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Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2019/20) – 29.08.2020

Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won

in European football leagues (Season 2019/20)

 

  • Date: 29.08.2020
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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 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 Joselu Deportivo Alaves, 30, FW 312
2 Sebastian Andersson Union Berlin, 29, FW 245
3 Sébastien Haller West Ham, 26, FW 218
4 Raúl García Athletic Bilbao, 34, M(CLR),FW 212
5 Oliver McBurnie Sheffield United, 24, AM(CL),FW 200
6 James Tarkowski Burnley, 27, D(C) 198
7 Troy Deeney Watford, 32, FW 198
8 Virgil van Dijk Liverpool, 29, D(C) 191
9 Mikel Merino Real Sociedad, 24, M(C) 183
10 Dominic Calvert-Lewin Everton, 23, AM(L),FW 180
11 Júlio Tavares Dijon, 31, AM(LR),FW 177
12 Harry Maguire Manchester United, 27, D(C) 176
13 Joelinton Newcastle United, 23, AM(LR),FW 176
14 Ante Budimir Mallorca, 29, FW 164
15 David García Osasuna, 26, D(C) 162
16 Luuk de Jong Sevilla, 29, AM(C),FW 148
17 Christian Benteke Crystal Palace, 29, FW 145
18 Dan Burn Brighton, 28, D(CL) 141
19 Jack O’Connell Sheffield United, 26, D(C) 135
20 John Egan Sheffield United, 27, D(C) 135
21 Jonathan Calleri Espanyol, 26, FW 135
22 Matt Doherty Wolverhampton Wanderers, 28, D(LR),M(R) 133
23 Enes Ünal Real Valladolid, 23, FW 132
24 Álvaro Morata Atletico Madrid, 27, AM(L),FW 131
25 Ben Mee Burnley, 30, D(CL) 131
26 Edin Dzeko Roma, 34, FW 131
27 Sergej Milinkovic-Savic Lazio, 25, AM(C) 131
28 Michael Keane Everton, 27, D(CR) 130
29 Wout Weghorst Wolfsburg, 28, FW 130
30 Bas Dost Eintracht Frankfurt, 31, FW 129
31 Gerard Piqué Barcelona, 33, D(C) 129
32 Guido Carrillo Leganes, 29, FW 129
33 Jan Bednarek Southampton, 24, D(C) 127
34 Jonny Evans Leicester, 32, D(CL) 127
35 Chris Wood Burnley, 28, FW 120
36 Romain Saïss Wolverhampton Wanderers, 30, D(C),DMC 120
37 Íñigo Martínez Athletic Bilbao, 29, D(C) 119
38 Saúl Ñíguez Atletico Madrid, 25, D(CL),M(CLR) 119
39 Victor Osimhen Lille, 21, FW 119
40 Bernardo Espinosa Espanyol, 31, D(C) 117
41 Gaetan Laborde Montpellier, 26, AM(C),FW 117
42 Amir Rrahmani Verona, 26, D(CL) 116
43 Andrea Belotti Torino, 26, FW 116
44 Ludovic Ajorque Strasbourg, 26, FW 115
45 Sergi Enrich Eibar, 30, FW 115
46 Steve Cook Bournemouth, 29, D(C) 115
47 Kike García Eibar, 30, FW 114
48 Lucas Digne Everton, 27, D(L),M(L) 114
49 Pablo Bordeaux, 29, D(C) 114
50 Robin Koch Freiburg, 24, D(C),DMC 114

 

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).

 

TOP FOOTBALL TRANSFERS 2018-2019

 

Credits (SL Bilten 21/20, 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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