most premier league matches by a centre back all-time

James Tarkowski has made the most appearances by a centre back in the Premier League in his career, with 329 appearances.

	NAME	M	Rating	START	MIN	G	A	TKL	TKL-W	TKL-LM	SH-BLK	INT	CLR	FOUL	YC	RC
1	James Tarkowski J. Tarkowski	329		329	29,454	13	11	563	344	10	38	436	1,996	320	71	0
2	Virgil van Dijk V. van Dijk	308		308	27,460	28	8	275	175	8	55	361	1,713	145	28	2
3	Lewis Dunk L. Dunk	299		299	26,600	18	6	300	178	6	51	336	1,236	174	58	5
4	Harry Maguire H. Maguire	260		260	22,813	14	11	325	210	4	44	394	1,203	237	62	3
5	Michael Keane M. Keane	243		243	21,651	19	9	264	167	3	34	381	1,449	140	25	2
6	Benjamin Mee B. Mee	238		238	21,164	12	4	308	163	6	22	330	1,366	140	37	1
7	Joachim Andersen J. Andersen	197		197	17,468	4	8	229	141	2	19	222	1,199	180	41	3
8	Ezri Konsa E. Konsa	196		196	17,312	6	2	178	94	4	18	143	699	88	20	3
9	Conor Coady C. Coady	193		193	17,258	7	1	158	96	5	5	139	697	86	23	0
10	Fabian Schär F. Schär	192		192	16,803	17	7	261	146	2	50	300	863	196	43	1
11	Gabriel Magalhães G. Magalhães	191		191	16,850	20	5	236	137	6	38	145	746	149	31	2
12	Kurt Zouma K. Zouma	188		188	16,450	14	3	161	106	5	23	276	1,020	127	18	1
13	Jonny Evans J. Evans	186		186	16,170	9	7	213	133	0	7	304	892	168	37	1
14	Tyrone Mings T. Mings	178		178	15,548	6	9	109	67	5	22	205	933	107	33	1
15	Jan Bednarek J. Bednarek	177		177	15,263	9	3	230	137	3	14	401	998	162	39	1
16	Max Kilman M. Kilman	175		175	15,642	3	2	207	112	2	14	162	905	134	25	0
17	Victor Nilsson-Lindelöf V. Nilsson-Lindelöf	169		169	14,985	4	5	154	95	1	6	144	679	109	13	0
18	Nathan Aké N. Aké	169		169	14,630	13	8	224	137	4	22	156	845	94	16	0
19	Marc Guéhi M. Guéhi	166	6.96	166	14,852	9	7	217	123	3	25	167	750	98	29	1
20	Rúben Dias R. Dias	162		162	14,323	5	4	143	85	3	25	151	548	114	19	0
21	Angelo Ogbonna A. Ogbonna	161		161	14,296	8	1	173	107	1	12	218	754	99	18	0
22	Craig Dawson C. Dawson	157		157	13,831	9	3	150	90	3	25	175	749	147	35	2
23	Issa Diop I. Diop	153		153	13,618	8	2	211	123	2	5	204	739	113	23	1
24	Jamaal Lascelles J. Lascelles	144		144	12,470	8	1	123	68	5	11	138	852	107	29	0
25	Nathan Collins N. Collins	139	6.71	139	12,364	6	5	161	82	7	14	159	776	97	20	2

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Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

6

Mbappé

6

Raphinha

6

Yamal

Assists Leaders

4

Gordon

4

Dybala

3

Júnior

Rating Leaders

9.41

Kade

8.91

Güler

8.83

Pavlovic

Take-ons Leaders

18

Mbappé

17

Yamal

14

Yassine

Big Chances Created Leaders

6

Dybala

6

Güler

6

Wolf

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings

Goals Against Rankings

Goal Difference Rankings

FC 2026-27 Tables

	Premier League	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	4	4	0	0	7	12
2	Man City	4	4	0	0	6	12
3	Hull City	4	2	2	0	3	8
4	Brighton	4	2	1	1	8	7
5	Chelsea	4	2	1	1	1	7
6	Brentford	4	1	3	0	3	6
7	Liverpool	4	1	3	0	2	6
8	Everton	4	1	3	0	2	6
9	Ipswich	4	2	0	2	-3	6
10	Newcastle	3	1	2	0	2	5
11	Leeds	3	1	2	0	1	5
12	Nottm Forest	4	1	2	1	0	5
13	Man United	4	1	1	2	0	4
14	Sunderland	4	1	1	2	-2	4
15	Bournemouth	4	0	3	1	-1	3
16	Crystal Palace	4	1	0	3	-5	3
17	Tottenham	4	0	2	2	-5	2
18	Fulham	4	0	1	3	-3	1
19	Aston Villa	4	0	1	3	-6	1
20	Coventry	4	0	0	4	-10	0

