Bundesliga Player Defending Stats 2026/2027

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

Updated 20 September 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 15 from four appearances, an average of 3.8 a game. Waldemar Anton is next on 13.

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 54 from four appearances, an average of 13.5 a game. Robin Koch is next on 42.

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 11 from four appearances, an average of 2.8 a game. Chrislain Matsima is next on 10.

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

Nikola Katic of Schalke 04 and Ozan Kabak of TSG Hoffenheim have won the most aerial duels in the Bundesliga in 2026/2027, with 25 each. Robin Koch is next on 24.

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

Lukas Petkov of Elversberg and Antonio Nusa of RB Leipzig have won the most ground duels in the Bundesliga in 2026/2027, with 26 each. Marco Grüll is next on 25.

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

Nicolás Capaldo of Hamburger SV has the most tackles and interceptions combined in the Bundesliga in 2026/2027, with 23 from four appearances: 12 tackles and 11 interceptions. Daniel Svensson is next on 22.

Bundesliga Tackles leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles
1	Hasan Kuruçay	Schalke	17
2	Lukas Petkov	Elversberg	15
3	Olivier Deman	Bremen	15
4	Daniel Svensson	Dortmund	14
5	Timo Becker	Schalke	13
6	Ludovit Reis	Bremen	13
7	Junior Dina Ebimbe	Schalke	13
8	Marco Grüll	Bremen	12
9	Calvin Brackelmann	Augsburg	12
10	Philipp Treu	Freiburg	12

Bundesliga Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Interceptions
1	Kaishu Sano	Mainz	15
2	Waldemar Anton	Dortmund	13
3	Raphael Obermair	Paderborn	11
4	Nicolás Capaldo	Hamburg	11
5	Jano ter Horst	Paderborn	11
6	Koki Machida	Hoffenheim	9
7	Lilian Brassier	Frankfurt	9
8	Chrislain Matsima	Augsburg	9
9	Satoshi Tanaka	Schalke	9
10	Jobe Bellingham	Dortmund	9

Bundesliga Tackles + Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles + Interceptions
1	Nicolás Capaldo	Hamburg	23
2	Daniel Svensson	Dortmund	22
3	Kaishu Sano	Mainz	21
4	Hennes Behrens	Augsburg	21
5	Marco Grüll	Bremen	20
6	Jano ter Horst	Paderborn	20
7	Philipp Sander	Gladbach	19
8	Olivier Deman	Bremen	19
9	Santiago Castaneda	Paderborn	19
10	Hasan Kuruçay	Schalke	18

Bundesliga Clearances leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Clearances
1	Nikola Katic	Schalke	54
2	Robin Koch	Frankfurt	42
3	Waldemar Anton	Dortmund	37
4	Lukas Pinckert	Elversberg	36
5	Ozan Kabak	Hoffenheim	34
6	Chrislain Matsima	Augsburg	34
7	Jeff Chabot	Stuttgart	32
8	Fabio Gruber	Mainz	31
9	Santiago Castaneda	Paderborn	31
10	Jano ter Horst	Paderborn	30

Bundesliga Blocked Shots leaders

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

Bundesliga Dribbled Past leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Dribbled Past
1	Albert Grønbæk	Hamburg	10
2	Soufian El-Faouzi	Schalke	9
3	Philipp Sander	Gladbach	8
4	Timo Becker	Schalke	7
5	Junior Dina Ebimbe	Schalke	7
6	Adil Aouchiche	Schalke	7
7	Maximilian Eggestein	Freiburg	6
8	Deniz Undav	Stuttgart	6
9	Ludovit Reis	Bremen	6
10	Maurice Krattenmacher	Elversberg	6

Bundesliga Total Duels leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Total Duels
1	Phillip Tietz	Mainz	69
2	Lukas Petkov	Elversberg	67
3	Laurin Curda	Paderborn	61
4	Igor Matanovic	Freiburg	61
5	Soufian El-Faouzi	Schalke	58
6	Nicolás Capaldo	Hamburg	57
7	Nikola Katic	Schalke	52
8	Junior Dina Ebimbe	Schalke	51
9	Ozan Kabak	Hoffenheim	49
10	Philipp Sander	Gladbach	49

Bundesliga Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Duels Won
1	Nikola Katic	Schalke	37
2	Laurin Curda	Paderborn	34
3	Igor Matanovic	Freiburg	33
4	Matthias Ginter	Freiburg	31
5	Phillip Tietz	Mainz	31
6	Lukas Petkov	Elversberg	31
7	Jeff Chabot	Stuttgart	30
8	Calvin Brackelmann	Augsburg	30
9	Ozan Kabak	Hoffenheim	29
10	Fabio Gruber	Mainz	28

Bundesliga Ground Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Ground Duels Won
1	Lukas Petkov	Elversberg	26
2	Antonio Nusa	RB Leipzig	26
3	Marco Grüll	Bremen	25
4	Michael Olise	Bayern	24
5	Soufian El-Faouzi	Schalke	24
6	Hennes Behrens	Augsburg	24
7	Nicolás Capaldo	Hamburg	22
8	Daniel Svensson	Dortmund	22
9	Albert Grønbæk	Hamburg	22
10	Junior Dina Ebimbe	Schalke	20

Bundesliga Aerial Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Aerial Duels Won
1	Nikola Katic	Schalke	25
2	Ozan Kabak	Hoffenheim	25
3	Robin Koch	Frankfurt	24
4	Phillip Tietz	Mainz	21
5	Jeff Chabot	Stuttgart	20
6	Jeremiaha Maluze	Frankfurt	18
7	Matthias Ginter	Freiburg	17
8	Calvin Brackelmann	Augsburg	16
9	Laurin Curda	Paderborn	16
10	Fabio Gruber	Mainz	15

Bundesliga player stats in past seasons

Bundesliga player stats 2025/2026