WC Qualification Europe Player Defending Stats 2026

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

Updated 31 March 2026, after the last game

WC Qualification Europe Player Defending Stats Questions

Which WC Qualification Europe player made the most interceptions in 2026?

Mërgim Vojvoda, Laurent Jans, Jakub Kiwior and Ian Olivera shared top spot for interceptions in the WC Qualification Europe in 2026, on 15 each. Four players were next on 14.

Which WC Qualification Europe player made the most clearances in 2026?

Jan Bednarek of Poland made the most clearances in the WC Qualification Europe in 2026, with 77 from eight appearances, an average of 9.6 a game. Andrias Edmundsson was next on 75.

Which WC Qualification Europe player blocked the most shots in 2026?

Märten Kuusk of Estonia blocked the most shots in the WC Qualification Europe in 2026, with 22 from seven appearances, an average of 3.1 a game. Bahlul Mustafazada was next on 15.

Which WC Qualification Europe player won the most aerial duels in 2026?

Tomáš Souček of the Czech Republic won the most aerial duels in the WC Qualification Europe in 2026, with 45 from ten appearances, an average of 4.5 a game. Barnabás Varga was next on 42.

Which WC Qualification Europe player won the most ground duels in 2026?

Jérémy Doku of Belgium won the most ground duels in the WC Qualification Europe in 2026, with 71 from eight appearances, an average of 8.9 a game. Dion Gallapeni was next on 55.

Which WC Qualification Europe player had the most tackles and interceptions combined in 2026?

Jakub Kiwior of Poland had the most tackles and interceptions combined in the WC Qualification Europe in 2026, with 41 from ten appearances: 26 tackles and 15 interceptions. Sebastian Szymanski was next on 33.

WC Qualification Europe Tackles leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles
1	Jakub Kiwior	Poland	26
2	Sebastian Szymanski	Poland	25
3	Justin Devenny	Northern Ireland	25
4	Eliel Peretz	Israel	21
5	Neco Williams	Wales	21
6	İsmail Yüksek	Turkey	21
7	Abdulakh Khaybulayev	Azerbaijan	21
8	Dion Gallapeni	Kosovo	21
9	Teddy Teuma	Malta	20
10	Emin Mahmudov	Azerbaijan	20

WC Qualification Europe Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Interceptions
1	Mërgim Vojvoda	Kosovo	15
2	Laurent Jans	Luxembourg	15
3	Jakub Kiwior	Poland	15
4	Ian Olivera	Andorra	15
5	Tomáš Souček	Czech Republic	14
6	Mihail Caimacov	Moldova	14
7	Isak Hien	Sweden	14
8	Jaka Bijol	Slovenia	14
9	Manuel Locatelli	Italy	13
10	Shea Emmanuel Charles	Northern Ireland	13

WC Qualification Europe Tackles and Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles and Interceptions
1	Jakub Kiwior	Poland	41
2	Sebastian Szymanski	Poland	33
3	Tomáš Souček	Czech Republic	31
4	Grigoris Kastanos	Cyprus	30
5	İsmail Yüksek	Turkey	30
6	Ian Olivera	Andorra	30
7	Alexander Satariano	Malta	29
8	Abdulakh Khaybulayev	Azerbaijan	29
9	Justin Devenny	Northern Ireland	29
10	Biel Borra	Andorra	29

WC Qualification Europe Clearances leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Clearances
1	Jan Bednarek	Poland	77
2	Andrias Edmundsson	Faroe Islands	75
3	Gunnar Vatnhamar	Faroe Islands	70
4	Odmar Færø	Faroe Islands	64
5	Tarik Muharemović	Bosnia	64
6	Bernardo Lopes	Gibraltar	58
7	Nikola Katic	Bosnia	53
8	Märten Kuusk	Estonia	51
9	Willi Orbán	Hungary	50
10	Gjoko Zajkov	North Macedonia	49

WC Qualification Europe Blocked Shots leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Blocked Shots
1	Märten Kuusk	Estonia	22
2	Bahlul Mustafazada	Azerbaijan	15
3	Vladyslav Baboglo	Moldova	14
4	Gjoko Zajkov	North Macedonia	13
5	Bernardo Lopes	Gibraltar	13
6	Maksim Paskotsi	Estonia	12
7	Artur Crăciun	Moldova	10
8	Nuraly Alip	Kazakhstan	10
9	Berat Djimsiti	Albania	9
10	Merih Demiral	Turkey	9

WC Qualification Europe Dribbled Past leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Dribbled Past
1	Aron Sele	Liechtenstein	18
2	Justas Lasickas	Lithuania	14
3	Dion Gallapeni	Kosovo	14
4	Pavel Sulc	Czech Republic	12
5	Kamo Hovhannisyan	Armenia	11
6	Valeriy Gromyko	Belarus	11
7	Vadim Rață	Moldova	11
8	Ilyas Chouaref	Malta	11
9	Mikkel Damsgaard	Denmark	11
10	Lorenzo Capicchioni	San Marino	11

WC Qualification Europe Total Duels leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Total Duels
1	Jérémy Doku	Belgium	126
2	Tomáš Souček	Czech Republic	124
3	Justas Lasickas	Lithuania	112
4	Dennis Man	Romania	105
5	Islam Chesnokov	Kazakhstan	102
6	Barnabás Varga	Hungary	100
7	Ilyas Chouaref	Malta	100
8	Dara O'Shea	Republic of Ireland	99
9	Dion Gallapeni	Kosovo	99
10	Christoph Baumgartner	Austria	98

WC Qualification Europe Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Duels Won
1	Tomáš Souček	Czech Republic	74
2	Jérémy Doku	Belgium	72
3	Dara O'Shea	Republic of Ireland	64
4	Grigoris Kastanos	Cyprus	60
5	Dennis Man	Romania	60
6	Ladislav Krejci	Czech Republic	59
7	Juljan Shehu	Albania	58
8	Dion Gallapeni	Kosovo	57
9	Barnabás Varga	Hungary	56
10	Jakub Kiwior	Poland	56

WC Qualification Europe Ground Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Ground Duels Won
1	Jérémy Doku	Belgium	71
2	Dion Gallapeni	Kosovo	55
3	Dennis Man	Romania	54
4	Grigoris Kastanos	Cyprus	50
5	Khvicha Kvaratskhelia	Georgia	49
6	Sebastian Szymanski	Poland	46
7	Justas Lasickas	Lithuania	44
8	Ilyas Chouaref	Malta	44
9	Juljan Shehu	Albania	44
10	Antonio Nusa	Norway	40

WC Qualification Europe Aerial Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Aerial Duels Won
1	Tomáš Souček	Czech Republic	45
2	Barnabás Varga	Hungary	42
3	Dara O'Shea	Republic of Ireland	40
4	Jan Bednarek	Poland	37
5	Ladislav Krejci	Czech Republic	33
6	Nikola Katic	Bosnia	31
7	Nathan Collins	Republic of Ireland	30
8	Virgil van Dijk	Netherlands	27
9	Edin Džeko	Bosnia	26
10	Willi Orbán	Hungary	26