Ligue 1 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

Ligue 1 Player Defending Stats Questions

Which Ligue 1 player has made the most interceptions this season?

Nazinho of Monaco has made the most interceptions in Ligue 1 in 2026/2027, with 21 from ten appearances, an average of 2.1 a game. Ahmed Touba and Ayumu Seko are next on 20.

Which Ligue 1 player has made the most clearances this season?

Alexsandro of LOSC Lille has made the most clearances in Ligue 1 in 2026/2027, with 64 from nine appearances, an average of 7.1 a game. Montassar Talbi and Youssouf Ndayishimiye are next on 61.

Which Ligue 1 player has blocked the most shots this season?

Montassar Talbi of Lorient has blocked the most shots in Ligue 1 in 2026/2027, with 13 from ten appearances, an average of 1.3 a game. Jordan Lefort and Charlie Cresswell are next on 11.

Which Ligue 1 player has won the most aerial duels this season?

Ludovic Ajorque of Brest has won the most aerial duels in Ligue 1 in 2026/2027, with 55 from ten appearances, an average of 5.5 a game. Charlie Cresswell is next on 36.

Which Ligue 1 player has won the most ground duels this season?

Gessime Yassine of Strasbourg has won the most ground duels in Ligue 1 in 2026/2027, with 81 from ten appearances, an average of 8.1 a game. Lamine Camara is next on 75.

Which Ligue 1 player has the most tackles and interceptions combined this season?

Vanderson of Monaco has the most tackles and interceptions combined in Ligue 1 in 2026/2027, with 51 from ten appearances: 35 tackles and 16 interceptions. Cristian Cásseres Jr. and Lamine Camara are next on 46.

Ligue 1 Tackles leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles
1	Cristian Cásseres Jr.	Toulouse	36
2	Vanderson	Monaco	35
3	Lamine Camara	Monaco	32
4	Antoine Mille	Troyes	31
5	Pierre Lees-Melou	Paris	30
6	Zachary Athekame	Lyon	29
7	Valentin Rongier	Rennes	27
8	Arthur Avom	Lorient	27
9	Karim Dermane	Troyes	26
10	Adrien Monfray	Troyes	24

Ligue 1 Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Interceptions
1	Nazinho	Monaco	21
2	Ahmed Touba	Le Havre	20
3	Ayumu Seko	Le Havre	20
4	Joris Chotard	Brest	19
5	Lucas Bretelle	Le Mans	19
6	Adrien Monfray	Troyes	18
7	Pierre-Emile Højbjerg	Marseille	17
8	Valentin Rongier	Rennes	16
9	Dembo Sylla	Lorient	16
10	Vanderson	Monaco	16

Ligue 1 Tackles and Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles and Interceptions
1	Vanderson	Monaco	51
2	Cristian Cásseres Jr.	Toulouse	46
3	Lamine Camara	Monaco	46
4	Valentin Rongier	Rennes	43
5	Adrien Monfray	Troyes	42
6	Pierre Lees-Melou	Paris	41
7	Antoine Mille	Troyes	41
8	Arthur Avom	Lorient	39
9	Niels Nkounkou	Nice	38
10	Lucas Bretelle	Le Mans	37

Ligue 1 Clearances leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Clearances
1	Alexsandro	Lille	64
2	Montassar Talbi	Lorient	61
3	Youssouf Ndayishimiye	Nice	61
4	Diego Coppola	Paris	60
5	CJ Egan-Riley	Marseille	59
6	Charlie Cresswell	Rennes	59
7	Mark McKenzie	Toulouse	54
8	Axel Tuanzebe	Auxerre	53
9	Nayef Aguerd	Marseille	53
10	Ousmane Camara	Angers	52

Ligue 1 Blocked Shots leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Blocked Shots
1	Montassar Talbi	Lorient	13
2	Jordan Lefort	Angers	11
3	Charlie Cresswell	Rennes	11
4	CJ Egan-Riley	Marseille	10
5	Alexsandro	Lille	10
6	Samuel Yohou	Le Mans	9
7	Nayef Aguerd	Marseille	9
8	Denis Zakaria	Monaco	8
9	Mark McKenzie	Toulouse	8
10	Jeyland Mitchell	Strasbourg	8

Ligue 1 Dribbled Past leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Dribbled Past
1	Thomas Jørgensen	Toulouse	16
2	Branco van den Boomen	Angers	14
3	Joris Chotard	Brest	14
4	Pierre Lees-Melou	Paris	13
5	Ilan Kebbal	Paris	13
6	Xavier Mandza Tsiendi	Nice	13
7	Adrien Thomasson	Rennes	12
8	Igor Paixão	Marseille	12
9	Mouhamed Diop	Troyes	12
10	Zachary Athekame	Lyon	12

Ligue 1 Total Duels leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Total Duels
1	Ludovic Ajorque	Brest	166
2	Gessime Yassine	Strasbourg	160
3	Pathé Mboup	Brest	127
4	Cristian Cásseres Jr.	Toulouse	124
5	Danny Namaso	Auxerre	124
6	Simon Ebonog	Le Havre	121
7	Lamine Camara	Monaco	121
8	Antoine Mille	Troyes	120
9	Amir Richardson	Le Havre	120
10	Kévin Danois	Auxerre	120

Ligue 1 Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Duels Won
1	Ludovic Ajorque	Brest	83
2	Gessime Yassine	Strasbourg	83
3	Cristian Cásseres Jr.	Toulouse	82
4	Lamine Camara	Monaco	80
5	Simon Ebonog	Le Havre	67
6	Kévin Danois	Auxerre	64
7	Antoine Mille	Troyes	60
8	Bradley Locko	Brest	58
9	Vanderson	Monaco	58
10	Jean-Victor Makengo	Lorient	57

Ligue 1 Ground Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Ground Duels Won
1	Gessime Yassine	Strasbourg	81
2	Lamine Camara	Monaco	75
3	Cristian Cásseres Jr.	Toulouse	72
4	Simon Ebonog	Le Havre	59
5	Kévin Danois	Auxerre	55
6	Vanderson	Monaco	49
7	Ilan Kebbal	Paris	48
8	Zachary Athekame	Lyon	48
9	Pierre Lees-Melou	Paris	47
10	Jean-Victor Makengo	Lorient	47

Ligue 1 Aerial Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Aerial Duels Won
1	Ludovic Ajorque	Brest	55
2	Charlie Cresswell	Rennes	36
3	Dame Gueye	Le Mans	30
4	Nayef Aguerd	Marseille	29
5	Montassar Talbi	Lorient	28
6	Axel Tuanzebe	Auxerre	26
7	Ally Samatta	Le Havre	26
8	Rasmus Nicolaisen	Toulouse	25
9	Diego Coppola	Paris	25
10	Renaud Ripart	Troyes	24

Ligue 1 player stats in past seasons

Ligue 1 player stats 2025/2026