While keeping 16 clean sheets in 44 games for PSG, Marquinhos was also a constant goal threat during and scored more headed goals 4 in Ligue 1 than any other player last year. The Brazilian also became only the third player ever to score in both the quarterfinals and semifinals of consecutive Champions League seasons, joining Cristiano Ronaldo and Antoine Griezmann. Chiellini may have turned 37 in August but the Italy international is still integral for both the Azzurri and Juventus.
The twin pillar alongside Chiellini for club and country, Bonucci was also instrumental in defence for Italy as Roberto Mancini's side emerged victorious at Euro Bonucci wasn't dribbled past once by an opposition player during the entire tournament, making him the only defender who played at least minutes never to have been beaten by an attacker. On the international front, the year-old was the only Denmark player to rack up 10 or more interceptions and tackles at Euro , while also contesting the most aerial duels Skriniar made 49 appearances for Inter in and kept clean sheets in just under half 20 while also scoring three headed goals from the four headed shots on target he attempted in Serie A.
Indeed, the Slovakia centre-back scored four league goals for the Nerazzurri overall which represents his best haul in one single calendar year to date. Since making his LaLiga debut in August, no other Real Madrid defender had made more ball carries and progressive ball carries than Alaba by the end of the year. In October, the Austria international also became only the fifth Los Blancos player in history to score against Barcelona on his maiden appearance in an El Clasico derby, following in the footsteps of Ronaldo Nazario , Ruud van Nistelrooy , Rafael Varane and Jese Rodriguez both A composed ball-player, Kounde is the one defender in LaLiga to have both made 2, and completed 2, more passes than any other during In an overall sense, only Sergio Busquets of Barcelona filed higher passing stats 3, made and 2, completed and he is a midfielder.
In the year Kounde made his international debut with France , he was also incredibly consistent for Sevilla, with no defender playing more LaLiga games 39 than the year-old. After clawing himself back from the brink at United, Shaw has gone onto become one of the club's more consistent performers from his familiar berth at left-back. The year-old created 82 chances for United in , with only teammate Bruno Fernandes 95 and Trent Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool providing more across the entire Premier League.
The defender also scored after just one minute and 57 seconds in the Euro final, the quickest goal ever scored in a European Championship final -- though alas that didn't prevent England from eventually losing out on penalties to Italy at Wembley. Lille's Mozambique international left-back was responsible for five secondary assists in Ligue 1 in , which is more than any other defender in the French top flight.
Reinildo also made 93 tackles in league games during the calendar year, with only Anthony Caci of Strasbourg getting stuck in on a more regular basis. Another roving left-back, Gunter drummed up 81 chances for Freiburg in the Bundesliga over the course of , more than any other defender. Excluding players from promoted and relegated teams, Gunter was the only outfield player in all of the big five European leagues not to miss a single minute of league action.
A left-back in perpetual motion, Davies attempted more dribbles than any other defender in Europe's big five leagues in , having embarked upon forays down the touchline. Regularly spotted overlapping his forwards at breakneck speed, the Canada international also racked up more driving sprints into the opposition box 13 than any non-striker in the German top flight. Hernandez completed the most dribbles of any defender in Serie A in with his total of 64 outshining the next player on the list by The year-old left-back was responsible for carrying the ball 5, metres upfield during Italian top flight games, which is far further than any other player in the league.
Barcelona's third-longest serving player behind Gerard Pique and Sergio Busquets, Alba ended as the highest assist-making defender from a LaLiga club, having provided 13 across all competitions. The veteran full-back also created 12 chances in six appearances for Spain at Euro , which is more than any La Roja player and more than any other defender at the entire tournament.
As an attacking wing-back who excels at committing defenders in wide positions, Spinazzola had more take-ons per 90 minutes 4 and more completed dribbles per 90 minutes 2. He also created 1. Barella continued in decent form for club and country in , with the year-old becoming the third-youngest midfielder in Europe's big five leagues to register 10 or more assists last year. The Inter schemer also scored three goals in 17 games for Italy, including one goal in six games at Euro , where he played his part in the Azzurri's grand triumph.
