Europa League Player Defending Stats 2026/2027

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

Updated 5 November 2026, after the last game

Europa League Player Defending Stats Questions

Which Europa League player has made the most interceptions this season?

Mariano Gómez, Mateo Maric, Leon Avdullahu and Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal share top spot for interceptions in the Europa League in 2026/2027, on 12 each. Filip Ottosson, Artemijus Tutyškinas and Hugo Oliveira are next on 11.

Which Europa League player has made the most clearances this season?

Volnei Feltes of Torreense has made the most clearances in the Europa League in 2026/2027, with 38 from four appearances, an average of 9.5 a game. Massiré Sylla is next on 34.

Which Europa League player has blocked the most shots this season?

Paul Koller, Alejandro Alfaro, Mohamed Ali Diadié and Colby Donovan share top spot for blocked shots in the Europa League in 2026/2027, on 7 each. Josip Misic, Kresimir Krizmanic and Dane Murray are next on 6.

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

Charlie Cresswell of Rennes has won the most aerial duels in the Europa League in 2026/2027, with 29 from four appearances, an average of 7.3 a game. Jon Martín is next on 17.

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

Bartosz Mazurek of Salzburg has won the most ground duels in the Europa League in 2026/2027, with 31 from four appearances, an average of 7.8 a game. Aldair is next on 29.

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

Leon Avdullahu of TSG Hoffenheim has the most tackles and interceptions combined in the Europa League in 2026/2027, with 26 from four appearances: 14 tackles and 12 interceptions. Mika Baur is next on 23.

Europa League Tackles leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles
1	A. Klynge	Jagiellonia	15
2	Abubakr Barry	Salzburg	14
3	Santiago Hezze	Olympiacos F.C.	14
4	Mika Baur	Celtic	14
5	Leandro Morgalla	Salzburg	14
6	Maicon	Levski Sofia	14
7	Leon Avdullahu	Hoffenheim	14
8	Benjamin Garcia	Union SG	13
9	Joel Pereira	Lech Poznań	13
10	Aldair	Levski Sofia	13

Europa League Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Interceptions
1	Mariano Gómez	Ferencvárosi	12
2	Mateo Maric	Omonia	12
3	Leon Avdullahu	Hoffenheim	12
4	Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal	Rennes	12
5	Filip Ottosson	Lillestrøm	11
6	Artemijus Tutyškinas	Celje	11
7	Hugo Oliveira	Ararat	11
8	Athanasios Androutsos	OFI	10
9	Ewandro Costa	Omonia	10
10	Emirhan Topçu	Beşiktaş	10

Europa League Tackles and Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles and Interceptions
1	Leon Avdullahu	Hoffenheim	26
2	Mika Baur	Celtic	23
3	Santiago Hezze	Olympiacos F.C.	22
4	Darko Nejašmić	NEC Nijmegen	21
5	Louis Patris	Union SG	21
6	Maicon	Levski Sofia	21
7	Artemijus Tutyškinas	Celje	20
8	Milot Avdyli	Celje	20
9	Colby Donovan	Celtic	20
10	Filip Ottosson	Lillestrøm	19

Europa League Clearances leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Clearances
1	Volnei Feltes	Torreense	38
2	Massiré Sylla	Union SG	34
3	Charlie Cresswell	Rennes	33
4	Kristian Dimitrov	Levski Sofia	30
5	Lubomir Satka	Omonia	28
6	Ozan Kabak	Hoffenheim	27
7	Artemijus Tutyškinas	Celje	26
8	Benjamin Garcia	Union SG	25
9	Achilleas Poungouras	OFI	25
10	Toon Raemaekers	Ferencvárosi	25

Europa League Blocked Shots leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Blocked Shots
1	Paul Koller	Sturm Graz	7
2	Alejandro Alfaro	Torreense	7
3	Mohamed Ali Diadié	Torreense	7
4	Colby Donovan	Celtic	7
5	Josip Misic	Dinamo Zagreb	6
6	Kresimir Krizmanic	OFI	6
7	Dane Murray	Celtic	6
8	Lubomir Satka	Omonia	5
9	Achilleas Poungouras	OFI	5
10	Radoslaw Murawski	Lech Poznań	5

Europa League Dribbled Past leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Dribbled Past
1	Edgar Grigoryan	Ararat	10
2	Leandro Morgalla	Salzburg	9
3	Maicon	Levski Sofia	9
4	Luca Weinhandl	Sturm Graz	9
5	Leon Avdullahu	Hoffenheim	8
6	Marcos Alonso	Celta	7
7	Benjamin Verbic	Celje	7
8	Jota Silva	Olympiacos F.C.	7
9	Ki-Jana Hoever	Sparta Praha	7
10	Besfort Zeneli	Union SG	7

Europa League Total Duels leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Total Duels
1	Thiago Nuss	OFI	63
2	Jota Silva	Olympiacos F.C.	61
3	Gelson Martins	Olympiacos F.C.	60
4	Maicon	Levski Sofia	60
5	Charlie Cresswell	Rennes	56
6	Felix Vá	Lillestrøm	55
7	Rodrigo Conceição	Jagiellonia	54
8	Yéremy Pino	Palace	53
9	Mahamadou Nagida	Rennes	53
10	Bartosz Mazurek	Salzburg	53

Europa League Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Duels Won
1	Charlie Cresswell	Rennes	36
2	Benjamin Garcia	Union SG	31
3	Aldair	Levski Sofia	31
4	Bartosz Mazurek	Salzburg	31
5	Rodrigo Conceição	Jagiellonia	30
6	Mahamadou Nagida	Rennes	29
7	Jota Silva	Olympiacos F.C.	28
8	Thiago Nuss	OFI	28
9	Jon Martín	Sociedad	28
10	Felix Vá	Lillestrøm	27

Europa League Ground Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Ground Duels Won
1	Bartosz Mazurek	Salzburg	31
2	Aldair	Levski Sofia	29
3	Rodrigo Conceição	Jagiellonia	28
4	Guilherme Smith	Union SG	27
5	Gelson Martins	Olympiacos F.C.	26
6	Mahamadou Nagida	Rennes	26
7	Felix Vá	Lillestrøm	25
8	Svit Seslar	Celje	24
9	Yéremy Pino	Palace	24
10	Thiago Nuss	OFI	24

Europa League Aerial Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Aerial Duels Won
1	Charlie Cresswell	Rennes	29
2	Jon Martín	Sociedad	17
3	Benjamin Garcia	Union SG	14
4	Ozan Kabak	Hoffenheim	14
5	Volnei Feltes	Torreense	14
6	Ruben Kluivert	Lyon	13
7	Koki Machida	Hoffenheim	12
8	Lorenzo Pirola	Olympiacos F.C.	12
9	Paul Koller	Sturm Graz	12
10	Álvaro Rodríguez	B'mouth	12

Europa League player stats in past seasons

Europa League player stats 2025/2026