Top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots in European football leagues (Season 2018/19) – 19.10.2018
Top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots
in European football leagues (Season 2018/19)
- Date: 19.10.2018
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- Top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots in European football leagues (Season 2018/19)
Who will finish the season as the top blocker ranked by most blocked shots in European football leagues?
It’s easy to count blocked shots, but who are really the best blockers? Who makes the most impact on their team?
Shot blocking is a lost art form in football, but these players on the list try to keep the tradition going.
After 9 weeks of 2018/2019 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 blockers ranked by most blocked shots in European football leagues of the season so far. Who has made the most blocked shots so far this season? And how many? Let’s see.
| R | Player | BS |
| 1 | James Tarkowski Burnley, 25, D(C) | 16 |
| 2 | Shane Duffy Brighton, 26, D(C) | 15 |
| 3 | Simon Kjaer Sevilla, 29, D(C) | 14 |
| 4 | Georg Margreitter Nuernberg, 29, D(C) | 13 |
| 5 | Ibrahim Sangaré Toulouse, 20, DMC | 13 |
| 6 | Bernardo Espinosa Girona, 29, D(C) | 12 |
| 7 | Lorenzo Tonelli Sampdoria, 28, D(C) | 12 |
| 8 | Ben Mee Burnley, 29, D(CL) | 11 |
| 9 | Christopher Schindler Huddersfield, 28, D(C) | 11 |
| 10 | Jérémy Morel Lyon, 34, D(CL) | 11 |
| 11 | Marc Roca Espanyol, 21, DMC | 11 |
| 12 | Thiago Silva Paris Saint Germain, 34, D(C) | 11 |
| 13 | Danilo Bologna, 34, D(C) | 10 |
| 14 | Dominik Kohr Bayer Leverkusen, 24, DMC | 10 |
| 15 | Federico Fazio Roma, 31, D(C) | 10 |
| 16 | Francesco Acerbi Lazio, 30, D(C) | 10 |
| 17 | Marlon Santos Sassuolo, 23, D(C) | 10 |
| 18 | Milan Skriniar Inter, 23, D(C) | 10 |
| 19 | Pedro Mendes Montpellier, 28, D(CR) | 10 |
| 20 | Yunis Abdelhamid Reims, 31, D(C) | 10 |
| 21 | Bram Nuytinck Udinese, 28, D(C) | 9 |
| 22 | Daniele De Rossi Roma, 35, D(C),M(C) | 9 |
| 23 | Fernando Calero Real Valladolid, 23, D(C) | 9 |
| 24 | Jefferson Lerma Bournemouth, 23, D(R),DMC | 9 |
| 25 | Nicolas Nkoulou Torino, 28, D(C) | 9 |
| 26 | Niklas Stark Hertha Berlin, 23, D(C),DMC | 9 |
| 27 | Wesley Hoedt Southampton, 24, D(C) | 9 |
| 28 | Alexander Djiku Caen, 24, D(CR) | 8 |
| 29 | Armando Izzo Torino, 26, D(C) | 8 |
| 30 | Bruno Alves Parma Calcio 1913, 36, D(C) | 8 |
| 31 | Charlie Taylor Burnley, 25, D(L),M(L) | 8 |
| 32 | Christopher Jullien Toulouse, 25, D(C) | 8 |
| 33 | Gabriel Paulista Valencia, 27, D(CR) | 8 |
| 34 | Ismael Traoré Angers, 32, D(CR) | 8 |
| 35 | Jason Denayer Lyon, 23, D(CR),DMC | 8 |
| 36 | Jorge Pulido SD Huesca, 27, D(C) | 8 |
| 37 | Matthias Ginter Borussia M.Gladbach, 24, D(CR),DMC | 8 |
| 38 | Prince Oniangué Caen, 29, M(C) | 8 |
| 39 | Riccardo Gagliolo Parma Calcio 1913, 28, D(CL) | 8 |
| 40 | Sean Morrison Cardiff, 27, D(C) | 8 |
| 41 | Sergio Postigo Levante, 29, D(C) | 8 |
| 42 | Simone Iacoponi Parma Calcio 1913, 31, D(R) | 8 |
| 43 | Álvaro González Villarreal, 28, D(C) | 7 |
| 44 | Anthony Briancon Nimes, 23, D(C) | 7 |
| 45 | Bartosz Salamon Frosinone, 27, D(C) | 7 |
| 46 | Damián Musto SD Huesca, 31, DMC | 7 |
| 47 | Denis Odoi Fulham, 30, D(CLR) | 7 |
| 48 | Frederic Guilbert Caen, 23, D(CR),M(R) | 7 |
| 49 | Gianmarco Ferrari Sassuolo, 26, D(C) | 7 |
| 50 | Jacob Rasmussen Empoli, 21, D(C),DMC | 7 |
BS = Blocked Shots
* A list of the top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots in European football leagues (Season 2018/19).
TOP FOOTBALL TRANSFERS 2017-2018
Credits (SL Bilten 18/19, p.6)
