Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2021/22) – 27.06.2022
Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions
in European football leagues (Season 2021/22)
- Date: 27.06.2022
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2021/22)
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 | Bremer Torino, 25, D(C) | 105 |
| 2 | Aurélien Tchouaméni Monaco, 22, DMC | 101 |
| 3 | José Luis Palomino Atalanta, 32, D(C) | 100 |
| 4 | Milan Badelj Genoa, 33, M(C) | 85 |
| 5 | Omar Colley Sampdoria, 29, D(C) | 80 |
| 6 | Boubakar Kouyaté Metz, 25, D(C) | 79 |
| 7 | Mohammed Salisu Southampton, 23, D(CL) | 78 |
| 8 | Jonathan Clauss Lens, 29, D(R),M(R) | 73 |
| 9 | Jan Bednarek Southampton, 26, D(C) | 72 |
| 10 | Reece Oxford Augsburg, 23, D(C),DMC | 72 |
| 11 | Nemanja Maksimovic Getafe, 27, M(C) | 71 |
| 12 | Andrei Girotto Nantes, 30, D(C),DMC | 69 |
| 13 | Anthony Losilla Bochum, 36, D(C),DMC | 69 |
| 14 | Hassane Kamara Watford, 28, D(L),M(L) | 69 |
| 15 | Konstantinos Mavropanos VfB Stuttgart, 24, D(C) | 69 |
| 16 | Koray Günter Verona, 27, D(C) | 69 |
| 17 | Cheick Oumar Doucouré Lens, 22, DMC | 68 |
| 18 | Josh Brownhill Burnley, 26, M(CR) | 68 |
| 19 | Max Christiansen Greuther Fuerth, 25, DMC | 68 |
| 20 | Yunis Abdelhamid Reims, 34, D(C) | 68 |
| 21 | Jonathan Gradit Lens, 29, D(CR) | 65 |
| 22 | Christian Nørgaard Brentford, 28, D(C),DMC | 64 |
| 23 | Alberto Grassi Cagliari, 27, DMC | 63 |
| 24 | Declan Rice West Ham, 23, D(C),DMC | 63 |
| 25 | Azor Matusiwa Reims, 24, DMC | 62 |
| 26 | Danilo Soares Bochum, 30, D(L),M(L) | 62 |
| 27 | Mattia Caldara Venezia, 28, D(C) | 62 |
| 28 | Michael Keane Everton, 29, D(CR) | 62 |
| 29 | Ibañez Roma, 23, D(C) | 62 |
| 30 | Alexander Djiku Strasbourg, 27, D(CR),DMC | 61 |
| 31 | Maxence Lacroix Wolfsburg, 22, D(C) | 60 |
| 32 | Mickael Nade Saint-Etienne, 23, D(C) | 60 |
| 33 | Timothée Kolodziejczak Saint-Etienne, 30, D(CL),M(L) | 60 |
| 34 | Djené Dakonam Getafe, 30, D(C) | 59 |
| 35 | João Cancelo Manchester City, 27, D(LR),M(R) | 59 |
| 36 | Akim Zedadka Clermont Foot, 26, D(R) | 58 |
| 37 | Charlie Taylor Burnley, 28, D(L),M(L) | 58 |
| 38 | Nacho Vidal Osasuna, 27, D(R) | 58 |
| 39 | Mahdi Camara Saint-Etienne, 23, D(CR),DMC | 58 |
| 40 | Merih Demiral Atalanta, 24, D(C) | 58 |
| 41 | Romain Saïss Wolverhampton, 32, D(C),DMC | 58 |
| 42 | Paul Jaeckel Union Berlin, 23, D(C),DMC | 57 |
| 43 | Rubén Duarte Deportivo Alaves, 26, D(CL) | 57 |
| 44 | Stuart Dallas Leeds, 31, D(LR),M(CLR) | 57 |
| 45 | Grant Hanley Norwich, 30, D(C) | 56 |
| 46 | Joakim Nilsson Arminia Bielefeld, 28, D(C) | 56 |
| 47 | Nico Schlotterbeck Freiburg, 22, D(C) | 56 |
| 48 | Brendan Chardonnet Brest, 27, D(C) | 55 |
| 49 | Frédéric Guilbert Strasbourg, 27, D(CLR),M(R) | 55 |
| 50 | Laurent Abergel Lorient, 29, DMC | 55 |
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.
