Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2018/19) – 01.04.2019
Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won
in European football leagues (Season 2018/19)
- Date: 01.04.2019
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- Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2018/19)
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 31 weeks of 2018/2019 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.
| R | Player | ADW |
| 1 | Callum Paterson Cardiff, 24, D(R),M(CR),FW | 202 |
| 2 | Aleksandar Mitrovic Fulham, 24, FW | 197 |
| 3 | Steve Mounie Huddersfield, 24, FW | 193 |
| 4 | Sébastien Haller Eintracht Frankfurt, 24, FW | 191 |
| 5 | Cheikh N’Doye Angers, 32, M(C) | 182 |
| 6 | Leonardo Pavoletti Cagliari, 30, FW | 178 |
| 7 | Júlio Tavares Dijon, 30, AM(R),FW | 173 |
| 8 | Sean Morrison Cardiff, 28, D(C) | 171 |
| 9 | Troy Deeney Watford, 30, FW | 165 |
| 10 | Guido Carrillo Leganes, 27, FW | 162 |
| 11 | Michael Keane Everton, 26, D(CR) | 158 |
| 12 | Federico Santander Bologna, 27, FW | 153 |
| 13 | Jonathan Calleri Deportivo Alaves, 25, FW | 153 |
| 14 | Shane Duffy Brighton, 27, D(C) | 145 |
| 15 | Virgil van Dijk Liverpool, 27, D(C) | 145 |
| 16 | James Tarkowski Burnley, 26, D(C) | 143 |
| 17 | Christian Kouamé Genoa, 21, AM(L),FW | 138 |
| 18 | Matt Doherty Wolverhampton Wanderers, 27, D(LR),M(R) | 130 |
| 19 | Benjamin André Rennes, 28, D(R),M(CLR) | 129 |
| 20 | Raúl García Athletic Bilbao, 32, M(CLR),FW | 129 |
| 21 | Sergi Enrich Eibar, 29, FW | 127 |
| 22 | Marcelo Lyon, 31, D(C) | 126 |
| 23 | Sam Vokes Burnley, 29, FW | 125 |
| 24 | Yussuf Poulsen RasenBallsport Leipzig, 24, AM(R),FW | 125 |
| 25 | Leandro Cabrera Getafe, 27, D(CL) | 122 |
| 26 | Andrea Belotti Torino, 25, FW | 120 |
| 27 | Ben Mee Burnley, 29, D(CL) | 120 |
| 28 | Wilfred Ndidi Leicester, 22, DMC | 117 |
| 29 | Glenn Murray Brighton, 35, FW | 116 |
| 30 | Youssef En-Nesyri Leganes, 21, FW | 116 |
| 31 | Salomón Rondón Newcastle United, 29, FW | 114 |
| 32 | Christopher Schindler Huddersfield, 28, D(C) | 113 |
| 33 | Chris Wood Burnley, 27, FW | 110 |
| 34 | Christopher Jullien Toulouse, 25, D(C) | 109 |
| 35 | Salif Sané Schalke 04, 28, D(C),DMC | 107 |
| 36 | Steve Cook Bournemouth, 27, D(C) | 105 |
| 37 | Willy Boly Wolverhampton Wanderers, 28, D(C) | 104 |
| 38 | Ryan Bennett Wolverhampton Wanderers, 29, D(C) | 103 |
| 39 | Pape Diop Eibar, 32, M(C) | 100 |
| 40 | Willi Orban RasenBallsport Leipzig, 26, D(C) | 100 |
| 41 | Andy Delort Montpellier, 27, AM(R),FW | 99 |
| 42 | Harry Maguire Leicester, 26, D(C) | 99 |
| 43 | Bernardo Espinosa Girona, 29, D(C) | 98 |
| 44 | Wout Weghorst Wolfsburg, 26, FW | 97 |
| 45 | Marcus Thuram Guingamp, 21, AM(L),FW | 96 |
| 46 | Maxi Gómez Celta Vigo, 22, FW | 96 |
| 47 | Gerard Piqué Barcelona, 32, D(C) | 95 |
| 48 | Ben Chilwell Leicester, 22, D(L),M(L) | 94 |
| 49 | Sol Bamba Cardiff, 34, D(C),DMC | 94 |
| 50 | Germán Pezzella Fiorentina, 27, D(C) | 93 |
ADW = Aerial Duels Won
* A list of the top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2018/19).
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Credits (SL Bilten 18/19, p.6)
