Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2017/18) – 20.06.2018
Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions
in European football leagues (Season 2017/18)
- Date: 20.06.2018
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2017/18)
Who finished 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.
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 interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues. Who has made the most interceptions? And how many? Let’s see.
| Player | I | R |
| Jonny Celta Vigo, 24, D(CLR) | 93 | 6,28 |
| Frederic Guilbert Caen, 23, D(CR),M(R) | 90 | 6,08 |
| Francesco Acerbi Sassuolo, 30, D(C) | 88 | 5,95 |
| Rolando Mandragora Crotone, 20, M(C) | 86 | 5,81 |
| N’Golo Kanté Chelsea, 27, DMC | 85 | 5,74 |
| Romain Amalfitano Dijon, 28, DMC,M(R) | 85 | 5,74 |
| Edgar Ié Lille, 24, D(CR) | 84 | 5,68 |
| Federico Ceccherini Crotone, 26, D(C) | 83 | 5,61 |
| Víctor Sánchez Espanyol, 30, D(LR),M(C) | 79 | 5,34 |
| Yohan Cabaye Crystal Palace, 32, M(C) | 79 | 5,34 |
| Anaitz Arbilla Eibar, 31, D(CLR) | 78 | 5,27 |
| Djené Dakonam Getafe, 26, D(C) | 78 | 5,27 |
| Ellyes Skhiri Montpellier, 23, DMC | 77 | 5,20 |
| Luis Hernández Malaga, 29, D(CR) | 77 | 5,20 |
| Rubén Pérez Leganes, 29, M(C) | 77 | 5,20 |
| Diego Rico Leganes, 25, D(L) | 76 | 5,14 |
| Issa Diop Toulouse, 21, D(C) | 76 | 5,14 |
| Zanka Huddersfield, 28, D(C) | 76 | 5,14 |
| Asier Illarramendi Real Sociedad, 28, M(C) | 75 | 5,07 |
| Christopher Schindler Huddersfield, 28, D(C) | 75 | 5,07 |
| Jean Eudes Aholou Strasbourg, 24, DMC | 75 | 5,07 |
| Samir Udinese, 23, D(CL) | 75 | 5,07 |
| Nordi Mukiele Montpellier, 20, D(CR),M(R) | 73 | 4,93 |
| Andrea Masiello Atalanta, 32, D(CR) | 72 | 4,86 |
| Lucas Torreira Sampdoria, 22, M(C) | 72 | 4,86 |
| Aissa Mandi Real Betis, 26, D(CLR) | 71 | 4,80 |
| Lewis Dunk Brighton, 26, D(C) | 71 | 4,80 |
| Luka Milivojevic Crystal Palace, 27, DMC | 71 | 4,80 |
| Milan Badelj Fiorentina, 29, M(C) | 71 | 4,80 |
| Papy Djilobodji Dijon, 29, D(C) | 71 | 4,80 |
| Stefan de Vrij Lazio, 26, D(C) | 71 | 4,80 |
| Benjamin Pavard VfB Stuttgart, 22, D(CR) | 70 | 4,73 |
| Dani García Eibar, 28, DMC | 70 | 4,73 |
| Jonathan Hogg Huddersfield, 29, DMC | 70 | 4,73 |
| Lucas Leiva Lazio, 31, D(C),M(C) | 70 | 4,73 |
| Oriol Romeu Southampton, 26, DMC | 69 | 4,66 |
| Hugo Mallo Celta Vigo, 26, D(CR) | 68 | 4,59 |
| Jordi Alba Barcelona, 29, D(L) | 68 | 4,59 |
| Daniel Caligiuri Schalke 04, 30, M(LR),FW | 67 | 4,53 |
| David López Espanyol, 28, D(C),DMC | 67 | 4,53 |
| Lukas Lerager Bordeaux, 24, DMC | 67 | 4,53 |
| Sergio Escudero Sevilla, 28, D(L),M(L) | 67 | 4,53 |
| Unai Núñez Athletic Bilbao, 21, D(C) | 67 | 4,53 |
| Bernardo Espinosa Girona, 28, D(C) | 66 | 4,46 |
| Ximo Navarro Las Palmas, 28, D(CR) | 66 | 4,46 |
| Jorge Monaco, 22, D(L) | 66 | 4,46 |
| Josuha Guilavogui Wolfsburg, 27, M(C) | 66 | 4,46 |
| Simone Missiroli Sassuolo, 32, AM(C) | 66 | 4,46 |
| Khaled Adénon Amiens, 32, D(C) | 65 | 4,39 |
| Benjamin Stambouli Schalke 04, 27, D(C),M(C) | 64 | 4,32 |
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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