Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2022/23) – 16.04.2023
Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions
in European football leagues (Season 2022/23)
- Date: 16.04.2023
- 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, 31, D(C),DMC | 64 |
| 2 | Morten Hjulmand, Lecce, 23, DMC | 61 |
| 3 | Alexander Djiku, Strasbourg, 28, D(CR),DMC | 60 |
| 4 | Birama Touré, Auxerre, 30, DMC | 60 |
| 5 | Konstantinos Mavropanos, VfB Stuttgart, 25, D(CR) | 60 |
| 6 | Unai Núñez, Celta Vigo, 26, D(C) | 55 |
| 7 | Yunis Abdelhamid, Reims, 35, D(C) | 55 |
| 8 | Ibañez, Roma, 24, D(C) | 53 |
| 9 | Castello Lukeba, Lyon, 20, D(C) | 52 |
| 10 | Mohamed Youssouf, AC Ajaccio, 35, D(R) | 52 |
| 11 | Anthony Rouault, Toulouse, 21, D(C) | 51 |
| 12 | Axel Disasi, Monaco, 25, D(C) | 51 |
| 13 | Nicolás Tagliafico, Lyon, 30, D(CL),M(L) | 51 |
| 14 | Cheick Doucouré, Crystal Palace, 23, DMC | 49 |
| 15 | Marco Friedl, Werder Bremen, 25, D(CL),M(L) | 49 |
| 16 | Idrissa Gueye, Everton, 33, M(C) | 48 |
| 17 | Leonardo Balerdi, Marseille, 24, D(C) | 48 |
| 18 | Declan Rice, West Ham, 24, D(C),DMC | 47 |
| 19 | Jean-Charles Castelletto, Nantes, 28, D(C) | 47 |
| 20 | Mateusz Wieteska, Clermont Foot, 26, D(C) | 47 |
| 21 | Rafael Tolói, Atalanta, 32, D(C) | 47 |
| 22 | Ellyes Skhiri, FC Koln, 27, DMC | 46 |
| 23 | Jeffrey Gouweleeuw, Augsburg, 31, D(C) | 45 |
| 24 | Lilian Brassier, Brest, 23, D(CL) | 45 |
| 25 | Maya Yoshida, Schalke 04, 34, D(CR) | 45 |
| 26 | Pierre Lees-Melou, Brest, 29, M(CLR) | 45 |
| 27 | Alessandro Buongiorno, Torino, 23, D(C) | 44 |
| 28 | Anthony Caci, Mainz 05, 25, D(CLR),M(L) | 44 |
| 29 | Cédric Hountondji, Angers, 29, D(C) | 44 |
| 30 | Jubal, Auxerre, 29, D(C) | 44 |
| 31 | Timo Hübers, FC Koln, 26, D(C) | 44 |
| 32 | Valentin Rongier, Marseille, 28, D(R),M(C) | 44 |
| 33 | Brendan Chardonnet, Brest, 28, D(C) | 43 |
| 34 | Edimilson Fernandes, Mainz 05, 26, D(C),M(CR) | 43 |
| 35 | Fabian Schär, Newcastle, 31, D(C) | 43 |
| 36 | Marc Oliver Kempf, Hertha Berlin, 28, D(C) | 43 |
| 37 | Nicolas Höfler, Freiburg, 33, D(C),DMC | 43 |
| 38 | Stijn Spierings, Toulouse, 27, M(C) | 43 |
| 39 | Moisés Caicedo, Brighton, 21, DMC | 42 |
| 40 | Ozan Kabak, Hoffenheim, 23, D(C) | 42 |
| 41 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Tottenham, 27, M(C) | 42 |
| 42 | Rasmus Nicolaisen, Toulouse, 26, D(C) | 42 |
| 43 | Samuel Gigot, Marseille, 29, D(C) | 42 |
| 44 | Vinicius Souza, Espanyol, 23, DMC | 42 |
| 45 | Fran Beltrán, Celta Vigo, 24, DMC | 41 |
| 46 | Robin Koch, Leeds, 26, D(C),DMC | 41 |
| 47 | Rúben Neves, Wolverhampton, 26, DMC | 41 |
| 48 | Thiago Mendes, Lyon, 31, D(CR),M(CR) | 41 |
| 49 | Tyrone Mings, Aston Villa, 30, D(CL) | 41 |
| 50 | Armel Bella-Kotchap, Southampton, 21, D(C) | 40 |
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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