Jan Paul van Hecke has the most long ball passes by a centre back 25 or younger in Europe's top five leagues this season, with 142 long ball passes in the Premier League.
| NAME | PASS-LNG | Age | SEASON | CLUB | Rating | M | START | MIN | G | A | TKL | TKL-W | TKL-LM | SH-BLK | INT | CLR | FOUL | YC | RC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Paul van Hecke | 142 | 25 | 2025-26 |  Brighton | 6.73 | 15 | 15 | 1,350 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 82 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | | O. Solet | 123 | 25 | 2025-26 |  Udinese | 6.78 | 14 | 14 | 1,229 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 61 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | | C. Akpa | 117 | 23 | 2025-26 |  Auxerre | 6.06 | 13 | 13 | 1,144 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 57 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | | N. Schlotterbeck | 108 | 25 | 2025-26 |  Dortmund | 7.15 | 9 | 9 | 810 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | | A. Hajdari | 108 | 22 | 2025-26 |  Hoffenheim | 6.60 | 10 | 10 | 836 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 85 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | | N. Collins | 102 | 24 | 2025-26 |  Brentford | 6.74 | 14 | 14 | 1,260 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 102 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | | M. Gila | 99 | 24 | 2025-26 |  Lazio | 6.74 | 14 | 14 | 1,206 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 56 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | | C. Tárrega | 99 | 23 | 2025-26 |  Valencia | 6.47 | 15 | 15 | 1,350 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 104 | 20 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | | C. Cresswell | 98 | 22 | 2025-26 |  Toulouse | 6.93 | 15 | 15 | 1,350 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 113 | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | | L. Querfeld | 95 | 21 | 2025-26 |  Union Berlin | 6.59 | 13 | 13 | 1,170 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 99 | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | | A. Coulibaly | 93 | 18 | 2025-26 |  Werder | 6.35 | 12 | 12 | 1,059 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 62 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | | K. Koulierakis | 93 | 21 | 2025-26 |  Wolfsburg | 6.38 | 11 | 11 | 990 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 85 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | | Natan | 90 | 24 | 2025-26 |  Real Betis | 6.73 | 15 | 15 | 1,319 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 115 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | | T. Muharemovic | 87 | 22 | 2025-26 |  Sassuolo | 6.67 | 11 | 11 | 990 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 78 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | | M. Mbow | 87 | 25 | 2025-26 |  Paris FC | 6.54 | 14 | 14 | 1,260 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 64 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | | J. Jacquet | 84 | 20 | 2025-26 |  Rennes | 6.51 | 15 | 15 | 1,333 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 85 | 17 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | | A. Sanganté | 83 | 23 | 2025-26 |  Le Havre | 6.64 | 13 | 13 | 1,089 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 73 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | | O. Ataide | 82 | 23 | 2025-26 | Paris FC | 6.46 | 11 | 11 | 983 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 94 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | | E. Boyomo | 82 | 23 | 2025-26 |  Osasuna | 6.71 | 15 | 15 | 1,325 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 67 | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | | T. Yegbe | 81 | 24 | 2025-26 |  Metz | 6.16 | 10 | 10 | 900 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 69 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 |  | M. Guéhi | 81 | 25 | 2025-26 |  Crystal Palace | 7.05 | 14 | 14 | 1,260 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 75 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 |  | D. Huijsen | 80 | 20 | 2025-26 |  Real Madrid | 6.99 | 11 | 11 | 861 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 67 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | | M. Lacroix | 79 | 25 | 2025-26 | Crystal Palace | 6.77 | 15 | 15 | 1,350 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 112 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | | F. Terracciano | 78 | 22 | 2025-26 |  Cremonese | 6.70 | 13 | 13 | 1,159 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 50 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | | R. Veiga | 76 | 22 | 2025-26 |  Villarreal | 7.16 | 10 | 10 | 900 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 58 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Data coverage for long balls varies by competition prior to the 2015-16 season.
StatMuse has match-level data for detailed positions for starters going back to the 2016-17 season.
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| CLUB | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
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6 |  Man United | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
7 |  Everton | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 24 |
8 | Brighton | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 23 |
9 |  Sunderland | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 23 |
10 |  Liverpool | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
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| Team | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
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| 1 |  Arsenal | 10 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 33 |
| 2 |  Man City | 10 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 31 |
| 3 |  Aston Villa | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| 4 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 26 |
| 5 |  Chelsea | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 25 |
| 6 | Man United | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
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| 1 |  Barcelona | 13 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 40 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 11 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 36 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 11 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 35 |
| 4 |  Atlético Madrid | 9 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 31 |
| 5 |  Espanyol | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 27 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 |
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| 1 |  Bayern | 12 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 37 |
| 2 |  Leipzig | 9 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 29 |
| 3 | Dortmund | 8 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 28 |
| 4 |  Leverkusen | 7 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 23 |
| 5 | Hoffenheim | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 23 |
| 6 |  Stuttgart | 7 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 22 |
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