UEFA Nations League Player Defending Stats 2026/2027

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

Updated 14 November 2026, after the last game

UEFA Nations League Player Defending Stats Questions

Which UEFA Nations League player has made the most interceptions this season?

Dirk Carlson of Luxembourg, Vladislav Kalinin of Belarus and Ilir Krasniqi of Kosovo have made the most interceptions in the UEFA Nations League in 2026/2027, with 11 each. Four players are next on 10.

Which UEFA Nations League player has made the most clearances this season?

Konstantinos Mavropanos of Greece has made the most clearances in the UEFA Nations League in 2026/2027, with 43 from five appearances, an average of 8.6 a game. Iurie Iovu is next on 39.

Which UEFA Nations League player has blocked the most shots this season?

Hector Kyprianou of Cyprus has blocked the most shots in the UEFA Nations League in 2026/2027, with 9 from five appearances, an average of 1.8 a game. Six players are next on 8.

Which UEFA Nations League player has won the most aerial duels this season?

Petru Popescu of Moldova has won the most aerial duels in the UEFA Nations League in 2026/2027, with 21 from five appearances, an average of 4.2 a game. Victor Pálsson and Jan Bednarek are next on 19.

Which UEFA Nations League player has won the most ground duels this season?

Shea Emmanuel Charles of Northern Ireland and Arda Güler of Turkey have won the most ground duels in the UEFA Nations League in 2026/2027, with 37 each. Edon Zhegrova is next on 36.

Which UEFA Nations League player has the most tackles and interceptions combined this season?

Ilir Krasniqi of Kosovo has the most tackles and interceptions combined in the UEFA Nations League in 2026/2027, with 27 from five appearances: 16 tackles and 11 interceptions. Grigoris Kastanos is next on 26.

UEFA Nations League Tackles leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles
1	Grigoris Kastanos	Cyprus	20
2	Abdulakh Khaybulayev	Azerbaijan	19
3	Trai Hume	Northern Ireland	17
4	Ilir Krasniqi	Kosovo	16
5	Wiktor Nowak	Poland	16
6	Neco Williams	Wales	15
7	Joakim Maehle	Denmark	14
8	İsmail Yüksek	Turkey	14
9	Nicolas Seiwald	Austria	14
10	Shea Emmanuel Charles	Northern Ireland	14

UEFA Nations League Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Interceptions
1	Dirk Carlson	Luxembourg	11
2	Vladislav Kalinin	Belarus	11
3	Ilir Krasniqi	Kosovo	11
4	Kirill Pechenin	Belarus	10
5	Ardian Ismajli	Albania	10
6	Przemyslaw Frankowski	Poland	10
7	Andrei Coubiș	Romania	10
8	Mërgim Vojvoda	Kosovo	9
9	Bernardo Lopes	Gibraltar	9
10	Jaka Bijol	Slovenia	9

UEFA Nations League Tackles and Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles and Interceptions
1	Ilir Krasniqi	Kosovo	27
2	Grigoris Kastanos	Cyprus	26
3	Neco Williams	Wales	23
4	Kirill Pechenin	Belarus	22
5	İsmail Yüksek	Turkey	22
6	Vladislav Kalinin	Belarus	22
7	Trai Hume	Northern Ireland	22
8	Márk Csinger	Hungary	22
9	Shea Emmanuel Charles	Northern Ireland	22
10	Abdulakh Khaybulayev	Azerbaijan	22

UEFA Nations League Clearances leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Clearances
1	Konstantinos Mavropanos	Greece	43
2	Iurie Iovu	Moldova	39
3	Oliver Provstgaard	Denmark	36
4	Ruairi McConville	Northern Ireland	34
5	Virgil van Dijk	Netherlands	33
6	Marco Pasolini	San Marino	33
7	Gunnar Vatnhamar	Faroe Islands	32
8	Tarik Muharemović	Bosnia	32
9	Odmar Færø	Faroe Islands	31
10	Idan Nachmias	Israel	30

UEFA Nations League Blocked Shots leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Blocked Shots
1	Hector Kyprianou	Cyprus	9
2	Nikola Katic	Bosnia	8
3	Gunnar Vatnhamar	Faroe Islands	8
4	Vladyslav Baboglo	Moldova	8
5	Maksim Paskotsi	Estonia	8
6	Renato Veiga	Portugal	8
7	Nikita Stoinov	Israel	8
8	Ben Davies	Wales	7
9	Lasha Dvali	Georgia	7
10	Brandon Mechele	Belgium	7

UEFA Nations League Dribbled Past leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Dribbled Past
1	Leon Avdullahu	Kosovo	10
2	Oscar Gloukh	Israel	9
3	Sander Berge	Norway	8
4	İsmail Yüksek	Turkey	8
5	Franjo Ivanović	Croatia	8
6	Andy Diouf	France	8
7	Abdulakh Khaybulayev	Azerbaijan	8
8	Konrad Laimer	Austria	7
9	Hans Vanaken	Belgium	7
10	Mateo Kovacic	Croatia	7

UEFA Nations League Total Duels leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Total Duels
1	Petru Popescu	Moldova	77
2	Antonio Nusa	Norway	65
3	Shea Emmanuel Charles	Northern Ireland	63
4	Mahir Emreli	Azerbaijan	61
5	Rey Manaj	Albania	60
6	Maks Ebong	Belarus	60
7	Edon Zhegrova	Kosovo	60
8	Troy Parrott	Republic of Ireland	60
9	Arda Güler	Turkey	60
10	Sasa Kalajdzic	Austria	59

UEFA Nations League Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Duels Won
1	Shea Emmanuel Charles	Northern Ireland	43
2	Grigoris Kastanos	Cyprus	42
3	Petru Popescu	Moldova	39
4	Arda Güler	Turkey	38
5	Edon Zhegrova	Kosovo	36
6	Adam Markhiev	Finland	36
7	Wiktor Nowak	Poland	36
8	Lukas Haraslin	Slovakia	34
9	Ilyas Chouaref	Malta	34
10	Crysencio Summerville	Netherlands	34

UEFA Nations League Ground Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Ground Duels Won
1	Shea Emmanuel Charles	Northern Ireland	37
2	Arda Güler	Turkey	37
3	Edon Zhegrova	Kosovo	36
4	Crysencio Summerville	Netherlands	34
5	Lukas Haraslin	Slovakia	33
6	Grigoris Kastanos	Cyprus	33
7	Adam Markhiev	Finland	33
8	Abdulakh Khaybulayev	Azerbaijan	32
9	Antonio Nusa	Norway	32
10	John McGinn	Scotland	30

UEFA Nations League Aerial Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Aerial Duels Won
1	Petru Popescu	Moldova	21
2	Victor Pálsson	Iceland	19
3	Jan Bednarek	Poland	19
4	Temirlan Erlanov	Kazakhstan	17
5	Andrias Edmundsson	Faroe Islands	17
6	Malick Thiaw	Germany	16
7	Jan Paul van Hecke	Netherlands	16
8	Ruairi McConville	Northern Ireland	16
9	Virgil van Dijk	Netherlands	15
10	Sasa Kalajdzic	Austria	15

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