Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2021/22) – 24.09.2021
Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions
in European football leagues (Season 2021/22)
- Date: 24.09.2021
- 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 | Enock Kwateng Bordeaux, 24, D(CR),M(R) | 17 |
| 2 | Jonas Hector FC Koln, 31, D(L),M(CL) | 17 |
| 3 | Matthieu Udol Metz, 25, D(L),M(L) | 16 |
| 4 | Michael Keane Everton, 28, D(CR) | 16 |
| 5 | Nicolas Pallois Nantes, 34, D(C) | 16 |
| 6 | Koray Günter Verona, 27, D(C) | 15 |
| 7 | José Luis Palomino Atalanta, 31, D(C) | 14 |
| 8 | Nemanja Maksimovic Getafe, 26, DMC | 14 |
| 9 | Reece Oxford Augsburg, 22, D(C),DMC | 14 |
| 10 | Wilfred Ndidi Leicester, 24, DMC | 14 |
| 11 | Aurélien Tchouaméni Monaco, 21, DMC | 13 |
| 12 | Djibril Sow Eintracht Frankfurt, 24, DMC | 13 |
| 13 | Joakim Nilsson Arminia Bielefeld, 27, D(C) | 13 |
| 14 | Samir Udinese, 26, D(CL) | 13 |
| 15 | Akim Zedadka Clermont Foot, 26, D(R) | 12 |
| 16 | Alexander Djiku Strasbourg, 27, D(CR),DMC | 12 |
| 17 | Alfonso Espino Cadiz, 29, D(L) | 12 |
| 18 | Charlie Taylor Burnley, 28, D(L),M(L) | 12 |
| 19 | Fran García Rayo Vallecano, 22, Defender | 12 |
| 20 | Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel Brest, 23, D(LR) | 12 |
| 21 | Saidou Sow Saint-Etienne, 19, D(C) | 12 |
| 22 | Sergio Reguilón Tottenham, 24, D(L),M(L) | 12 |
| 23 | Silvan Widmer Mainz 05, 28, D(R),M(R) | 12 |
| 24 | Yves Bissouma Brighton, 25, M(C) | 12 |
| 25 | Alejandro Catena Rayo Vallecano, 26, D(C) | 11 |
| 26 | David García Osasuna, 27, D(C) | 11 |
| 27 | Declan Rice West Ham, 22, D(C),DMC | 11 |
| 28 | Ellyes Skhiri FC Koln, 26, DMC | 11 |
| 29 | Jimmy Giraudon Troyes, 29, D(C) | 11 |
| 30 | Jonathan Clauss Lens, 28, D(R),M(R) | 11 |
| 31 | Josh Brownhill Burnley, 25, M(CR) | 11 |
| 32 | Kevin Mbabu Wolfsburg, 26, D(R),M(R) | 11 |
| 33 | Laurent Abergel Lorient, 28, DMC | 11 |
| 34 | Manuel Prietl Arminia Bielefeld, 30, M(C) | 11 |
| 35 | Marcos Alonso Chelsea, 30, D(CL),M(L) | 11 |
| 36 | Mohamed Simakan RB Leipzig, 21, D(CR) | 11 |
| 37 | Robert Andrich Bayer Leverkusen, 26, M(C) | 11 |
| 38 | Yunis Abdelhamid Reims, 33, D(C) | 11 |
| 39 | Andreas Christensen Chelsea, 25, D(C),DMC | 10 |
| 40 | Cheikhou Kouyaté Crystal Palace, 31, D(CR),DMC | 10 |
| 41 | Ethan Pinnock Brentford, 28, D(C) | 10 |
| 42 | Etienne Capoue Villarreal, 33, D(C),M(CL) | 10 |
| 43 | Exequiel Palacios Bayer Leverkusen, 22, M(C) | 10 |
| 44 | Facundo Medina Lens, 22, D(CL) | 10 |
| 45 | Igor Silva Lorient, 25, D(R) | 10 |
| 46 | James Tarkowski Burnley, 28, D(C) | 10 |
| 47 | Jeremiah St. Juste Mainz 05, 24, D(CR),DMC | 10 |
| 48 | João Cancelo Manchester City, 27, D(LR),M(R) | 10 |
| 49 | Johan Gastien Clermont Foot, 33, DMC | 10 |
| 50 | Jonathan Gradit Lens, 28, D(CR) | 10 |
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.
