Top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots in European football leagues (Season 2023/24) – 21.02.2024
Top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots
in European football leagues (Season 2023/24)
- Date: 21.02.2024
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots in European football leagues (Season 2023/24)
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 | Craig Dawson Wolves, 33, D(CR) | 34 |
| 2 | James Tarkowski Everton, 31, D(C) | 33 |
| 3 | Fabian Schär Newcastle, 32, D(C) | 28 |
| 4 | Caleb Okoli Frosinone, 22, D(C) | 27 |
| 5 | Sebastiano Luperto Empoli, 27, D(CL) | 27 |
| 6 | Gabriel Magalhães Arsenal, 26, D(C) | 25 |
| 7 | Lewis Dunk Brighton, 32, D(C) | 25 |
| 8 | Mattia Bani Genoa, 30, D(C) | 25 |
| 9 | Rasmus Nicolaisen Toulouse, 26, D(C) | 25 |
| 10 | Berat Djimsiti Atalanta, 31, D(C) | 24 |
| 11 | Brendan Chardonnet Brest, 29, D(C) | 24 |
| 12 | Gautier Lloris Le Havre, 28, D(C) | 24 |
| 13 | Marco Friedl Werder Bremen, 25, D(CL),M(L) | 24 |
| 14 | Jack Robinson Sheffield United, 30, D(CL),M(L) | 23 |
| 15 | Jeff Chabot FC Koln, 26, D(C) | 23 |
| 16 | Virgil van Dijk Liverpool, 32, D(C) | 23 |
| 17 | Alberto Dossena Cagliari, 25, D(C) | 22 |
| 18 | Illia Zabarnyi Bournemouth, 21, D(C) | 22 |
| 19 | Norbert Gyömbér Salernitana, 31, D(CR),DMC | 22 |
| 20 | Unai Núñez Celta Vigo, 27, D(C) | 22 |
| 21 | Axel Witsel Atletico Madrid, 35, D(C),M(C) | 21 |
| 22 | Dara O’Shea Burnley, 24, D(CR) | 21 |
| 23 | Ethan Pinnock Brentford, 30, D(C) | 21 |
| 24 | Federico Baschirotto Lecce, 27, D(C) | 21 |
| 25 | Kevin Danso Lens, 25, D(C) | 21 |
| 26 | Montassar Talbi Lorient, 25, D(C) | 21 |
| 27 | Nayef Aguerd West Ham, 27, D(C) | 21 |
| 28 | Arthur Theate Rennes, 23, D(CL) | 20 |
| 29 | Carl Starfelt Celta Vigo, 28, D(C) | 20 |
| 30 | Diego Llorente Roma, 30, D(C),DMC | 20 |
| 31 | Jan Paul van Hecke Brighton, 23, D(C) | 20 |
| 32 | Jens Stage Werder Bremen, 27, M(C) | 20 |
| 33 | Matthias Ginter Freiburg, 30, D(CR),DMC | 20 |
| 34 | Maximilian Wöber Borussia M.Gladbach, 26, D(CL) | 20 |
| 35 | Fali Cadiz, 30, D(C),DMC | 20 |
| 36 | Thiago Silva Chelsea, 39, D(C) | 20 |
| 37 | Timo Hübers FC Koln, 27, D(C) | 20 |
| 38 | Danilo Pereira Paris Saint-Germain, 32, D(C),DMC | 19 |
| 39 | Edgar González Almeria, 26, D(C),DMC | 19 |
| 40 | Fali Candé Metz, 26, D(CL),M(L) | 19 |
| 41 | Logan Costa Toulouse, 22, D(C) | 19 |
| 42 | Nemanja Maksimovic Getafe, 29, M(C) | 19 |
| 43 | Patrick Mainka FC Heidenheim, 29, D(C) | 19 |
| 44 | Raúl Albiol Villarreal, 38, D(C) | 19 |
| 45 | Dan-Axel Zagadou VfB Stuttgart, 24, D(CL) | 18 |
| 46 | David García Osasuna, 30, D(C) | 18 |
| 47 | Ilario Monterisi Frosinone, 22, D(C) | 18 |
| 48 | Joris Chotard Montpellier, 22, DMC | 18 |
| 49 | Chumi Almeria, 24, D(CR) | 18 |
| 50 | Marquinhos Paris Saint-Germain, 29, D(CR),DMC | 18 |
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.
