most minutes played in 2025-2026 among defenders

Virgil van Dijk had the most minutes by a defender in Europe's top five leagues in the Premier League in 2025-26, with 3,420 minutes.

NAMEMINSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Virgil van Dijk
V. van Dijk
3,420
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
6.94
38
38
6
0
23
15
1
4
26
308
19
4
0
2Adrien Truffert
A. Truffert
3,379
2025-26
Bournemouth Bournemouth
7.05
38
38
1
5
103
51
1
5
43
146
39
5
0
3Nikola Milenković
N. Milenković
3,375
2025-26
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
6.85
38
37
0
0
31
19
2
2
29
236
21
6
0
4James Tarkowski
J. Tarkowski
3,330
2025-26
Everton Everton
6.82
37
37
2
3
52
30
3
5
29
268
32
8
0
5Leandro Cabrera
L. Cabrera
3,330
2025-26
Espanyol Espanyol
6.51
37
37
3
0
38
23
0
12
23
236
38
4
0
6Victor Nelsson
V. Nelsson
3,315
2025-26
Verona Verona
6.52
38
37
0
0
75
45
3
1
75
284
44
4
0
7Marcos Senesi
M. Senesi
3,288
2025-26
Bournemouth Bournemouth
6.78
37
37
0
5
61
34
4
4
50
281
35
8
0
8Michael Kayode
M. Kayode
3,258
2025-26
Brentford Brentford
6.89
37
37
1
1
68
47
0
4
39
101
26
8
0
9Tyrick Mitchell
T. Mitchell
3,251
2025-26
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
6.18
38
36
1
2
103
65
0
5
33
102
24
6
0
10Nahuel Tenaglia
N. Tenaglia
3,239
2025-26
Alavés Alavés
6.77
36
36
2
0
64
43
1
5
47
201
31
3
0
11Florian Lejeune
F. Lejeune
3,230
2025-26
Rayo Rayo
6.81
36
36
2
1
71
47
4
8
47
252
47
7
0
12Tiago Gabriel
T. Gabriel
3,219
2025-26
Lecce Lecce
6.57
37
36
2
0
64
40
2
2
46
265
29
7
0
13Luke Shaw
L. Shaw
3,218
2025-26
Man United Man United
6.79
38
38
1
1
74
45
0
4
43
93
48
9
0
14Johan Vásquez
J. Vásquez
3,215
2025-26
Genoa Genoa
6.72
36
36
1
0
58
38
0
5
46
172
23
2
0
15Jan Paul van Hecke
J. Paul van Hecke
3,210
2025-26
Brighton Brighton
6.78
36
36
3
3
53
31
2
7
45
221
27
9
0
16Neco Williams
N. Williams
3,204
2025-26
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
6.98
37
36
2
3
93
61
0
18
46
95
29
6
1
17Simone Canestrelli
S. Canestrelli
3,200
2025-26
Pisa Pisa
6.43
37
36
1
0
40
25
2
5
33
208
42
4
0
18Carlos Romero
C. Romero
3,192
2025-26
Espanyol Espanyol
6.77
36
36
6
3
97
60
0
16
38
71
40
4
0
19Pierre Kalulu
P. Kalulu
3,191
2025-26
Juventus Juventus
7.07
36
36
2
4
61
35
1
4
24
62
33
3
1
20Jeremy Toljan
J. Toljan
3,164
2025-26
Levante Levante
6.49
37
37
1
4
67
39
0
4
31
96
33
8
0
21Marc Guéhi
M. Guéhi
3,150
2025-26
Total
7.07
35
35
3
3
45
31
1
8
49
183
25
6
0
22Vitor Reis
V. Reis
3,138
2025-26
Girona Girona
6.71
36
35
1
1
49
32
3
4
35
246
40
9
1
23Dodô
Dodô
3,134
2025-26
Fiorentina Fiorentina
6.87
36
36
1
2
30
18
0
5
31
58
22
7
0
24Jake O'Brien
J. O'Brien
3,120
2025-26
Everton Everton
6.62
37
35
1
1
56
32
1
3
13
149
23
6
1
25Kyle Walker
K. Walker
3,096
2025-26
Burnley Burnley
6.34
36
35
0
2
54
32
1
3
43
102
32
9
0
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Team Leaders

G

6

Isak

Alexander Isak

A

3

Gakpo

Cody Gakpo

RTG

7.25

Isak

Alexander Isak
Team Rankings

GF

11

9th

GA

9

4th

GD

2

6th

FORM

LWWLW

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
3
Brighton Brighton
9
6
1
2
17
19
4
Chelsea Chelsea
9
5
1
3
4
16
5
Liverpool Liverpool
9
4
3
2
2
15
6
Brentford Brentford
9
3
5
1
7
14
7
Bournemouth Bournemouth
9
3
3
3
1
12
Last Game
LIV Liverpool

