Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2018/19)
Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions
in European football leagues (Season 2018/19)
- Date: 15.07.2019
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2018/19)
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.
| R | Player | I |
| 1 | Armando Izzo Torino, 27, D(C) | 87 |
| 2 | Wesley Lautoa Dijon, 31, D(C),DMC | 87 |
| 3 | Etienne Capoue Watford, 30, D(C),M(CL) | 85 |
| 4 | William Wolfsburg, 24, D(LR),M(R) | 85 |
| 5 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka Crystal Palace, 21, D(R) | 84 |
| 6 | Alexander Djiku Caen, 24, D(CR) | 83 |
| 7 | Wilfred Ndidi Leicester, 22, DMC | 83 |
| 8 | Sol Bamba Cardiff, 34, D(C),DMC | 82 |
| 9 | Bruno Ecuele Manga Cardiff, 30, D(CR) | 81 |
| 10 | Rani Khedira Augsburg, 25, D(C),DMC | 80 |
| 11 | Enock Kwateng Nantes, 22, D(R),M(R) | 78 |
| 12 | Frederic Guilbert Caen, 24, D(CLR),M(R) | 78 |
| 13 | Djené Dakonam Getafe, 27, D(C) | 74 |
| 14 | Idrissa Gueye Everton, 29, M(C) | 74 |
| 15 | Vitor Hugo Fiorentina, 28, D(C) | 74 |
| 16 | Yann M’Vila Saint-Etienne, 28, M(C) | 74 |
| 17 | Jonathan Hogg Huddersfield, 30, DMC | 73 |
| 18 | Rúben Neves Wolverhampton Wanderers, 22, DMC | 73 |
| 19 | Florian Grillitsch Hoffenheim, 23, DMC,M(L) | 72 |
| 20 | Luka Milivojevic Crystal Palace, 28, DMC | 72 |
| 21 | Willy Boly Wolverhampton Wanderers, 28, D(C) | 72 |
| 22 | Xavier Chavalerin Reims, 28, DMC | 72 |
| 23 | Jan Bednarek Southampton, 23, D(C) | 71 |
| 24 | Nemanja Maksimovic Getafe, 24, DMC | 71 |
| 25 | Anthony Briancon Nimes, 24, D(C) | 70 |
| 26 | Christopher Schindler Huddersfield, 29, D(C) | 70 |
| 27 | Domenico Criscito Genoa, 32, D(CL),M(L) | 70 |
| 28 | Gabriel Paulista Valencia, 28, D(CR) | 70 |
| 29 | Nicolas Nkoulou Torino, 29, D(C) | 70 |
| 30 | Calum Chambers Fulham, 24, D(CR),DMC | 69 |
| 31 | Zanka Huddersfield, 29, D(C) | 69 |
| 32 | Theodor Gebre Selassie Werder Bremen, 32, D(LR),DMC,M(R) | 69 |
| 33 | Waldemar Anton Hannover 96, 22, D(C),DMC | 69 |
| 34 | Daniel Congré Montpellier, 34, D(CLR) | 68 |
| 35 | Íñigo Martínez Athletic Bilbao, 28, D(C) | 68 |
| 36 | José Luis Palomino Atalanta, 29, D(C) | 68 |
| 37 | Malang Sarr Nice, 20, D(CL) | 68 |
| 38 | Salif Sané Schalke 04, 28, D(C),DMC | 68 |
| 39 | Thiago Mendes Lille, 27, D(R),M(CR) | 68 |
| 40 | Fabian Schär Newcastle United, 27, D(C) | 67 |
| 41 | Matthias Zimmermann Fortuna Duesseldorf, 26, D(R),DMC | 67 |
| 42 | Hilton Montpellier, 41, D(C) | 66 |
| 43 | Dimitrios Siovas Leganes, 30, D(C) | 65 |
| 44 | Terence Kongolo Huddersfield, 25, D(CL) | 65 |
| 45 | Yunis Abdelhamid Reims, 31, D(C) | 65 |
| 46 | Davide Biraschi Genoa, 24, D(CR) | 64 |
| 47 | Federico Barba Chievo, 25, D(CL) | 64 |
| 48 | Issa Diop West Ham, 22, D(C) | 64 |
| 49 | Jorginho Chelsea, 27, DMC | 64 |
| 50 | Riccardo Gagliolo Parma Calcio 1913, 29, D(CL) | 64 |
I = Interceptions
* A list of the top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2018/19).
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