Top 50 Best Aerial Duel Winners from “Big Five” European Leagues (Season 2016/17) – 03.01.2017
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Best Aerial Duel Winners
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- Date: 03.01.2017
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- Top 50 Best Aerial Duel Winners from “Big Five” European Leagues (Season 2016/17) – Statistical Analysis
| Rank | Name | Team/Age/Position | M | Min | ADW | TAD | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Benteke | Crystal Palace, 26, FW | 17 | 1502 | 159 | 281 | 56.6 |
| 2 | Cheikh Ndoye | Angers, 30, M(C) | 18 | 1620 | 134 | 201 | 66.7 |
| 3 | Sam Vokes | Burnley, 27, FW | 20 | 1302 | 134 | 268 | 50.0 |
| 4 | Steve Mounie | Montpellier, 22, FW | 16 | 1296 | 132 | 214 | 61.7 |
| 5 | Álvaro Negredo | Middlesbrough, 31, FW | 19 | 1594 | 107 | 213 | 50.2 |
| 6 | Troy Deeney | Watford, 28, FW | 19 | 1612 | 102 | 240 | 42.5 |
| 7 | Virgil van Dijk | Southampton, 25, D(C) | 19 | 1709 | 90 | 118 | 76.3 |
| 8 | Andy Carroll | West Ham, 27, FW | 8 | 508 | 84 | 123 | 68.3 |
| 9 | Craig Dawson | West Bromwich Albion, 26, D(CR) | 19 | 1694 | 82 | 128 | 64.1 |
| 10 | Nicolás Otamendi | Manchester City, 28, D(C) | 16 | 1402 | 81 | 123 | 65.9 |
| 11 | Christopher Jullien | Toulouse, 23, D(C) | 16 | 1440 | 80 | 96 | 83.3 |
| 12 | Deyverson | Alaves, 25, FW | 14 | 1140 | 78 | 147 | 53.1 |
| 13 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic | Lazio, 21, AM(C) | 16 | 1261 | 77 | 122 | 63.1 |
| 14 | Michael Gregoritsch | Hamburger SV, 22, AM(CR),FW | 14 | 793 | 75 | 140 | 53.6 |
| 15 | Vincent Pajot | Saint-Etienne, 26, M(C) | 14 | 965 | 75 | 130 | 57.7 |
| 16 | Dong-Won Ji | Augsburg, 25, AM(CL),FW | 16 | 1323 | 74 | 146 | 50.7 |
| 17 | Edin Dzeko | Roma, 30, FW | 18 | 1520 | 74 | 119 | 62.2 |
| 18 | Willi Orban | RasenBallsport Leipzig, 24, D(C) | 16 | 1440 | 74 | 112 | 66.1 |
| 19 | Romelu Lukaku | Everton, 23, FW | 19 | 1647 | 73 | 169 | 43.2 |
| 20 | Benjamin André | Rennes, 26, D(R),M(CLR) | 18 | 1617 | 71 | 134 | 53.0 |
| 21 | Ignacio Camacho | Malaga, 26, M(C) | 15 | 1350 | 70 | 113 | 61.9 |
| 22 | Laurent Koscielny | Arsenal, 31, D(C) | 18 | 1620 | 70 | 111 | 63.1 |
| 23 | Steve Cook | Bournemouth, 25, D(C) | 19 | 1710 | 70 | 102 | 68.6 |
| 24 | Ben Mee | Burnley, 27, D(CL) | 20 | 1800 | 68 | 114 | 59.6 |
| 25 | Jan Vertonghen | Tottenham, 29, D(CL) | 18 | 1620 | 67 | 87 | 77.0 |
| 26 | Michael Keane | Burnley, 23, D(CR) | 20 | 1800 | 67 | 107 | 62.6 |
| 27 | Gabriel | Leganes, 23, AM(C),FW | 15 | 1277 | 66 | 143 | 46.2 |
| 28 | Ryan Shawcross | Stoke, 29, D(C) | 16 | 1440 | 66 | 100 | 66.0 |
| 29 | Simon Francis | Bournemouth, 31, D(CR) | 19 | 1710 | 66 | 108 | 61.1 |
| 30 | Anthony Modeste | FC Cologne, 28, FW | 16 | 1398 | 65 | 134 | 48.5 |
| 31 | Aduriz | Athletic Club, 35, FW | 14 | 1101 | 65 | 109 | 59.6 |
| 32 | Fernando Llorente | Swansea, 31, FW | 16 | 1115 | 65 | 118 | 55.1 |
| 33 | Yussuf Poulsen | RasenBallsport Leipzig, 22, AM(R),FW | 16 | 1204 | 65 | 124 | 52.4 |
| 34 | Enzo Crivelli | SC Bastia, 21, FW | 14 | 1216 | 64 | 166 | 38.6 |
| 35 | Aleksandar Kolarov | Manchester City, 31, D(CL),M(L) | 19 | 1633 | 61 | 87 | 70.1 |
| 36 | Gareth McAuley | West Bromwich Albion, 37, D(C) | 20 | 1800 | 61 | 89 | 68.5 |
| 37 | Ivan Radovanovic | Chievo, 28, DMC | 18 | 1406 | 61 | 99 | 61.6 |
| 38 | Júlio Tavares | Dijon, 28, FW | 16 | 1082 | 61 | 127 | 48.0 |
| 39 | Sandro Wagner | Hoffenheim, 29, FW | 15 | 1320 | 61 | 122 | 50.0 |
| 40 | Vedad Ibisevic | Hertha Berlin, 32, FW | 15 | 1251 | 61 | 144 | 42.4 |
| 41 | Bruno Alves | Cagliari, 35, D(C) | 18 | 1620 | 60 | 80 | 75.0 |
| 42 | Mathew Leckie | Ingolstadt, 25, AM(LR) | 15 | 1104 | 60 | 114 | 52.6 |
| 43 | Scott Dann | Crystal Palace, 29, D(C) | 15 | 1350 | 60 | 107 | 56.1 |
| 44 | Paul Pogba | Manchester United, 23, M(C) | 19 | 1710 | 59 | 90 | 65.6 |
| 45 | Mats Hummels | Bayern Munich, 28, D(C) | 14 | 1129 | 58 | 75 | 77.3 |
| 46 | Miguel Britos | Watford, 31, D(CL) | 15 | 1345 | 58 | 85 | 68.2 |
| 47 | Eder | Lille, 29, FW | 17 | 1367 | 57 | 130 | 43.8 |
| 48 | Mario Gomez | Wolfsburg, 31, FW | 15 | 1337 | 57 | 112 | 50.9 |
| 49 | Raúl García | Athletic Club, 30, M(CLR),FW | 15 | 1150 | 57 | 92 | 62.0 |
| 50 | Ronny Rodelin | Caen, 27, AM(CLR),FW | 18 | 1474 | 57 | 93 | 61.3 |
M = Matches
Min = Minutes
ADW = Aerial Duel Winners
TAD = Total Aerial Duels
% = Pct. of Aerial Duel Winners
