Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2018/19) – 12.12.2018
Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won
in European football leagues (Season 2018/19)
- Date: 12.12.2018
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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 18 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 | Guido Carrillo Leganes, 27, FW | 129 |
| 2 | Callum Paterson Cardiff, 24, D(R),M(CR),FW | 114 |
| 3 | Sean Morrison Cardiff, 27, D(C) | 110 |
| 4 | Sam Vokes Burnley, 29, FW | 108 |
| 5 | Federico Santander Bologna, 27, FW | 105 |
| 6 | Cheikh N’Doye Angers, 32, M(C) | 103 |
| 7 | Steve Mounie Huddersfield, 24, FW | 95 |
| 8 | Leonardo Pavoletti Cagliari, 30, FW | 94 |
| 9 | Matt Doherty Wolverhampton Wanderers, 26, D(LR),M(R) | 88 |
| 10 | Aleksandar Mitrovic Fulham, 24, FW | 83 |
| 11 | Christian Kouamé Genoa, 21, FW | 83 |
| 12 | Benjamin André Rennes, 28, D(R),M(CLR) | 81 |
| 13 | Sébastien Haller Eintracht Frankfurt, 24, FW | 80 |
| 14 | Júlio Tavares Dijon, 30, AM(R),FW | 78 |
| 15 | Troy Deeney Watford, 30, FW | 75 |
| 16 | Christopher Schindler Huddersfield, 28, D(C) | 71 |
| 17 | Marcelo Lyon, 31, D(C) | 71 |
| 18 | Virgil van Dijk Liverpool, 27, D(C) | 71 |
| 19 | Michael Keane Everton, 25, D(CR) | 69 |
| 20 | Shane Duffy Brighton, 26, D(C) | 68 |
| 21 | Glenn Murray Brighton, 35, FW | 67 |
| 22 | Yussuf Poulsen RasenBallsport Leipzig, 24, AM(R),FW | 67 |
| 23 | Jonathan Calleri Deportivo Alaves, 25, FW | 66 |
| 24 | Sol Bamba Cardiff, 33, D(C),DMC | 65 |
| 25 | Andrea Belotti Torino, 24, FW | 64 |
| 26 | Baptiste Guillaume Nimes, 23, FW | 63 |
| 27 | Wilfred Ndidi Leicester, 21, DMC | 63 |
| 28 | Ryan Bennett Wolverhampton Wanderers, 28, D(C) | 63 |
| 29 | Niclas Füllkrug Hannover 96, 25, FW | 62 |
| 30 | Shkodran Mustafi Arsenal, 26, D(CR) | 60 |
| 31 | Willy Boly Wolverhampton Wanderers, 27, D(C) | 60 |
| 32 | Bernardo Espinosa Girona, 29, D(C) | 59 |
| 33 | Laurent Depoitre Huddersfield, 30, FW | 58 |
| 34 | Pablo Chavarria Reims, 30, AM(R),FW | 58 |
| 35 | Steve Cook Bournemouth, 27, D(C) | 58 |
| 36 | Christopher Jullien Toulouse, 25, D(C) | 57 |
| 37 | Jean-Philippe Mateta Mainz 05, 21, FW | 57 |
| 38 | Christophe Herelle Nice, 26, D(C) | 56 |
| 39 | José Fonte Lille, 34, D(C) | 56 |
| 40 | Lewis Dunk Brighton, 27, D(C) | 56 |
| 41 | Marcus Thuram Guingamp, 21, AM(L),FW | 56 |
| 42 | Pape Diop Eibar, 32, M(C) | 56 |
| 43 | Sergi Enrich Eibar, 28, FW | 56 |
| 44 | Andy Delort Montpellier, 27, AM(R),FW | 54 |
| 45 | Chris Smalling Manchester United, 29, D(CR) | 54 |
| 46 | James Tarkowski Burnley, 26, D(C) | 54 |
| 47 | Jules Koundé Bordeaux, 20, D(C) | 54 |
| 48 | Maxi Gómez Celta Vigo, 22, FW | 53 |
| 49 | Caiuby Augsburg, 30, AM(CL),FW | 52 |
| 50 | Gerard Piqué Barcelona, 31, D(C) | 52 |
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)
