La Liga 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

La Liga Player Defending Stats Questions

Which La Liga player has made the most interceptions this season?

Pathé Ciss of Rayo Vallecano has made the most interceptions in La Liga in 2026/2027, with 23 from ten appearances, an average of 2.3 a game. Pablo Ibáñez is next on 19.

Which La Liga player has made the most clearances this season?

Natan of Real Betis and Kike Salas of Sevilla have made the most clearances in La Liga in 2026/2027, with 71 each. Ludovic Taillandier is next on 70.

Which La Liga player has blocked the most shots this season?

Florian Lejeune of Rayo Vallecano and Renato Veiga of Villarreal have blocked the most shots in La Liga in 2026/2027, with 12 each. Nemanja Gudelj and Alejandro Catena are next on 11.

Which La Liga player has won the most aerial duels this season?

Ante Budimir of Osasuna has won the most aerial duels in La Liga in 2026/2027, with 40 from twelve appearances, an average of 3.3 a game. Kike Salas is next on 34.

Which La Liga player has won the most ground duels this season?

Jude Bellingham of Real Madrid has won the most ground duels in La Liga in 2026/2027, with 85 from twelve appearances, an average of 7.1 a game. Lamine Yamal is next on 79.

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

Juan Iglesias and Lucien Agoumé of Sevilla have the most tackles and interceptions combined in La Liga in 2026/2027, with 54 each. Jorge Salinas is next on 49.

La Liga Tackles leaders

Rank Player Team Tackles
1Juan IglesiasSevilla43
2Lucien AgouméSevilla38
3Manu SánchezLevante37
4David LarrubiaMálaga37
5Gabriel SuazoSevilla35
6Fran GarcíaBetis32
7Jon AramburuSociedad32
8Jorge SalinasRacing32
9Marc CucurellaReal Madrid30
10Carlos PugaMálaga29

La Liga Interceptions leaders

Rank Player Team Interceptions
1Pathé CissRayo23
2Pablo IbáñezAlaves19
3Pablo MaffeoValencia18
4Nahuel TenagliaAlaves18
5Dean HuijsenReal Madrid18
6Aurélien TchouaméniReal Madrid17
7Yoel LagoCelta17
8Jorge SalinasRacing17
9Guido RodríguezValencia16
10Lucien AgouméSevilla16

La Liga Tackles and Interceptions leaders

Rank Player Team Tackles and Interceptions
1Juan IglesiasSevilla54
2Lucien AgouméSevilla54
3Jorge SalinasRacing49
4Gabriel SuazoSevilla48
5Manu SánchezLevante48
6Jon AramburuSociedad48
7Fran GarcíaBetis46
8David LarrubiaMálaga45
9Guido RodríguezValencia44
10Nahuel TenagliaAlaves44

La Liga Clearances leaders

Rank Player Team Clearances
1NatanBetis71
2Kike SalasSevilla71
3Ludovic TaillandierEspanyol70
4José María GiménezDeportivo65
5PepeluValencia64
6Ville KoskiAlaves64
7Alejandro CatenaOsasuna63
8Renato VeigaVillarreal57
9Florian LejeuneRayo56
10Yoel LagoCelta56

La Liga Blocked Shots leaders

Rank Player Team Blocked Shots
1Florian LejeuneRayo12
2Renato VeigaVillarreal12
3Nemanja GudeljGetafe11
4Alejandro CatenaOsasuna11
5Dean HuijsenReal Madrid10
6Jon MartínSociedad10
7Dávid HanckoAtlético9
8Ville KoskiAlaves9
9NatanBetis9
10Yoel LagoCelta9

La Liga Dribbled Past leaders

Rank Player Team Dribbled Past
1Manu SánchezLevante23
2Giuliano SimeoneAtlético18
3David LarrubiaMálaga17
4PedriBarcelona16
5Ilaix MoribaCelta15
6Fran GarcíaBetis14
7Mario MartínGetafe14
8Héctor BellerínBetis13
9Iñigo VicenteRacing13
10Álex BaenaAtlético13

La Liga Total Duels leaders

Rank Player Team Total Duels
1David LarrubiaMálaga178
2Lucas BoyéAlaves172
3Bil Dornol Nsongo TonfackDeportivo163
4Martín SatrianoGetafe156
5Lamine YamalBarcelona150
6Ante BudimirOsasuna149
7Jude BellinghamReal Madrid149
8Pablo IbáñezAlaves139
9Fer NiñoElche138
10Javi HernándezEspanyol137

La Liga Duels Won leaders

Rank Player Team Duels Won
1Jude BellinghamReal Madrid92
2Juan IglesiasSevilla82
3Ante BudimirOsasuna79
4Lamine YamalBarcelona79
5David LarrubiaMálaga78
6Yan DiomandeReal Madrid75
7Jorge SalinasRacing73
8Pablo IbáñezAlaves72
9Jon AramburuSociedad72
10Gabriel SuazoSevilla71

La Liga Ground Duels Won leaders

Rank Player Team Ground Duels Won
1Jude BellinghamReal Madrid85
2Lamine YamalBarcelona79
3David LarrubiaMálaga77
4Yan DiomandeReal Madrid71
5Juan IglesiasSevilla70
6Kylian MbappéReal Madrid63
7Pablo IbáñezAlaves62
8Gabriel SuazoSevilla59
9Iñigo VicenteRacing54
10Carlos PugaMálaga54

La Liga Aerial Duels Won leaders

Rank Player Team Aerial Duels Won
1Ante BudimirOsasuna40
2Kike SalasSevilla34
3Toni MartínezAlaves33
4Enes ÜnalGetafe31
5Bil Dornol Nsongo TonfackDeportivo31
6Jon MartínSociedad30
7Fer NiñoElche29
8Ludovic TaillandierEspanyol27
9Roberto FernándezEspanyol27
10Pau CubarsíBarcelona27

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