How many interceptions Spain make, and who makes most.
Updated 6 October 2026, after the last game
Spain make 7.5 interceptions per game in 2026, the joint 13th fewest of the 53 national teams on their 2026 record and below the average of 8.4, across 16 games, while Belarus make the most with 11.8.
Aymeric Laporte has made the most interceptions for Spain in 2026, 20 in 14 appearances, 1.43 a game, ahead of Pedri with 13 and Pedro Porro with 10, across all competitions.
Spain make more interceptions at home, 8.4 a game in their last 10 home games against 6.0 in their last nine away.
Spain made 16 interceptions at home to Saudi Arabia on 21 June, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 7.6 across their 16 games, and their fewest was four away at Croatia on 6 October.
| Player | Apps | Interceptions | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aymeric Laporte | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 7 |
| Marc Cucurella | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 6 |
| Lamine Yamal | 10 | 7 | 0.70 | 4 |
| Pedro Porro | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 5 |
| Pau Cubarsí | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 3 |
| Pedri | 10 | 5 | 0.50 | 5 |
| Rodri | 10 | 5 | 0.50 | 3 |
| Fabián Ruiz | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 3 |
| Mikel Merino | 10 | 4 | 0.40 | 2 |
| Álex Baena | 10 | 3 | 0.30 | 3 |
| Marc Pubill | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 |
| Dean Huijsen | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Eric García | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Fran García | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Roberto Fernández | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Marcos Llorente | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Fermín López | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Martín Zubimendi | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Nico Williams | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 |
| Mikel Oyarzabal | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 1 |
| Gavi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Robin Le Normand | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Borja Iglesias | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| David Raya | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Iván Fresneda | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Yéremy Pino | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Víctor Muñoz | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ferran Torres | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Dani Olmo | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Unai Simón | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Player | Apps | Interceptions | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aymeric Laporte | 14 | 20 | 1.43 | 12 |
| Pedri | 15 | 13 | 0.87 | 8 |
| Pedro Porro | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 8 |
| Marc Cucurella | 13 | 9 | 0.69 | 8 |
| Lamine Yamal | 14 | 9 | 0.64 | 6 |
| Rodri | 15 | 9 | 0.60 | 6 |
| Pau Cubarsí | 13 | 8 | 0.62 | 5 |
| Fabián Ruiz | 11 | 5 | 0.45 | 4 |
| Álex Baena | 14 | 5 | 0.36 | 5 |
| Mikel Merino | 14 | 4 | 0.29 | 2 |
| Eric García | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 2 |
| Marc Bernal | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Dean Huijsen | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 |
| Alejandro Grimaldo | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 2 |
| Gavi | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 |
| Fermín López | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 |
| Marc Pubill | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 2 |
| Carlos Soler | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Fran García | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Ander Barrenetxea | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Roberto Fernández | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Gonzalo García | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Jon Martín | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Pablo Fornals | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Cristhian Mosquera | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Marcos Llorente | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Víctor Muñoz | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Martín Zubimendi | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 |
| Yéremy Pino | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Nico Williams | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Mikel Oyarzabal | 13 | 1 | 0.08 | 1 |
| Dani Olmo | 15 | 1 | 0.07 | 1 |
| Robin Le Normand | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jesús Rodríguez | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Sergio Gómez | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Leo Román | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Beñat Turrientes | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Javi Guerra | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Iván Fresneda | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Javi Rodríguez | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Joan García | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| David Raya | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Borja Iglesias | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ferran Torres | 13 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Unai Simón | 13 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Spain | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 | Croatia (A) | UEFA Nations League | 1-2 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | Czech Republic (H) | UEFA Nations League | 3-1 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Croatia (H) | UEFA Nations League | 4-1 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 26 Sep 2026 | England (A) | UEFA Nations League | 2-3 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 19 Jul 2026 | Argentina (H) | World Cup | 1-0 | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| 14 Jul 2026 | France (A) | World Cup | 0-2 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 10 Jul 2026 | Belgium (H) | World Cup | 2-1 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | Portugal (A) | World Cup | 0-1 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | Austria (H) | World Cup | 3-0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Uruguay (A) | World Cup | 0-1 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Spain | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 | Croatia (A) | UEFA Nations League | 1-2 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | Czech Republic (H) | UEFA Nations League | 3-1 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Croatia (H) | UEFA Nations League | 4-1 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 26 Sep 2026 | England (A) | UEFA Nations League | 2-3 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 19 Jul 2026 | Argentina (H) | World Cup | 1-0 | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| 14 Jul 2026 | France (A) | World Cup | 0-2 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 10 Jul 2026 | Belgium (H) | World Cup | 2-1 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | Portugal (A) | World Cup | 0-1 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | Austria (H) | World Cup | 3-0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Uruguay (A) | World Cup | 0-1 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Saudi Arabia (H) | World Cup | 4-0 | 16 | 12 | 28 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | Cape Verde (H) | World Cup | 0-0 | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Peru (A) | Friendly International | 1-3 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Iraq (H) | Friendly International | 1-1 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Egypt (H) | Friendly International | 0-0 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Serbia (H) | Friendly International | 3-0 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain interceptions | Over 4.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Spain interceptions | Over 5.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Spain interceptions | Over 6.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Spain interceptions | Over 7.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Spain interceptions | Over 8.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Opponent interceptions | Over 4.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Opponent interceptions | Over 5.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Opponent interceptions | Over 6.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Opponent interceptions | Over 7.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Opponent interceptions | Over 8.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total interceptions | Over 12.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Total interceptions | Over 14.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total interceptions | Over 16.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total interceptions | Over 18.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total interceptions | Over 20.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |