Ligue 1 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

Ligue 1 Player Defending Stats Questions

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

Ahmed Touba of Le Havre and Dembo Sylla of Lorient have made the most interceptions in Ligue 1 in 2026/2027, with 13 each. Nathaniel Adjei is next on 12.

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

Eric Dier of Monaco has made the most clearances in Ligue 1 in 2026/2027, with 38 from five appearances, an average of 7.6 a game. Montassar Talbi and Alexsandro are next on 37.

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

Jordan Lefort of Angers SCO has blocked the most shots in Ligue 1 in 2026/2027, with 8 from five appearances, an average of 1.6 a game. Valentin Rongier and Denis Zakaria are next on 6.

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 33 from five appearances, an average of 6.6 a game. Dame Gueye, Charlie Cresswell and R. Le Guen are next on 21.

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 44 from five appearances, an average of 8.8 a game. Lamine Camara is next on 43.

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

Lamine Camara of Monaco has the most tackles and interceptions combined in Ligue 1 in 2026/2027, with 34 from five appearances: 26 tackles and 8 interceptions. Vanderson is next on 28.

Ligue 1 Tackles leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles
1	Lamine Camara	Monaco	26
2	Cristian Cásseres Jr.	Toulouse	23
3	Pierre Lees-Melou	Paris	20
4	Vanderson	Monaco	18
5	Mads Bidstrup	Lyon	16
6	Kévin Danois	Auxerre	16
7	Adrien Monfray	Troyes	15
8	Bradley Locko	Brest	15
9	Adama Camara	Paris	14
10	Antoine Mille	Troyes	13

Ligue 1 Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Interceptions
1	Ahmed Touba	Le Havre	13
2	Dembo Sylla	Lorient	13
3	Nathaniel Adjei	Lorient	12
4	Simon Ebonog	Le Havre	11
5	Bradley Locko	Brest	10
6	Vanderson	Monaco	10
7	Pierre-Emile Højbjerg	Marseille	9
8	Gautier Lloris	Brest	9
9	Adrien Monfray	Troyes	9
10	Youssouf Ndayishimiye	Nice	9

Ligue 1 Tackles + Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles + Interceptions
1	Lamine Camara	Monaco	34
2	Vanderson	Monaco	28
3	Pierre Lees-Melou	Paris	27
4	Cristian Cásseres Jr.	Toulouse	27
5	Bradley Locko	Brest	25
6	Adrien Monfray	Troyes	24
7	Simon Ebonog	Le Havre	24
8	Ahmed Touba	Le Havre	22
9	Dembo Sylla	Lorient	22
10	Yassin Belkhdim	Angers	22

Ligue 1 Clearances leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Clearances
1	Eric Dier	Monaco	38
2	Montassar Talbi	Lorient	37
3	Alexsandro	Lille	37
4	R. Le Guen	Brest	35
5	Diego Coppola	Paris	32
6	Ahmed Touba	Le Havre	31
7	Mark McKenzie	Toulouse	30
8	Nathan Ngoy	Lille	30
9	Ousmane Camara	Angers	30
10	CJ Egan-Riley	Marseille	29

Ligue 1 Blocked Shots leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Blocked Shots
1	Jordan Lefort	Angers	8
2	Valentin Rongier	Rennes	6
3	Denis Zakaria	Monaco	6
4	Rasmus Nicolaisen	Toulouse	5
5	Youssouf Ndayishimiye	Nice	5
6	Charlie Cresswell	Rennes	5
7	Ismaël Doukouré	Strasbourg	5
8	Ousmane Camara	Angers	5
9	Sadibou Sané	Monaco	5
10	Eric Dier	Monaco	4

Ligue 1 Dribbled Past leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Dribbled Past
1	Branco van den Boomen	Angers	10
2	Mouhamed Diop	Troyes	10
3	Pierre Lees-Melou	Paris	8
4	Ilan Kebbal	Paris	8
5	Corentin Tolisso	Lyon	7
6	Amine Harit	Marseille	7
7	Ludovic Ajorque	Brest	7
8	Michaël Cuisance	Lens	7
9	Mads Bidstrup	Lyon	7
10	Joris Chotard	Brest	7

Ligue 1 Total Duels leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Total Duels
1	Ludovic Ajorque	Brest	102
2	Gessime Yassine	Strasbourg	84
3	Lamine Camara	Monaco	71
4	Pathé Mboup	Brest	71
5	Cristian Cásseres Jr.	Toulouse	69
6	Simon Ebonog	Le Havre	67
7	Kévin Danois	Auxerre	64
8	Amine El Ouazzani	Angers	62
9	Dame Gueye	Le Mans	60
10	Antoine Mille	Troyes	60

Ligue 1 Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Duels Won
1	Ludovic Ajorque	Brest	48
2	Cristian Cásseres Jr.	Toulouse	47
3	Lamine Camara	Monaco	46
4	Gessime Yassine	Strasbourg	45
5	Kévin Danois	Auxerre	37
6	Bradley Locko	Brest	35
7	Pierre Lees-Melou	Paris	32
8	Jean-Victor Makengo	Lorient	32
9	Simon Ebonog	Le Havre	32
10	Adrien Monfray	Troyes	31

Ligue 1 Ground Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Ground Duels Won
1	Gessime Yassine	Strasbourg	44
2	Lamine Camara	Monaco	43
3	Cristian Cásseres Jr.	Toulouse	40
4	Kévin Danois	Auxerre	33
5	Pierre Lees-Melou	Paris	30
6	Bradley Locko	Brest	29
7	Désiré Doué	PSG	29
8	Simon Ebonog	Le Havre	29
9	Anis Ouzenadji	Troyes	29
10	Tiago Santos	Lille	26

Ligue 1 Aerial Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Aerial Duels Won
1	Ludovic Ajorque	Brest	33
2	Dame Gueye	Le Mans	21
3	Charlie Cresswell	Rennes	21
4	R. Le Guen	Brest	21
5	Ally Samatta	Le Havre	19
6	Montassar Talbi	Lorient	16
7	Amine El Ouazzani	Angers	16
8	Rasmus Nicolaisen	Toulouse	14
9	Gautier Lloris	Brest	14
10	Matthieu Udol	Lens	13

Ligue 1 player stats in past seasons

Ligue 1 player stats 2025/2026