Saudi Pro League Player Defending Stats 2026/2027

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

Updated 13 September 2026, after the last game

Saudi Pro League Player Defending Stats Questions

Which Saudi Pro League player has made the most interceptions this season?

Aboubacar Bah of Al Hazm has made the most interceptions in the Saudi Pro League in 2026/2027, with 15 from seven appearances, an average of 2.1 a game. Four players are next on 14.

Which Saudi Pro League player has made the most clearances this season?

Makhir Al-Rashidi of Al-Fayha has made the most clearances in the Saudi Pro League in 2026/2027, with 60 from seven appearances, an average of 8.6 a game. Edgaras Utkus is next on 58.

Which Saudi Pro League player has blocked the most shots this season?

Mohammed Al-Khaibari of Al Riyadh has blocked the most shots in the Saudi Pro League in 2026/2027, with 13 from seven appearances, an average of 1.9 a game. Five players are next on 9.

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

Sergej Milinkovic-Savic of Al Hilal and Roger Ibañez of Al Ahli have won the most aerial duels in the Saudi Pro League in 2026/2027, with 19 each. Wilfried Kanga, Andrei Girotto and Edgaras Utkus are next on 17.

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

Coba da Costa of Al Kholood has won the most ground duels in the Saudi Pro League in 2026/2027, with 48 from seven appearances, an average of 6.9 a game. Zaydou Youssouf is next on 44.

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

Idrissa Gueye of Al Draih has the most tackles and interceptions combined in the Saudi Pro League in 2026/2027, with 41 from seven appearances: 27 tackles and 14 interceptions. Nawaf Boushal is next on 32.

Saudi Pro League Tackles leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles
1	Idrissa Gueye	Al Draih	27
2	Zaydou Youssouf	Al Fateh	20
3	Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat	Al-Qadsiah	20
4	Gastón Álvarez	Al-Qadsiah	19
5	Bassam Al-Hurayji	Al Taawoun	19
6	Valentin Atangana	Al Ahli	19
7	Ramzi Solan	Al Kholood	18
8	Faris Abdi	Al Ittihad	18
9	Nawaf Boushal	Al Nassr	18
10	Andrei Girotto	Al Faisaly	17

Saudi Pro League Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Interceptions
1	Aboubacar Bah	Al Hazm	15
2	Idrissa Gueye	Al Draih	14
3	Josh Brownhill	Al Shabab	14
4	Andrei Girotto	Al Faisaly	14
5	Nawaf Boushal	Al Nassr	14
6	Malang Sarr	NEOM SC	13
7	Victor Lekhal	Al Riyadh	13
8	John Buckley	Al Kholood	13
9	Abdurahman Al-Dakheel	Al Hazm	13
10	Christopher Bonsu Baah	Al-Qadsiah	13

Saudi Pro League Tackles + Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles + Interceptions
1	Idrissa Gueye	Al Draih	41
2	Nawaf Boushal	Al Nassr	32
3	Andrei Girotto	Al Faisaly	31
4	Valentin Atangana	Al Ahli	31
5	Aboubacar Bah	Al Hazm	29
6	Josh Brownhill	Al Shabab	28
7	Faris Abdi	Al Ittihad	27
8	Bassam Al-Hurayji	Al Taawoun	27
9	Aschraf El Mahdioui	Al Taawoun	26
10	Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat	Al-Qadsiah	26

Saudi Pro League Clearances leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Clearances
1	Makhir Al-Rashidi	Al-Fayha	60
2	Edgaras Utkus	Al Kholood	58
3	Andrei Girotto	Al Faisaly	44
4	Mohammed Al-Khaibari	Al Riyadh	44
5	Mamadou Thierno Barry	Al Shabab	44
6	Kiki Kouyaté	Al Khaleej	39
7	Tin Jedvaj	Al Shabab	38
8	Malang Sarr	NEOM SC	38
9	Nacho Fernández	Al-Qadsiah	35
10	Mansour Camara	Al Kholood	34

Saudi Pro League Blocked Shots leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Blocked Shots
1	Mohammed Al-Khaibari	Al Riyadh	13
2	Andrei Girotto	Al Faisaly	9
3	Mohammed Al-Khabrani	Al Khaleej	9
4	Makhir Al-Rashidi	Al-Fayha	9
5	Sultan Tanker	Al Hazm	9
6	Mansour Camara	Al Kholood	9
7	Omar Mascarell	Al Khaleej	7
8	Malang Sarr	NEOM SC	7
9	Tin Jedvaj	Al Shabab	6
10	Rúben Neves	Al Hilal	6

Saudi Pro League Dribbled Past leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Dribbled Past
1	Ali Al-Hussain	Al-Fayha	14
2	Abdulaziz Al-Faraj	Al Draih	13
3	Mohamed Al-Thani	Al Shabab	12
4	Saud Al Rashed	Al Hazm	12
5	Dion Lopy	Al Ittihad	10
6	Rúben Neves	Al Hilal	9
7	Sulaiman Hazazi	Al Riyadh	9
8	Nawaf Al-Sadi	Al Khaleej	9
9	Bonheur Mugisha	Al Hazm	9
10	Julian Weigl	Al-Qadsiah	8

Saudi Pro League Total Duels leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Total Duels
1	Coba da Costa	Al Kholood	100
2	Sergej Milinkovic-Savic	Al Hilal	89
3	Marin Petkov	Al Taawoun	85
4	Zaydou Youssouf	Al Fateh	82
5	Valentin Atangana	Al Ahli	82
6	Mourad Batna	Al Fateh	80
7	Fashion Sakala	Al-Fayha	80
8	Hammam Al-Hammami	Al Shabab	75
9	Amadou Koné	NEOM SC	74
10	Abdulaziz Al-Dwehe	Al Hazm	72

Saudi Pro League Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Duels Won
1	Coba da Costa	Al Kholood	54
2	Marin Petkov	Al Taawoun	51
3	Sergej Milinkovic-Savic	Al Hilal	45
4	Zaydou Youssouf	Al Fateh	45
5	Yacine Adli	Al Shabab	42
6	Sadio Mané	Al Nassr	41
7	Mourad Batna	Al Fateh	40
8	Roger Ibañez	Al Ahli	40
9	Andrei Girotto	Al Faisaly	39
10	Valentin Atangana	Al Ahli	39

Saudi Pro League Ground Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Ground Duels Won
1	Coba da Costa	Al Kholood	48
2	Zaydou Youssouf	Al Fateh	44
3	Marin Petkov	Al Taawoun	39
4	Idrissa Gueye	Al Draih	37
5	Sadio Mané	Al Nassr	36
6	Crysencio Summerville	Al Hilal	36
7	Aboubacar Bah	Al Hazm	36
8	Yacine Adli	Al Shabab	35
9	Lukas Haraslin	Al Fateh	34
10	Clayton Diandy	Al Draih	33

Saudi Pro League Aerial Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Aerial Duels Won
1	Sergej Milinkovic-Savic	Al Hilal	19
2	Roger Ibañez	Al Ahli	19
3	Wilfried Kanga	Al Fateh	17
4	Andrei Girotto	Al Faisaly	17
5	Edgaras Utkus	Al Kholood	17
6	Alexandre Mendy	Al Faisaly	15
7	Alfa Semedo	Al-Fayha	14
8	Mamadou Thierno Barry	Al Shabab	14
9	Chancel Mbemba	Al Draih	13
10	Kiki Kouyaté	Al Khaleej	13

Saudi Pro League player stats in past seasons

Saudi Pro League player stats 2025/2026