Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2022/23) – 28.06.2023
Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions
in European football leagues (Season 2022/23)
- Date: 28.06.2023
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2022/23)
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 | Castello Lukeba Lyon, 20, D(C) | 75 |
| 2 | Andrei Girotto Nantes, 31, D(C),DMC | 73 |
| 3 | Morten Hjulmand Lecce, 23, DMC | 72 |
| 4 | Unai Núñez Celta Vigo, 26, D(C) | 72 |
| 5 | Birama Touré Auxerre, 31, DMC | 67 |
| 6 | Alexander Djiku Strasbourg, 28, D(CR),DMC | 66 |
| 7 | Ibañez Roma, 24, D(C) | 66 |
| 8 | Mohamed Youssouf AC Ajaccio, 35, D(R) | 65 |
| 9 | Melvin Bard Nice, 22, D(L),M(L) | 64 |
| 10 | Yunis Abdelhamid Reims, 35, D(C) | 64 |
| 11 | Brendan Chardonnet Brest, 28, D(C) | 63 |
| 12 | Declan Rice West Ham, 24, D(C),DMC | 63 |
| 13 | Konstantinos Mavropanos VfB Stuttgart, 25, D(CR) | 63 |
| 14 | Leonardo Balerdi Marseille, 24, D(C) | 63 |
| 15 | Alessandro Buongiorno Torino, 24, D(C) | 60 |
| 16 | Cédric Hountondji Angers, 29, D(C) | 59 |
| 17 | Jean-Charles Castelletto Nantes, 28, D(C) | 58 |
| 18 | Marco Friedl Werder Bremen, 25, D(CL),M(L) | 58 |
| 19 | Nicolas Höfler Freiburg, 33, D(C),DMC | 58 |
| 20 | Timo Hübers FC Koln, 26, D(C) | 58 |
| 21 | Ivan Ordets Bochum, 30, D(C) | 57 |
| 22 | Nicolás Tagliafico Lyon, 30, D(CL),M(L) | 57 |
| 23 | Rafael Tolói Atalanta, 32, D(C) | 57 |
| 24 | Anthony Rouault Toulouse, 22, D(C) | 56 |
| 25 | Axel Disasi Monaco, 25, D(C) | 56 |
| 26 | Cheick Doucouré Crystal Palace, 23, DMC | 56 |
| 27 | Ellyes Skhiri FC Koln, 28, DMC | 56 |
| 28 | Giorgio Scalvini Atalanta, 19, D(C) | 56 |
| 29 | Idrissa Gueye Everton, 33, M(C) | 56 |
| 30 | Mateusz Wieteska Clermont Foot, 26, D(C) | 56 |
| 31 | Moisés Caicedo Brighton, 21, DMC | 56 |
| 32 | Youssouf Fofana Monaco, 24, DMC | 56 |
| 33 | James Ward-Prowse Southampton, 28, M(CR) | 55 |
| 34 | Anthony Caci Mainz 05, 25, D(CLR),M(L) | 54 |
| 35 | Edimilson Fernandes Mainz 05, 27, D(C),M(CR) | 54 |
| 36 | Tyrone Mings Aston Villa, 30, D(CL) | 54 |
| 37 | Valentin Rongier Marseille, 28, D(R),M(C) | 54 |
| 38 | Antonee Robinson Fulham, 25, D(L),M(L) | 53 |
| 39 | Fran Beltrán Celta Vigo, 24, DMC | 53 |
| 40 | Jubal Auxerre, 29, D(C) | 53 |
| 41 | Lilian Brassier Brest, 23, D(CL) | 53 |
| 42 | Stijn Spierings Toulouse, 27, M(C) | 53 |
| 43 | Tomás Soucek West Ham, 28, DMC | 53 |
| 44 | Alidu Seidu Clermont Foot, 23, D(CR) | 52 |
| 45 | Fabian Schär Newcastle, 31, D(C) | 52 |
| 46 | Haris Belkebla Brest, 29, DMC | 52 |
| 47 | Kenny Tete Fulham, 27, D(CR),M(R) | 52 |
| 48 | Oumar Gonzalez AC Ajaccio, 25, D(C) | 52 |
| 49 | Pierre Lees-Melou Brest, 30, M(CLR) | 52 |
| 50 | James Tarkowski Everton, 30, D(C) | 51 |
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.
