Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2017/18) – 12.05.2018

Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won

in European football leagues (Season 2017/18)

 

• Date: 12.05.2018
• Euro Football Rumours
• Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2017/18)

 

 

 

Who will finish the season as the top footballer ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues?

 

It’s easy to count aerial duels, but who are really the best footballers in this category? Who makes the most impact on their team?

Aerial duels winning is a lost art form in football, but these players on the list try to keep the tradition going.

After 40 weeks of 2017/2018 season, we are beginning to notice some stand-out performers in European football.

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 footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues of the season so far. Who has won the most aerial duels so far this season? And how many? Let’s see.

 

Player	ADW	R
Christian Benteke Crystal Palace, 27, FW	241	8,73
Peter Crouch Stoke, 37, FW	233	8,44
Shane Duffy Brighton, 26, D(C)	198	7,17
Leonardo Pavoletti Cagliari, 29, FW	191	6,92
Benjamin André Rennes, 27, D(R),M(CLR)	180	6,52
Salif Sané Hannover 96, 27, D(C),DMC	178	6,45
Júlio Tavares Dijon, 29, AM(R),FW	164	5,94
Caiuby Augsburg, 29, AM(L),FW	163	5,91
Naldo Schalke 04, 35, D(C)	163	5,91
Salomón Rondón West Bromwich Albion, 28, FW	159	5,76
Niclas Füllkrug Hannover 96, 25, FW	153	5,54
Ryan Shawcross Stoke, 30, D(C)	151	5,47
Christopher Schindler Huddersfield, 28, D(C)	150	5,43
James Tarkowski Burnley, 25, D(C)	146	5,29
Mame Biram Diouf Stoke, 30, M(LR),FW	143	5,18
Joselu Newcastle United, 28, FW	142	5,14
Simon Francis Bournemouth, 33, D(CR)	142	5,14
Federico Fazio Roma, 31, D(C)	141	5,11
Ronny Rodelin Caen, 28, AM(CLR),FW	140	5,07
Sébastien Haller Eintracht Frankfurt, 23, FW	138	5,00
Marcelo Lyon, 30, D(C)	137	4,96
Steve Mounie Huddersfield, 23, FW	137	4,96
Dominic Calvert-Lewin Everton, 21, AM(L),FW	135	4,89
Troy Deeney Watford, 29, FW	135	4,89
Steve Cook Bournemouth, 27, D(C)	131	4,75
Raul García Athletic Bilbao, 31, M(CLR),FW	130	4,71
Gerard Moreno Espanyol, 26, FW	126	4,57
Michael Keane Everton, 25, D(CR)	125	4,53
Jamaal Lascelles Newcastle United, 24, D(C)	124	4,49
Lewis Dunk Brighton, 26, D(C)	121	4,38
Simone Missiroli Sassuolo, 31, AM(C)	121	4,38
Willi Orban RasenBallsport Leipzig, 25, D(C)	120	4,35
Sam Vokes Burnley, 28, FW	119	4,31
Celso Borges Deportivo La Coruna, 29, M(C)	118	4,28
Christopher Jullien Toulouse, 25, D(C)	118	4,28
Ben Mee Burnley, 28, D(CL)	117	4,24
Emiliano Sala Nantes, 27, FW	117	4,24
Wilfred Ndidi Leicester, 21, DMC	117	4,24
Cheikhou Kouyaté West Ham, 28, D(CR),DMC	116	4,20
Laurent Depoitre Huddersfield, 29, FW	116	4,20
Richarlison Watford, 20, AM(CLR),FW	116	4,20
Cristhian Stuani Girona, 31, AM(CLR),FW	114	4,13
Harry Maguire Leicester, 25, D(C)	114	4,13
Shkodran Mustafi Arsenal, 26, D(CR)	114	4,13
Alfie Mawson Swansea, 24, D(C)	113	4,09
Craig Dawson West Bromwich Albion, 28, D(CR)	113	4,09
Glenn Murray Brighton, 34, FW	113	4,09
Jan Vertonghen Tottenham, 31, D(CL)	113	4,09
Gabriel Pires Leganes, 24, M(C),FW	112	4,06
Rodrigo Ely Alaves, 24, D(C)	112	4,06

R = Euro Football Rumours Rating

ADW = Aerial Duels Won

* A list of the top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2017/18).

 

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Credits (SL Bilten 19/18, p.6)