Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2020/21) – 24.05.2021
Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions
in European football leagues (Season 2020/21)
- Date: 24.05.2021
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2020/21)
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.
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 | Fabien Centonze Metz, 25, D(R),M(R) | 108 |
| 2 | Cristian Romero Atalanta, 23, D(C) | 93 |
| 3 | Alexander Djiku Strasbourg, 26, D(CR),DMC | 90 |
| 4 | Milan Badelj Genoa, 32, M(C) | 87 |
| 5 | Ellyes Skhiri FC Koln, 26, DMC | 82 |
| 6 | Jan Bednarek Southampton, 25, D(C) | 81 |
| 7 | José Luis Palomino Atalanta, 31, D(C) | 79 |
| 8 | John Boye Metz, 34, D(C) | 77 |
| 9 | Diadie Samassékou Hoffenheim, 25, DMC | 76 |
| 10 | Francesco Acerbi Lazio, 33, D(C) | 76 |
| 11 | Jerdy Schouten Bologna, 24, DMC | 76 |
| 12 | Benjamin André Lille, 30, D(R),M(CLR) | 75 |
| 13 | Mahdi Camara Saint-Etienne, 22, DMC | 75 |
| 14 | Hamari Traoré Rennes, 29, D(R),M(R) | 74 |
| 15 | Mats Hummels Borussia Dortmund, 32, D(C) | 73 |
| 16 | Ngonda Muzinga Dijon, 26, D(L) | 72 |
| 17 | Loic Bade Lens, 21, D(C) | 71 |
| 18 | Anaitz Arbilla Eibar, 34, D(CLR) | 69 |
| 19 | Daniel Congré Montpellier, 36, D(CLR) | 69 |
| 20 | Marten de Roon Atalanta, 30, DMC | 69 |
| 21 | Thomas Foket Reims, 26, D(R),M(R) | 69 |
| 22 | Josh Brownhill Burnley, 25, M(CR) | 68 |
| 23 | Omar Colley Sampdoria, 28, D(C) | 68 |
| 24 | Ibañez Roma, 22, D(C) | 68 |
| 25 | Trevoh Chalobah Lorient, 21, D(CR),DMC | 68 |
| 26 | Casemiro Real Madrid, 29, DMC | 67 |
| 27 | Gianluca Mancini Roma, 25, D(C),DMC | 67 |
| 28 | Jeffrey Gouweleeuw Augsburg, 29, D(C) | 67 |
| 29 | Marc Oliver Kempf VfB Stuttgart, 26, D(C) | 67 |
| 30 | Wout Faes Reims, 23, D(C) | 67 |
| 31 | Amos Pieper Arminia Bielefeld, 23, D(C) | 66 |
| 32 | Danilo Juventus, 29, D(CLR) | 66 |
| 33 | Bremer Torino, 24, D(C) | 65 |
| 34 | Guido Rodríguez Real Betis, 27, DMC | 65 |
| 35 | Julien Laporte Lorient, 27, D(C) | 65 |
| 36 | Koray Günter Verona, 26, D(C) | 65 |
| 37 | Rodrigo Becão Udinese, 25, D(C) | 65 |
| 38 | Rubén Duarte Deportivo Alaves, 25, D(CL) | 65 |
| 39 | Nico Elvedi Borussia M.Gladbach, 24, D(CLR) | 64 |
| 40 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka Manchester United, 23, D(R),M(R) | 62 |
| 41 | Jeremiah St. Juste Mainz 05, 24, D(CR),DMC | 62 |
| 42 | Brendan Chardonnet Brest, 26, D(C) | 61 |
| 43 | Dimitrios Siovas SD Huesca, 32, D(C) | 61 |
| 44 | Emerson Real Betis, 22, D(R),M(R) | 61 |
| 45 | Maxence Lacroix Wolfsburg, 21, D(C) | 61 |
| 46 | Nicolas Höfler Freiburg, 31, D(C),DMC | 61 |
| 47 | Rúben Neves Wolverhampton Wanderers, 24, DMC | 61 |
| 48 | Yunis Abdelhamid Reims, 33, D(C) | 61 |
| 49 | Aurelien Tchouameni Monaco, 21, DMC | 60 |
| 50 | Berat Djimsiti Atalanta, 28, D(C) | 60 |
I = Interceptions
* A list of the top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2020/21).
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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.
