Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2017/18) – 25.06.2018
Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won
in European football leagues (Season 2017/18)
- Date: 25.06.2018
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2017/18)
Who finished 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.
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 footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues. Who has won the most aerial duels? And how many? Let’s see.
| Player | ADW | R |
| Peter Crouch Stoke, 37, FW | 243 | 8,74 |
| Christian Benteke Crystal Palace, 27, FW | 242 | 8,71 |
| Leonardo Pavoletti Cagliari, 29, FW | 205 | 7,37 |
| Shane Duffy Brighton, 26, D(C) | 200 | 7,19 |
| Benjamin André Rennes, 27, D(R),M(CLR) | 192 | 6,91 |
| Salif Sané Hannover 96, 27, D(C),DMC | 181 | 6,51 |
| Júlio Tavares Dijon, 29, AM(R),FW | 167 | 6,01 |
| Naldo Schalke 04, 35, D(C) | 167 | 6,01 |
| Caiuby Augsburg, 29, AM(L),FW | 166 | 5,97 |
| Salomón Rondón West Bromwich Albion, 28, FW | 162 | 5,83 |
| Niclas Füllkrug Hannover 96, 25, FW | 161 | 5,79 |
| Christopher Schindler Huddersfield, 28, D(C) | 155 | 5,58 |
| Ryan Shawcross Stoke, 30, D(C) | 154 | 5,54 |
| Federico Fazio Roma, 31, D(C) | 151 | 5,43 |
| James Tarkowski Burnley, 25, D(C) | 147 | 5,29 |
| Steve Mounie Huddersfield, 23, FW | 146 | 5,25 |
| Joselu Newcastle United, 28, FW | 145 | 5,22 |
| Mame Biram Diouf Stoke, 30, M(LR),FW | 144 | 5,18 |
| Ronny Rodelin Caen, 28, AM(CLR),FW | 142 | 5,11 |
| Simon Francis Bournemouth, 33, D(CR) | 142 | 5,11 |
| Marcelo Lyon, 31, D(C) | 141 | 5,07 |
| Sébastien Haller Eintracht Frankfurt, 23, FW | 140 | 5,04 |
| Gerard Moreno Espanyol, 26, FW | 138 | 4,96 |
| Steve Cook Bournemouth, 27, D(C) | 137 | 4,93 |
| Dominic Calvert-Lewin Everton, 21, AM(L),FW | 135 | 4,86 |
| Troy Deeney Watford, 29, FW | 135 | 4,86 |
| Simone Missiroli Sassuolo, 32, AM(C) | 131 | 4,71 |
| Raul García Athletic Bilbao, 31, M(CLR),FW | 130 | 4,68 |
| Michael Keane Everton, 25, D(CR) | 129 | 4,64 |
| Jamaal Lascelles Newcastle United, 24, D(C) | 128 | 4,60 |
| Laurent Depoitre Huddersfield, 29, FW | 127 | 4,57 |
| Christopher Jullien Toulouse, 25, D(C) | 124 | 4,46 |
| Sam Vokes Burnley, 28, FW | 124 | 4,46 |
| Alfie Mawson Swansea, 24, D(C) | 122 | 4,39 |
| Cheikhou Kouyaté West Ham, 28, D(CR),DMC | 122 | 4,39 |
| Lewis Dunk Brighton, 26, D(C) | 122 | 4,39 |
| Shkodran Mustafi Arsenal, 26, D(CR) | 122 | 4,39 |
| Emiliano Sala Nantes, 27, FW | 121 | 4,35 |
| Ivan Santini Caen, 29, FW | 120 | 4,32 |
| Richarlison Watford, 21, AM(CLR),FW | 120 | 4,32 |
| Willi Orban RasenBallsport Leipzig, 25, D(C) | 120 | 4,32 |
| Cristhian Stuani Girona, 31, AM(CLR),FW | 119 | 4,28 |
| Harry Maguire Leicester, 25, D(C) | 119 | 4,28 |
| Celso Borges Deportivo La Coruna, 30, M(C) | 118 | 4,24 |
| Jan Vertonghen Tottenham, 31, D(CL) | 118 | 4,24 |
| Thomas Delaney Werder Bremen, 26, DMC | 118 | 4,24 |
| Ben Mee Burnley, 28, D(CL) | 117 | 4,21 |
| Wilfred Ndidi Leicester, 21, DMC | 117 | 4,21 |
| Craig Dawson West Bromwich Albion, 28, D(CR) | 116 | 4,17 |
| Glenn Murray Brighton, 34, FW | 116 | 4,17 |
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 21/18, p.6)
