Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2021/22) – 02.07.2022
Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won
in European football leagues (Season 2021/22)
- Date: 02.07.2022
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2021/22)
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, 32, FW | 284 |
| 2 | Milan Djuric Salernitana, 32, FW | 243 |
| 3 | Steve Mounié Brest, 27, FW | 224 |
| 4 | Morten Thorsby Sampdoria, 26, M(CLR) | 170 |
| 5 | James Tarkowski Burnley, 29, D(C) | 153 |
| 6 | Ivan Toney Brentford, 26, FW | 147 |
| 7 | Enes Ünal Getafe, 25, FW | 146 |
| 8 | Ethan Pinnock Brentford, 28, D(C) | 143 |
| 9 | David García Osasuna, 28, D(C) | 136 |
| 10 | Tomas Soucek West Ham, 27, DMC | 134 |
| 11 | Bremer Torino, 25, D(C) | 132 |
| 12 | Lucas Torró Osasuna, 27, DMC | 131 |
| 13 | Santi Mina Celta Vigo, 26, AM(LR),FW | 128 |
| 14 | Leonardo Pavoletti Cagliari, 33, FW | 127 |
| 15 | Ludovic Ajorque Strasbourg, 28, FW | 127 |
| 16 | Lucas Höler Freiburg, 27, AM(CLR),FW | 126 |
| 17 | Alejandro Catena Rayo Vallecano, 27, D(C) | 122 |
| 18 | Anthony Losilla Bochum, 36, D(C),DMC | 117 |
| 19 | Virgil van Dijk Liverpool, 30, D(C) | 117 |
| 20 | Vedat Muriqi Mallorca, 28, FW | 116 |
| 21 | Álvaro Negredo Cadiz, 36, FW | 115 |
| 22 | Fabian Klos Arminia Bielefeld, 34, FW | 114 |
| 23 | Mikel Merino Real Sociedad, 25, M(C) | 113 |
| 24 | Chris Wood Newcastle, 30, FW | 112 |
| 25 | Obite Evan Ndicka Eintracht Frankfurt, 22, D(CL) | 112 |
| 26 | Mathías Olivera Getafe, 24, D(L),M(L) | 111 |
| 27 | Ante Budimir Osasuna, 30, FW | 109 |
| 28 | Joel Matip Liverpool, 30, D(C) | 109 |
| 29 | Nico Schlotterbeck Freiburg, 22, D(C) | 109 |
| 30 | Robin Le Normand Real Sociedad, 25, D(C) | 109 |
| 31 | Andrei Girotto Nantes, 30, D(C),DMC | 108 |
| 32 | Sebastian Polter Bochum, 31, AM(R),FW | 108 |
| 33 | Stefan Bell Mainz 05, 30, D(CR) | 107 |
| 34 | José Luis Palomino Atalanta, 32, D(C) | 105 |
| 35 | Pontus Jansson Brentford, 31, D(C) | 103 |
| 36 | Grant Hanley Norwich, 30, D(C) | 102 |
| 37 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic Lazio, 27, AM(C) | 102 |
| 38 | Casemiro Real Madrid, 30, DMC | 101 |
| 39 | Mohammed Salisu Southampton, 23, D(CL) | 101 |
| 40 | Joshua King Watford, 30, AM(CLR),FW | 100 |
| 41 | Mamadou Loum Deportivo Alaves, 25, DMC | 100 |
| 42 | Willi Orban RB Leipzig, 29, D(C) | 100 |
| 43 | Andy Delort Nice, 30, AM(R),FW | 99 |
| 44 | Joelinton Newcastle, 25, AM(CLR),FW | 99 |
| 45 | Nikola Milenkovic Fiorentina, 24, D(CR) | 98 |
| 46 | Benjamin André Lille, 31, D(R),M(CLR) | 97 |
| 47 | Michael Keane Everton, 29, D(CR) | 97 |
| 48 | Anthony Modeste FC Koln, 34, FW | 96 |
| 49 | Jonathan Tah Bayer Leverkusen, 26, D(C) | 96 |
| 50 | Nayef Aguerd Rennes, 26, D(C) | 95 |
ADW = Aerial Duels Won
* A list of the top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2021/22).
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