Top 50 Best Aerial Duel Winners from “Big Five” European Leagues (Season 2016/17) – 24.03.2017
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- Date: 24.03.2017
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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 | 26 | 2268 | 234 | 405 | 57.8 |
| 2 | Steve Mounie Montpellier, 22, FW | 27 | 2224 | 231 | 354 | 65.3 |
| 3 | Cheikh Ndoye Angers, 30, M(C) | 26 | 2281 | 199 | 297 | 67.0 |
| 4 | Troy Deeney Watford, 28, FW | 28 | 2417 | 162 | 392 | 41.3 |
| 5 | Deyverson Alaves, 25, FW | 24 | 1941 | 157 | 278 | 56.5 |
| 6 | Sam Vokes Burnley, 27, FW | 29 | 1474 | 151 | 313 | 48.2 |
| 7 | Andy Carroll West Ham, 28, FW | 15 | 1070 | 141 | 215 | 65.6 |
| 8 | Peter Crouch Stoke, 36, FW | 20 | 1018 | 140 | 193 | 72.5 |
| 9 | Álvaro Negredo Middlesbrough, 31, FW | 26 | 2169 | 136 | 271 | 50.2 |
| 10 | Júlio Tavares Dijon, 28, FW | 27 | 2062 | 131 | 267 | 49.1 |
| 11 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic Lazio, 22, AM(C) | 26 | 2060 | 127 | 190 | 66.8 |
| 12 | Ignacio Camacho Malaga, 26, M(C) | 26 | 2336 | 126 | 210 | 60.0 |
| 13 | Christopher Jullien Toulouse, 24, D(C) | 27 | 2430 | 123 | 154 | 79.9 |
| 14 | Michael Keane Burnley, 24, D(CR) | 29 | 2610 | 123 | 188 | 65.4 |
| 15 | Alaeddine Yahia Caen, 35, D(C) | 27 | 2277 | 122 | 169 | 72.2 |
| 16 | Fernando Llorente Swansea, 32, FW | 26 | 1913 | 121 | 221 | 54.8 |
| 17 | Edin Dzeko Roma, 31, FW | 29 | 2387 | 117 | 199 | 58.8 |
| 18 | Raul García Athletic Club, 30, M(CLR),FW | 26 | 2098 | 115 | 195 | 59.0 |
| 19 | Ronny Rodelin Caen, 27, AM(CLR),FW | 29 | 2380 | 112 | 180 | 62.2 |
| 20 | Anthony Modeste FC Cologne, 28, FW | 25 | 2168 | 110 | 214 | 51.4 |
| 21 | Ben Mee Burnley, 27, D(CL) | 29 | 2610 | 109 | 173 | 63.0 |
| 22 | Steve Cook Bournemouth, 25, D(C) | 29 | 2610 | 109 | 158 | 69.0 |
| 23 | Willi Orban RasenBallsport Leipzig, 24, D(C) | 24 | 2160 | 109 | 166 | 65.7 |
| 24 | Dong-Won Ji Augsburg, 25, AM(CL),FW | 25 | 1946 | 108 | 202 | 53.5 |
| 25 | Benjamin André Rennes, 26, D(R),M(CLR) | 28 | 2517 | 105 | 204 | 51.5 |
| 26 | Craig Dawson West Bromwich Albion, 26, D(CR) | 28 | 2468 | 104 | 174 | 59.8 |
| 27 | Romelu Lukaku Everton, 23, FW | 28 | 2457 | 102 | 251 | 40.6 |
| 28 | Ryan Shawcross Stoke, 29, D(C) | 26 | 2340 | 102 | 153 | 66.7 |
| 29 | Laurent Koscielny Arsenal, 31, D(C) | 26 | 2314 | 101 | 168 | 60.1 |
| 30 | Mathew Leckie Ingolstadt, 26, AM(CLR) | 21 | 1587 | 101 | 183 | 55.2 |
| 31 | Celso Borges Deportivo La Coruna, 28, M(C) | 27 | 2093 | 98 | 160 | 61.3 |
| 32 | Virgil van Dijk Southampton, 25, D(C) | 21 | 1854 | 98 | 130 | 75.4 |
| 33 | Federico Fazio Roma, 30, D(C) | 28 | 2338 | 96 | 119 | 80.7 |
| 34 | Ivan Santini Caen, 27, FW | 27 | 2272 | 96 | 231 | 41.6 |
| 35 | Mario Gomez Wolfsburg, 31, FW | 24 | 2054 | 94 | 180 | 52.2 |
| 36 | Gabriel Pires Leganes, 23, AM(C),FW | 24 | 2028 | 93 | 226 | 41.2 |
| 37 | Nicolás Otamendi Manchester City, 29, D(C) | 22 | 1872 | 92 | 146 | 63.0 |
| 38 | Aduriz Athletic Club, 36, FW | 22 | 1624 | 91 | 157 | 58.0 |
| 39 | Michael Gregoritsch Hamburger SV, 22, AM(CR),FW | 21 | 1024 | 91 | 176 | 51.7 |
| 40 | Vedad Ibisevic Hertha Berlin, 32, FW | 24 | 2034 | 89 | 217 | 41.0 |
| 41 | Vincent Pajot Saint-Etienne, 26, M(C) | 19 | 1203 | 89 | 156 | 57.1 |
| 42 | Damien Da Silva Caen, 28, D(C) | 30 | 2638 | 88 | 124 | 71.0 |
| 43 | Jannik Vestergaard Borussia M.Gladbach, 24, D(C) | 25 | 1847 | 88 | 139 | 63.3 |
| 44 | Bruno Alves Cagliari, 35, D(C) | 28 | 2520 | 87 | 114 | 76.3 |
| 45 | Diego Godín Atletico Madrid, 31, D(C) | 24 | 2160 | 87 | 127 | 68.5 |
| 46 | Florian Lejeune Eibar, 25, D(C) | 26 | 2251 | 87 | 114 | 76.3 |
| 47 | Gareth McAuley West Bromwich Albion, 37, D(C) | 29 | 2610 | 87 | 125 | 69.6 |
| 48 | Moustapha Diallo Guingamp, 30, DMC | 22 | 1449 | 85 | 156 | 54.5 |
| 49 | Ellyes Skhiri Montpellier, 21, DMC | 29 | 2566 | 84 | 132 | 63.6 |
| 50 | Ivan Radovanovic Chievo, 28, DMC | 27 | 2172 | 84 | 136 | 61.8 |
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.
