Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2018/19)
Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won
in European football leagues (Season 2018/19)
- Date: 20.07.2019
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2018/19)
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.
| R | Player | ADW |
| 1 | Aleksandar Mitrovic Fulham, 24, FW | 239 |
| 2 | Júlio Tavares Dijon, 30, AM(LR),FW | 239 |
| 3 | Leonardo Pavoletti Cagliari, 30, FW | 236 |
| 4 | Sean Morrison Cardiff, 28, D(C) | 226 |
| 5 | Guido Carrillo Leganes, 28, FW | 212 |
| 6 | Steve Mounie Huddersfield, 24, FW | 212 |
| 7 | Troy Deeney Watford, 30, FW | 207 |
| 8 | Jonathan Calleri Deportivo Alaves, 25, FW | 205 |
| 9 | Callum Paterson Cardiff, 24, D(R),M(CR),FW | 202 |
| 10 | Sébastien Haller Eintracht Frankfurt, 24, FW | 201 |
| 11 | Christian Kouamé Genoa, 21, AM(L),FW | 198 |
| 12 | Raúl García Athletic Bilbao, 32, M(CLR),FW | 193 |
| 13 | Michael Keane Everton, 26, D(CR) | 192 |
| 14 | Shane Duffy Brighton, 27, D(C) | 187 |
| 15 | Cheikh N’Doye Angers, 33, M(C) | 182 |
| 16 | Virgil van Dijk Liverpool, 27, D(C) | 181 |
| 17 | Sergi Enrich Eibar, 29, FW | 176 |
| 18 | Glenn Murray Brighton, 35, FW | 175 |
| 19 | Marcelo Lyon, 32, D(C) | 172 |
| 20 | James Tarkowski Burnley, 26, D(C) | 169 |
| 21 | Federico Santander Bologna, 28, FW | 164 |
| 22 | Leandro Cabrera Getafe, 27, D(CL) | 159 |
| 23 | Andrea Belotti Torino, 25, FW | 150 |
| 24 | Ben Mee Burnley, 29, D(CL) | 150 |
| 25 | Kalifa Coulibaly Nantes, 27, FW | 147 |
| 26 | Youssef En-Nesyri Leganes, 22, FW | 147 |
| 27 | Benjamin André Rennes, 28, D(R),M(CLR) | 146 |
| 28 | Salomón Rondón Newcastle United, 29, FW | 146 |
| 29 | Christopher Jullien Toulouse, 26, D(C) | 145 |
| 30 | Matt Doherty Wolverhampton Wanderers, 27, D(LR),M(R) | 145 |
| 31 | Yussuf Poulsen RasenBallsport Leipzig, 24, AM(R),FW | 142 |
| 32 | Maximiliano Gómez Celta Vigo, 22, FW | 140 |
| 33 | Christopher Schindler Huddersfield, 29, D(C) | 137 |
| 34 | Willy Boly Wolverhampton Wanderers, 28, D(C) | 136 |
| 35 | Andy Delort Montpellier, 27, AM(R),FW | 133 |
| 36 | Edin Dzeko Roma, 33, FW | 133 |
| 37 | Ashley Barnes Burnley, 29, AM(CL),FW | 132 |
| 38 | Chris Wood Burnley, 27, FW | 132 |
| 39 | Wilfred Ndidi Leicester, 22, DMC | 131 |
| 40 | Bernardo Espinosa Girona, 29, D(C) | 130 |
| 41 | Hendrik Weydandt Hannover 96, 23, FW | 127 |
| 42 | Steve Cook Bournemouth, 28, D(C) | 126 |
| 43 | Sam Vokes Burnley, 29, FW | 125 |
| 44 | Ryan Bennett Wolverhampton Wanderers, 29, D(C) | 123 |
| 45 | Shkodran Mustafi Arsenal, 27, D(CR) | 123 |
| 46 | Germán Pezzella Fiorentina, 27, D(C) | 121 |
| 47 | Jules Koundé Bordeaux, 20, D(C) | 120 |
| 48 | Lewis Dunk Brighton, 27, D(C) | 120 |
| 49 | Salif Sané Schalke 04, 28, D(C),DMC | 119 |
| 50 | Armando Izzo Torino, 27, D(C) | 118 |
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 21/19, p.6)
