Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2020/21) – 08.01.2021
Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won
in European football leagues (Season 2020/21)
- Date: 08.01.2021
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2020/21)
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.
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 | 109 |
| 2 | Steve Mounie Brest, 26, FW | 107 |
| 3 | Tomas Soucek West Ham, 25, DMC | 98 |
| 4 | David García Osasuna, 26, D(C) | 91 |
| 5 | Oliver McBurnie Sheffield United, 24, AM(CL),FW | 90 |
| 6 | Raúl García Athletic Bilbao, 34, M(CLR),FW | 90 |
| 7 | Kike García Eibar, 31, FW | 80 |
| 8 | Chris Wood Burnley, 29, FW | 75 |
| 9 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin Everton, 23, AM(L),FW | 71 |
| 10 | Fabian Klos Arminia Bielefeld, 33, FW | 70 |
| 11 | Morten Thorsby Sampdoria, 24, M(CLR) | 70 |
| 12 | Álvaro Negredo Cadiz, 35, FW | 68 |
| 13 | Andy Delort Montpellier, 29, AM(R),FW | 68 |
| 14 | Darnell Furlong West Bromwich Albion, 25, D(CR),M(R) | 68 |
| 15 | Gaetan Laborde Montpellier, 26, AM(CR),FW | 68 |
| 16 | Harry Maguire Manchester United, 27, D(C) | 68 |
| 17 | Bas Dost Eintracht Frankfurt, 31, FW | 67 |
| 18 | Bruno Ecuele Manga Dijon, 32, D(CR) | 67 |
| 19 | Sébastien Haller West Ham, 26, FW | 67 |
| 20 | Yangel Herrera Granada, 22, M(C) | 66 |
| 21 | Sven Botman Lille, 20, D(C) | 65 |
| 22 | Loic Bade Lens, 20, D(C) | 61 |
| 23 | Florian Sotoca Lens, 30, FW | 60 |
| 24 | Felix Uduokhai Augsburg, 23, D(C) | 59 |
| 25 | Ludovic Ajorque Strasbourg, 26, FW | 59 |
| 26 | Ante Budimir Osasuna, 29, FW | 58 |
| 27 | Ollie Watkins Aston Villa, 25, AM(LR),FW | 58 |
| 28 | Benoit Badiashile Monaco, 19, D(C) | 57 |
| 29 | James Tarkowski Burnley, 28, D(C) | 57 |
| 30 | Kurt Zouma Chelsea, 26, D(CR) | 57 |
| 31 | Mikel Merino Real Sociedad, 24, M(C) | 57 |
| 32 | Robin Le Normand Real Sociedad, 24, D(C) | 57 |
| 33 | Mats Hummels Borussia Dortmund, 32, D(C) | 56 |
| 34 | Christian Benteke Crystal Palace, 30, FW | 55 |
| 35 | Sebastian Andersson FC Koln, 29, FW | 55 |
| 36 | Jannik Vestergaard Southampton, 28, D(C) | 54 |
| 37 | Nayef Aguerd Rennes, 24, D(C) | 54 |
| 38 | Nikola Milenkovic Fiorentina, 23, D(CR) | 54 |
| 39 | Takehiro Tomiyasu Bologna, 22, D(CR) | 54 |
| 40 | Cheikhou Kouyaté Crystal Palace, 31, D(CR),DMC | 52 |
| 41 | Enric Gallego Osasuna, 34, FW | 52 |
| 42 | Willi Orban RB Leipzig, 28, D(C) | 52 |
| 43 | Maxi Gómez Valencia, 24, FW | 51 |
| 44 | Salif Sané Schalke 04, 30, D(C),DMC | 50 |
| 45 | Joelinton Newcastle United, 24, AM(LR),FW | 49 |
| 46 | Marcelo Lyon, 33, D(C) | 49 |
| 47 | Martin Hinteregger Eintracht Frankfurt, 28, D(C) | 49 |
| 48 | Jonny Evans Leicester, 33, D(CL) | 48 |
| 49 | Alexander Sørloth RB Leipzig, 25, FW | 47 |
| 50 | Íñigo Martínez Athletic Bilbao, 29, D(C) | 47 |
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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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.
