-11
4
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Lazio Lazio
9
8
1
0
15
25
2
Inter Inter
10
8
1
1
13
25
3
Roma Roma
10
7
3
0
18
24
4
Milan Milan
10
6
3
1
9
21
5
Como Como
9
6
2
1
9
20
6
Frosinone Frosinone
9
5
2
2
8
17
7
Napoli Napoli
9
4
2
3
6
14
8
Bologna Bologna
10
4
2
4
1
14
9
Juventus Juventus
9
4
2
3
1
14
10
Torino Torino
9
4
1
4
0
13
11
Cagliari Cagliari
9
4
1
4
-5
13
12
Atalanta Atalanta
9
3
2
4
-1
11
13
Genoa Genoa
9
3
1
5
-5
10
14
Lecce Lecce
9
3
0
6
-9
9
15
Sassuolo Sassuolo
9
2
2
5
-8
8
16
Monza Monza
10
2
1
7
-7
7
17
Fiorentina Fiorentina
9
1
2
6
-10
5
18
Parma Parma
9
1
2
6
-10
5
19
Udinese Udinese
10
1
2
7
-12
5
20
Venezia Venezia
9
1
0
8
-13
3
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
9
6
2
1
11
20
2
Lille Lille
9
5
3
1
6
18
3
Rennes Rennes
9
5
1
3
1
16
4
Monaco Monaco
8
4
3
1
4
15
5
Lyon Lyon
8
4
2
2
6
14
6
Paris FC Paris FC
8
4
2
2
4
14
7
Nice Nice
9
4
2
3
1
14
8
Lens Lens
9
4
1
4
3
13
9
Marseille Marseille
8
4
0
4
5
12
10
Lorient Lorient
8
3
3
2
1
12
11
Toulouse Toulouse
8
2
4
2
1
10
12
Auxerre Auxerre
8
3
1
4
-6
10
13
Brest Brest
8
2
3
3
2
9
14
Angers Angers
8
2
2
4
-6
8
15
Troyes Troyes
9
2
2
5
-9
8
16
Strasbourg Strasbourg
8
2
1
5
-6
7
17
Le Mans Le Mans
9
1
4
4
-7
7
18
Le Havre Le Havre
9
0
2
7
-11
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
Sun
9/20
NAP NAP
@
FIO FIO
1-1
Sun
9/20
MAL MAL
@
GET GET
0-1
Sun
9/20
GEN GEN
@
PAR PAR
1-2
Sun
9/20
COM COM
@
FRO FRO
0-2
Sun
9/20
BRE BRE
@
AUX AUX
1-2

Fixtures

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