	LaLiga	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Barcelona	5	5	0	0	17	15
2	Real Madrid	5	4	0	1	10	12
3	Alavés	5	3	1	1	6	10
4	Atlético Madrid	5	3	1	1	4	10
5	Sevilla	5	3	1	1	2	10
6	Deportivo	5	2	3	0	3	9
7	Real Betis	4	3	0	1	0	9
8	Espanyol	5	2	1	2	3	7
9	Athletic Club	5	2	1	2	1	7
10	Racing	5	2	1	2	0	7
11	Osasuna	5	2	1	2	-3	7
12	Real Sociedad	6	2	1	3	-5	7
13	Levante	5	1	2	2	-2	5
14	Getafe	5	1	2	2	-3	5
15	Celta Vigo	6	0	4	2	-3	4
16	Rayo	5	1	1	3	-6	4
17	Málaga	5	0	3	2	-6	3
18	Villarreal	4	0	2	2	-2	2
19	Elche	5	0	2	3	-7	2
20	Valencia	5	0	1	4	-9	1

	Bundesliga	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Freiburg	3	3	0	0	9	9
2	Dortmund	3	3	0	0	6	9
3	Augsburg	3	2	1	0	6	7
4	Bayern	3	2	1	0	5	7
5	Leipzig	3	2	0	1	6	6
6	Elversberg	3	2	0	1	1	6
7	Leverkusen	3	1	1	1	3	4
8	Mainz	3	1	1	1	3	4
9	Frankfurt	3	1	1	1	-1	4
10	Werder	3	1	1	1	-1	4
11	Schalke	3	1	1	1	-1	4
12	Köln	3	1	1	1	-2	4
13	Hoffenheim	3	1	0	2	-1	3
14	Stuttgart	3	1	0	2	-2	3
15	Paderborn	3	0	1	2	-4	1
16	Union Berlin	3	0	1	2	-6	1
17	M'gladbach	3	0	0	3	-9	0
18	Hamburg	3	0	0	3	-12	0

	Serie A	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Lazio	4	3	1	0	3	10
2	Roma	3	3	0	0	9	9
3	Inter	3	3	0	0	5	9
4	Cagliari	4	3	0	1	2	9
5	Milan	4	2	2	0	3	8
6	Como	3	2	1	0	4	7
7	Frosinone	4	2	1	1	3	7
8	Juventus	4	2	1	1	2	7
9	Sassuolo	4	2	1	1	1	7
10	Napoli	4	2	0	2	1	6
11	Atalanta	4	2	0	2	0	6
12	Lecce	4	2	0	2	-2	6
13	Udinese	3	1	1	1	0	4
14	Torino	3	1	0	2	-1	3
15	Fiorentina	4	1	0	3	-6	3
16	Bologna	4	0	1	3	-3	1
17	Parma	3	0	1	2	-3	1
18	Monza	4	0	1	3	-5	1
19	Genoa	4	0	1	3	-6	1
20	Venezia	4	0	0	4	-7	0

	Ligue 1	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Lille	4	3	1	0	5	10
2	Monaco	4	3	1	0	4	10
3	Rennes	4	3	1	0	3	10
4	Lyon	4	2	2	0	4	8
5	Paris FC	4	2	2	0	4	8
6	Strasbourg	4	2	1	1	1	7
7	PSG	4	1	2	1	0	5
8	Lorient	4	1	2	1	0	5
9	Brest	4	1	2	1	0	5
10	Lens	4	1	1	2	1	4
11	Angers	4	1	1	2	-1	4
12	Troyes	4	1	1	2	-5	4
13	Marseille	4	1	0	3	0	3
14	Le Mans	4	0	3	1	-1	3
15	Auxerre	4	1	0	3	-6	3
16	Le Havre	4	0	2	2	-2	2
17	Toulouse	4	0	2	2	-3	2
18	Nice	4	0	2	2	-4	2

	Champions League	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	PSG	1	1	0	0	5	3
2	Bayern	1	1	0	0	5	3
3	Barcelona	1	1	0	0	4	3
4	Man United	1	1	0	0	4	3
5	Como	1	1	0	0	3	3
6	Stuttgart	1	1	0	0	2	3
7	Sporting CP	1	1	0	0	2	3
8	Man City	1	1	0	0	2	3
9	Aston Villa	1	1	0	0	1	3
10	Lens	1	1	0	0	1	3
11	Real Betis	1	1	0	0	1	3
12	Dortmund	1	1	0	0	1	3
13	Liverpool	1	1	0	0	1	3
14	Real Madrid	1	1	0	0	1	3
15	Arsenal	1	1	0	0	1	3
16	AEK	1	1	0	0	1	3
17	Roma	1	0	1	0	0	1
18	PSV	1	0	1	0	0	1
19	Shaktar	1	0	1	0	0	1
20	Fenerbahçe	1	0	1	0	0	1
21	Lille	1	0	0	1	-1	0
22	Villarreal	1	0	0	1	-1	0
23	Slavia Prague	1	0	0	1	-1	0
24	Club Brugge	1	0	0	1	-1	0
25	Atlético Madrid	1	0	0	1	-1	0
26	Inter	1	0	0	1	-1	0
27	Napoli	1	0	0	1	-1	0
28	LASK	1	0	0	1	-1	0
29	Galatasaray	1	0	0	1	-2	0
30	Viking	1	0	0	1	-2	0
31	Porto	1	0	0	1	-2	0
32	Leipzig	1	0	0	1	-3	0
33	Feyenoord	1	0	0	1	-4	0
34	Sabah	1	0	0	1	-4	0
35	Slovan Bratislava	1	0	0	1	-5	0
36	Bodø/Glimt	1	0	0	1	-5	0