Eredivisie 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

Eredivisie Player Defending Stats Questions

Which Eredivisie player has made the most interceptions this season?

Pascal Mulder of ADO Den Haag has made the most interceptions in the Eredivisie in 2026/2027, with 20 from seven appearances, an average of 2.9 a game. Mika Mármol and Tika de Jonge are next on 17.

Which Eredivisie player has made the most clearances this season?

Abdelnour Soualhia of Telstar has made the most clearances in the Eredivisie in 2026/2027, with 58 from seven appearances, an average of 8.3 a game. Finn Stam is next on 55.

Which Eredivisie player has blocked the most shots this season?

Simon Graves of PEC Zwolle has blocked the most shots in the Eredivisie in 2026/2027, with 14 from seven appearances, an average of 2.0 a game. Ismaël Baouf is next on 11.

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

Casper Widell of Excelsior has won the most aerial duels in the Eredivisie in 2026/2027, with 32 from seven appearances, an average of 4.6 a game. Milan Zonneveld is next on 31.

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

Ro-Zangelo Daal of AZ and Thom van Bergen of FC Groningen have won the most ground duels in the Eredivisie in 2026/2027, with 37 each. Dylan Mbayo is next on 35.

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

Pascal Mulder of ADO Den Haag has the most tackles and interceptions combined in the Eredivisie in 2026/2027, with 36 from seven appearances: 16 tackles and 20 interceptions. Lushendry Edward Martes is next on 34.

Eredivisie Tackles leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles
1	Lushendry Edward Martes	Sparta	27
2	Olivier Aertssen	PEC Zwolle	25
3	Jorg Schreuders	FC Groningen	25
4	Milan Hokke	ADO Den Haag	22
5	Peer Koopmeiners	AZ	19
6	Juho Kilo	ADO Den Haag	19
7	Mateo Chávez	AZ	19
8	Givairo Read	Feyenoord	17
9	Nathan Tjoe-A-On	Willem II	16
10	Tyrone Owusu	Telstar	16

Eredivisie Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Interceptions
1	Pascal Mulder	ADO Den Haag	20
2	Mika Mármol	Feyenoord	17
3	Tika de Jonge	FC Groningen	17
4	Ismaël Baouf	SC Cambuur	16
5	Julius Dirksen	GA Eagles	15
6	Rick Meissen	Excelsior	15
7	Ryan Thomas	PEC Zwolle	14
8	Abdelnour Soualhia	Telstar	14
9	Evert Linthorst	GA Eagles	13
10	Finn Stam	Willem II	13

Eredivisie Tackles + Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles + Interceptions
1	Pascal Mulder	ADO Den Haag	36
2	Lushendry Edward Martes	Sparta	34
3	Olivier Aertssen	PEC Zwolle	33
4	Milan Hokke	ADO Den Haag	30
5	Mika Mármol	Feyenoord	29
6	Nathan Tjoe-A-On	Willem II	28
7	Ryan Thomas	PEC Zwolle	27
8	Tika de Jonge	FC Groningen	27
9	Jorg Schreuders	FC Groningen	27
10	Jan Plug	Excelsior	27

Eredivisie Clearances leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Clearances
1	Abdelnour Soualhia	Telstar	58
2	Finn Stam	Willem II	55
3	Rodrigo Guth	Fortuna	48
4	Casper Widell	Excelsior	46
5	Justin Hubner	Fortuna	45
6	Matisse Didden	FC Utrecht	44
7	Simon Graves	PEC Zwolle	41
8	Sam Kersten	Heerenveen	39
9	Thijmen Blokzijl	FC Groningen	38
10	Jeremiah St. Juste	Feyenoord	35

Eredivisie Blocked Shots leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Blocked Shots
1	Simon Graves	PEC Zwolle	14
2	Ismaël Baouf	SC Cambuur	11
3	Nick Viergever	PEC Zwolle	10
4	Casper Widell	Excelsior	10
5	Pascal Mulder	ADO Den Haag	10
6	Joris Kramer	GA Eagles	9
7	Sam Kersten	Heerenveen	9
8	Marvin Peersman	Telstar	8
9	Abdelnour Soualhia	Telstar	8
10	Márk Csinger	FC Groningen	8

Eredivisie Dribbled Past leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Dribbled Past
1	Rick Meissen	Excelsior	13
2	Lushendry Edward Martes	Sparta	13
3	Irakli Yegoian	Excelsior	12
4	Casper Terho	Sparta	11
5	Milan Hokke	ADO Den Haag	10
6	Lennard Hartjes	Excelsior	9
7	D. de Wit	FC Utrecht	8
8	Bart van Rooij	FC Twente	8
9	Patrick Brouwer	Telstar	8
10	Olivier Aertssen	PEC Zwolle	8

Eredivisie Total Duels leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Total Duels
1	Irakli Yegoian	Excelsior	95
2	Lequincio Zeefuik	Fortuna	91
3	Thom van Bergen	FC Groningen	88
4	Wout Weghorst	FC Twente	83
5	Koen Kostons	PEC Zwolle	83
6	D. de Wit	FC Utrecht	79
7	Pascal Mulder	ADO Den Haag	78
8	Rafik el Arguioui	SC Cambuur	78
9	Abdelnour Soualhia	Telstar	77
10	Joris Kramer	GA Eagles	76

Eredivisie Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Duels Won
1	Thom van Bergen	FC Groningen	47
2	Marvin Peersman	Telstar	44
3	Casper Widell	Excelsior	43
4	Lushendry Edward Martes	Sparta	43
5	Pascal Mulder	ADO Den Haag	42
6	Abdelnour Soualhia	Telstar	41
7	Rafik el Arguioui	SC Cambuur	41
8	Simon Graves	PEC Zwolle	40
9	Robin Pröpper	FC Twente	38
10	Ryan Thomas	PEC Zwolle	38

Eredivisie Ground Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Ground Duels Won
1	Ro-Zangelo Daal	AZ	37
2	Thom van Bergen	FC Groningen	37
3	Dylan Mbayo	PEC Zwolle	35
4	Lushendry Edward Martes	Sparta	34
5	Oscar Gloukh	Ajax	33
6	Givairo Read	Feyenoord	33
7	Irakli Yegoian	Excelsior	33
8	Sergiño Dest	PSV	32
9	Søren Tengstedt	GA Eagles	32
10	Anis Hadj Moussa	Feyenoord	32

Eredivisie Aerial Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Aerial Duels Won
1	Casper Widell	Excelsior	32
2	Milan Zonneveld	Sparta	31
3	Robin Pröpper	FC Twente	27
4	Simon Graves	PEC Zwolle	26
5	Joris Kramer	GA Eagles	25
6	Lequincio Zeefuik	Fortuna	23
7	Koen Kostons	PEC Zwolle	22
8	D. de Wit	FC Utrecht	22
9	Abdelnour Soualhia	Telstar	22
10	D. Haen	Willem II	22

Eredivisie player stats in past seasons

Eredivisie player stats 2025/2026