Top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots in European football leagues (Season 2024/25) – 16.02.2025
Top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots
in European football leagues (Season 2024/25)
- Date: 16.02.2025
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots in European football leagues (Season 2024/25)
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.
| Player | BS |
|---|---|
| 1. Nathan Collins, Brentford | 34 |
| 2. James Tarkowski, Everton | 32 |
| 3. Kevin Akpoguma, Hoffenheim | 31 |
| 4. Murillo, Nottingham Forest | 31 |
| 5. Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Southampton | 30 |
| 6. Dara O’Shea, Ipswich | 28 |
| 7. Jan Bednarek, Southampton | 27 |
| 8. Gabriel Magalhães, Arsenal | 26 |
| 9. Enrico Delprato, Parma Calcio 1913 | 25 |
| 10. Matija Nastasic, Leganes | 25 |
| 11. Maximilian Kilman, West Ham | 25 |
| 12. Sepp van den Berg, Brentford | 25 |
| 13. Willi Orbán, RB Leipzig | 25 |
| 14. Abdul Mumin, Rayo Vallecano | 24 |
| 15. Armando Izzo, Monza | 24 |
| 16. Evan Ndicka, Roma | 24 |
| 17. Federico Baschirotto, Lecce | 24 |
| 18. Marash Kumbulla, Espanyol | 23 |
| 19. Scott McKenna, Las Palmas | 23 |
| 20. Antonio Raíllo, Mallorca | 22 |
| 21. Botond Balogh, Parma Calcio 1913 | 22 |
| 22. Johan Vásquez, Genoa | 22 |
| 23. Yerry Mina, Cagliari | 22 |
| 24. Ardian Ismajli, Empoli | 21 |
| 25. Duje Caleta-Car, Lyon | 21 |
| 26. Kialonda Gaspar, Lecce | 21 |
| 27. Luca Ranieri, Fiorentina | 21 |
| 28. Pablo Marí, Monza | 21 |
| 29. Wout Faes, Leicester | 21 |
| 30. Dean Huijsen, Bournemouth | 20 |
| 31. Diego Coppola, Verona | 20 |
| 32. Javi Sánchez, Real Valladolid | 20 |
| 33. Álex Suárez, Las Palmas | 19 |
| 34. Brendan Chardonnet, Brest | 19 |
| 35. Florian Lejeune, Rayo Vallecano | 19 |
| 36. Jubal, Auxerre | 19 |
| 37. Kevin Danso, Lens | 19 |
| 38. Marc Guéhi, Crystal Palace | 19 |
| 39. Patrick Mainka, FC Heidenheim | 19 |
| 40. Robin Koch, Eintracht Frankfurt | 19 |
| 41. Charlie Cresswell, Toulouse | 18 |
| 42. Illia Zabarnyi, Bournemouth | 18 |
| 43. Jay Idzes, Venezia | 18 |
| 44. Levi Colwill, Chelsea | 18 |
| 45. Niklas Stark, Werder Bremen | 18 |
| 46. Omar Alderete, Getafe | 18 |
| 47. Saúl Coco, Torino | 18 |
| 48. Sergio González, Leganes | 18 |
| 49. Chrislain Matsima, Augsburg | 17 |
| 50. Dan Burn, Newcastle | 17 |
BS = Blocked Shots
* A list of the top 50 best blockers ranked by most blocked shots in European football leagues (Season 2024/25).
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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.