Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2020/21) – 04.07.2021
Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won
in European football leagues (Season 2020/21)
- Date: 04.07.2021
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2020/21)
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 | Steve Mounie Brest, 26, FW | 260 |
| 2 | Joselu Deportivo Alaves, 31, FW | 257 |
| 3 | Tomas Soucek West Ham, 26, DMC | 234 |
| 4 | Fabian Klos Arminia Bielefeld, 33, FW | 222 |
| 5 | Christian Benteke Crystal Palace, 30, FW | 205 |
| 6 | Kike García Eibar, 31, FW | 187 |
| 7 | Ludovic Ajorque Strasbourg, 27, FW | 166 |
| 8 | James Tarkowski Burnley, 28, D(C) | 165 |
| 9 | David García Osasuna, 27, D(C) | 162 |
| 10 | Chris Wood Burnley, 29, FW | 154 |
| 11 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin Everton, 24, AM(L),FW | 154 |
| 12 | Morten Thorsby Sampdoria, 25, M(CLR) | 153 |
| 13 | Andreas Cornelius Parma Calcio 1913, 28, FW | 150 |
| 14 | Andy Delort Montpellier, 29, AM(R),FW | 142 |
| 15 | Oliver McBurnie Sheffield United, 24, AM(CL),FW | 139 |
| 16 | Gaetan Laborde Montpellier, 27, AM(CLR),FW | 136 |
| 17 | Ollie Watkins Aston Villa, 25, AM(LR),FW | 136 |
| 18 | Ante Budimir Osasuna, 29, FW | 135 |
| 19 | Harry Maguire Manchester United, 28, D(C) | 135 |
| 20 | Álvaro Negredo Cadiz, 35, FW | 130 |
| 21 | Mats Hummels Borussia Dortmund, 32, D(C) | 129 |
| 22 | Bruno Ecuele Manga Dijon, 32, D(CR) | 127 |
| 23 | Yangel Herrera Granada, 23, M(C) | 125 |
| 24 | Nayef Aguerd Rennes, 25, D(C) | 123 |
| 25 | Dimitrios Siovas SD Huesca, 32, D(C) | 121 |
| 26 | Robin Le Normand Real Sociedad, 24, D(C) | 120 |
| 27 | Sven Botman Lille, 21, D(C) | 120 |
| 28 | Darnell Furlong West Bromwich Albion, 25, D(CR),M(R) | 119 |
| 29 | Raúl García Athletic Bilbao, 34, M(CLR),FW | 118 |
| 30 | Maximiliano Gómez Valencia, 24, FW | 117 |
| 31 | Dusan Vlahovic Fiorentina, 21, FW | 114 |
| 32 | Leonardo Pavoletti Cagliari, 32, FW | 114 |
| 33 | Cristian Romero Atalanta, 23, D(C) | 112 |
| 34 | Loic Bade Lens, 21, D(C) | 112 |
| 35 | Marcelo Lyon, 34, D(C) | 112 |
| 36 | Willi Orban RB Leipzig, 28, D(C) | 112 |
| 37 | Michael Keane Everton, 28, D(CR) | 111 |
| 38 | Ben Mee Burnley, 31, D(CL) | 110 |
| 39 | Benoit Badiashile Monaco, 20, D(C) | 109 |
| 40 | Kyle Bartley West Bromwich Albion, 30, D(C) | 107 |
| 41 | Martin Hinteregger Eintracht Frankfurt, 28, D(C) | 106 |
| 42 | Rafa Mir SD Huesca, 23, FW | 105 |
| 43 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic Lazio, 26, AM(C) | 104 |
| 44 | Enes Ünal Getafe, 24, FW | 103 |
| 45 | Santi Mina Celta Vigo, 25, AM(LR),FW | 103 |
| 46 | Felix Uduokhai Augsburg, 23, D(C) | 102 |
| 47 | Jules Koundé Sevilla, 22, D(C) | 102 |
| 48 | Casemiro Real Madrid, 29, DMC | 101 |
| 49 | Nikola Milenkovic Fiorentina, 23, D(CR) | 101 |
| 50 | Kiki Kouyate Metz, 24, D(C) | 99 |
ADW = Aerial Duels Won
* A list of the top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2020/21).
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