Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2019/20) – 19.07.2020
Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won
in European football leagues (Season 2019/20)
- Date: 19.07.2020
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2019/20)
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 35 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 | 285 |
| 2 | Sebastian Andersson Union Berlin, 28, FW | 245 |
| 3 | Sébastien Haller West Ham, 26, FW | 209 |
| 4 | Raúl García Athletic Bilbao, 34, M(CLR),FW | 203 |
| 5 | James Tarkowski Burnley, 27, D(C) | 184 |
| 6 | Troy Deeney Watford, 32, FW | 183 |
| 7 | Júlio Tavares Dijon, 31, AM(LR),FW | 177 |
| 8 | Oliver McBurnie Sheffield United, 24, AM(CL),FW | 177 |
| 9 | Virgil van Dijk Liverpool, 29, D(C) | 175 |
| 10 | Joelinton Newcastle United, 23, AM(LR),FW | 171 |
| 11 | Mikel Merino Real Sociedad, 24, M(C) | 171 |
| 12 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin Everton, 23, AM(L),FW | 169 |
| 13 | David García Osasuna, 26, D(C) | 158 |
| 14 | Harry Maguire Manchester United, 27, D(C) | 158 |
| 15 | Ante Budimir Mallorca, 28, FW | 154 |
| 16 | Christian Benteke Crystal Palace, 29, FW | 145 |
| 17 | Luuk de Jong Sevilla, 29, AM(C),FW | 140 |
| 18 | Jonathan Calleri Espanyol, 26, FW | 135 |
| 19 | Ben Mee Burnley, 30, D(CL) | 131 |
| 20 | Wout Weghorst Wolfsburg, 27, FW | 130 |
| 21 | Álvaro Morata Atletico Madrid, 27, AM(L),FW | 129 |
| 22 | Bas Dost Eintracht Frankfurt, 31, FW | 129 |
| 23 | Guido Carrillo Leganes, 29, FW | 129 |
| 24 | Jack O’Connell Sheffield United, 26, D(C) | 129 |
| 25 | Enes Ünal Real Valladolid, 23, FW | 125 |
| 26 | Gerard Piqué Barcelona, 33, D(C) | 123 |
| 27 | Dan Burn Brighton, 28, D(CL) | 122 |
| 28 | John Egan Sheffield United, 27, D(C) | 122 |
| 29 | Matt Doherty Wolverhampton Wanderers, 28, D(LR),M(R) | 120 |
| 30 | Victor Osimhen Lille, 21, FW | 119 |
| 31 | Jan Bednarek Southampton, 24, D(C) | 118 |
| 32 | Gaetan Laborde Montpellier, 26, AM(C),FW | 117 |
| 33 | Saúl Ñíguez Atletico Madrid, 25, D(CL),M(CLR) | 117 |
| 34 | Bernardo Espinosa Espanyol, 31, D(C) | 115 |
| 35 | Íñigo Martínez Athletic Bilbao, 29, D(C) | 115 |
| 36 | Jonny Evans Leicester, 32, D(CL) | 115 |
| 37 | Ludovic Ajorque Strasbourg, 26, FW | 115 |
| 38 | Sergi Enrich Eibar, 30, FW | 115 |
| 39 | Pablo Bordeaux, 29, D(C) | 114 |
| 40 | Robin Koch Freiburg, 23, D(C),DMC | 114 |
| 41 | Michael Keane Everton, 27, D(CR) | 113 |
| 42 | Yerry Mina Everton, 25, D(C) | 113 |
| 43 | Habib Diallo Metz, 25, FW | 112 |
| 44 | Edin Dzeko Roma, 34, FW | 111 |
| 45 | Kike García Eibar, 30, FW | 111 |
| 46 | Romain Saïss Wolverhampton Wanderers, 30, D(C),DMC | 111 |
| 47 | Sven Bender Bayer Leverkusen, 31, D(C),M(C) | 111 |
| 48 | Yeray Álvarez Athletic Bilbao, 25, D(C) | 110 |
| 49 | Çaglar Söyüncü Leicester, 24, D(C) | 109 |
| 50 | Chris Wood Burnley, 28, FW | 106 |
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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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.
