Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2017/18) – 18.03.2018
Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won
in European football leagues (Season 2017/18)
- Date: 18.03.2018
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2017/18)
Who will finish the season as the top footballer ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues?
It’s easy to count aerial duels, but who are really the best footballers in this category? Who makes the most impact on their team?
Aerial duels winning is a lost art form in football, but these players on the list try to keep the tradition going.
After 32 weeks of 2017/2018 season, we are beginning to notice some stand-out performers in European football.
There are thousands of relevant statistics that we could take away from the season so far, and some would argue that the most important statistic is the one that tells us who’s at the top of the league.
But today we are looking at the top 50 footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues of the season so far. Who has won the most aerial duels so far this season? And how many? Let’s see.
| Player | ADW | R |
| Christian Benteke Crystal Palace, 27, FW | 213 | 9,68 |
| Peter Crouch Stoke, 37, FW | 174 | 7,91 |
| Shane Duffy Brighton, 26, D(C) | 156 | 7,09 |
| Salif Sané Hannover 96, 27, D(C),DMC | 151 | 6,86 |
| Benjamin André Rennes, 27, D(R),M(CLR) | 144 | 6,55 |
| Júlio Tavares Dijon, 29, AM(R),FW | 144 | 6,55 |
| Joselu Newcastle United, 27, FW | 137 | 6,23 |
| Caiuby Augsburg, 29, AM(L),FW | 136 | 6,18 |
| Leonardo Pavoletti Cagliari, 29, FW | 132 | 6,00 |
| Naldo Schalke 04, 35, D(C) | 130 | 5,91 |
| Dominic Calvert-Lewin Everton, 20, AM(L),FW | 128 | 5,82 |
| Salomón Rondón West Bromwich Albion, 28, FW | 128 | 5,82 |
| Christopher Schindler Huddersfield, 27, D(C) | 127 | 5,77 |
| Niclas Füllkrug Hannover 96, 25, FW | 123 | 5,59 |
| Ronny Rodelin Caen, 28, AM(CLR),FW | 122 | 5,55 |
| Sébastien Haller Eintracht Frankfurt, 23, FW | 121 | 5,50 |
| James Tarkowski Burnley, 25, D(C) | 118 | 5,36 |
| Ryan Shawcross Stoke, 30, D(C) | 118 | 5,36 |
| Simon Francis Bournemouth, 33, D(CR) | 116 | 5,27 |
| Ben Mee Burnley, 28, D(CL) | 111 | 5,05 |
| Steve Mounie Huddersfield, 23, FW | 111 | 5,05 |
| Laurent Depoitre Huddersfield, 29, FW | 109 | 4,95 |
| Wilfred Ndidi Leicester, 21, DMC | 108 | 4,91 |
| Richarlison Watford, 20, AM(CLR),FW | 108 | 4,91 |
| Mame Biram Diouf Stoke, 30, M(LR),FW | 106 | 4,82 |
| Willi Orban RasenBallsport Leipzig, 25, D(C) | 103 | 4,68 |
| Marcelo Lyon, 30, D(C) | 102 | 4,64 |
| Christopher Jullien Toulouse, 24, D(C) | 101 | 4,59 |
| Lewis Dunk Brighton, 26, D(C) | 101 | 4,59 |
| Troy Deeney Watford, 29, FW | 101 | 4,59 |
| Alfie Mawson Swansea, 24, D(C) | 100 | 4,55 |
| Ante Budimir Crotone, 26, FW | 98 | 4,45 |
| Celso Borges Deportivo La Coruna, 29, M(C) | 98 | 4,45 |
| Jan Vertonghen Tottenham, 30, D(CL) | 98 | 4,45 |
| Kurt Zouma Stoke, 23, D(CR) | 98 | 4,45 |
| Romelu Lukaku Manchester United, 24, FW | 97 | 4,41 |
| Shkodran Mustafi Arsenal, 25, D(CR) | 96 | 4,36 |
| Christian Kabasele Watford, 27, D(C) | 94 | 4,27 |
| Gabriel Pires Leganes, 24, M(C),FW | 94 | 4,27 |
| Jamaal Lascelles Newcastle United, 24, D(C) | 94 | 4,27 |
| Sam Vokes Burnley, 28, FW | 94 | 4,27 |
| Cheikhou Kouyaté West Ham, 28, D(CR),DMC | 93 | 4,23 |
| Cristhian Stuani Girona, 31, AM(CLR),FW | 92 | 4,18 |
| Emiliano Sala Nantes, 27, FW | 92 | 4,18 |
| Gerard Moreno Espanyol, 25, FW | 92 | 4,18 |
| Ivan Santini Caen, 28, FW | 90 | 4,09 |
| Nathan Aké Bournemouth, 23, D(CL),DMC | 90 | 4,09 |
| Harry Maguire Leicester, 25, D(C) | 89 | 4,05 |
| Jorge Molina Getafe, 35, FW | 89 | 4,05 |
| Aritz Aduriz Athletic Bilbao, 37, FW | 88 | 4,00 |
R = Euro Football Rumours Rating
ADW = Aerial Duels Won
* A list of the top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2017/18).
TOP FOOTBALL TRANSFERS 2017-2018
Credits (SL Bilten 11/18, p.6)
