Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2022/23) – 26.01.2023
Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won
in European football leagues (Season 2022/23)
- Date: 26.01.2023
- 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 | Joselu Espanyol, 32, FW | 105 |
| 2 | Milan Djuric Verona, 32, FW | 103 |
| 3 | Vedat Muriqi Mallorca, 28, FW | 85 |
| 4 | Philipp Hofmann Bochum, 29, FW | 80 |
| 5 | Enes Ünal Getafe, 25, FW | 78 |
| 6 | Michael Gregoritsch Freiburg, 28, AM(CR),FW | 77 |
| 7 | Aleksandar Mitrovic Fulham, 28, FW | 74 |
| 8 | Niclas Füllkrug Werder Bremen, 29, FW | 73 |
| 9 | Rasmus Nicolaisen Toulouse, 25, D(C) | 71 |
| 10 | Ben Mee Brentford, 33, D(CL) | 70 |
| 11 | Marc Oliver Kempf Hertha Berlin, 27, D(C) | 63 |
| 12 | Martin Terrier Rennes, 25, AM(CL),FW | 63 |
| 13 | Ivan Ordets Bochum, 30, D(C) | 61 |
| 14 | Kevin Behrens Union Berlin, 31, FW | 61 |
| 15 | Emil Holm Spezia, 22, M(R) | 60 |
| 16 | Olivier Giroud AC Milan, 36, FW | 59 |
| 17 | Jordan Siebatcheu Union Berlin, 26, FW | 58 |
| 18 | Benjamin André Lille, 32, D(R),M(CLR) | 56 |
| 19 | Ivan Toney Brentford, 26, FW | 55 |
| 20 | James Tarkowski Everton, 30, D(C) | 55 |
| 21 | Kieffer Moore Bournemouth, 30, FW | 55 |
| 22 | Anthony Rouault Toulouse, 21, D(C) | 53 |
| 23 | Willi Orbán RB Leipzig, 30, D(C) | 53 |
| 24 | Alexander Djiku Strasbourg, 28, D(CR),DMC | 52 |
| 25 | Brendan Chardonnet Brest, 28, D(C) | 52 |
| 26 | Habib Diallo Strasbourg, 27, AM(R),FW | 52 |
| 27 | Matthias Ginter Freiburg, 29, D(CR),DMC | 52 |
| 28 | Ozan Kabak Hoffenheim, 22, D(C) | 52 |
| 29 | Mikel Merino Real Sociedad, 26, M(C) | 51 |
| 30 | Ludovic Ajorque Strasbourg, 28, FW | 50 |
| 31 | M’Baye Niang Auxerre, 28, AM(LR),FW | 50 |
| 32 | Mounaïm El Idrissy AC Ajaccio, 23, FW | 50 |
| 33 | Tomás Soucek West Ham, 27, DMC | 50 |
| 34 | Robin Koch Leeds, 26, D(C),DMC | 49 |
| 35 | Isak Hien Verona, 24, D(C) | 48 |
| 36 | Kevin Danso Lens, 24, D(C) | 48 |
| 37 | Mohammed Salisu Southampton, 23, D(CL) | 48 |
| 38 | Che Adams Southampton, 26, AM(CL),FW | 47 |
| 39 | Fabian Schär Newcastle, 31, D(C) | 47 |
| 40 | Kim Min-Jae Napoli, 26, D(C) | 47 |
| 41 | Alessandro Buongiorno Torino, 23, D(C) | 46 |
| 42 | Anthony Lozano Cadiz, 29, AM(L),FW | 46 |
| 43 | Bevic Moussiti-Oko AC Ajaccio, 27, FW | 46 |
| 44 | Kai Havertz Chelsea, 23, M(CR),FW | 46 |
| 45 | Thomas Henry Verona, 28, FW | 46 |
| 46 | Anthony Losilla Bochum, 36, D(C),DMC | 45 |
| 47 | Axel Disasi Monaco, 24, D(C) | 45 |
| 48 | Federico Baschirotto Lecce, 26, D(C) | 45 |
| 49 | Lucas Martínez Fiorentina, 26, D(C) | 45 |
| 50 | Lucas Tousart Hertha Berlin, 25, DMC | 45 |
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.