Calm, composed and mature beyond his years, the year-old Bellingham played more minutes in the Bundesliga 2, than any other teenager in the competition last year while also scoring six goals and reaching double figures 10 for assists. Against Austria in June, 27 days before his 18th birthday, Bellingham became the first year-old to play a full 90 minutes for England in years, since Thurston Roston against Scotland in Providing some much-needed steel amid the silk at the Bernabeu, Casemiro both made more tackles and won more tackles 59 than any other midfielder in LaLiga in An eight-year veteran and one of Los Blancos' longest-serving current players, the Brazil international also weighed in with more ball recoveries than any other outfield player in the whole of the Spanish top flight.
City fans revere De Bruyne as a gifted playmaker capable of turning a game in an instant with a defence-splitting pass from almost any position or angle on the pitch. The Belgium international is certainly a class leader when it comes to creating chances, having mustered an average of 3.
No other player in the competition comes close. After scoring just nine goals for Porto in the two previous years combined, Colombia midfielder Diaz burst into life in by scoring 17 times in all competitions for the Portuguese club and even sharing the Copa America golden boot with Lionel Messi four goals. A versatile defensive midfielder who has been deployed by manager Jurgen Klopp in just about every position between the goalkeeper and the strikers, Fabinho made more interceptions per 90 minutes 1.
He also won 58 aerial duels in , with only three of Liverpool's centre-backs -- Virgil van Dijk 72 , Joel Matip 85 and Nat Phillips 93 -- managing to top the Brazilian's impressive airborne tally. After finding his feet at the Estadio Benito Villamarin, Fekir is getting back to his best and has once again been delighting and exciting fans with his distinct brand of direct, driving dribbles. The World Cup winner completed 88 of the dribbles he commenced upon in , with his Fernandes scored 19 goals and provided 17 assists in as he maintained the extraordinarily productive start to his Manchester United career.
The former Sporting CP string-puller was directly involved in 21 goals for United in the Premier League in 13 goals, eight assists , which was more than any other midfielder in the competition.
It should be noted that, despite being widely regarded as a set-piece expert, all eight of Fernandes' assists came from open play.
Cementing his standing as a mercurial young midfield talent, Foden was directly involved in more Premier League goals 19 than any other player aged 21 or younger last year. With 12 goals in the league, the year-old City star fleshed out his total with a further six goals in other competitions to give him a total of 18 for Pep Guardiola's side in Goretzka made just 35 appearances for Bayern in but still managed to contribute six goals and five assists to the cause in the Bundesliga, with Joshua Kimmich the only central midfielder to be directly involved in more goals An interesting quirk saw five of those six goals scored by Goretzka put Bayern into the lead in games, with no other midfielder in the German top division scoring more goals that sent their side ahead.
Jorginho scored 10 Premier League goals in , representing his best league goal-scoring total in a calendar year. Rightly prized for his relentless industry in the middle of the pitch, Kante averaged 1.
The France international even equalled the Blues' club record by making more ball recoveries in a Champions League match when he wrestled back possession 13 times against Atletico Madrid in March -- the most since Kante made 13 recoveries against Barcelona three years earlier. Another extremely versatile talent, Kimmich specialises in creative buildup play exemplified by his provision of 46 secondary chances the pass before the created chance and 10 second assists the pass before the assist in the Bundesliga in -- both more than any other player in the division.
He also sprayed 1, completed passes around the field and created 30 chances for Germany on all fronts over the course of the year, which both go down as team-high marks. Kostic drummed up an astonishing 21 assists in just 42 appearances for Leverkusen in all competitions last year, with the crosses he attempted from open play leading the way in all of Europe's big five leagues -- no other player reached With 19 of his assists coming in the Bundesliga, Kostic ranks second in the overall league standings behind only Thomas Muller of Bayern Munich An important attacking outlet for Atleti, Llorente logged involvements in 17 league goals seven goals and 10 assists in , a tally only surpassed by strikers Luis Suarez 23 and Angel Correa Indeed, Levante winger Jorge de Frutos was the only Spanish player to rustle up more assists 11 than Llorente in LaLiga in that same period.
One of the breakout stars of Euro with winners Italy thanks to a series of virtuoso performances and crucial goals, grafter Locatelli was also the only midfielder to complete more than 2, passes, make more than 40 interceptions and grind out 50 or more clearances in Serie A in The elder statesman of Real's midfield, Modric became the oldest outfield player to represent the club in the Champions League when he faced Shakhtar Donetsk in November aged 36 years and 55 days.
The Croatia captain still excels on the big stage, and completed of the passes he attempted in European competition last year, beaten only by teammate and slightly junior midfield cohort Toni Kroos. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.
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