Most ball recovery 2022/2023 by midfielder

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

NAMERECSEASONCLUBRatingMMINSTARTGG/MAG+APKFKSHSOTWOODTCHTCH-BOXOFF
1Declan Rice
D. Rice
332
2022-23
West Ham West Ham
7.34
37
3,272
36
4
0.11
1
5
0
0
36
9
1
2,596
24
1
2Stijn Spierings
S. Spierings
328
2022-23
Toulouse Toulouse
6.98
36
3,123
35
2
0.06
0
2
0
0
24
5
1
2,576
21
0
3Rodri
Rodri
302
2022-23
Man City Man City
7.88
36
2,921
34
2
0.06
6
8
0
0
50
14
1
3,362
63
3
4Walace
Walace
294
2022-23
Udinese Udinese
6.52
37
3,199
37
0
0.00
1
1
0
0
32
6
1
2,292
16
0
5Jordan Ferri
J. Ferri
279
2022-23
Montpellier Montpellier
6.90
34
2,747
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
7.01
32
2,772
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
2,920
33
1
0.03
1
2
0
0
24
4
1
2,884
37
1
8Youssouf Fofana
Y. Fofana
270
2022-23
Monaco Monaco
6.50
36
3,087
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
6.77
33
2,592
32
0
0.00
1
1
0
0
15
6
0
1,655
11
0
10Valentin Rongier
V. Rongier
263
2022-23
Marseille Marseille
7.24
36
3,036
34
1
0.03
2
3
0
0
22
4
2
2,604
48
0
11Joshua Kimmich
J. Kimmich
261
2022-23
Bayern Bayern
7.95
33
2,813
32
5
0.15
6
11
1
1
28
12
1
3,226
20
0
12Alex Iwobi
A. Iwobi
260
2022-23
Everton Everton
6.75
38
3,382
38
2
0.05
7
9
0
0
42
15
1
2,060
60
4
13Jefferson Lerma
J. Lerma
258
2022-23
Bournemouth Bournemouth
6.50
37
3,255
37
5
0.14
0
5
0
0
35
12
0
2,005
45
2
14Dani Parejo
D. Parejo
257
2022-23
Villarreal Villarreal
7.45
37
3,289
37
3
0.08
4
7
2
0
30
11
2
3,054
17
0
15Stanislav Lobotka
S. Lobotka
252
2022-23
Napoli Napoli
7.63
38
3,114
34
1
0.03
1
2
0
0
11
4
0
2,637
17
0
16Ellyes Skhiri
E. Skhiri
250
2022-23
Köln Köln
7.29
32
2,857
32
7
0.22
1
8
0
0
32
13
0
2,165
56
4
17Moisés Caicedo
M. Caicedo
249
2022-23
Brighton Brighton
7.37
37
3,141
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
7.18
35
3,133
35
4
0.11
5
9
0
0
33
9
1
2,770
34
1
19Morten Hjulmand
M. Hjulmand
249
2022-23
Lecce Lecce
6.47
35
2,964
34
0
0.00
4
4
0
0
17
4
1
1,799
6
0
20Jordan Veretout
J. Veretout
242
2022-23
Marseille Marseille
7.23
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
6.07
38
3,404
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
6.79
34
2,871
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
6.80
35
3,041
35
5
0.14
6
11
0
1
45
18
1
2,842
38
2
24Rúben Neves
R. Neves
236
2022-23
Wolves Wolves
6.57
35
3,022
33
6
0.17
1
7
3
0
67
16
2
2,580
26
1
25Azor Matusiwa
A. Matusiwa
233
2022-23
Reims Reims
6.96
30
2,493
29
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
10
4
0
1,999
2
0
Data coverage for ball recoveries varies by competition prior to the 2015-16 season.

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Team Rankings

GF

16

17th

GA

28

17th

GD

-12

18th

FORM

DLDWW

last 5

2025-26 Table
CLUBWDLGDPTS
16
Leeds Leeds
4
3
8
-10
15
17
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
4
3
8
-11
15
18
West Ham West Ham
3
3
8
-12
12
19
Burnley Burnley
3
1
11
-14
10
20
Wolves Wolves
0
2
12
-22
2
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/7
WHU WHU
@
BHA BHA
9:00 AM
Sun
12/14
AVL AVL
@
WHU WHU
9:00 AM
Sat
12/20
WHU WHU
@
MCI MCI
10:00 AM
Sat
12/27
FUL FUL
@
WHU WHU
10:00 AM
Tue
12/30
BHA BHA
@
WHU WHU
2:30 PM
Last Game
MUN Man United

W6 D4 L4

1

Final

1

WHU West Ham

W3 D3 L8

Thu 4 Dec 2025

Europe Top Five 2025-26 Leaders

Europe Top Five 2025-26 Rankings

Europe Top Five 2025-26 Table

TeamWDLGDPTS
1
Arsenal Arsenal
10
3
2
19
33
2
Man City Man City
10
1
4
19
31
3
Aston Villa Aston Villa
9
3
3
7
30
4
Chelsea Chelsea
7
4
4
10
25
5
Everton Everton
7
3
5
1
24
6
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
6
5
3
7
23
TeamWDLGDPTS
1
Arsenal Arsenal
5
0
0
13
15
2
PSG PSG
4
0
1
11
12
3
Bayern Bayern
4
0
1
9
12
4
Inter Inter
4
0
1
9
12
5
Real Madrid Real Madrid
4
0
1
7
12
6
Dortmund Dortmund
3
1
1
6
10
TeamWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
13
1
2
27
40
2
Real Madrid Real Madrid
11
3
1
19
36
3
Villarreal Villarreal
11
2
2
18
35
4
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
9
4
3
13
31
5
Real Betis Real Betis
6
6
3
6
24
6
Espanyol Espanyol
7
3
4
2
24
TeamWDLGDPTS
1
Bayern Bayern
12
1
0
40
37
2
Leipzig Leipzig
9
2
2
15
29
3
Dortmund Dortmund
7
4
1
10
25
4
Leverkusen Leverkusen
7
2
4
9
23
5
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
7
2
3
8
23
6
Stuttgart Stuttgart
7
1
5
-1
22
TeamWDLGDPTS
1
Inter Inter
10
0
4
19
30
2
Milan Milan
8
4
1
10
28
3
Napoli Napoli
9
1
3
9
28
4
Roma Roma
9
0
4
8
27
5
Bologna Bologna
7
3
3
11
24
6
Como Como
6
6
2
8
24
TeamWDLGDPTS
1
Lens Lens
11
1
3
13
34
2
PSG PSG
10
3
2
20
33
3
Marseille Marseille
9
2
4
20
29
4
Lille Lille
9
2
4
12
29
5
Lyon Lyon
7
3
4
6
24
6
Rennes Rennes
6
6
3
1
24

Europe Top Five 2025-26 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
11/1
INT INT
@
HEL HEL
2-1
Sat
11/1
CEL CEL
@
LEV LEV
2-1
Sat
11/1
LEC LEC
@
FIO FIO
1-0
Sat
11/1
PIS PIS
@
TOR TOR
2-2
Sat
11/1
HSV HSV
@
KOE KOE
1-4

Fixtures

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/7
LEC LEC
@
CRE CRE
6:30 AM
Sun
12/7
GIR GIR
@
ELC ELC
8:00 AM
Sun
12/7
WHU WHU
@
BHA BHA
9:00 AM
Sun
12/7
ANG ANG
@
NIC NIC
9:00 AM
Sun
12/7
ROM ROM
@
CAG CAG
9:00 AM