Top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots in European football leagues (Season 2022/23) – 04.07.2023
Top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots
in European football leagues (Season 2022/23)
- Date: 04.07.2023
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots in European football leagues (Season 2022/23)
Who finished 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, 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. Who has made the most blocked shots? And how many? Let’s see.
| R | Player | BS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Tarkowski Everton, 30, D(C) | 78 |
| 2 | Rasmus Nicolaisen Toulouse, 26, D(C) | 45 |
| 3 | Ben Mee Brentford, 33, D(CL) | 42 |
| 4 | Maximilian Kilman Wolverhampton, 26, D(C) | 42 |
| 5 | Sebastiano Luperto Empoli, 26, D(C) | 42 |
| 6 | Éder Militão Real Madrid, 25, D(CR) | 39 |
| 7 | Wout Faes Leicester, 25, D(C) | 37 |
| 8 | Chris Smalling Roma, 33, D(CR) | 36 |
| 9 | Lorenzo Pirola Salernitana, 21, D(C) | 35 |
| 10 | Jubal Auxerre, 29, D(C) | 34 |
| 11 | Kevin Danso Lens, 24, D(C) | 34 |
| 12 | Montassar Talbi Lorient, 25, D(C) | 34 |
| 13 | Rodrigo Ely Almeria, 29, D(C) | 33 |
| 14 | Marc Oliver Kempf Hertha Berlin, 28, D(C) | 32 |
| 15 | Ardian Ismajli Empoli, 26, D(C) | 31 |
| 16 | Axel Disasi Monaco, 25, D(C) | 31 |
| 17 | Dante Nice, 39, D(C) | 31 |
| 18 | Ethan Pinnock Brentford, 30, D(C) | 31 |
| 19 | Antonio Raíllo Mallorca, 31, D(C) | 29 |
| 20 | Erik Palmer-Brown Troyes, 26, D(C) | 29 |
| 21 | Federico Baschirotto Lecce, 26, D(C) | 29 |
| 22 | Leonardo Balerdi Marseille, 24, D(C) | 29 |
| 23 | Maya Yoshida Schalke 04, 34, D(CR) | 29 |
| 24 | Nemanja Gudelj Sevilla, 31, D(C),M(C) | 29 |
| 25 | Thiago Silva Chelsea, 38, D(C) | 29 |
| 26 | Mateusz Wieteska Clermont Foot, 26, D(C) | 28 |
| 27 | Nathan Collins Wolverhampton, 22, D(CR) | 28 |
| 28 | Chris Mepham Bournemouth, 25, D(C) | 27 |
| 29 | Guillermo Maripán Monaco, 29, D(C) | 27 |
| 30 | Jan Bednarek Southampton, 27, D(C) | 27 |
| 31 | Julien Laporte Lorient, 29, D(C) | 27 |
| 32 | Lewis Dunk Brighton, 31, D(C) | 27 |
| 33 | Lisandro Martínez Manchester United, 25, D(CL),DMC | 27 |
| 34 | Marquinhos Paris Saint-Germain, 29, D(CR),DMC | 27 |
| 35 | Pau Torres Villarreal, 26, D(C) | 27 |
| 36 | Yunis Abdelhamid Reims, 35, D(C) | 27 |
| 37 | Alessio Romagnoli Lazio, 28, D(CL) | 26 |
| 38 | Anthony Rouault Toulouse, 22, D(C) | 26 |
| 39 | Dimitrios Nikolaou Spezia, 24, D(CL) | 26 |
| 40 | Gabriel Magalhães Arsenal, 25, D(C) | 26 |
| 41 | Jhon Lucumí Bologna, 24, D(C) | 26 |
| 42 | Jonathan Gradit Lens, 30, D(CR) | 26 |
| 43 | Kim Min-Jae Napoli, 26, D(C) | 26 |
| 44 | Alejandro Catena Rayo Vallecano, 28, D(C) | 25 |
| 45 | Fikayo Tomori AC Milan, 25, D(CR) | 25 |
| 46 | Jaka Bijol Udinese, 24, D(C),M(C),FW | 25 |
| 47 | Ko Itakura Borussia M.Gladbach, 26, D(C),DMC | 25 |
| 48 | Lyanco Southampton, 26, D(CR) | 25 |
| 49 | Mohammed Salisu Southampton, 24, D(CL) | 25 |
| 50 | Andrei Girotto Nantes, 31, D(C),DMC | 24 |
BS = Blocked Shots
* A list of the top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots in European football leagues (Season 2022/23).
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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.
