Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2023/24) – 20.02.2024
Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won
in European football leagues (Season 2023/24)
- Date: 20.02.2024
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best footballers ranked by most aerial duels won in European football leagues (Season 2023/24)
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 | Milan Djuric Verona, 33, FW | 135 |
| 2 | Ante Budimir Osasuna, 32, FW | 130 |
| 3 | Chris Ramos Cadiz, 27, FW | 122 |
| 4 | Tim Kleindienst FC Heidenheim, 28, FW | 121 |
| 5 | Juanmi Latasa Getafe, 22, FW | 110 |
| 6 | Mikel Merino Real Sociedad, 27, M(C) | 105 |
| 7 | Sepp van den Berg Mainz 05, 22, D(CR),M(R) | 102 |
| 8 | Virgil van Dijk Liverpool, 32, D(C) | 102 |
| 9 | Vedat Muriqi Mallorca, 29, FW | 96 |
| 10 | Kevin Behrens Union Berlin, 33, FW | 94 |
| 11 | Ethan Pinnock Brentford, 30, D(C) | 93 |
| 12 | James Tarkowski Everton, 31, D(C) | 92 |
| 13 | Steve Mounié Brest, 29, FW | 88 |
| 14 | David García Osasuna, 30, D(C) | 84 |
| 15 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin Everton, 26, AM(L),FW | 83 |
| 16 | Bernardo Bochum, 28, D(CLR),M(L) | 79 |
| 17 | Carlton Morris Luton, 28, AM(CL),FW | 77 |
| 18 | Dara O’Shea Burnley, 24, D(CR) | 77 |
| 19 | Rasmus Nicolaisen Toulouse, 26, D(C) | 77 |
| 20 | Tomás Soucek West Ham, 28, M(C) | 76 |
| 21 | Duván Zapata Torino, 32, FW | 75 |
| 22 | Robin Le Normand Real Sociedad, 27, D(C) | 75 |
| 23 | Ivan Ordets Bochum, 31, D(C) | 74 |
| 24 | Patrick Mainka FC Heidenheim, 29, D(C) | 73 |
| 25 | Alberto Dossena Cagliari, 25, D(C) | 72 |
| 26 | Oliver McBurnie Sheffield United, 27, AM(CL),FW | 72 |
| 27 | Jonas Wind Wolfsburg, 25, AM(C),FW | 71 |
| 28 | Nikola Milenkovic Fiorentina, 26, D(CR) | 71 |
| 29 | Antonio Raíllo Mallorca, 32, D(C) | 70 |
| 30 | Giorgio Scalvini Atalanta, 20, D(C) | 69 |
| 31 | Berat Djimsiti Atalanta, 31, D(C) | 68 |
| 32 | Germán Pezzella Real Betis, 32, D(C) | 68 |
| 33 | Bremer Juventus, 26, D(C) | 68 |
| 34 | Unai Núñez Celta Vigo, 27, D(C) | 67 |
| 35 | Phillip Tietz Augsburg, 26, FW | 66 |
| 36 | Philipp Hofmann Bochum, 30, FW | 65 |
| 37 | Jeff Chabot FC Koln, 26, D(C) | 64 |
| 38 | Lorenzo Lucca Udinese, 23, FW | 63 |
| 39 | Cyle Larin Mallorca, 28, AM(LR),FW | 62 |
| 40 | Federico Baschirotto Lecce, 27, D(C) | 62 |
| 41 | Felix Uduokhai Augsburg, 26, D(C) | 62 |
| 42 | Lucas Höler Freiburg, 29, AM(CLR),FW | 62 |
| 43 | Dan Burn Newcastle, 31, D(CL),M(L) | 61 |
| 44 | Ludovic Ajorque Mainz 05, 29, FW | 61 |
| 45 | Maximilian Kilman Wolves, 26, D(C) | 61 |
| 46 | Axel Disasi Chelsea, 25, D(CR) | 60 |
| 47 | Dan-Axel Zagadou VfB Stuttgart, 24, D(CL) | 60 |
| 48 | Igor Zubeldia Real Sociedad, 26, D(C),DMC | 60 |
| 49 | Craig Dawson Wolves, 33, D(CR) | 59 |
| 50 | Illia Zabarnyi Bournemouth, 21, D(C) | 59 |
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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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.
