Ola Aina recovered the most balls by a defender in Europe's top five leagues in the Premier League in 2024-25, with 190 recoveries.
| NAME | REC | SEASON | CLUB | Rating | M | START | MIN | G | A | TKL | TKL-W | TKL-LM | SH-BLK | INT | CLR | FOUL | YC | RC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | O. Aina | 190 | 2024-25 | 6.79 | 35 | 35 | 2,995 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 104 | 23 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2 | | C. Mosquera | 189 | 2024-25 | 6.95 | 37 | 37 | 3,319 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 130 | 14 | 6 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | T. Livramento | 187 | 2024-25 | 7.06 | 37 | 32 | 2,840 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 105 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | | Dodô | 183 | 2024-25 | 6.90 | 35 | 35 | 3,115 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 53 | 23 | 8 | 0 | |
| 5 | | J. Mojica | 181 | 2024-25 | 6.75 | 36 | 30 | 2,755 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 69 | 18 | 5 | 0 | |
| 6 | | A. Ribeiro | 176 | 2024-25 | 6.88 | 30 | 30 | 2,700 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 169 | 27 | 10 | 0 | |
| 7 | | M. Alonso | 175 | 2024-25 | 6.97 | 31 | 29 | 2,647 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 33 | 139 | 31 | 10 | 2 | |
| 8 | | J. Lucumí | 173 | 2024-25 | 6.90 | 32 | 29 | 2,614 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 98 | 22 | 8 | 1 | |
| 9 | | G. Mensah | 173 | 2024-25 | 6.58 | 29 | 26 | 2,280 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 71 | 33 | 2 | 0 | |
| 10 | | A. Wan-Bissaka | 170 | 2024-25 | 6.69 | 36 | 35 | 3,154 | 2 | 5 | 70 | 49 | 1 | 3 | 61 | 116 | 25 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11 |  | M. Kerkez | 170 | 2024-25 | 6.92 | 38 | 38 | 3,336 | 2 | 5 | 53 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 41 | 103 | 30 | 4 | 0 | |
| 12 | | D. Muñoz | 170 | 2024-25 | 6.33 | 37 | 37 | 3,229 | 4 | 5 | 120 | 77 | 1 | 6 | 43 | 88 | 56 | 10 | 0 | |
| 13 | | E. Agbadou | 170 | 2024-25 | Total | 6.86 | 30 | 30 | 2,670 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 163 | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | | T. Mitchell | 169 | 2024-25 | 6.20 | 37 | 37 | 3,091 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 96 | 23 | 2 | 0 | |
| 15 | | A. Rațiu | 168 | 2024-25 | 6.80 | 35 | 34 | 3,065 | 2 | 3 | 73 | 46 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 66 | 25 | 5 | 0 | |
| 16 | | C. Bassey | 166 | 2024-25 | 6.87 | 35 | 34 | 3,075 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 125 | 26 | 7 | 0 | |
| 17 |  | D. Dalot | 165 | 2024-25 | 6.52 | 33 | 31 | 2,814 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 66 | 40 | 5 | 0 | |
| 18 | | Carmona | 165 | 2024-25 | 6.76 | 35 | 35 | 2,942 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 59 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 85 | 49 | 11 | 0 | |
| 19 | | A. Karazor | 165 | 2024-25 | 7.05 | 32 | 31 | 2,618 | 2 | 4 | 61 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 56 | 37 | 10 | 1 | |
| 20 | | F. Medina | 165 | 2024-25 | 6.85 | 29 | 29 | 2,543 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 30 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 65 | 29 | 15 | 1 | |
| 21 | | L. Balerdi | 163 | 2024-25 | 6.85 | 27 | 27 | 2,273 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 85 | 28 | 9 | 1 | |
| 22 | | N. Collins | 162 | 2024-25 | 6.70 | 38 | 38 | 3,420 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 245 | 28 | 5 | 0 | |
| 23 | | J. Tah | 162 | 2024-25 | 7.28 | 33 | 33 | 2,970 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 178 | 16 | 3 | 0 | |
| 24 | | G. Doué | 162 | 2024-25 | 6.52 | 32 | 30 | 2,717 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 165 | 41 | 7 | 0 | |
| 25 |  | A. Robinson | 158 | 2024-25 | 6.83 | 36 | 35 | 3,167 | 0 | 10 | 92 | 57 | 0 | 5 | 57 | 131 | 31 | 8 | 0 | |
Valencia
Newcastle
Fiorentina
Mallorca
Lille
Celta Vigo
Bologna
Auxerre
West Ham
Bournemouth
Crystal Palace
Rayo
Fulham
Man United
Sevilla
Stuttgart
Lens
Marseille
Brentford
Leverkusen
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12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
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| Premier League | M | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 7 | |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 6 | |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 | |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 | |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 | |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 | |
| 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 3 | |
| 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -9 | 3 | |
| 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 2 | |
| 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 2 |
Man City
Arsenal
Brighton
Leeds
Liverpool
Everton
Hull City
Chelsea
Aston Villa
Coventry
Tottenham| LaLiga | M | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 21 | |
| 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 16 | |
| 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |
| 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 15 | |
| 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 10 | |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 8 | |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 8 | |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -7 | 8 | |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -10 | 7 | |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 5 | |
| 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 5 | |
| 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 4 | |
| 20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -9 | 3 |
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Alavés
Deportivo
Real Sociedad
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Athletic Club
Getafe
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Levante
Elche
Málaga| Bundesliga | M | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 | |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 | |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 | |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 4 | |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 | |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 | |
| 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -11 | 3 | |
| 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -13 | 1 | |
| 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -10 | 0 |
Dortmund
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Freiburg
Augsburg
Mainz
Elversberg
Werder
Leipzig
Frankfurt
Schalke
Paderborn
Köln
Hoffenheim
Hamburg
Union Berlin
M'gladbach| Serie A | M | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 13 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | |
| 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 6 | |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 6 | |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 | |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 | |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 | |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 | |
| 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 4 | |
| 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 2 | |
| 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 1 | |
| 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -9 | 0 |
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Napoli
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Atalanta
Lecce
Udinese
Torino
Parma
Monza
Genoa
Venezia| Ligue 1 | M | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Monaco
Lyon
Paris FC
Rennes
PSG
Angers
Le Mans
Lorient
Brest
Toulouse
Nice
Troyes
Marseille
Le Havre| Champions League | M | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | |
| 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | |
| 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | |
| 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 | |
| 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
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