Top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots in European football leagues (Season 2021/22) – 01.10.2021
Top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots
in European football leagues (Season 2021/22)
- Date: 01.10.2021
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots in European football leagues (Season 2021/22)
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.
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 | Liam Cooper Leeds, 30, D(C) | 11 |
| 2 | Houboulang Mendes Lorient, 23, D(CR) | 10 |
| 3 | Marc Oliver Kempf VfB Stuttgart, 26, D(C) | 9 |
| 4 | Petko Hristov Spezia, 22, D(C) | 9 |
| 5 | Rob Holding Arsenal, 26, D(CR) | 9 |
| 6 | Tyrone Mings Aston Villa, 28, D(CL) | 9 |
| 7 | Dante Nice, 37, D(C) | 8 |
| 8 | Federico Fernández Newcastle United, 32, D(C) | 8 |
| 9 | James Tarkowski Burnley, 28, D(C) | 8 |
| 10 | Jimmy Giraudon Troyes, 29, D(C) | 8 |
| 11 | Julien Laporte Lorient, 27, D(C) | 8 |
| 12 | Koray Günter Verona, 27, D(C) | 8 |
| 13 | Manuel Locatelli Juventus, 23, M(C) | 8 |
| 14 | Michael Keane Everton, 28, D(CR) | 8 |
| 15 | Nico Schlotterbeck Freiburg, 21, D(C) | 8 |
| 16 | Rúben Dias Manchester City, 24, D(C) | 8 |
| 17 | Thiago Silva Chelsea, 37, D(C) | 8 |
| 18 | Andrea Carboni Cagliari, 20, D(C) | 7 |
| 19 | Bram Nuytinck Udinese, 31, D(C) | 7 |
| 20 | Domingos Duarte Granada, 26, D(C) | 7 |
| 21 | Francesco Acerbi Lazio, 33, D(C) | 7 |
| 22 | Grant Hanley Norwich, 29, D(C) | 7 |
| 23 | José Luis Palomino Atalanta, 31, D(C) | 7 |
| 24 | José Fonte Lille, 37, D(C) | 7 |
| 25 | Laurent Koscielny Bordeaux, 36, D(C) | 7 |
| 26 | Luke Ayling Leeds, 30, D(CR),M(R) | 7 |
| 27 | Martin Valjent Mallorca, 25, D(C) | 7 |
| 28 | Mattia Caldara Venezia, 27, D(C) | 7 |
| 29 | Mohammed Salisu Southampton, 22, D(CL) | 7 |
| 30 | Nayef Aguerd Rennes, 25, D(C) | 7 |
| 31 | Pau Torres Villarreal, 24, D(C) | 7 |
| 32 | Robin Knoche Union Berlin, 29, D(C) | 7 |
| 33 | Stefan Strandberg Salernitana, 31, D(C),DMC | 7 |
| 34 | Yunis Abdelhamid Reims, 33, D(C) | 7 |
| 35 | Çaglar Söyüncü Leicester, 25, D(C) | 6 |
| 36 | Dani Vivian Athletic Bilbao, 22, D(C) | 6 |
| 37 | Davinson Sánchez Tottenham, 25, D(C) | 6 |
| 38 | Diego González Elche, 26, D(CL) | 6 |
| 39 | Diego Carlos Sevilla, 28, D(C) | 6 |
| 40 | Ezri Konsa Aston Villa, 23, D(CR) | 6 |
| 41 | Florent Ogier Clermont Foot, 32, D(C) | 6 |
| 42 | Gabriel Magalhães Arsenal, 23, D(C) | 6 |
| 43 | Gian Marco Ferrari Sassuolo, 29, D(C) | 6 |
| 44 | Harry Maguire Manchester United, 28, D(C) | 6 |
| 45 | Jamaal Lascelles Newcastle United, 27, D(C) | 6 |
| 46 | Jean-Charles Castelletto Nantes, 26, D(C) | 6 |
| 47 | Luca Ceppitelli Cagliari, 32, D(C) | 6 |
| 48 | Luiz Felipe Lazio, 24, D(C) | 6 |
| 49 | Mahdi Camara Saint-Etienne, 23, DMC | 6 |
| 50 | Nico Elvedi Borussia M.Gladbach, 24, D(CLR) | 6 |
BS = Blocked Shots
* A list of the top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots in European football leagues (Season 2021/22).
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Site expert for statistical analysis and avid fan of all European football. Nikola Horvat has written for various Italian football portals and now he writes for Euro Football Rumours. He is a sports and travel aficionado and has lived in three continents – North America, South America and Europe. The languages that Nikola knows are Croatian, Serbian, Slovenian, Italian, English, and Spanish.
