Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2022/23) – 03.11.2022
Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions
in European football leagues (Season 2022/23)
- Date: 03.11.2022
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2022/23)
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 | Andrei Girotto Nantes, 30, D(C),DMC | 33 |
| 2 | Marco Friedl Werder Bremen, 24, D(CL),M(L) | 32 |
| 3 | Yunis Abdelhamid Reims, 35, D(C) | 29 |
| 4 | Leonardo Balerdi Marseille, 23, D(C) | 28 |
| 5 | Birama Touré Auxerre, 30, DMC | 27 |
| 6 | Ozan Kabak Hoffenheim, 22, D(C) | 27 |
| 7 | Thiago Mendes Lyon, 30, D(CR),M(CR) | 27 |
| 8 | Vinicius Souza Espanyol, 23, DMC | 27 |
| 9 | Axel Disasi Monaco, 24, D(C) | 26 |
| 10 | Castello Lukeba Lyon, 19, D(C) | 25 |
| 11 | Anthony Rouault Toulouse, 21, D(C) | 24 |
| 12 | Jubal Auxerre, 29, D(C) | 24 |
| 13 | Konstantinos Mavropanos VfB Stuttgart, 24, D(CR) | 24 |
| 14 | Lucas Martínez Fiorentina, 26, D(C) | 24 |
| 15 | Neco Williams Nottingham Forest, 21, D(LR),M(LR) | 24 |
| 16 | Nicolás Tagliafico Lyon, 30, D(CL) | 24 |
| 17 | Ibañez Roma, 23, D(C) | 24 |
| 18 | Yeray Álvarez Athletic Bilbao, 27, D(C) | 24 |
| 19 | Alexander Djiku Strasbourg, 28, D(CR),DMC | 23 |
| 20 | Brendan Chardonnet Brest, 27, D(C) | 23 |
| 21 | Florian Tardieu Troyes, 30, M(C) | 23 |
| 22 | Haris Belkebla Brest, 28, DMC | 23 |
| 23 | Jonjoe Kenny Hertha Berlin, 25, D(LR),M(R) | 23 |
| 24 | Marc Oliver Kempf Hertha Berlin, 27, D(C) | 23 |
| 25 | Massadio Haïdara Lens, 29, D(CL),M(L) | 23 |
| 26 | Rasmus Nicolaisen Toulouse, 25, D(C) | 23 |
| 27 | Rominigue Kouamé Troyes, 25, M(C) | 23 |
| 28 | Timo Hübers FC Koln, 26, D(C) | 23 |
| 29 | Alidu Seidu Clermont Foot, 22, D(CR) | 22 |
| 30 | Ben Mee Brentford, 33, D(CL) | 22 |
| 31 | Declan Rice West Ham, 23, D(C),DMC | 22 |
| 32 | Issiaga Sylla Toulouse, 28, D(LR),M(L) | 22 |
| 33 | James Tarkowski Everton, 29, D(C) | 22 |
| 34 | Koray Günter Verona, 28, D(C) | 22 |
| 35 | Oumar Gonzalez AC Ajaccio, 24, D(C) | 22 |
| 36 | Stefan Bell Mainz 05, 31, D(CR) | 22 |
| 37 | Vanderson Monaco, 21, D(R),M(R) | 22 |
| 38 | Vitaliy Mykolenko Everton, 23, D(CL),M(L) | 22 |
| 39 | Andreaw Gravillon Reims, 24, D(CR) | 21 |
| 40 | Armel Bella-Kotchap Southampton, 20, D(C) | 21 |
| 41 | Germán Pezzella Real Betis, 31, D(C) | 21 |
| 42 | Jean-Charles Castelletto Nantes, 27, D(C) | 21 |
| 43 | Melvin Bard Nice, 21, D(L) | 21 |
| 44 | Caleb Okoli Atalanta, 21, D(C) | 21 |
| 45 | Rasmus Kristensen Leeds, 25, D(R) | 21 |
| 46 | Bradley Locko Reims, 20, D(L),M(L) | 20 |
| 47 | Cédric Brunner Schalke 04, 28, D(CR) | 20 |
| 48 | Chris Smalling Roma, 32, D(CR) | 20 |
| 49 | Edimilson Fernandes Mainz 05, 26, D(C),M(CR) | 20 |
| 50 | Copete Mallorca, 23, D(C) | 20 |
I = Interceptions
* A list of the top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2022/23).
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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.
