Serie A 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

Serie A Player Defending Stats Questions

Which Serie A player has made the most interceptions this season?

Giorgio Cittadini of Frosinone has made the most interceptions in Serie A in 2026/2027, with 28 from eight appearances, an average of 3.5 a game. Eddy Kouadio is next on 24.

Which Serie A player has made the most clearances this season?

Leo Østigård of Genoa has made the most clearances in Serie A in 2026/2027, with 88 from eleven appearances, an average of 8.0 a game. Mariano Troilo is next on 84.

Which Serie A player has blocked the most shots this season?

Leo Østigård of Genoa has blocked the most shots in Serie A in 2026/2027, with 20 from eleven appearances, an average of 1.8 a game. Matías Moreno is next on 14.

Which Serie A player has won the most aerial duels this season?

Leo Østigård of Genoa and Jacobo Ramón of Como have won the most aerial duels in Serie A in 2026/2027, with 38 each. Amir Rrahmani is next on 37.

Which Serie A player has won the most ground duels this season?

Franco Mastantuono of Fiorentina has won the most ground duels in Serie A in 2026/2027, with 70 from eleven appearances, an average of 6.4 a game. Mandela Keita is next on 62.

Which Serie A player has the most tackles and interceptions combined this season?

Giorgio Cittadini of Frosinone has the most tackles and interceptions combined in Serie A in 2026/2027, with 50 from eight appearances: 22 tackles and 28 interceptions. Eddy Kouadio is next on 49.

Serie A Tackles leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles
1	Danilo Veiga	Lecce	28
2	Gabriele Calvani	Frosinone	28
3	Mandela Keita	Parma	27
4	Johan Vásquez	Genoa	26
5	Anthony Oyono	Frosinone	26
6	Pietro Comuzzo	Torino	26
7	Kike Pérez	Venezia	25
8	Lewis Ferguson	Bologna	25
9	Mikael Egill Ellertsson	Genoa	25
10	Álex Jiménez	Fiorentina	25

Serie A Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Interceptions
1	Giorgio Cittadini	Frosinone	28
2	Eddy Kouadio	Monza	24
3	Mario Hermoso	Roma	21
4	Morten Frendrup	Genoa	20
5	Lorenzo Lucchesi	Monza	20
6	Gabriele Calvani	Frosinone	20
7	Juan Rodríguez	Cagliari	20
8	Manuel Akanji	Inter	19
9	Radu Drăgușin	Fiorentina	19
10	Rafa Marín	Napoli	19

Serie A Tackles and Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles and Interceptions
1	Giorgio Cittadini	Frosinone	50
2	Eddy Kouadio	Monza	49
3	Gabriele Calvani	Frosinone	48
4	Johan Vásquez	Genoa	43
5	Juan Rodríguez	Cagliari	43
6	Morten Frendrup	Genoa	41
7	Pietro Comuzzo	Torino	41
8	Mario Hermoso	Roma	40
9	Adam Obert	Cagliari	40
10	Rafa Marín	Napoli	40

Serie A Clearances leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Clearances
1	Leo Østigård	Genoa	88
2	Mariano Troilo	Parma	84
3	Ardian Ismajli	Torino	73
4	Amir Rrahmani	Napoli	64
5	Radu Drăgușin	Fiorentina	62
6	Saúl Coco	Torino	59
7	Juan Rodríguez	Cagliari	59
8	Tiago Gabriel	Lecce	59
9	Gaspar	Lecce	57
10	Koni De Winter	AC Milan	56

Serie A Blocked Shots leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Blocked Shots
1	Leo Østigård	Genoa	20
2	Matías Moreno	Venezia	14
3	Mariano Troilo	Parma	13
4	Saúl Coco	Torino	11
5	Radu Drăgușin	Fiorentina	11
6	Gabriele Calvani	Frosinone	11
7	Juan Rodríguez	Cagliari	11
8	Diego Carlos	Parma	10
9	Rafa Marín	Napoli	10
10	Patrizio Masini	Frosinone	10

Serie A Dribbled Past leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Dribbled Past
1	Patrizio Masini	Frosinone	17
2	Zé Pedro	Cagliari	15
3	Giorgi Kvernadze	Frosinone	15
4	Franco Mastantuono	Fiorentina	15
5	Luka Modrić	AC Milan	13
6	Kike Pérez	Venezia	13
7	Nikola Vlašić	Torino	12
8	Davide Frattesi	Lazio	12
9	Mikael Egill Ellertsson	Genoa	12
10	Rafa Marín	Napoli	12

Serie A Total Duels leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Total Duels
1	Franco Mastantuono	Fiorentina	165
2	Gonçalo Ramos	AC Milan	135
3	Giorgi Kvernadze	Frosinone	135
4	Giovanni Simeone	Torino	132
5	Paul Mendy	Cagliari	132
6	El Bilal Touré	Parma	128
7	Randal Kolo Muani	Juventus	121
8	Charles De Ketelaere	Atalanta	117
9	Armand Laurienté	Sassuolo	116
10	Danilo Veiga	Lecce	113

Serie A Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Duels Won
1	Franco Mastantuono	Fiorentina	73
2	Gabriele Calvani	Frosinone	71
3	Mandela Keita	Parma	68
4	Junior Messias	Genoa	67
5	Leo Østigård	Genoa	66
6	Strahinja Pavlović	AC Milan	66
7	Giorgi Kvernadze	Frosinone	65
8	Amir Rrahmani	Napoli	63
9	Nico Paz	Como	63
10	Jacobo Ramón	Como	63

Serie A Ground Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Ground Duels Won
1	Franco Mastantuono	Fiorentina	70
2	Mandela Keita	Parma	62
3	Giorgi Kvernadze	Frosinone	61
4	Nicolò Cambiaghi	Bologna	60
5	Junior Messias	Genoa	57
6	Nico Paz	Como	55
7	Anthony Oyono	Frosinone	50
8	Armand Laurienté	Sassuolo	49
9	Danilo Veiga	Lecce	49
10	Kike Pérez	Venezia	47

Serie A Aerial Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Aerial Duels Won
1	Leo Østigård	Genoa	38
2	Jacobo Ramón	Como	38
3	Amir Rrahmani	Napoli	37
4	Gabriele Calvani	Frosinone	34
5	Bremer	Juventus	33
6	Carlos Augusto	Inter	33
7	Ardian Ismajli	Torino	31
8	El Bilal Touré	Parma	29
9	Strahinja Pavlović	AC Milan	27
10	Mateo Pellegrino	Fiorentina	27

Serie A player stats in past seasons

Serie A player stats 2025/2026