# Ibrahima Konaté or Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool 2025-26: who was the better Defender? | La Lente trivia

> Ibrahima Konaté or Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool 2025-26: who was the better Defender? The answer and the context, with La Lente data.

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Datos al: 2026-10-25
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## Ibrahima Konaté or Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool 2025-26: who was the better Defender?

Premier League · 2025-26

| Stat | Ibrahima Konaté | Virgil van Dijk |
|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 3100 | 3420 |
| Tackles per 90 | 1.54 | 0.58 |
| Duels won | 69 % | 74 % |
| Times dribbled past per 90 | 0.29 | 0.05 |
| Interceptions per 90 | 0.84 | 0.74 |

- Ibrahima Konaté
- Virgil van Dijk

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Answer

Ibrahima Konaté: Defender S (percentile 94), against A (percentile 90) for Virgil van Dijk. Ibrahima Konaté makes more tackles and recovers more balls.

Context

Ibrahima Konaté reached the 94th percentile as a Defender through active ball-winning, averaging 1.54 tackles and 0.84 interceptions per 90. Virgil van Dijk engaged in fewer challenges (0.58 tackles per 90), finishing in the 90th percentile.

[Profile of Virgil van Dijk →](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/virgil-van-dijk-1743/) [Profile of Ibrahima Konaté →](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/ibrahima-konate-100556/)

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