Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2017/18) – 09.05.2018
Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions
in European football leagues (Season 2017/18)
- Date: 09.05.2018
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2017/18)
Who will finish the season as the top interceptor ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues?
It’s easy to count interceptions, but who are really the best interceptors? Who makes the most impact on their team?
Intercepting is a lost art form in football, but these players on the list try to keep the tradition going.
After 40 weeks of 2017/2018 season, we are beginning to notice some stand-out performers in European football.
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 interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues of the season so far. Who has made the most interceptions so far this season? And how many? Let’s see.
| Player | I | R |
| Jonny Celta Vigo, 24, D(CLR) | 91 | 6,23 |
| Benjamin Pavard VfB Stuttgart, 22, D(CR) | 88 | 6,03 |
| Frederic Guilbert Caen, 23, D(CR),M(R) | 87 | 5,96 |
| Francesco Acerbi Sassuolo, 30, D(C) | 86 | 5,89 |
| Rolando Mandragora Crotone, 20, M(C) | 81 | 5,55 |
| Edgar Ié Lille, 24, D(CR) | 79 | 5,41 |
| N’Golo Kanté Chelsea, 27, DMC | 79 | 5,41 |
| Romain Amalfitano Dijon, 28, DMC,M(R) | 79 | 5,41 |
| Víctor Sánchez Espanyol, 30, D(LR),M(C) | 79 | 5,41 |
| Anaitz Arbilla Eibar, 30, D(CLR) | 78 | 5,34 |
| Salif Sané Hannover 96, 27, D(C),DMC | 78 | 5,34 |
| Federico Ceccherini Crotone, 25, D(C) | 77 | 5,27 |
| Luis Hernández Malaga, 29, D(CR) | 77 | 5,27 |
| Simon Falette Eintracht Frankfurt, 26, D(C) | 76 | 5,21 |
| Zanka Huddersfield, 28, D(C) | 74 | 5,07 |
| Benjamin Stambouli Schalke 04, 27, D(C),M(C) | 73 | 5,00 |
| Jean Eudes Aholou Strasbourg, 24, DMC | 73 | 5,00 |
| Jeffrey Gouweleeuw Augsburg, 26, D(C) | 73 | 5,00 |
| Nordi Mukiele Montpellier, 20, D(CR),M(R) | 73 | 5,00 |
| Yohan Cabaye Crystal Palace, 32, M(C) | 73 | 5,00 |
| Asier Illarramendi Real Sociedad, 28, M(C) | 72 | 4,93 |
| Djené Dakonam Getafe, 26, D(C) | 72 | 4,93 |
| Issa Diop Toulouse, 21, D(C) | 72 | 4,93 |
| Josuha Guilavogui Wolfsburg, 27, M(C) | 72 | 4,93 |
| Samir Udinese, 23, D(CL) | 72 | 4,93 |
| Andrea Masiello Atalanta, 32, D(CR) | 71 | 4,86 |
| Daniel Caligiuri Schalke 04, 30, M(LR),FW | 71 | 4,86 |
| Ellyes Skhiri Montpellier, 22, DMC | 71 | 4,86 |
| Luka Milivojevic Crystal Palace, 27, DMC | 71 | 4,86 |
| Milan Badelj Fiorentina, 29, M(C) | 71 | 4,86 |
| Rubén Pérez Leganes, 29, M(C) | 71 | 4,86 |
| Christopher Schindler Huddersfield, 28, D(C) | 69 | 4,73 |
| Daniel Baier Augsburg, 33, M(C) | 69 | 4,73 |
| Lucas Torreira Sampdoria, 22, M(C) | 69 | 4,73 |
| Papy Djilobodji Dijon, 29, D(C) | 69 | 4,73 |
| Dani García Eibar, 27, DMC | 68 | 4,66 |
| Naldo Schalke 04, 35, D(C) | 68 | 4,66 |
| Douglas Santos Hamburger SV, 24, D(L),M(L) | 67 | 4,59 |
| Lucas Leiva Lazio, 31, D(C),M(C) | 67 | 4,59 |
| Stefan de Vrij Lazio, 26, D(C) | 67 | 4,59 |
| Diego Rico Leganes, 25, D(L) | 66 | 4,52 |
| Jorge Monaco, 22, D(L) | 66 | 4,52 |
| Aissa Mandi Real Betis, 26, D(CLR) | 65 | 4,45 |
| Dominique Heintz FC Cologne, 24, D(CL) | 65 | 4,45 |
| Ximo Navarro Las Palmas, 28, D(CR) | 65 | 4,45 |
| Lewis Dunk Brighton, 26, D(C) | 65 | 4,45 |
| Oriol Romeu Southampton, 26, DMC | 65 | 4,45 |
| Theodor Gebre Selassie Werder Bremen, 31, D(R),DMC,M(R) | 65 | 4,45 |
| Unai Núñez Athletic Bilbao, 21, D(C) | 65 | 4,45 |
| David López Espanyol, 28, D(C),DMC | 64 | 4,38 |
R = Euro Football Rumours Rating
I = Interceptions
* A list of the top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2017/18).
TOP FOOTBALL TRANSFERS 2017-2018
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