Russian Premier League Player Defending Stats 2026/2027

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

Updated 17 September 2026, after the last game

Russian Premier League Player Defending Stats Questions

Which Russian Premier League player has made the most interceptions this season?

Nathan Gassama of Baltika Kaliningrad has made the most interceptions in the Russian Premier League in 2026/2027, with 22 from nine appearances, an average of 2.4 a game. Nail Umyarov and Emil Tsenov are next on 20.

Which Russian Premier League player has made the most clearances this season?

Jubal of Krasnodar has made the most clearances in the Russian Premier League in 2026/2027, with 69 from nine appearances, an average of 7.7 a game. Matvey Bardachev is next on 63.

Which Russian Premier League player has blocked the most shots this season?

Rodrigo Escoval of Akron has blocked the most shots in the Russian Premier League in 2026/2027, with 17 from eight appearances, an average of 2.1 a game. Gerzino Nyamsi and Kirill Danilov are next on 11.

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

G. Guzina of Orenburg has won the most aerial duels in the Russian Premier League in 2026/2027, with 49 from nine appearances, an average of 5.4 a game. Vítor Tormena is next on 44.

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

Bitello of Dinamo Moskva has won the most ground duels in the Russian Premier League in 2026/2027, with 50 from nine appearances, an average of 5.6 a game. Mohamed Azzi is next on 49.

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

Andrey Langovich of Rostov has the most tackles and interceptions combined in the Russian Premier League in 2026/2027, with 43 from nine appearances: 25 tackles and 18 interceptions. Mohamed Azzi is next on 41.

Russian Premier League Tackles leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles
1	Mohamed Azzi	Dynamo Makhachkala	29
2	Ilya Eremeev	Lokomotiv Moskva	27
3	Andrey Langovich	Rostov	25
4	Rubens	Dinamo Moskva	24
5	Bitello	Dinamo Moskva	21
6	Fernando Costanza	Krylya Sovetov	20
7	Lucas Fasson	Lokomotiv Moskva	20
8	Viktor Melekhin	Rostov	20
9	Kirill Pechenin	Krylya Sovetov	19
10	Gedson Fernandes	Spartak Moskva	19

Russian Premier League Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Interceptions
1	Nathan Gassama	Baltika Kaliningrad	22
2	Nail Umyarov	Spartak Moskva	20
3	Emil Tsenov	Orenburg	20
4	Klisman Cake	Akhmat Grozny	19
5	Evgeniy Morozov	Lokomotiv Moskva	19
6	Andrey Langovich	Rostov	18
7	Viktor Melekhin	Rostov	17
8	Nikita Glushkov	Dynamo Makhachkala	16
9	Eduardo Anderson	Baltika Kaliningrad	16
10	E. Bolotov	Orenburg	16

Russian Premier League Tackles + Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles + Interceptions
1	Andrey Langovich	Rostov	43
2	Mohamed Azzi	Dynamo Makhachkala	41
3	Evgeniy Morozov	Lokomotiv Moskva	38
4	Nail Umyarov	Spartak Moskva	37
5	Viktor Melekhin	Rostov	37
6	Ilya Eremeev	Lokomotiv Moskva	35
7	Kirill Pechenin	Krylya Sovetov	33
8	Eduardo Anderson	Baltika Kaliningrad	33
9	Ygor Nogueira	Rostov	31
10	Andrey Mendel	Baltika Kaliningrad	31

Russian Premier League Clearances leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Clearances
1	Jubal	Krasnodar	69
2	Matvey Bardachev	Fakel	63
3	Rodrigo Escoval	Akron	62
4	Artem Meshchaninov	Rodina Moskva	55
5	Eduardo Anderson	Baltika Kaliningrad	55
6	Oumar Sako	Rostov	53
7	Sergey Bozhin	Krylya Sovetov	51
8	Jhon Alex Palacios	Orenburg	50
9	Andrés Alarcón	Dynamo Makhachkala	50
10	Vítor Tormena	Krasnodar	49

Russian Premier League Blocked Shots leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Blocked Shots
1	Rodrigo Escoval	Akron	17
2	Gerzino Nyamsi	Lokomotiv Moskva	11
3	Kirill Danilov	CSKA Moskva	11
4	E. Bolotov	Orenburg	10
5	Mutalip Alibekov	Dynamo Makhachkala	8
6	Egor Teslenko	Rubin Kazan	8
7	Oumar Sako	Rostov	8
8	Sergey Bozhin	Krylya Sovetov	7
9	Igor Yurganov	Fakel	7
10	Igor Diveev	Zenit	7

Russian Premier League Dribbled Past leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Dribbled Past
1	Kirill Pechenin	Krylya Sovetov	17
2	Mingiyan Beveev	Baltika Kaliningrad	10
3	Maksim Petrov	Baltika Kaliningrad	10
4	S. Babkin	Lokomotiv Moskva	10
5	Anderson Arroyo	Rubin Kazan	9
6	I. Oleynikov	Krylya Sovetov	9
7	Andrey Mendel	Baltika Kaliningrad	9
8	Soltmurad Bakaev	Rodina Moskva	9
9	Houssem Mrezigue	Dynamo Makhachkala	9
10	Miroslav Bogosavac	Akhmat Grozny	8

Russian Premier League Total Duels leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Total Duels
1	G. Guzina	Orenburg	137
2	Timur Suleymanov	Rostov	123
3	Aleksandr Sobolev	Zenit	118
4	Andrey Langovich	Rostov	115
5	Pablo Solari	Spartak Moskva	111
6	Benchimol	Akron	111
7	Evgeniy Morozov	Lokomotiv Moskva	110
8	Albert Gabaraev	Fakel	108
9	S. Babkin	Lokomotiv Moskva	104
10	Bitello	Dinamo Moskva	102

Russian Premier League Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Duels Won
1	David Ricardo	Dinamo Moskva	65
2	Ygor Nogueira	Rostov	64
3	G. Guzina	Orenburg	64
4	Andrey Langovich	Rostov	64
5	Maksim Osipenko	Dinamo Moskva	61
6	Evgeniy Morozov	Lokomotiv Moskva	61
7	Albert Gabaraev	Fakel	60
8	Vítor Tormena	Krasnodar	59
9	Nathan Gassama	Baltika Kaliningrad	57
10	Aleksandr Sobolev	Zenit	56

Russian Premier League Ground Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Ground Duels Won
1	Bitello	Dinamo Moskva	50
2	Mohamed Azzi	Dynamo Makhachkala	49
3	Egas Cacintura	Akhmat Grozny	46
4	Fernando Costanza	Krylya Sovetov	43
5	Pablo Solari	Spartak Moskva	43
6	Andrey Langovich	Rostov	42
7	Ilya Vakhania	Krasnodar	40
8	S. Babkin	Lokomotiv Moskva	40
9	Kirill Glebov	CSKA Moskva	40
10	Gedson Fernandes	Spartak Moskva	39

Russian Premier League Aerial Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Aerial Duels Won
1	G. Guzina	Orenburg	49
2	Vítor Tormena	Krasnodar	44
3	Maksim Osipenko	Dinamo Moskva	42
4	Nathan Gassama	Baltika Kaliningrad	39
5	Ygor Nogueira	Rostov	35
6	Aleksandr Sobolev	Zenit	35
7	Jubal	Krasnodar	33
8	David Ricardo	Dinamo Moskva	33
9	Egor Teslenko	Rubin Kazan	31
10	A. Tataev	Orenburg	30

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