Malang Sarr had the most long ball passes by a centre back in Ligue 1 in 2025-26, with 265 long ball passes.
| NAME | PASS-LNG | SEASON | CLUB | Rating | M | START | MIN | G | A | TKL | TKL-W | TKL-LM | SH-BLK | INT | CLR | FOUL | YC | RC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Sarr | 265 | 2025-26 | 6.94 | 33 | 33 | 2,925 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 44 | 4 | 4 | 76 | 141 | 21 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2 | | C. Awaziem | 261 | 2025-26 | 6.42 | 25 | 25 | 2,219 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 200 | 23 | 7 | 0 | |
| 3 | | J. Lefort | 253 | 2025-26 | 6.43 | 34 | 34 | 3,060 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 191 | 22 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | | B. Chardonnet | 224 | 2025-26 | 6.71 | 29 | 29 | 2,546 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 211 | 28 | 6 | 0 | |
| 5 | | A. Mandi | 217 | 2025-26 | 6.97 | 26 | 26 | 2,238 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 119 | 13 | 7 | 0 | |
| 6 | | J. Gbamin | 207 | 2025-26 | 6.25 | 21 | 21 | 1,738 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 79 | 13 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | | M. Niakhaté | 191 | 2025-26 | 6.74 | 30 | 30 | 2,700 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 209 | 37 | 2 | 0 | |
| 8 | | C. Cresswell | 184 | 2025-26 | 6.70 | 28 | 28 | 2,501 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 191 | 31 | 8 | 0 | |
| 9 | | C. Akpa | 179 | 2025-26 | 6.10 | 19 | 19 | 1,653 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 84 | 10 | 4 | 1 | |
| 10 | | N. Ngoy | 178 | 2025-26 | 6.73 | 27 | 27 | 2,377 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 118 | 20 | 10 | 1 | |
| 11 | | M. Mbow | 170 | 2025-26 | 6.73 | 30 | 30 | 2,700 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 174 | 27 | 5 | 0 | |
| 12 | | S. Sané | 170 | 2025-26 | 6.32 | 22 | 22 | 1,923 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 152 | 22 | 5 | 2 | |
| 13 | | L. Brassier | 155 | 2025-26 | 6.63 | 25 | 25 | 2,178 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 73 | 25 | 2 | 0 | |
| 14 | | M. Omar Talbi | 155 | 2025-26 | 6.90 | 29 | 29 | 2,610 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 215 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
| 15 | | C. Mata | 154 | 2025-26 | 6.65 | 32 | 32 | 2,833 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 158 | 35 | 5 | 0 | |
| 16 | | A. Sanganté | 150 | 2025-26 | 6.54 | 24 | 24 | 1,988 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 127 | 31 | 4 | 2 | |
| 17 | | T. Kehrer | 144 | 2025-26 | 6.53 | 28 | 28 | 2,353 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 113 | 27 | 8 | 2 | |
| 18 | | O. Ataide | 142 | 2025-26 | 6.41 | 20 | 20 | 1,766 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 144 | 21 | 6 | 1 | |
| 19 | | L. Balerdi | 136 | 2025-26 | 6.54 | 21 | 21 | 1,873 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 104 | 20 | 3 | 0 | |
| 20 | | T. Yegbe | 134 | 2025-26 | 6.23 | 21 | 21 | 1,827 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 125 | 19 | 3 | 0 | |
| 21 | | G. Lloris | 134 | 2025-26 | 6.78 | 28 | 28 | 2,387 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 160 | 27 | 2 | 1 | |
| 22 | | A. Mendy | 131 | 2025-26 | 6.43 | 22 | 22 | 1,951 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 127 | 29 | 5 | 0 | |
| 23 | | S. Diomandé | 128 | 2025-26 | 6.61 | 24 | 24 | 2,131 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 134 | 31 | 4 | 1 | |
| 24 | | R. Nicolaisen | 126 | 2025-26 | 6.50 | 30 | 30 | 2,534 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 164 | 28 | 4 | 0 | |
| 25 |  | I. Zabarnyi | 126 | 2025-26 | 6.84 | 25 | 25 | 2,229 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 101 | 15 | 5 | 0 | |
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| Ligue 1 | M | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
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| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | |
| 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 10 | |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 6 | |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 | |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 | |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 | |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 5 | |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 4 | |
| 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 | |
| 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
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