Serie A 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

Serie A Player Defending Stats Questions

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

Mario Hermoso of Roma and Morten Frendrup of Genoa have made the most interceptions in Serie A in 2026/2027, with 16 each. Eddy Kouadio is next on 15.

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

Amir Rrahmani of Napoli has made the most clearances in Serie A in 2026/2027, with 35 from five appearances, an average of 7.0 a game. Mariano Troilo is next on 30.

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 11 from five appearances, an average of 2.2 a game. Gabriele Bracaglia, Juan Rodríguez and Mariano Troilo are next on 7.

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

Amir Rrahmani of Napoli has won the most aerial duels in Serie A in 2026/2027, with 26 from five appearances, an average of 5.2 a game. Leo Østigård is next on 18.

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

Nico Paz of Como has won the most ground duels in Serie A in 2026/2027, with 35 from five appearances, an average of 7.0 a game. Junior Messias is next on 32.

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

Mario Hermoso of Roma has the most tackles and interceptions combined in Serie A in 2026/2027, with 29 from five appearances: 13 tackles and 16 interceptions. Eddy Kouadio is next on 26.

Serie A Tackles leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles
1	Nico Paz	Como	19
2	Patrizio Masini	Frosinone	16
3	Emil Holm	Bologna	15
4	Danilo Veiga	Lecce	15
5	Giovanni Di Lorenzo	Napoli	14
6	Junior Messias	Genoa	14
7	Mikael Egill Ellertsson	Genoa	14
8	Darryl Bakola	Sassuolo	14
9	Hassane Kamara	Udinese	13
10	Bryan Cristante	Roma	13

Serie A Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Interceptions
1	Mario Hermoso	Roma	16
2	Morten Frendrup	Genoa	16
3	Eddy Kouadio	Monza	15
4	Lorenzo Lucchesi	Monza	13
5	Radu Drăgușin	Fiorentina	11
6	Giorgio Cittadini	Frosinone	11
7	Harry Winks	Cagliari	10
8	Luis Milla	Como	10
9	Enrico Delprato	Parma	9
10	Patrizio Masini	Frosinone	9

Serie A Tackles + Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles + Interceptions
1	Mario Hermoso	Roma	29
2	Eddy Kouadio	Monza	26
3	Morten Frendrup	Genoa	25
4	Patrizio Masini	Frosinone	25
5	Giorgio Cittadini	Frosinone	22
6	Nico Paz	Como	21
7	Lorenzo Lucchesi	Monza	21
8	Bryan Cristante	Roma	19
9	Rafa Marín	Napoli	19
10	Jamil Siebert	Lecce	19

Serie A Clearances leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Clearances
1	Amir Rrahmani	Napoli	35
2	Mariano Troilo	Parma	30
3	Radu Drăgușin	Fiorentina	29
4	Jamil Siebert	Lecce	28
5	Gabriele Calvani	Frosinone	28
6	Saúl Coco	Torino	26
7	Gaspar	Lecce	26
8	Ardian Ismajli	Torino	25
9	Leo Østigård	Genoa	25
10	Torbjørn Heggem	Bologna	25

Serie A Blocked Shots leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Blocked Shots
1	Leo Østigård	Genoa	11
2	Gabriele Bracaglia	Frosinone	7
3	Juan Rodríguez	Cagliari	7
4	Mariano Troilo	Parma	7
5	Giacomo Calò	Frosinone	6
6	Torbjørn Heggem	Bologna	6
7	Radu Drăgușin	Fiorentina	6
8	James Abankwah	Udinese	6
9	Gabriele Calvani	Frosinone	6
10	Diego Carlos	Parma	5

Serie A Dribbled Past leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Dribbled Past
1	Patrizio Masini	Frosinone	12
2	Giorgi Kvernadze	Frosinone	9
3	Lassana Coulibaly	Lecce	8
4	Franco Mastantuono	Fiorentina	8
5	Sascha Britschgi	Parma	8
6	Davide Frattesi	Lazio	7
7	Kike Pérez	Venezia	7
8	Kenneth Taylor	Lazio	7
9	Jacopo Fazzini	Cagliari	7
10	Zé Pedro	Cagliari	6

Serie A Total Duels leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Total Duels
1	Giorgi Kvernadze	Frosinone	71
2	Randal Kolo Muani	Juventus	64
3	Franco Mastantuono	Fiorentina	63
4	Nico Paz	Como	62
5	Gonçalo Ramos	AC Milan	61
6	Santiago Pierotti	Lecce	58
7	Danilo Veiga	Lecce	58
8	Amir Rrahmani	Napoli	57
9	Mateo Pellegrino	Fiorentina	57
10	Bryan Cristante	Roma	55

Serie A Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Duels Won
1	Amir Rrahmani	Napoli	41
2	Nico Paz	Como	36
3	Junior Messias	Genoa	34
4	Strahinja Pavlović	AC Milan	34
5	Jacobo Ramón	Como	32
6	Giorgi Kvernadze	Frosinone	31
7	Gabriele Calvani	Frosinone	31
8	Bryan Cristante	Roma	30
9	Emil Holm	Bologna	29
10	Leo Østigård	Genoa	28

Serie A Ground Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Ground Duels Won
1	Nico Paz	Como	35
2	Junior Messias	Genoa	32
3	Giorgi Kvernadze	Frosinone	31
4	Emil Holm	Bologna	26
5	Danilo Veiga	Lecce	25
6	Darryl Bakola	Sassuolo	24
7	Strahinja Pavlović	AC Milan	23
8	Mandela Keita	Parma	23
9	Kike Pérez	Venezia	22
10	Nuno Tavares	Lazio	22

Serie A Aerial Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Aerial Duels Won
1	Amir Rrahmani	Napoli	26
2	Leo Østigård	Genoa	18
3	Jacobo Ramón	Como	16
4	Manuel Akanji	Inter	15
5	Andrea Carboni	Monza	15
6	Bryan Cristante	Roma	14
7	Bremer	Juventus	14
8	Giorgio Cittadini	Frosinone	14
9	Gabriele Calvani	Frosinone	14
10	Idrissa Gueye	Udinese	14

Serie A player stats in past seasons

Serie A player stats 2025/2026