W4 D3 L2

0

Final

1

ARS Arsenal

W8 D0 L1

Sun 1 Nov 2026

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

15

Raphinha

Raphinha

12

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

10

Yamal

Lamine Yamal
Assists Leaders

7

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

7

Thauvin

Florian Thauvin

7

Grüll

Marco Grüll
Rating Leaders

8.73

Pavlovic

Aleksandar Pavlovic

8.64

Olise

Michael Olise

8.62

Raphinha

Raphinha
Take-ons Leaders

40

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

31

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

30

Diomandé

Yan Diomandé
Big Chances Created Leaders

13

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

12

Güler

Arda Güler

9

Nusa

Antonio Nusa

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Barcelona

46

Roma

28

Real Madrid

28

Bayern

27

Inter

26

Frosinone

24
Goals Against Rankings
Arsenal

5

Lorient

6

Lille

6

Dortmund

6

Lyon

7

Brighton

7
Goal Difference Rankings
Barcelona

34

Bayern

19

Roma

18

Real Madrid

18

Brighton

17

Lazio

16

FC 2026-27 Tables

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Arsenal Arsenal
9
8
0
1
9
24
2
Man City Man City
9
7
0
2
10
21
3
Brighton Brighton
9
6
1
2
17
19
4
Chelsea Chelsea
9
5
1
3
4
16
5
Liverpool Liverpool
9
4
3
2
2
15
6
Brentford Brentford
9
3
5
1
7
14
7
Bournemouth Bournemouth
9
3
3
3
1
12
8
Tottenham Tottenham
9
3
3
3
0
12
9
Aston Villa Aston Villa
9
3
3
3
-3
12
10
Hull City Hull City
9
2
5
2
1
11
11
Leeds Leeds
9
2
5
2
1
11
12
Newcastle Newcastle
8
3
2
3
-2
11
13
Ipswich Ipswich
9
3
2
4
-4
11
14
Everton Everton
8
2
4
2
-1
10
15
Fulham Fulham
9
2
3
4
-2
9
16
Coventry Coventry
9
3
0
6
-7
9
17
Man United Man United
9
1
4
4
-5
7
18
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
9
2
1
6
-12
7
19
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
9
1
3
5
-6
6
20
Sunderland Sunderland
9
1
2
6
-10
5
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
11
10
0
1
34
30
2
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
11
9
1
1
14
28
3
Real Madrid Real Madrid
11
9
0
2
18
27
4
Real Betis Real Betis
11
7
2
2
3
23
5
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
11
6
1
4
0
19
6
Sevilla Sevilla
11
5
2
4
-2
17
7
Athletic Club Athletic Club
10
4
3
3
4
15
8
Villarreal Villarreal
11
3
3
5
0
12
9
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
11
2
6
3
0
12
10
Alavés Alavés
11
3
3
5
-2
12
11
Rayo Rayo
10
3
3
4
-5
12
12
Getafe Getafe
11
3
3
5
-8
12
13
Deportivo Deportivo
10
2
5
3
0
11
14
Espanyol Espanyol
11
3
2
6
-1
11
15
Osasuna Osasuna
10
3
2
5
-10
11
16
Racing Racing
11
3
2
6
-14
11
17
Elche Elche
11
2
4
5
-4
10
18
Levante Levante
11
2
4
5
-5
10
19
Valencia Valencia
11
2
3
6
-9
9
20
Málaga Málaga
11
0
5
6
-13
5
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Bayern Bayern
8
5
3
0
19
18
2
Dortmund Dortmund
8
5
3
0
8
18
3
Freiburg Freiburg
8
5
1
2
8
16
4
Leipzig Leipzig
8
5
0
3
11
15
5
Werder Werder
8
4
3
1
3
15
6
Leverkusen Leverkusen
8
4
1
3
2
13
7
Elversberg Elversberg
8
4
1
3
0
13
8
Frankfurt Frankfurt
8
3
2
3
-5
11
9
Mainz Mainz
8
3
1
4
0
10
10
Augsburg Augsburg
8
2
3
3
3
9
11
Stuttgart Stuttgart
8
3
0
5
-1
9
12
