Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2018/19) – 31.01.2019
Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions
in European football leagues (Season 2018/19)
- Date: 31.01.2019
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- Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2018/19)
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 24 weeks of 2018/2019 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.
| R | Player | I |
| 1 | Zanka Huddersfield, 28, D(C) | 60 |
| 2 | Enock Kwateng Nantes, 21, D(R) | 58 |
| 3 | Sol Bamba Cardiff, 34, D(C),DMC | 58 |
| 4 | Alexander Djiku Caen, 24, D(CR) | 56 |
| 5 | Wesley Lautoa Dijon, 31, D(C),DMC | 56 |
| 6 | Etienne Capoue Watford, 30, D(C),M(CL) | 55 |
| 7 | Rani Khedira Augsburg, 25, D(C),DMC | 55 |
| 8 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka Crystal Palace, 21, D(R) | 53 |
| 9 | William Wolfsburg, 23, D(LR),M(R) | 51 |
| 10 | Frederic Guilbert Caen, 24, D(CR),M(R) | 50 |
| 11 | Domenico Criscito Genoa, 32, D(CL) | 48 |
| 12 | Riccardo Gagliolo Parma Calcio 1913, 28, D(CL) | 48 |
| 13 | Vitor Hugo Fiorentina, 27, D(C) | 48 |
| 14 | Djené Dakonam Getafe, 27, D(C) | 47 |
| 15 | Idrissa Gueye Everton, 29, M(C) | 47 |
| 16 | Theodor Gebre Selassie Werder Bremen, 32, D(LR),DMC,M(R) | 47 |
| 17 | Armando Izzo Torino, 26, D(C) | 46 |
| 18 | Bruno Ecuele Manga Cardiff, 30, D(CR) | 46 |
| 19 | Jonathan Hogg Huddersfield, 30, DMC | 46 |
| 20 | Philip Billing Huddersfield, 22, DMC | 46 |
| 21 | Waldemar Anton Hannover 96, 22, D(C),DMC | 46 |
| 22 | Calum Chambers Fulham, 24, D(CR),DMC | 45 |
| 23 | Davide Biraschi Genoa, 24, D(C) | 45 |
| 24 | Dídac Vilá Espanyol, 29, D(L) | 45 |
| 25 | Willy Boly Wolverhampton Wanderers, 27, D(C) | 45 |
| 26 | Rúben Neves Wolverhampton Wanderers, 21, DMC | 44 |
| 27 | Wilfred Ndidi Leicester, 22, DMC | 43 |
| 28 | Yann M’Vila Saint-Etienne, 28, M(C) | 43 |
| 29 | Gabriel Paulista Valencia, 28, D(CR) | 42 |
| 30 | Anthony Briancon Nimes, 24, D(C) | 41 |
| 31 | Christophe Kerbrat Guingamp, 32, D(C) | 41 |
| 32 | Daniel Congré Montpellier, 33, D(CLR) | 41 |
| 33 | Fabián Balbuena West Ham, 27, D(C) | 41 |
| 34 | Federico Barba Chievo, 25, D(CL) | 41 |
| 35 | Germán Pezzella Fiorentina, 27, D(C) | 41 |
| 36 | José Luis Palomino Atalanta, 29, D(C) | 41 |
| 37 | Luka Milivojevic Crystal Palace, 27, DMC | 41 |
| 38 | Marcelo Lyon, 31, D(C) | 41 |
| 39 | Nicolas Nkoulou Torino, 28, D(C) | 41 |
| 40 | Ghislain Konan Reims, 23, D(L) | 40 |
| 41 | Yunis Abdelhamid Reims, 31, D(C) | 40 |
| 42 | Íñigo Martínez Athletic Bilbao, 27, D(C) | 39 |
| 43 | Jorge Miramón SD Huesca, 29, D(R) | 39 |
| 44 | Mario Lemina Southampton, 25, DMC | 39 |
| 45 | Salif Sané Schalke 04, 28, D(C),DMC | 39 |
| 46 | Thomas Delaney Borussia Dortmund, 27, DMC | 39 |
| 47 | Adrien Tameze Nice, 24, M(C) | 38 |
| 48 | Christopher Schindler Huddersfield, 28, D(C) | 38 |
| 49 | Jason Levante, 24, M(R) | 38 |
| 50 | Dimitrios Siovas Leganes, 30, D(C) | 38 |
I = Interceptions
* A list of the top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2018/19).
TOP FOOTBALL TRANSFERS 2018-2019
Credits (SL Bilten 18/19, p.5)
