best progressive passing from defenders 2025/26

Lewis Dunk has completed the most passes by a defender in Europe's top five leagues this season, with 1,061 passes in the Premier League.

NAMEPASSSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Lewis Dunk
L. Dunk
1,061
2025-26
Brighton Brighton
6.80
15
14
1,305
0
0
14
10
2
3
13
69
5
4
0
2Virgil van Dijk
V. van Dijk
1,058
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
6.84
15
15
1,350
0
0
9
5
1
2
12
145
6
3
0
3Edmond Tapsoba
E. Tapsoba
1,052
2025-26
Leverkusen Leverkusen
7.19
13
13
1,136
3
2
14
8
0
3
9
49
9
3
0
4Pau Cubarsí
P. Cubarsí
1,007
2025-26
Barcelona Barcelona
6.87
12
12
1,046
0
0
18
13
0
3
8
49
9
1
0
5Nayef Aguerd
N. Aguerd
1,002
2025-26
Total
6.92
12
12
1,055
1
0
15
11
0
2
14
54
13
2
0
6Jan Paul van Hecke
J. Paul van Hecke
977
2025-26
Brighton Brighton
6.73
15
15
1,350
3
1
23
12
1
5
13
82
10
3
0
7Trevoh Chalobah
T. Chalobah
935
2025-26
Chelsea Chelsea
7.12
14
14
1,201
3
0
17
13
0
2
14
87
11
2
1
8Moussa Niakhaté
M. Niakhaté
923
2025-26
Lyon Lyon
6.66
15
14
1,273
0
2
19
10
1
1
11
90
18
2
0
9Eric García
E. García
919
2025-26
Barcelona Barcelona
6.91
16
14
1,225
1
0
34
19
0
2
19
28
16
0
0
10Rúben Dias
R. Dias
910
2025-26
Man City Man City
7.18
15
14
1,265
2
0
7
5
2
3
14
77
8
0
0
11Illia Zabarnyi
I. Zabarnyi
910
2025-26
PSG PSG
6.92
12
11
1,012
1
0
14
10
1
0
8
43
9
2
0
12Álvaro Carreras
Á. Carreras
910
2025-26
Real Madrid Real Madrid
7.46
16
15
1,340
1
1
21
9
0
2
23
38
9
3
1
13Robin Koch
R. Koch
902
2025-26
Frankfurt Frankfurt
6.74
13
13
1,170
2
0
12
6
0
0
13
108
11
0
0
14Jonathan Tah
J. Tah
896
2025-26
Bayern Bayern
7.29
11
11
968
1
0
11
6
0
1
10
58
16
2
0
15Waldemar Anton
W. Anton
891
2025-26
Dortmund Dortmund
7.15
13
13
1,170
1
0
27
14
0
2
10
81
10
1
0
16Arthur Theate
A. Theate
888
2025-26
Frankfurt Frankfurt
6.86
13
13
1,170
1
0
15
9
1
0
17
90
9
4
0
17Joachim Andersen
J. Andersen
860
2025-26
Fulham Fulham
6.85
14
14
1,212
0
0
18
12
0
1
14
123
11
0
0
18Ibrahima Konaté
I. Konaté
827
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
6.69
15
15
1,251
0
0
25
14
0
2
5
94
18
2
0
19Chidozie Awaziem
C. Awaziem
826
2025-26
Nantes Nantes
6.46
15
15
1,336
1
0
10
8
0
2
16
128
12
5
0
20Florian Lejeune
F. Lejeune
819
2025-26
Rayo Rayo
6.78
15
15
1,341
0
0
27
16
1
3
14
82
25
2
0
21Loïc Bade
L. Bade
818
2025-26
Leverkusen Leverkusen
7.06
12
11
936
0
0
20
10
2
1
11
66
4
2
0
22Mamadou Sarr
M. Sarr
807
2025-26
Strasbourg Strasbourg
6.82
12
12
1,080
0
0
16
13
0
0
2
70
13
3
0
23Ezri Konsa
E. Konsa
802
2025-26
Aston Villa Aston Villa
7.12
14
14
1,235
0
0
9
2
0
1
7
60
6
0
1
24Marcos Alonso
M. Alonso
799
2025-26
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
6.99
12
11
984
0
0
20
12
0
5
17
69
7
2
0
25Alessandro Bastoni
A. Bastoni
792
2025-26
Inter Inter
6.96
13
13
1,136
1
3
24
19
0
2
8
46
26
1
0
Data coverage for passes completed varies by competition prior to the 2015-16 season.

More Brighton Stats

Team Rankings

GF

25

3rd

GA

21

10th

GD

4

7th

FORM

DLWWD

last 5

2025-26 Table
CLUBWDLGDPTS
5
Chelsea Chelsea
7
4
4
10
25
6
Everton Everton
7
3
5
1
24
7
Brighton Brighton
6
5
4
4
23
8
Sunderland Sunderland
6
5
4
1
23
9
Liverpool Liverpool
7
2
6
0
23
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/13
BHA BHA
@
LIV LIV
10:00 AM
Sat
12/20
SUN SUN
@
BHA BHA
10:00 AM
Sat
12/27
BHA BHA
@
ARS ARS
10:00 AM
Tue
12/30
BHA BHA
@
WHU WHU
2:30 PM
Sat
1/3
BUR BUR
@
BHA BHA
10:00 AM
Last Game
BHA Brighton

W6 D5 L4

1

Final

1

WHU West Ham

W3 D4 L8

Sun 7 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
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
7
5
3
8
26
5
Chelsea Chelsea
7
4
4
10
25
6
Everton Everton
7
3
5
1
24
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
2
17
36
3
Villarreal Villarreal
11
2
2
18
35
4
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
9
4
3
13
31
5
Espanyol Espanyol
8
3
4
3
27
6
Real Betis Real Betis
6
6
3
6
24
TeamWDLGDPTS
1
Bayern Bayern
12
1
0
40
37
2
Leipzig Leipzig
9
2
2
15
29
3
Dortmund Dortmund
8
4
1
12
28
4
Leverkusen Leverkusen
7
2
4
9
23
5
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
7
2
4
6
23
6
Stuttgart Stuttgart
7
1
5
-1
22
TeamWDLGDPTS
1
Napoli Napoli
10
1
3
10
31
2
Inter Inter
10
0
4
19
30
3
Milan Milan
8
4
1
10
28
4
Roma Roma
9
0
5
7
27
5
Bologna Bologna
7
4
3
11
25
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
5
5
24
6
Rennes Rennes
6
6
3
1
24

Europe Top Five 2025-26 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
11/2
OSA OSA
@
OVI OVI
0-0
Thu
11/6
WOB WOB
@
SVW SVW
1-2
Thu
11/6
REN REN
@
PFC PFC
1-0
Thu
11/6
CRE CRE
@
PIS PIS
0-1
Thu
11/6
RSO RSO
@
ELC ELC
1-1

Fixtures

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/8
PAR PAR
@
PIS PIS
9:00 AM
Mon
12/8
GEN GEN
@
UDI UDI
12:00 PM
Mon
12/8
MIL MIL
@
TOR TOR
2:45 PM
Mon
12/8
MUN MUN
@
WOL WOL
3:00 PM
Mon
12/8
LEV LEV
@
OSA OSA
3:00 PM