Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2022/23) – 03.07.2023
Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won
in European football leagues (Season 2022/23)
- Date: 03.07.2023
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2022/23)
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 | Philipp Hofmann Bochum, 30, FW | 214 |
| 2 | Vedat Muriqi Mallorca, 29, FW | 199 |
| 3 | Milan Djuric Verona, 33, FW | 198 |
| 4 | Kevin Behrens Union Berlin, 32, FW | 177 |
| 5 | Joselu Espanyol, 33, FW | 174 |
| 6 | Enes Ünal Getafe, 26, FW | 160 |
| 7 | Niclas Füllkrug Werder Bremen, 30, FW | 155 |
| 8 | Steve Mounié Brest, 28, FW | 151 |
| 9 | Michael Gregoritsch Freiburg, 29, AM(CR),FW | 142 |
| 10 | Ivan Ordets Bochum, 30, D(C) | 138 |
| 11 | Habib Diallo Strasbourg, 27, AM(R),FW | 135 |
| 12 | Ben Mee Brentford, 33, D(CL) | 132 |
| 13 | Marc Oliver Kempf Hertha Berlin, 28, D(C) | 132 |
| 14 | James Tarkowski Everton, 30, D(C) | 120 |
| 15 | Matthias Ginter Freiburg, 29, D(CR),DMC | 119 |
| 16 | Mounaïm El Idrissy AC Ajaccio, 24, FW | 117 |
| 17 | Rasmus Nicolaisen Toulouse, 26, D(C) | 117 |
| 18 | Tomás Soucek West Ham, 28, DMC | 114 |
| 19 | Mikel Merino Real Sociedad, 26, M(C) | 113 |
| 20 | Fabian Schär Newcastle, 31, D(C) | 112 |
| 21 | Robin Koch Leeds, 26, D(C),DMC | 111 |
| 22 | Willi Orbán RB Leipzig, 30, D(C) | 111 |
| 23 | Ivan Toney Brentford, 27, FW | 109 |
| 24 | Robin Le Normand Real Sociedad, 26, D(C) | 109 |
| 25 | Jordan Siebatcheu Union Berlin, 27, FW | 106 |
| 26 | Ethan Pinnock Brentford, 30, D(C) | 105 |
| 27 | Stefan Bell Mainz 05, 31, D(CR) | 103 |
| 28 | Olivier Giroud AC Milan, 36, FW | 101 |
| 29 | Aleksandar Mitrovic Fulham, 28, FW | 100 |
| 30 | Gabriel Magalhães Arsenal, 25, D(C) | 100 |
| 31 | Alessandro Buongiorno Torino, 24, D(C) | 99 |
| 32 | Ante Budimir Osasuna, 31, FW | 98 |
| 33 | Virgil van Dijk Liverpool, 31, D(C) | 98 |
| 34 | Axel Disasi Monaco, 25, D(C) | 97 |
| 35 | Matthijs de Ligt Bayern Munich, 23, D(C) | 96 |
| 36 | Mehdi Léris Sampdoria, 25, M(CLR) | 96 |
| 37 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic Lazio, 28, AM(C) | 96 |
| 38 | Timo Hübers FC Koln, 26, D(C) | 95 |
| 39 | Alexander Djiku Strasbourg, 28, D(CR),DMC | 94 |
| 40 | Brendan Chardonnet Brest, 28, D(C) | 93 |
| 41 | Yunis Abdelhamid Reims, 35, D(C) | 93 |
| 42 | Anthony Losilla Bochum, 37, D(C),DMC | 92 |
| 43 | Antonio Raíllo Mallorca, 31, D(C) | 92 |
| 44 | Benjamin André Lille, 32, D(R),M(CLR) | 92 |
| 45 | Kim Min-Jae Napoli, 26, D(C) | 92 |
| 46 | Federico Baschirotto Lecce, 26, D(C) | 91 |
| 47 | Lucas Tousart Hertha Berlin, 26, DMC | 91 |
| 48 | Ludovic Ajorque Mainz 05, 29, FW | 91 |
| 49 | Montassar Talbi Lorient, 25, D(C) | 91 |
| 50 | Julian Chabot FC Koln, 25, D(C) | 90 |
ADW = Aerial Duels Won
* A list of the top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2022/23).
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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.
