Top 50 Best Aerial Duel Winners from “Big Five” European Leagues (Season 2016/17) – 24.01.2017
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Best Aerial Duel Winners
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- Date: 24.01.2017
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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 | 20 | 1728 | 184 | 322 | 57.1 |
| 2 | Steve Mounie Montpellier, 22, FW | 18 | 1476 | 149 | 241 | 61.8 |
| 3 | Sam Vokes Burnley, 27, FW | 22 | 1331 | 139 | 279 | 49.8 |
| 4 | Cheikh Ndoye Angers, 30, M(C) | 18 | 1620 | 134 | 201 | 66.7 |
| 5 | Troy Deeney Watford, 28, FW | 22 | 1882 | 121 | 281 | 43.1 |
| 6 | Álvaro Negredo Middlesbrough, 31, FW | 21 | 1774 | 116 | 226 | 51.3 |
| 7 | Deyverson Silva Alaves, 25, FW | 17 | 1410 | 105 | 193 | 54.4 |
| 8 | Andy Carroll West Ham, 28, FW | 10 | 665 | 99 | 143 | 69.2 |
| 9 | Peter Crouch Stoke, 35, FW | 14 | 640 | 98 | 129 | 76.0 |
| 10 | Virgil van Dijk Southampton, 25, D(C) | 21 | 1854 | 98 | 130 | 75.4 |
| 11 | Christopher Jullien Toulouse, 23, D(C) | 18 | 1620 | 96 | 117 | 82.1 |
| 12 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic Lazio, 21, AM(C) | 19 | 1531 | 94 | 145 | 64.8 |
| 13 | Craig Dawson West Bromwich Albion, 26, D(CR) | 21 | 1874 | 86 | 137 | 62.8 |
| 14 | Edin Dzeko Roma, 30, FW | 21 | 1790 | 84 | 140 | 60.0 |
| 15 | Nicolás Otamendi Manchester City, 28, D(C) | 18 | 1582 | 84 | 129 | 65.1 |
| 16 | Steve Cook Bournemouth, 25, D(C) | 22 | 1980 | 83 | 124 | 66.9 |
| 17 | Ignacio Camacho Malaga, 26, M(C) | 18 | 1620 | 82 | 130 | 63.1 |
| 18 | Laurent Koscielny Arsenal, 31, D(C) | 21 | 1864 | 82 | 130 | 63.1 |
| 19 | Fernando Llorente Swansea, 31, FW | 19 | 1360 | 81 | 144 | 56.3 |
| 20 | Willi Orban RasenBallsport Leipzig, 24, D(C) | 17 | 1530 | 80 | 119 | 67.2 |
| 21 | Dong-Won Ji Augsburg, 25, AM(CL),FW | 17 | 1413 | 76 | 148 | 51.4 |
| 22 | Raul García Athletic Club, 30, M(CLR),FW | 18 | 1420 | 76 | 126 | 60.3 |
| 23 | Romelu Lukaku Everton, 23, FW | 21 | 1827 | 76 | 184 | 41.3 |
| 24 | Ryan Shawcross Stoke, 29, D(C) | 19 | 1710 | 76 | 118 | 64.4 |
| 25 | Jan Vertonghen Tottenham, 29, D(CL) | 20 | 1774 | 75 | 97 | 77.3 |
| 26 | Michael Gregoritsch Hamburger SV, 22, AM(CR),FW | 15 | 799 | 75 | 141 | 53.2 |
| 27 | Vincent Pajot Saint-Etienne, 26, M(C) | 14 | 965 | 75 | 130 | 57.7 |
| 28 | Ben Mee Burnley, 27, D(CL) | 22 | 1980 | 74 | 125 | 59.2 |
| 29 | Aduriz Athletic Club, 35, FW | 16 | 1281 | 73 | 124 | 58.9 |
| 30 | Benjamin André Rennes, 26, D(R),M(CLR) | 19 | 1707 | 72 | 137 | 52.6 |
| 31 | Anthony Modeste FC Cologne, 28, FW | 17 | 1488 | 71 | 144 | 49.3 |
| 32 | Michael Keane Burnley, 24, D(CR) | 22 | 1980 | 71 | 119 | 59.7 |
| 33 | Simon Francis Bournemouth, 31, D(CR) | 20 | 1792 | 70 | 113 | 61.9 |
| 34 | Gabriel Pires Leganes, 23, AM(C),FW | 18 | 1488 | 69 | 158 | 43.7 |
| 35 | Júlio Tavares Dijon, 28, FW | 18 | 1262 | 69 | 150 | 46.0 |
| 36 | Ronny Rodelin Caen, 27, AM(CLR),FW | 20 | 1654 | 69 | 110 | 62.7 |
| 37 | Yussuf Poulsen RasenBallsport Leipzig, 22, AM(R),FW | 17 | 1266 | 68 | 128 | 53.1 |
| 38 | Ivan Radovanovic Chievo, 28, DMC | 20 | 1586 | 67 | 108 | 62.0 |
| 39 | Curtis Davies Hull, 31, D(C) | 22 | 1943 | 66 | 115 | 57.4 |
| 40 | Mathew Leckie Ingolstadt, 25, AM(LR) | 16 | 1194 | 66 | 126 | 52.4 |
| 41 | Alaeddine Yahia Caen, 35, D(C) | 17 | 1433 | 65 | 103 | 63.1 |
| 42 | Bruno Alves Cagliari, 35, D(C) | 20 | 1800 | 65 | 87 | 74.7 |
| 43 | Dejan Lovren Liverpool, 27, D(C) | 19 | 1666 | 65 | 98 | 66.3 |
| 44 | Enzo Crivelli SC Bastia, 21, FW | 15 | 1306 | 65 | 170 | 38.2 |
| 45 | Mats Hummels Bayern Munich, 28, D(C) | 15 | 1219 | 65 | 86 | 75.6 |
| 46 | Miguel Britos Watford, 31, D(CL) | 18 | 1615 | 65 | 101 | 64.4 |
| 47 | Scott Dann Crystal Palace, 29, D(C) | 17 | 1530 | 65 | 116 | 56.0 |
| 48 | Vedad Ibisevic Hertha Berlin, 32, FW | 16 | 1341 | 65 | 152 | 42.8 |
| 49 | Mario Gomez Wolfsburg, 31, FW | 16 | 1427 | 64 | 124 | 51.6 |
| 50 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic Manchester United, 35, FW | 21 | 1890 | 64 | 130 | 49.2 |
M = Matches
Min = Minutes
ADW = Aerial Duel Winners
TAD = Total Aerial Duels
% = Pct. of Aerial Duel Winners
* A list of players in the European Football Leagues (English Premier League, French Ligue 1, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, Spanish La Liga) with the most aerial duel winners for the 2016/2017 Season.
