Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2022/23) – 07.11.2022
Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won
in European football leagues (Season 2022/23)
- Date: 07.11.2022
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2022/23)
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 | Michael Gregoritsch Freiburg, 28, AM(CR),FW | 62 |
| 2 | Aleksandar Mitrovic Fulham, 28, FW | 62 |
| 3 | Joselu Espanyol, 32, FW | 62 |
| 4 | Niclas Füllkrug Werder Bremen, 29, FW | 60 |
| 5 | Philipp Hofmann Bochum, 29, FW | 53 |
| 6 | Enes Ünal Getafe, 25, FW | 52 |
| 7 | Jordan Siebatcheu Union Berlin, 26, FW | 49 |
| 8 | Martin Terrier Rennes, 25, AM(CL),FW | 49 |
| 9 | Rasmus Nicolaisen Toulouse, 25, D(C) | 49 |
| 10 | Willi Orbán RB Leipzig, 29, D(C) | 48 |
| 11 | Marc Oliver Kempf Hertha Berlin, 27, D(C) | 47 |
| 12 | Ben Mee Brentford, 33, D(CL) | 46 |
| 13 | Matthias Ginter Freiburg, 28, D(CR),DMC | 44 |
| 14 | Vedat Muriqi Mallorca, 28, FW | 44 |
| 15 | Ivan Ordets Bochum, 30, D(C) | 42 |
| 16 | Ozan Kabak Hoffenheim, 22, D(C) | 42 |
| 17 | Benjamin André Lille, 32, D(R),M(CLR) | 41 |
| 18 | James Tarkowski Everton, 29, D(C) | 39 |
| 19 | Lucas Martínez Fiorentina, 26, D(C) | 39 |
| 20 | Kevin Behrens Union Berlin, 31, FW | 38 |
| 21 | Maximilian Bauer Augsburg, 22, D(C) | 38 |
| 22 | Kim Min-Jae Napoli, 25, D(C) | 37 |
| 23 | Anthony Rouault Toulouse, 21, D(C) | 36 |
| 24 | Ivan Toney Brentford, 26, FW | 36 |
| 25 | Leandro Cabrera Espanyol, 31, D(CL) | 36 |
| 26 | Lucas Tousart Hertha Berlin, 25, DMC | 36 |
| 27 | Mikel Merino Real Sociedad, 26, M(C) | 36 |
| 28 | Vinicius Souza Espanyol, 23, DMC | 36 |
| 29 | Kevin Danso Lens, 24, D(C) | 35 |
| 30 | Alexander Djiku Strasbourg, 28, D(CR),DMC | 34 |
| 31 | Anthony Losilla Bochum, 36, D(C),DMC | 34 |
| 32 | Habib Diallo Strasbourg, 27, AM(R),FW | 34 |
| 33 | Olivier Giroud AC Milan, 36, FW | 34 |
| 34 | Santiago Bueno Girona, 23, D(C) | 34 |
| 35 | Virgil van Dijk Liverpool, 31, D(C) | 34 |
| 36 | Waldemar Anton VfB Stuttgart, 26, D(CR),DMC | 34 |
| 37 | Brendan Chardonnet Brest, 27, D(C) | 33 |
| 38 | Beto Udinese, 24, FW | 33 |
| 39 | Timo Hübers FC Koln, 26, D(C) | 33 |
| 40 | Bevic Moussiti-Oko AC Ajaccio, 27, Forward | 32 |
| 41 | Kieffer Moore Bournemouth, 30, FW | 32 |
| 42 | Maximilian Kilman Wolverhampton, 25, D(C) | 32 |
| 43 | Merih Demiral Atalanta, 24, D(C) | 32 |
| 44 | Stefan Bell Mainz 05, 31, D(CR) | 32 |
| 45 | Adam Webster Brighton, 27, D(C) | 31 |
| 46 | Fabian Schär Newcastle, 30, D(C) | 31 |
| 47 | Joachim Andersen Crystal Palace, 26, D(C) | 31 |
| 48 | Kurt Zouma West Ham, 28, D(CR) | 31 |
| 49 | Mounaïm El Idrissy AC Ajaccio, 23, FW | 31 |
| 50 | Stefan de Vrij Inter, 30, D(C) | 31 |
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.
