Moving on to the primary job of a fullback, we reveal the top 25 defensive fullbacks across Europe’s top 5 leagues. Many of the fullbacks featuring in the final top 25 rate highly in defense. Attacking prowess has a few major players that are far above the rest, but in a tight defensive category an unlikely number one emerges under pressure from some of the very best.
Defense Score
| Player | Club | Ranking | Defense Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Henrichs | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 69.8 |
| Filipe Luis | Atletico Madrid | 2 | 69.5 |
| Luca Antonelli | AC Milan | 3 | 65.0 |
| Gael Clichy | Başakşehir | 4 | 64.1 |
| Juan Bernat | Bayern Munich | 5 | 62.8 |
| Pablo Zabaleta | West Ham | 6 | 62.6 |
| Abdul 'Baba' Rahman | Chelsea | 7 | 62.3 |
| Cedric Soares | Southampton | 8 | 62.2 |
| Cesar Azplicueta | Chelsea | 9 | 61.8 |
| Nacho Monreal | Arsenal | 10 | 61.7 |
| Alex Sandro | Juventus | 11 | 59.4 |
| Kyle Walker | Man City | 12 | 58.7 |
| Bacary Sagna | Unattached | 13 | 58.4 |
| Danny Rose | Tottenham | 14 | 58.0 |
| Calum Chambers | Arsenal | 15 | 57.5 |
| Matteo Darmian | Man United | 16 | 57.4 |
| Danilo | Man City | 17 | 57.3 |
| Jonas Hector | Cologne | 18 | 57.1 |
| Sead Kolasinac | Arsenal | 19 | 56.6 |
| Rafinha | Bayern Munich | 20 | 56.4 |
| Serge Aurier | Tottenham | 21 | 56.0 |
| Hugo Mallo | Celta de Vigo | 22 | 55.8 |
| Kieran Gibbs | West Brom | 23 | 55.3 |
| Kieran Trippier | Tottenham | 24 | 54.8 |
| Wendell | Bayer Leverkusen | 25 | 54.6 |
