Belgian Pro League Player Defending Stats 2026/2027

Who is leading the way on tackles, interceptions, clearances, duels won and much more.

Updated 10 October 2026, after the last game

Belgian Pro League Player Defending Stats Questions

Which Belgian Pro League player has made the most interceptions this season?

Joris Kayembe of Genk has made the most interceptions in the Belgian Pro League in 2026/2027, with 20 from eight appearances, an average of 2.5 a game. Christophe Janssens, Gary Magnée and Valy Konaté are next on 19.

Which Belgian Pro League player has made the most clearances this season?

Christian Burgess of Gent has made the most clearances in the Belgian Pro League in 2026/2027, with 63 from eight appearances, an average of 7.9 a game. Jakob Kiilerich is next on 54.

Which Belgian Pro League player has blocked the most shots this season?

Timothy Eyoma of Lommel SK has blocked the most shots in the Belgian Pro League in 2026/2027, with 14 from eight appearances, an average of 1.8 a game. Jason van Duiven is next on 13.

Which Belgian Pro League player has won the most aerial duels this season?

Elias Filet of La Louvière has won the most aerial duels in the Belgian Pro League in 2026/2027, with 43 from eight appearances, an average of 5.4 a game. Anosike Ementa is next on 41.

Which Belgian Pro League player has won the most ground duels this season?

Brecht Dejaegere of KV Kortrijk and Óscar Gil of OH Leuven have won the most ground duels in the Belgian Pro League in 2026/2027, with 44 each. Anosike Ementa is next on 42.

Which Belgian Pro League player has the most tackles and interceptions combined this season?

Joris Kayembe of Genk and Ibrahim Fofana of Westerlo have the most tackles and interceptions combined in the Belgian Pro League in 2026/2027, with 41 each. Fredrik Hammar is next on 40.

Belgian Pro League Tackles leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles
1	Fredrik Hammar	Mechelen	29
2	Mardochée Nzita	Charleroi	24
3	Massiré Sylla	Union SG	24
4	Ibrahim Fofana	Westerlo	23
5	Brecht Dejaegere	KV Kortrijk	22
6	Óscar Gil	OH Leuven	22
7	Enrique Lofolomo	Zulte-Waregem	22
8	Kamiel Van De Perre	Union SG	22
9	Abdoulaye Sissako	Sint-Truiden	21
10	Joris Kayembe	Genk	21

Belgian Pro League Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Interceptions
1	Joris Kayembe	Genk	20
2	Christophe Janssens	SK Beveren	19
3	Gary Magnée	C Brugge	19
4	Valy Konaté	C Brugge	19
5	Kevin Mac Allister	Union SG	18
6	Jason van Duiven	Lommel SK	18
7	Ibrahim Fofana	Westerlo	18
8	Shawn Adewoye	Lommel SK	17
9	Y. Gomis	SK Beveren	17
10	Sieben Dewaele	SK Beveren	16

Belgian Pro League Tackles and Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles and Interceptions
1	Joris Kayembe	Genk	41
2	Ibrahim Fofana	Westerlo	41
3	Fredrik Hammar	Mechelen	40
4	Kevin Mac Allister	Union SG	39
5	Massiré Sylla	Union SG	39
6	Óscar Gil	OH Leuven	37
7	Christophe Janssens	SK Beveren	36
8	Jason van Duiven	Lommel SK	36
9	Valy Konaté	C Brugge	36
10	Sieben Dewaele	SK Beveren	32

Belgian Pro League Clearances leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Clearances
1	Christian Burgess	Gent	63
2	Jakob Kiilerich	Zulte-Waregem	54
3	Brandon Mechele	Club Brugge	53
4	Gilles Ruyssen	KV Kortrijk	52
5	Timothy Eyoma	Lommel SK	52
6	Ibrahim Karamoko	Standard	51
7	Matte Smets	Genk	51
8	Geoffrey Kondo	C Brugge	50
9	Noë Dussenne	OH Leuven	48
10	Bruno Godeau	SK Beveren	48

Belgian Pro League Blocked Shots leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Blocked Shots
1	Timothy Eyoma	Lommel SK	14
2	Jason van Duiven	Lommel SK	13
3	Salomon Patrick Amougou Nkoa	La Louvière	12
4	Laurent Lemoine	Zulte-Waregem	10
5	Brandon Mechele	Club Brugge	9
6	Bryan Heynen	Genk	9
7	Check Keita	Charleroi	8
8	Josué Kongolo	Genk	8
9	Harrison Murray-Campbell	KV Kortrijk	8
10	Ondrej Kricfalusi	Union SG	8

Belgian Pro League Dribbled Past leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Dribbled Past
1	Lucas Schoofs	Lommel SK	24
2	Fredrik Hammar	Mechelen	12
3	Carlos Forbs	Club Brugge	11
4	Ibrahima Bangoura	Genk	11
5	Abdoulaye Sissako	Sint-Truiden	10
6	Sieben Dewaele	SK Beveren	10
7	Ismaila Coulibaly	La Louvière	10
8	Tiago Araújo	Gent	10
9	Kamiel Van De Perre	Union SG	10
10	Jakob Napoleon Romsaas	Charleroi	10

Belgian Pro League Total Duels leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Total Duels
1	Anosike Ementa	Zulte-Waregem	153
2	Thierry Ambrose	KV Kortrijk	121
3	Fredrik Hammar	Mechelen	109
4	Rafiu Durosinmi	Genk	103
5	Elias Filet	La Louvière	102
6	Christian Brüls	SK Beveren	94
7	Juho Talvitie	Lommel SK	91
8	Chris Lokesa	SK Beveren	90
9	Abdoulaye Sissako	Sint-Truiden	89
10	Steve Ngoura	C Brugge	89

Belgian Pro League Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Duels Won
1	Anosike Ementa	Zulte-Waregem	83
2	Elias Filet	La Louvière	60
3	Massiré Sylla	Union SG	56
4	Fredrik Hammar	Mechelen	54
5	Giulian Biancone	Anderlecht	51
6	Brecht Dejaegere	KV Kortrijk	50
7	Óscar Gil	OH Leuven	50
8	Kamiel Van De Perre	Union SG	50
9	Brandon Mechele	Club Brugge	49
10	Thierry Ambrose	KV Kortrijk	48

Belgian Pro League Ground Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Ground Duels Won
1	Brecht Dejaegere	KV Kortrijk	44
2	Óscar Gil	OH Leuven	44
3	Anosike Ementa	Zulte-Waregem	42
4	Stredair Appuah	Lommel SK	39
5	Joris Kayembe	Genk	38
6	Fredrik Hammar	Mechelen	38
7	Mardochée Nzita	Charleroi	38
8	Adnane Abid	Standard	38
9	Carlos Forbs	Club Brugge	38
10	Ilias Sebaoui	Sint-Truiden	38

Belgian Pro League Aerial Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Aerial Duels Won
1	Elias Filet	La Louvière	43
2	Anosike Ementa	Zulte-Waregem	41
3	Michael Frey	Antwerp	35
4	Brandon Mechele	Club Brugge	31
5	Rafiu Durosinmi	Genk	30
6	Han-beom Lee	Club Brugge	29
7	Luc Marijnissen	Mechelen	28
8	Yuto Tsunashima	Antwerp	27
9	Léo Pétrot	Anderlecht	26
10	Aurélien Scheidler	Charleroi	25

Belgian Pro League player stats in past seasons

Belgian Pro League player stats 2025/2026