Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2023/24) – 07.08.2024
Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won
in European football leagues (Season 2023/24)
- Date: 07.08.2024
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2023/24)
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 | Tim Kleindienst FC Heidenheim, 28, FW | 180 |
| 2 | Chris Ramos Cadiz, 27, FW | 173 |
| 3 | Sepp van den Berg Mainz 05, 22, D(CR),M(R) | 173 |
| 4 | Mikel Merino Real Sociedad, 28, M(C) | 168 |
| 5 | Ante Budimir Osasuna, 32, FW | 163 |
| 6 | Bernardo Bochum, 29, D(CLR),M(L) | 147 |
| 7 | Juanmi Latasa Getafe, 23, FW | 147 |
| 8 | Vedat Muriqi Mallorca, 30, FW | 146 |
| 9 | James Tarkowski Everton, 31, D(C) | 145 |
| 10 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin Everton, 27, AM(L),FW | 141 |
| 11 | Virgil van Dijk Liverpool, 32, D(C) | 140 |
| 12 | Steve Mounié Brest, 29, FW | 138 |
| 13 | Ivan Ordets Bochum, 31, D(C) | 136 |
| 14 | Milan Djuric Verona, 34, FW | 135 |
| 15 | Carlton Morris Luton, 28, AM(CL),FW | 134 |
| 16 | Duván Zapata Torino, 33, FW | 130 |
| 17 | Dara O’Shea Burnley, 25, D(CR) | 127 |
| 18 | Antonio Raíllo Mallorca, 32, D(C) | 123 |
| 19 | Alberto Dossena Cagliari, 25, D(C) | 122 |
| 20 | Patrick Mainka FC Heidenheim, 29, D(C) | 121 |
| 21 | Keven Schlotterbeck Bochum, 27, D(C) | 115 |
| 22 | Ethan Pinnock Brentford, 31, D(C) | 114 |
| 23 | Oliver McBurnie Sheffield United, 28, AM(CL),FW | 114 |
| 24 | Felix Uduokhai Augsburg, 26, D(C) | 112 |
| 25 | Nikola Milenkovic Fiorentina, 26, D(CR) | 112 |
| 26 | Robin Le Normand Real Sociedad, 27, D(C) | 112 |
| 27 | Philipp Hofmann Bochum, 31, FW | 111 |
| 28 | Rasmus Nicolaisen Toulouse, 27, D(C) | 110 |
| 29 | Tomás Soucek West Ham, 29, M(C) | 108 |
| 30 | Phillip Tietz Augsburg, 26, FW | 107 |
| 31 | Jeff Chabot FC Koln, 26, D(C) | 105 |
| 32 | Kai Havertz Arsenal, 25, M(CR),FW | 105 |
| 33 | Dan Burn Newcastle, 32, D(CL),M(L) | 103 |
| 34 | Bremer Juventus, 27, D(C) | 102 |
| 35 | Timo Hübers FC Koln, 27, D(C) | 101 |
| 36 | Dominic Solanke Bournemouth, 26, FW | 98 |
| 37 | Lorenzo Lucca Udinese, 23, FW | 98 |
| 38 | Simone Romagnoli Frosinone, 34, D(C) | 98 |
| 39 | Jarrad Branthwaite Everton, 21, D(C) | 95 |
| 40 | David García Osasuna, 30, D(C) | 94 |
| 41 | Florian Sotoca Lens, 33, M(CR),FW | 94 |
| 42 | Kevin Behrens Union Berlin, 33, FW | 94 |
| 43 | Berat Djimsiti Atalanta, 31, D(C) | 93 |
| 44 | Federico Baschirotto Lecce, 27, D(C) | 93 |
| 45 | Jonas Wind Wolfsburg, 25, AM(C),FW | 92 |
| 46 | Joachim Andersen Crystal Palace, 28, D(C) | 91 |
| 47 | Michael Gregoritsch Freiburg, 30, AM(CR),FW | 91 |
| 48 | Unai Núñez Celta Vigo, 27, D(C) | 91 |
| 49 | Cristian Romero Tottenham, 26, D(C) | 90 |
| 50 | Maximilian Kilman Wolves, 27, D(C) | 89 |
ADW = Aerial Duels Won
* A list of the top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2023/24).
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