Top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots in European football leagues (Season 2022/23) – 11.11.2022
Top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots
in European football leagues (Season 2022/23)
- Date: 11.11.2022
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots in European football leagues (Season 2022/23)
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 | James Tarkowski Everton, 29, D(C) | 35 |
| 2 | Julien Laporte Lorient, 29, D(C) | 19 |
| 3 | Marc Oliver Kempf Hertha Berlin, 27, D(C) | 19 |
| 4 | Jakub Kiwior Spezia, 22, D(C),DMC | 17 |
| 5 | Ben Mee Brentford, 33, D(CL) | 16 |
| 6 | Chris Mepham Bournemouth, 25, D(C) | 16 |
| 7 | Jubal Auxerre, 29, D(C) | 16 |
| 8 | Ardian Ismajli Empoli, 26, D(C) | 15 |
| 9 | Rasmus Nicolaisen Toulouse, 25, D(C) | 15 |
| 10 | Rodrigo Ely Almeria, 29, D(C) | 15 |
| 11 | Thiago Silva Chelsea, 38, D(C) | 15 |
| 12 | Tim Ream Fulham, 35, D(CL),DMC | 15 |
| 13 | Axel Disasi Monaco, 24, D(C) | 14 |
| 14 | Koray Günter Verona, 28, D(C) | 14 |
| 15 | Lisandro Martínez Manchester United, 24, D(CL),DMC | 14 |
| 16 | Kim Min-Jae Napoli, 25, D(C) | 14 |
| 17 | Mohammed Salisu Southampton, 23, D(CL) | 14 |
| 18 | Nicolas Pallois Nantes, 35, D(C) | 14 |
| 19 | Domingos Duarte Getafe, 27, D(C) | 13 |
| 20 | Fabian Schär Newcastle, 30, D(C) | 13 |
| 21 | Leonardo Balerdi Marseille, 23, D(C) | 13 |
| 22 | Rodrigo Bentancur Tottenham, 25, M(C) | 13 |
| 23 | Sebastiano Luperto Empoli, 26, D(C) | 13 |
| 24 | Anthony Rouault Toulouse, 21, D(C) | 12 |
| 25 | Dimitrios Nikolaou Spezia, 24, D(C) | 12 |
| 26 | Éder Militão Real Madrid, 24, D(CR) | 12 |
| 27 | Bremer Juventus, 25, D(C) | 12 |
| 28 | Javi Sánchez Real Valladolid, 25, D(C) | 12 |
| 29 | Joaquín Fernández Real Valladolid, 26, D(C),DMC | 12 |
| 30 | Kevin Danso Lens, 24, D(C) | 12 |
| 31 | Lucas Martínez Fiorentina, 26, D(C) | 12 |
| 32 | Luis Hernández Cadiz, 33, D(CR) | 12 |
| 33 | Marc Guéhi Crystal Palace, 22, D(C) | 12 |
| 34 | Nathan Collins Wolverhampton, 21, D(CR) | 12 |
| 35 | Nemanja Gudelj Sevilla, 30, D(C),M(C) | 12 |
| 36 | Nico Schlotterbeck Borussia Dortmund, 22, D(C) | 12 |
| 37 | Rúben Neves Wolverhampton, 25, DMC | 12 |
| 38 | Scott McKenna Nottingham Forest, 25, D(C) | 12 |
| 39 | Dylan Bronn Salernitana, 27, D(C) | 11 |
| 40 | Federico Baschirotto Lecce, 26, D(C) | 11 |
| 41 | Gabriel Magalhães Arsenal, 24, D(C) | 11 |
| 42 | Gian Marco Ferrari Sassuolo, 30, D(C) | 11 |
| 43 | Jerdy Schouten Bologna, 25, DMC | 11 |
| 44 | Konstantinos Mavropanos VfB Stuttgart, 24, D(CR) | 11 |
| 45 | Leandro Cabrera Espanyol, 31, D(CL) | 11 |
| 46 | Martin Erlic Sassuolo, 24, D(C) | 11 |
| 47 | Matteo Bianchetti Cremonese, 29, D(C) | 11 |
| 48 | Maximilian Kilman Wolverhampton, 25, D(C) | 11 |
| 49 | Norbert Gyömbér Salernitana, 30, D(CR),DMC | 11 |
| 50 | Santiago Bueno Girona, 23, D(C) | 11 |
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.
