Top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots in European football leagues (Season 2022/23) – 27.01.2023
Top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots
in European football leagues (Season 2022/23)
- Date: 27.01.2023
- 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, 30, D(C) | 43 |
| 2 | Ben Mee Brentford, 33, D(CL) | 24 |
| 3 | Ardian Ismajli Empoli, 26, D(C) | 22 |
| 4 | Julien Laporte Lorient, 29, D(C) | 22 |
| 5 | Nemanja Gudelj Sevilla, 31, D(C),M(C) | 21 |
| 6 | Marc Oliver Kempf Hertha Berlin, 27, D(C) | 20 |
| 7 | Maximilian Kilman Wolverhampton, 25, D(C) | 20 |
| 8 | Rasmus Nicolaisen Toulouse, 25, D(C) | 20 |
| 9 | Thiago Silva Chelsea, 38, D(C) | 20 |
| 10 | Kim Min-Jae Napoli, 26, D(C) | 19 |
| 11 | Chris Smalling Roma, 33, D(CR) | 18 |
| 12 | Bremer Juventus, 25, D(C) | 18 |
| 13 | Jakub Kiwior Spezia, 22, D(C),DMC | 18 |
| 14 | Jubal Auxerre, 29, D(C) | 18 |
| 15 | Mohammed Salisu Southampton, 23, D(CL) | 18 |
| 16 | Nathan Collins Wolverhampton, 21, D(CR) | 18 |
| 17 | Dimitrios Nikolaou Spezia, 24, D(C) | 17 |
| 18 | Leonardo Balerdi Marseille, 23, D(C) | 17 |
| 19 | Lisandro Martínez Manchester United, 25, D(CL),DMC | 17 |
| 20 | Marc Guéhi Crystal Palace, 22, D(C) | 17 |
| 21 | Tim Ream Fulham, 35, D(CL),DMC | 17 |
| 22 | Alessio Romagnoli Lazio, 28, D(CL) | 16 |
| 23 | Chris Mepham Bournemouth, 25, D(C) | 16 |
| 24 | Dante Nice, 39, D(C) | 16 |
| 25 | Federico Baschirotto Lecce, 26, D(C) | 16 |
| 26 | Gabriel Magalhães Arsenal, 25, D(C) | 16 |
| 27 | Leandro Cabrera Espanyol, 31, D(CL) | 16 |
| 28 | Luis Hernández Cadiz, 33, D(CR) | 16 |
| 29 | Maya Yoshida Schalke 04, 34, D(CR) | 16 |
| 30 | Nicolas Pallois Nantes, 35, D(C) | 16 |
| 31 | Anthony Rouault Toulouse, 21, D(C) | 15 |
| 32 | Domingos Duarte Getafe, 27, D(C) | 15 |
| 33 | Dylan Bronn Salernitana, 27, D(C) | 15 |
| 34 | Éder Militão Real Madrid, 25, D(CR) | 15 |
| 35 | Kevin Danso Lens, 24, D(C) | 15 |
| 36 | Koray Günter Verona, 28, D(C) | 15 |
| 37 | Lewis Dunk Brighton, 31, D(C) | 15 |
| 38 | Pau Torres Villarreal, 26, D(C) | 15 |
| 39 | Rodrigo Ely Almeria, 29, D(C) | 15 |
| 40 | Rúben Neves Wolverhampton, 25, DMC | 15 |
| 41 | Sebastiano Luperto Empoli, 26, D(C) | 15 |
| 42 | Antonio Raíllo Mallorca, 31, D(C) | 14 |
| 43 | Axel Disasi Monaco, 24, D(C) | 14 |
| 44 | Castello Lukeba Lyon, 20, D(C) | 14 |
| 45 | Fabian Schär Newcastle, 31, D(C) | 14 |
| 46 | Gian Marco Ferrari Sassuolo, 30, D(C) | 14 |
| 47 | Javi Sánchez Real Valladolid, 25, D(C) | 14 |
| 48 | Konstantinos Mavropanos VfB Stuttgart, 25, D(CR) | 14 |
| 49 | Maxime Estève Montpellier, 20, D(C) | 14 |
| 50 | Rodrigo Bentancur Tottenham, 25, M(C) | 14 |
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.
