Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2022/23) – 18.08.2022
Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions
in European football leagues (Season 2022/23)
- Date: 18.08.2022
- 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 | Cédric Brunner Schalke 04, 28, D(CR) | 10 |
| 2 | Leander Dendoncker Wolverhampton, 27, D(C),M(C) | 9 |
| 3 | Marco Friedl Werder Bremen, 24, D(CL),M(L) | 9 |
| 4 | Wesley Fofana Leicester, 21, D(C) | 9 |
| 5 | Benjamin Pavard Bayern Munich, 26, D(CLR),M(R) | 8 |
| 6 | Florian Tardieu Troyes, 30, M(C) | 7 |
| 7 | Oumar Gonzalez AC Ajaccio, 24, Defender | 7 |
| 8 | Brendan Chardonnet Brest, 27, D(C) | 6 |
| 9 | Eric Dier Tottenham, 28, D(CR),DMC | 6 |
| 10 | Issiaga Sylla Toulouse, 28, D(LR),M(L) | 6 |
| 11 | Jawad El Yamiq Real Valladolid, 30, D(C) | 6 |
| 12 | Kieran Trippier Newcastle, 31, D(LR),M(R) | 6 |
| 13 | Presnel Kimpembe Paris Saint-Germain, 27, D(C) | 6 |
| 14 | Thomas Ouwejan Schalke 04, 25, D(L),M(L) | 6 |
| 15 | Alidu Seidu Clermont Foot, 22, D(C) | 5 |
| 16 | Almamy Touré Eintracht Frankfurt, 26, D(CR),M(R) | 5 |
| 17 | Cyrille Bayala AC Ajaccio, 26, Forward | 5 |
| 18 | Diego Llorente Leeds, 28, D(C),DMC | 5 |
| 19 | Fabian Schär Newcastle, 30, D(C) | 5 |
| 20 | Felix Uduokhai Augsburg, 24, D(C) | 5 |
| 21 | Filip Uremovic Hertha Berlin, 25, D(CR) | 5 |
| 22 | Hamza Sakhi Auxerre, 26, Midfielder | 5 |
| 23 | Harry Maguire Manchester United, 29, D(C) | 5 |
| 24 | Ivan Ordets Bochum, 30, D(C) | 5 |
| 25 | Jean-Charles Castelletto Nantes, 27, D(C) | 5 |
| 26 | Jonathan Tah Bayer Leverkusen, 26, D(C) | 5 |
| 27 | Joshua Kimmich Bayern Munich, 27, D(CR),DMC,M(R) | 5 |
| 28 | Jubal Auxerre, 28, D(C) | 5 |
| 29 | Kevin Stöger Bochum, 28, M(CL) | 5 |
| 30 | Leandro Cabrera Espanyol, 31, D(CL) | 5 |
| 31 | Leonardo Balerdi Marseille, 23, D(C) | 5 |
| 32 | Lucas Digne Aston Villa, 29, D(CL),M(L) | 5 |
| 33 | Marcus Coco Nantes, 26, M(LR),FW | 5 |
| 34 | Maxim Leitsch Mainz 05, 24, D(C) | 5 |
| 35 | Mehdi Bourabia Spezia, 31, M(C) | 5 |
| 36 | Milos Veljkovic Werder Bremen, 26, D(C),DMC | 5 |
| 37 | Moisés Caicedo Brighton, 20, M(C) | 5 |
| 38 | Oleksandr Zinchenko Arsenal, 25, D(L),M(CLR) | 5 |
| 39 | Pascal Struijk Leeds, 23, D(C),DMC | 5 |
| 40 | Philip Billing Bournemouth, 26, M(C) | 5 |
| 41 | Raphaël Guerreiro Borussia Dortmund, 28, D(L),M(CL) | 5 |
| 42 | Roméo Lavia Southampton, 18, Midfielder | 5 |
| 43 | Stefan Bell Mainz 05, 30, D(CR) | 5 |
| 44 | Vladimír Coufal West Ham, 29, D(R),M(R) | 5 |
| 45 | Waldemar Anton VfB Stuttgart, 26, D(CR),DMC | 5 |
| 46 | Willi Orbán RB Leipzig, 29, D(C) | 5 |
| 47 | Alexander Hack Mainz 05, 28, D(C) | 4 |
| 48 | Andrea Barberis Monza, 28, M(C) | 4 |
| 49 | Armel Bella-Kotchap Southampton, 20, D(C) | 4 |
| 50 | Axel Disasi Monaco, 24, D(C) | 4 |
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.
