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Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2019/20) – 02.06.2020

Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won

in European football leagues (Season 2019/20)

 

  • Date: 02.06.2020
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  • Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2019/20)

 

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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 29 weeks of 2019/2020 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 Joselu Deportivo Alaves, 30, FW 217
2 Sebastian Andersson Union Berlin, 28, FW 213
3 Sébastien Haller West Ham, 25, FW 206
4 Júlio Tavares Dijon, 31, AM(LR),FW 177
5 Raúl García Athletic Bilbao, 33, M(CLR),FW 151
6 Joelinton Newcastle United, 23, AM(R),FW 150
7 James Tarkowski Burnley, 27, D(C) 144
8 Virgil van Dijk Liverpool, 28, D(C) 143
9 Mikel Merino Real Sociedad, 23, M(C) 139
10 Oliver McBurnie Sheffield United, 23, AM(CL),FW 137
11 Troy Deeney Watford, 31, FW 137
12 Harry Maguire Manchester United, 27, D(C) 136
13 Dominic Calvert-Lewin Everton, 23, AM(L),FW 133
14 Ante Budimir Mallorca, 28, FW 120
15 Ben Mee Burnley, 30, D(CL) 120
16 Victor Osimhen Lille, 21, FW 119
17 Gaetan Laborde Montpellier, 26, AM(C),FW 117
18 Luuk de Jong Sevilla, 29, AM(C),FW 117
19 Ludovic Ajorque Strasbourg, 26, FW 115
20 Jack O’Connell Sheffield United, 26, D(C) 114
21 Pablo Bordeaux, 28, D(C) 114
22 Habib Diallo Metz, 24, FW 112
23 David García Osasuna, 26, D(C) 109
24 Guido Carrillo Leganes, 29, FW 109
25 Wout Weghorst Wolfsburg, 27, FW 109
26 Yerry Mina Everton, 25, D(C) 104
27 Christian Benteke Crystal Palace, 29, FW 103
28 Robin Koch Freiburg, 23, D(C),DMC 103
29 Chris Wood Burnley, 28, FW 102
30 Dan Burn Brighton, 28, D(CL) 102
31 Kalifa Coulibaly Nantes, 28, FW 102
32 Saúl Ñíguez Atletico Madrid, 25, D(CL),M(CLR) 102
33 Bas Dost Eintracht Frankfurt, 31, FW 101
34 Sven Bender Bayer Leverkusen, 31, D(C),M(C) 101
35 Jonathan Calleri Espanyol, 26, FW 100
36 Matt Doherty Wolverhampton Wanderers, 28, D(LR),M(R) 100
37 Álvaro Morata Atletico Madrid, 27, AM(L),FW 98
38 Serhou Guirassy Amiens, 24, AM(L),FW 97
39 Shane Long Southampton, 33, AM(R),FW 97
40 Íñigo Martínez Athletic Bilbao, 29, D(C) 96
41 Edin Dzeko Roma, 34, FW 95
42 John Egan Sheffield United, 27, D(C) 95
43 Sidy Sarr Nimes, 23, DMC 95
44 Enes Ünal Real Valladolid, 23, FW 93
45 Mathieu Debuchy Saint-Etienne, 34, D(CR),M(R) 93
46 Philip Billing Bournemouth, 23, DMC 92
47 Sergej Milinkovic-Savic Lazio, 25, AM(C) 90
48 Hilton Montpellier, 42, D(C) 90
49 Chris Basham Sheffield United, 31, D(CR),M(CR) 89
50 Jan Bednarek Southampton, 24, D(C) 88

 
ADW = Aerial Duels Won

* A list of the top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2019/20).

 

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Credits (SL Bilten 19/20, p.6)

 
 

Site expert for statistical analysis and avid fan of all European football. Nikola Horvat has written for various Italian football portals and now he writes for Euro Football Rumours. He is a sports and travel aficionado and has lived in three continents – North America, South America and Europe. The languages that Nikola knows are Croatian, Serbian, Slovenian, Italian, English, and Spanish.

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