Bundesliga Player Defending Stats 2026/2027

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

Updated 8 November 2026, after the last game

Bundesliga Player Defending Stats Questions

Which Bundesliga player has made the most interceptions this season?

Kaishu Sano of FSV Mainz 05 has made the most interceptions in the Bundesliga in 2026/2027, with 27 from nine appearances, an average of 3.0 a game. Waldemar Anton and Santiago Castaneda are next on 24.

Which Bundesliga player has made the most clearances this season?

Nikola Katic of Schalke 04 has made the most clearances in the Bundesliga in 2026/2027, with 97 from nine appearances, an average of 10.8 a game. Robin Koch is next on 86.

Which Bundesliga player has blocked the most shots this season?

Maximilian Rohr of Elversberg has blocked the most shots in the Bundesliga in 2026/2027, with 18 from nine appearances, an average of 2.0 a game. Chrislain Matsima is next on 17.

Which Bundesliga player has won the most aerial duels this season?

Phillip Tietz of FSV Mainz 05 has won the most aerial duels in the Bundesliga in 2026/2027, with 55 from nine appearances, an average of 6.1 a game. Nikola Katic is next on 47.

Which Bundesliga player has won the most ground duels this season?

Hennes Behrens of FC Augsburg has won the most ground duels in the Bundesliga in 2026/2027, with 57 from nine appearances, an average of 6.3 a game. Brajan Gruda is next on 55.

Which Bundesliga player has the most tackles and interceptions combined this season?

Hennes Behrens of FC Augsburg has the most tackles and interceptions combined in the Bundesliga in 2026/2027, with 51 from nine appearances: 32 tackles and 19 interceptions. Tom Krauß is next on 49.

Bundesliga Tackles leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles
1	Hennes Behrens	Augsburg	32
2	Ludovit Reis	Bremen	30
3	Tom Krauß	Koln	28
4	Elias Baum	Frankfurt	27
5	Hasan Kuruçay	Schalke	25
6	Timo Becker	Schalke	25
7	Laurin Curda	Paderborn	24
8	Ezechiel Banzuzi	RB Leipzig	24
9	Maximilian Mittelstädt	Stuttgart	23
10	Dayot Upamecano	Bayern	23

Bundesliga Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Interceptions
1	Kaishu Sano	Mainz	27
2	Waldemar Anton	Dortmund	24
3	Santiago Castaneda	Paderborn	24
4	Tom Krauß	Koln	21
5	Chrislain Matsima	Augsburg	20
6	Maximilian Rohr	Elversberg	20
7	Lilian Brassier	Frankfurt	19
8	Jano ter Horst	Paderborn	19
9	Hennes Behrens	Augsburg	19
10	Łukasz Poręba	Elversberg	18

Bundesliga Tackles and Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles and Interceptions
1	Hennes Behrens	Augsburg	51
2	Tom Krauß	Koln	49
3	Santiago Castaneda	Paderborn	43
4	Waldemar Anton	Dortmund	41
5	Maximilian Mittelstädt	Stuttgart	39
6	Jano ter Horst	Paderborn	39
7	Kaishu Sano	Mainz	39
8	Elias Baum	Frankfurt	39
9	Amos Pieper	Bremen	38
10	Hasan Kuruçay	Schalke	37

Bundesliga Clearances leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Clearances
1	Nikola Katic	Schalke	97
2	Robin Koch	Frankfurt	86
3	Jeff Chabot	Stuttgart	75
4	Waldemar Anton	Dortmund	68
5	Lukas Pinckert	Elversberg	66
6	Ozan Kabak	Hoffenheim	66
7	Marco Friedl	Bremen	63
8	Chrislain Matsima	Augsburg	61
9	Willi Orbán	RB Leipzig	59
10	Tjark Lasse Scheller	Paderborn	59

Bundesliga Blocked Shots leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Blocked Shots
1	Maximilian Rohr	Elversberg	18
2	Chrislain Matsima	Augsburg	17
3	Łukasz Poręba	Elversberg	12
4	Lukas Pinckert	Elversberg	11
5	Ozan Kabak	Hoffenheim	11
6	Willi Orbán	RB Leipzig	10
7	Marco Friedl	Bremen	10
8	Felix Uduokhai	U Berlin	10
9	Calvin Brackelmann	Augsburg	10
10	Grischa Prömel	Stuttgart	9

Bundesliga Dribbled Past leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Dribbled Past
1	Hennes Behrens	Augsburg	22
2	Timo Becker	Schalke	13
3	Adil Aouchiche	Schalke	13
4	Albert Grønbæk	Hamburg	13
5	Maurice Krattenmacher	Elversberg	13
6	Philipp Sander	Gladbach	11
7	Soufian El-Faouzi	Schalke	11
8	Robin Fellhauer	Augsburg	10
9	Junior Dina Ebimbe	Schalke	10
10	Fabian Rieder	Augsburg	10

Bundesliga Total Duels leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Total Duels
1	Lukas Petkov	Elversberg	149
2	Phillip Tietz	Mainz	140
3	Laurin Curda	Paderborn	128
4	Niclas Füllkrug	Bremen	125
5	Igor Matanovic	Freiburg	121
6	Michael Olise	Bayern	111
7	Marco Grüll	Bremen	110
8	Ezechiel Banzuzi	RB Leipzig	109
9	Hennes Behrens	Augsburg	109
10	Nikola Katic	Schalke	108

Bundesliga Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Duels Won
1	Lukas Petkov	Elversberg	73
2	Laurin Curda	Paderborn	73
3	Phillip Tietz	Mainz	69
4	Hennes Behrens	Augsburg	66
5	Matthias Ginter	Freiburg	65
6	Nikola Katic	Schalke	65
7	Igor Matanovic	Freiburg	62
8	Jeff Chabot	Stuttgart	60
9	Santiago Castaneda	Paderborn	60
10	Ezechiel Banzuzi	RB Leipzig	58

Bundesliga Ground Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Ground Duels Won
1	Hennes Behrens	Augsburg	57
2	Brajan Gruda	RB Leipzig	55
3	Lukas Petkov	Elversberg	52
4	Marco Grüll	Bremen	51
5	Michael Olise	Bayern	49
6	Maurice Krattenmacher	Elversberg	48
7	Ezechiel Banzuzi	RB Leipzig	45
8	Antonio Nusa	RB Leipzig	44
9	Elias Baum	Frankfurt	43
10	Ibrahim Maza	Leverkusen	42

Bundesliga Aerial Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Aerial Duels Won
1	Phillip Tietz	Mainz	55
2	Nikola Katic	Schalke	47
3	Robin Koch	Frankfurt	45
4	Matthias Ginter	Freiburg	42
5	Ozan Kabak	Hoffenheim	40
6	Lukas Pinckert	Elversberg	35
7	Jeff Chabot	Stuttgart	34
8	Niclas Füllkrug	Bremen	33
9	Laurin Curda	Paderborn	33
10	Tjark Lasse Scheller	Paderborn	29

Bundesliga player stats in past seasons

Bundesliga player stats 2025/2026