Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2018/19) – 26.05.2019
Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won
in European football leagues (Season 2018/19)
- Date: 26.05.2019
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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 39 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 | Aleksandar Mitrovic Fulham, 24, FW | 239 |
| 2 | Júlio Tavares Dijon, 30, AM(LR),FW | 233 |
| 3 | Leonardo Pavoletti Cagliari, 30, FW | 230 |
| 4 | Sean Morrison Cardiff, 28, D(C) | 226 |
| 5 | Guido Carrillo Leganes, 27, 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 | Raúl García Athletic Bilbao, 32, M(CLR),FW | 193 |
| 12 | Michael Keane Everton, 26, D(CR) | 192 |
| 13 | Christian Kouamé Genoa, 21, AM(L),FW | 190 |
| 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 | James Tarkowski Burnley, 26, D(C) | 169 |
| 20 | Marcelo Lyon, 31, D(C) | 162 |
| 21 | Leandro Cabrera Getafe, 27, D(CL) | 159 |
| 22 | Federico Santander Bologna, 27, FW | 156 |
| 23 | Ben Mee Burnley, 29, D(CL) | 150 |
| 24 | Youssef En-Nesyri Leganes, 21, FW | 147 |
| 25 | Benjamin André Rennes, 28, D(R),M(CLR) | 146 |
| 26 | Salomón Rondón Newcastle United, 29, FW | 146 |
| 27 | Andrea Belotti Torino, 25, FW | 145 |
| 28 | Matt Doherty Wolverhampton Wanderers, 27, D(LR),M(R) | 145 |
| 29 | Kalifa Coulibaly Nantes, 27, FW | 142 |
| 30 | Yussuf Poulsen RasenBallsport Leipzig, 24, AM(R),FW | 142 |
| 31 | Christopher Jullien Toulouse, 26, D(C) | 140 |
| 32 | Maxi 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 | Ashley Barnes Burnley, 29, AM(CL),FW | 132 |
| 37 | Chris Wood Burnley, 27, FW | 132 |
| 38 | Wilfred Ndidi Leicester, 22, DMC | 131 |
| 39 | Bernardo Espinosa Girona, 29, D(C) | 130 |
| 40 | Edin Dzeko Roma, 33, FW | 129 |
| 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 | Lewis Dunk Brighton, 27, D(C) | 120 |
| 47 | Salif Sané Schalke 04, 28, D(C),DMC | 119 |
| 48 | Harry Maguire Leicester, 26, D(C) | 118 |
| 49 | Armando Izzo Torino, 27, D(C) | 117 |
| 50 | Cristhian Stuani Girona, 32, AM(CLR),FW | 117 |
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)
