Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2021/22) – 09.12.2021
Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions
in European football leagues (Season 2021/22)
- Date: 09.12.2021
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2021/22)
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 | Bremer Torino, 24, D(C) | 54 |
| 2 | Omar Colley Sampdoria, 29, D(C) | 53 |
| 3 | Alexander Djiku Strasbourg, 27, D(CR),DMC | 40 |
| 4 | Mohammed Salisu Southampton, 22, D(CL) | 40 |
| 5 | Nemanja Maksimovic Getafe, 26, M(C) | 40 |
| 6 | Samir Udinese, 27, D(CL) | 39 |
| 7 | Aurélien Tchouaméni Monaco, 21, DMC | 38 |
| 8 | José Luis Palomino Atalanta, 31, D(C) | 38 |
| 9 | Anthony Losilla Bochum, 35, D(C),DMC | 37 |
| 10 | Charlie Taylor Burnley, 28, D(L),M(L) | 36 |
| 11 | Koray Günter Verona, 27, D(C) | 36 |
| 12 | Michael Keane Everton, 28, D(CR) | 36 |
| 13 | Jonathan Clauss Lens, 29, D(R),M(R) | 34 |
| 14 | Milan Badelj Genoa, 32, M(C) | 34 |
| 15 | Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel Brest, 23, D(LR) | 34 |
| 16 | Nacho Vidal Osasuna, 26, D(R) | 33 |
| 17 | Jimmy Giraudon Troyes, 29, D(C) | 33 |
| 18 | João Cancelo Manchester City, 27, D(LR),M(R) | 33 |
| 19 | Nicolas Pallois Nantes, 34, D(C) | 33 |
| 20 | Yunis Abdelhamid Reims, 34, D(C) | 33 |
| 21 | Cheick Oumar Doucouré Lens, 21, M(C) | 32 |
| 22 | Akim Zedadka Clermont Foot, 26, D(R) | 31 |
| 23 | Matthieu Udol Metz, 25, D(CL),M(L) | 31 |
| 24 | Declan Rice West Ham, 22, D(C),DMC | 30 |
| 25 | Amos Pieper Arminia Bielefeld, 23, D(C) | 29 |
| 26 | Azor Matusiwa Reims, 23, DMC | 29 |
| 27 | Enock Kwateng Bordeaux, 24, D(CR),M(R) | 29 |
| 28 | Grant Hanley Norwich, 30, D(C) | 29 |
| 29 | Joakim Nilsson Arminia Bielefeld, 27, D(C) | 29 |
| 30 | Konstantinos Mavropanos VfB Stuttgart, 23, D(C) | 29 |
| 31 | Mario Lemina Nice, 28, DMC | 29 |
| 32 | Reece Oxford Augsburg, 22, D(C),DMC | 29 |
| 33 | Timothée Kolodziejczak Saint-Etienne, 30, D(CL) | 29 |
| 34 | Valentino Livramento Southampton, 19, D(R) | 29 |
| 35 | Andrei Girotto Nantes, 29, D(C),DMC | 28 |
| 36 | Kiki Kouyate Metz, 24, D(C) | 28 |
| 37 | Eder Militão Real Madrid, 23, D(CR) | 28 |
| 38 | Liam Cooper Leeds, 30, D(C) | 28 |
| 39 | Manuel Prietl Arminia Bielefeld, 30, M(C) | 28 |
| 40 | Maximilian Kilman Wolverhampton Wanderers, 24, D(C) | 28 |
| 41 | Melvin Bard Nice, 21, D(L) | 28 |
| 42 | Nico Schlotterbeck Freiburg, 22, D(C) | 28 |
| 43 | Robin Le Normand Real Sociedad, 25, D(C) | 28 |
| 44 | Vincent Pajot Metz, 31, M(C) | 28 |
| 45 | Alfonso Espino Cadiz, 29, D(L) | 27 |
| 46 | Benjamin André Lille, 31, D(R),M(CLR) | 27 |
| 47 | Brendan Chardonnet Brest, 26, D(C) | 27 |
| 48 | Cédric Brunner Arminia Bielefeld, 27, D(CR) | 27 |
| 49 | Danilo Soares Bochum, 30, D(L),M(L) | 27 |
| 50 | Domenico Criscito Genoa, 34, D(CL),M(L) | 27 |
I = Interceptions
* A list of the top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2021/22).
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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.
