Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2018/19) – 04.02.2019
Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won
in European football leagues (Season 2018/19)
- Date: 04.02.2019
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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 24 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 | Steve Mounie Huddersfield, 24, FW | 154 |
| 2 | Aleksandar Mitrovic Fulham, 24, FW | 149 |
| 3 | Callum Paterson Cardiff, 24, D(R),M(CR),FW | 149 |
| 4 | Guido Carrillo Leganes, 27, FW | 149 |
| 5 | Sean Morrison Cardiff, 28, D(C) | 139 |
| 6 | Cheikh N’Doye Angers, 32, M(C) | 135 |
| 7 | Sébastien Haller Eintracht Frankfurt, 24, FW | 133 |
| 8 | Troy Deeney Watford, 30, FW | 132 |
| 9 | Sam Vokes Burnley, 29, FW | 125 |
| 10 | Federico Santander Bologna, 27, FW | 122 |
| 11 | Michael Keane Everton, 26, D(CR) | 122 |
| 12 | Júlio Tavares Dijon, 30, AM(R),FW | 121 |
| 13 | Leonardo Pavoletti Cagliari, 30, FW | 119 |
| 14 | Matt Doherty Wolverhampton Wanderers, 27, D(LR),M(R) | 112 |
| 15 | Benjamin André Rennes, 28, D(R),M(CLR) | 107 |
| 16 | Christian Kouamé Genoa, 21, FW | 106 |
| 17 | Marcelo Lyon, 31, D(C) | 106 |
| 18 | Jonathan Calleri Deportivo Alaves, 25, FW | 102 |
| 19 | Wilfred Ndidi Leicester, 22, DMC | 97 |
| 20 | James Tarkowski Burnley, 26, D(C) | 96 |
| 21 | Virgil van Dijk Liverpool, 27, D(C) | 96 |
| 22 | Yussuf Poulsen RasenBallsport Leipzig, 24, AM(R),FW | 95 |
| 23 | Steve Cook Bournemouth, 27, D(C) | 94 |
| 24 | Christopher Schindler Huddersfield, 28, D(C) | 93 |
| 25 | Shane Duffy Brighton, 27, D(C) | 90 |
| 26 | Andrea Belotti Torino, 25, FW | 89 |
| 27 | Sergi Enrich Eibar, 28, FW | 88 |
| 28 | Bernardo Espinosa Girona, 29, D(C) | 85 |
| 29 | Ben Mee Burnley, 29, D(CL) | 83 |
| 30 | Leandro Cabrera Getafe, 27, D(CL) | 83 |
| 31 | Christopher Jullien Toulouse, 25, D(C) | 81 |
| 32 | Ryan Bennett Wolverhampton Wanderers, 28, D(C) | 81 |
| 33 | Chris Wood Burnley, 27, FW | 80 |
| 34 | Glenn Murray Brighton, 35, FW | 80 |
| 35 | Salif Sané Schalke 04, 28, D(C),DMC | 80 |
| 36 | Andy Delort Montpellier, 27, AM(R),FW | 78 |
| 37 | Youssef En-Nesyri Leganes, 21, FW | 78 |
| 38 | Pape Diop Eibar, 32, M(C) | 77 |
| 39 | Sol Bamba Cardiff, 34, D(C),DMC | 77 |
| 40 | Salomón Rondón Newcastle United, 29, FW | 76 |
| 41 | Willy Boly Wolverhampton Wanderers, 27, D(C) | 76 |
| 42 | Stefan Bell Mainz 05, 27, D(CR) | 75 |
| 43 | Laurent Depoitre Huddersfield, 30, FW | 74 |
| 44 | Marcus Thuram Guingamp, 21, AM(L),FW | 74 |
| 45 | Maxi Gómez Celta Vigo, 22, FW | 74 |
| 46 | Antonio Rüdiger Chelsea, 25, D(CR) | 73 |
| 47 | Jean-Philippe Mateta Mainz 05, 21, FW | 73 |
| 48 | Philip Billing Huddersfield, 22, DMC | 73 |
| 49 | Ben Chilwell Leicester, 22, D(L),M(L) | 69 |
| 50 | Gerard Piqué Barcelona, 31, D(C) | 69 |
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).
TOP FOOTBALL TRANSFERS 2018-2019
Credits (SL Bilten 18/19, p.6)