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
8
3
0
5
-2
9
13
Köln Köln
8
2
3
3
-3
9
14
Paderborn Paderborn
8
2
3
3
-3
9
15
Hamburg Hamburg
8
3
0
5
-12
9
16
Union Berlin Union Berlin
8
1
4
3
-12
7
17
Schalke Schalke
8
1
3
4
-5
6
18
M'gladbach M'gladbach
8
1
1
6
-11
4
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Lazio Lazio
10
9
1
0
16
28
2
Inter Inter
10
8
1
1
13
25
3
Roma Roma
10
7
3
0
18
24
4
Como Como
10
7
2
1
10
23
5
Milan Milan
10
6
3
1
9
21
6
Frosinone Frosinone
10
6
2
2
10
20
7
Juventus Juventus
10
5
2
3
3
17
8
Napoli Napoli
10
4
2
4
4
14
9
Bologna Bologna
10
4
2
4
1
14
10
Torino Torino
10
4
1
5
-2
13
11
Genoa Genoa
10
4
1
5
-4
13
12
Cagliari Cagliari
10
4
1
5
-6
13
13
Atalanta Atalanta
9
3
2
4
-1
11
14
Lecce Lecce
10
3
0
7
-10
9
15
Sassuolo Sassuolo
9
2
2
5
-8
8
16
Monza Monza
10
2
1
7
-7
7
17
Fiorentina Fiorentina
9
1
2
6
-10
5
18
Parma Parma
9
1
2
6
-10
5
19
Udinese Udinese
10
1
2
7
-12
5
20
Venezia Venezia
10
1
0
9
-14
3
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
9
6
2
1
11
20
2
Lille Lille
9
5
3
1
6
18
3
Lyon Lyon
9
5
2
2
8
17
4
Paris FC Paris FC
9
5
2
2
6
17
5
Rennes Rennes
9
5
1
3
1
16
6
Marseille Marseille
9
5
0
4
7
15
7
Monaco Monaco
9
4
3
2
2
15
8
Nice Nice
9
4
2
3
1
14
9
Lens Lens
9
4
1
4
3
13
10
Lorient Lorient
8
3
3
2
1
12
11
Toulouse Toulouse
9
2
4
3
-1
10
12
Strasbourg Strasbourg
9
3
1
5
-2
10
13
Auxerre Auxerre
9
3
1
5
-10
10
14
Brest Brest
8
2
3
3
2
9
15
Angers Angers
9
2
2
5
-8
8
16
Troyes Troyes
9
2
2
5
-9
8
17
Le Mans Le Mans
9
1
4
4
-7
7
18
Le Havre Le Havre
9
0
2
7
-11
2
Champions LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
3
3
0
0
9
9
2
Aston Villa Aston Villa
3
3
0
0
9
9
3
Liverpool Liverpool
3
3
0
0
5
9
4
Real Madrid Real Madrid
3
3
0
0
5
9
5
Real Betis Real Betis
3
3
0
0
3
9
6
Stuttgart Stuttgart
3
2
1
0
5
7
7
Arsenal Arsenal
3
2
1
0
4
7
8
Barcelona Barcelona
3
2
0
1
5
6
9
Como Como
3
2
0
1
5
6
10
Man City Man City
3
2
0
1
4
6
11
Club Brugge Club Brugge
3
2
0
1
3
6
12
Sporting CP Sporting CP
3
2
0
1
3
6
13
Dortmund Dortmund
3
2
0
1
1
6
14
Bayern Bayern
3
1
2
0
5
5
15
Roma Roma
3
1
1
1
3
4
16
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
3
1
1
1
1
4
17
Shaktar Shaktar
3
1
1
1
1
4
18
PSV PSV
3
1
1
1
0
4
19
Villarreal Villarreal
3
1
0
2
0
3
20
Man United Man United
3
1
0
2
-1
3
21
Inter Inter
3
1
0
2
-1
3
22
Napoli Napoli
3
1
0
2
-2
3
23
Galatasaray Galatasaray
3
1
0
2
-3
3
24
LASK LASK
3
1
0
2
-3
3
25
Sabah Sabah
3
1
0
2
-3
3
26
Feyenoord Feyenoord
3
1
0
2
-4
3
27
Lens Lens
3
1
0
2
-4
3
28
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
3
1
0
2
-5
3
29
AEK AEK
3
1
0
2
-5
3
30
Leipzig Leipzig
3
1
0
2
-5
3
31
Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe
3
0
2
1
-6
2
32
Slavia Prague Slavia Prague
3
0
1
2
-3
1
33
Viking Viking
3
0
1
2
-4
1
34
Porto Porto
3
0
0
3
-4
0
35
Lille Lille
3
0
0
3
-6
0
36
Slovan Bratislava Slovan Bratislava
3
0
0
3
-12
0

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
9/20
MAL MAL
@
GET GET
0-1
Sun
9/20
RMA RMA
@
ATM ATM
1-2
Sun
9/20
BET BET
@
DEP DEP
1-1
Sun
9/20
LEV LEV
@
VIL VIL
1-3
Fri
10/9
WER WER
@
DOR DOR
2-2

Fixtures

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/17
TOU TOU
@
NAN NAN
3:00 PM
Sun
5/24
JUV JUV
@
TOR TOR
2:45 PM