Top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots in European football leagues (Season 2023/24) – 08.08.2024
Top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots
in European football leagues (Season 2023/24)
- Date: 08.08.2024
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots in European football leagues (Season 2023/24)
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, 31, D(C) | 56 |
| 2 | Jeff Chabot FC Koln, 26, D(C) | 43 |
| 3 | Craig Dawson Wolves, 34, D(CR) | 39 |
| 4 | Fabian Schär Newcastle, 32, D(C) | 38 |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk Brighton, 32, D(C) | 37 |
| 6 | Maximilian Kilman Wolves, 27, D(C) | 37 |
| 7 | Jarrad Branthwaite Everton, 21, D(C) | 36 |
| 8 | Sepp van den Berg Mainz 05, 22, D(CR),M(R) | 36 |
| 9 | Simone Romagnoli Frosinone, 34, D(C) | 36 |
| 10 | Felix Uduokhai Augsburg, 26, D(C) | 35 |
| 11 | Sebastiano Luperto Empoli, 27, D(CL) | 35 |
| 12 | Brendan Chardonnet Brest, 29, D(C) | 34 |
| 13 | Illia Zabarnyi Bournemouth, 21, D(C) | 34 |
| 14 | Virgil van Dijk Liverpool, 32, D(C) | 34 |
| 15 | Berat Djimsiti Atalanta, 31, D(C) | 33 |
| 16 | Casemiro Manchester United, 32, D(C),DMC | 33 |
| 17 | Gabriel Magalhães Arsenal, 26, D(C) | 33 |
| 18 | Jack Robinson Sheffield United, 30, D(CL),M(L) | 33 |
| 19 | Rasmus Nicolaisen Toulouse, 27, D(C) | 33 |
| 20 | Caleb Okoli Frosinone, 22, D(C) | 32 |
| 21 | Lucas Perrin Strasbourg, 25, D(C) | 32 |
| 22 | Patrick Mainka FC Heidenheim, 29, D(C) | 32 |
| 23 | Yunis Abdelhamid Reims, 36, D(C) | 32 |
| 24 | Mattia Bani Genoa, 30, D(C) | 31 |
| 25 | Sebastian Walukiewicz Empoli, 24, D(C) | 31 |
| 26 | Antonio Raíllo Mallorca, 32, D(C) | 30 |
| 27 | Bernardo Bochum, 29, D(CLR),M(L) | 30 |
| 28 | Dara O’Shea Burnley, 25, D(CR) | 30 |
| 29 | Gautier Lloris Le Havre, 28, D(C) | 30 |
| 30 | Kevin Danso Lens, 25, D(C) | 30 |
| 31 | Lorenzo Pirola Salernitana, 22, D(C) | 30 |
| 32 | Nathan Collins Brentford, 23, D(CR) | 30 |
| 33 | Sergio Ramos Sevilla, 38, D(CR) | 30 |
| 34 | Becir Omeragic Montpellier, 22, D(C),DMC | 29 |
| 35 | Ivan Ordets Bochum, 31, D(C) | 29 |
| 36 | Marco Friedl Werder Bremen, 26, D(CL),M(L) | 29 |
| 37 | Carl Starfelt Celta Vigo, 29, D(C) | 28 |
| 38 | Edgar González Almeria, 27, D(C),DMC | 28 |
| 39 | Fali Candé Metz, 26, D(CL),M(L) | 28 |
| 40 | Giangiacomo Magnani Verona, 28, D(C) | 28 |
| 41 | Kurt Zouma West Ham, 29, D(CR) | 28 |
| 42 | Timo Hübers FC Koln, 27, D(C) | 28 |
| 43 | Tomás Soucek West Ham, 29, M(C) | 28 |
| 44 | Alberto Dossena Cagliari, 25, D(C) | 27 |
| 45 | Diego Llorente Roma, 30, D(C),DMC | 27 |
| 46 | Bremer Juventus, 27, D(C) | 27 |
| 47 | Jan Paul van Hecke Brighton, 24, D(C) | 27 |
| 48 | Logan Costa Toulouse, 23, D(C) | 27 |
| 49 | Teden Mengi Luton, 22, D(C) | 27 |
| 50 | Abdel Abqar Deportivo Alaves, 25, D(C) | 26 |
BS = Blocked Shots
* A list of the top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots in European football leagues (Season 2023/24).
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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.
