Top 50 Best Aerial Duel Winners from “Big Five” European Leagues (Season 2016/17) – 03.04.2017
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Best Aerial Duel Winners
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- Date: 03.04.2017
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- Top 50 Best Aerial Duel Winners from “Big Five” European Leagues (Season 2016/17)
| Rank | Name/Team/Age/Position | M | Min | ADW | TAD | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Benteke Crystal Palace, 26, FW | 27 | 2358 | 245 | 420 | 58.3 |
| 2 | Steve Mounie Montpellier, 22, FW | 28 | 2314 | 243 | 372 | 65.3 |
| 3 | Cheikh Ndoye Angers, 31, M(C) | 27 | 2371 | 210 | 310 | 67.7 |
| 4 | Deyverson Alaves, 25, FW | 25 | 2031 | 169 | 297 | 56.9 |
| 5 | Troy Deeney Watford, 28, FW | 28 | 2417 | 162 | 392 | 41.3 |
| 6 | Sam Vokes Burnley, 27, FW | 30 | 1508 | 154 | 318 | 48.4 |
| 7 | Andy Carroll West Ham, 28, FW | 16 | 1160 | 151 | 230 | 65.7 |
| 8 | Peter Crouch Stoke, 36, FW | 21 | 1054 | 144 | 199 | 72.4 |
| 9 | Álvaro Negredo Middlesbrough, 31, FW | 27 | 2259 | 140 | 277 | 50.5 |
| 10 | Júlio Tavares Dijon, 28, FW | 28 | 2152 | 138 | 284 | 48.6 |
| 11 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic Lazio, 22, AM(C) | 27 | 2150 | 131 | 198 | 66.2 |
| 12 | Christopher Jullien Toulouse, 24, D(C) | 28 | 2520 | 130 | 164 | 79.3 |
| 13 | Ignacio Camacho Malaga, 26, M(C) | 27 | 2426 | 129 | 220 | 58.6 |
| 14 | Michael Keane Burnley, 24, D(CR) | 30 | 2700 | 127 | 193 | 65.8 |
| 15 | Alaeddine Yahia Caen, 35, D(C) | 28 | 2349 | 125 | 174 | 71.8 |
| 16 | Fernando Llorente Swansea, 32, FW | 26 | 1913 | 121 | 221 | 54.8 |
| 17 | Edin Dzeko Roma, 31, FW | 30 | 2460 | 118 | 200 | 59.0 |
| 18 | Ronny Rodelin Caen, 27, AM(CLR),FW | 30 | 2470 | 118 | 189 | 62.4 |
| 19 | Raul García Athletic Club, 30, M(CLR),FW | 27 | 2159 | 116 | 198 | 58.6 |
| 20 | Anthony Modeste FC Cologne, 28, FW | 26 | 2258 | 114 | 223 | 51.1 |
| 21 | Ben Mee Burnley, 27, D(CL) | 30 | 2700 | 113 | 177 | 63.8 |
| 22 | Steve Cook Bournemouth, 25, D(C) | 30 | 2700 | 112 | 164 | 68.3 |
| 23 | Willi Orban RasenBallsport Leipzig, 24, D(C) | 25 | 2250 | 112 | 172 | 65.1 |
| 24 | Ryan Shawcross Stoke, 29, D(C) | 27 | 2430 | 111 | 162 | 68.5 |
| 25 | Benjamin André Rennes, 26, D(R),M(CLR) | 29 | 2607 | 109 | 212 | 51.4 |
| 26 | Dong-Won Ji Augsburg, 25, AM(CL),FW | 26 | 2036 | 109 | 208 | 52.4 |
| 27 | Craig Dawson West Bromwich Albion, 26, D(CR) | 29 | 2558 | 106 | 178 | 59.6 |
| 28 | Romelu Lukaku Everton, 23, FW | 29 | 2547 | 106 | 264 | 40.2 |
| 29 | Mathew Leckie Ingolstadt, 26, AM(CLR) | 22 | 1664 | 105 | 191 | 55.0 |
| 30 | Aduriz Athletic Club, 36, FW | 23 | 1714 | 102 | 170 | 60.0 |
| 31 | Gabriel Pires Leganes, 23, AM(C),FW | 25 | 2099 | 100 | 236 | 42.4 |
| 32 | Laurent Koscielny Arsenal, 31, D(C) | 27 | 2360 | 100 | 169 | 59.2 |
| 33 | Mario Gomez Wolfsburg, 31, FW | 25 | 2144 | 99 | 189 | 52.4 |
| 34 | Celso Borges Deportivo La Coruna, 28, M(C) | 27 | 2093 | 98 | 160 | 61.3 |
| 35 | Federico Fazio Roma, 30, D(C) | 29 | 2423 | 98 | 122 | 80.3 |
| 36 | Ivan Santini Caen, 27, FW | 28 | 2359 | 98 | 238 | 41.2 |
| 37 | Virgil van Dijk Southampton, 25, D(C) | 21 | 1854 | 98 | 130 | 75.4 |
| 38 | Nicolás Otamendi Manchester City, 29, D(C) | 23 | 1962 | 96 | 152 | 63.2 |
| 39 | Jannik Vestergaard Borussia M.Gladbach, 24, D(C) | 26 | 1937 | 94 | 145 | 64.8 |
| 40 | Bruno Alves Cagliari, 35, D(C) | 29 | 2610 | 93 | 120 | 77.5 |
| 41 | Michael Gregoritsch Hamburger SV, 22, AM(CR),FW | 22 | 1061 | 93 | 181 | 51.4 |
| 42 | Damien Da Silva Caen, 28, D(C) | 31 | 2719 | 91 | 128 | 71.1 |
| 43 | Vedad Ibisevic Hertha Berlin, 32, FW | 25 | 2097 | 90 | 220 | 40.9 |
| 44 | Florian Lejeune Eibar, 25, D(C) | 27 | 2341 | 89 | 116 | 76.7 |
| 45 | Gareth McAuley West Bromwich Albion, 37, D(C) | 30 | 2700 | 89 | 127 | 70.1 |
| 46 | Vincent Pajot Saint-Etienne, 26, M(C) | 19 | 1203 | 89 | 156 | 57.1 |
| 47 | Ivan Radovanovic Chievo, 28, DMC | 28 | 2262 | 88 | 142 | 62.0 |
| 48 | Simon Francis Bournemouth, 32, D(CR) | 26 | 2221 | 88 | 142 | 62.0 |
| 49 | Diego Godín Atletico Madrid, 31, D(C) | 25 | 2166 | 87 | 127 | 68.5 |
| 50 | Ellyes Skhiri Montpellier, 21, DMC | 30 | 2656 | 86 | 139 | 61.9 |
M = Matches
Min = Minutes
ADW = Aerial Duel Winners
TAD = Total Aerial Duels
% = Pct. of Aerial Duel Winners
* A list of players with the most aerial duel winners in the European Football Leagues (English Premier League, French Ligue 1, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, Spanish La Liga) for the 2016/2017 Season.
