Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2023/24) – 16.02.2024
Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions
in European football leagues (Season 2023/24)
- Date: 16.02.2024
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2023/24)
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 | Antonee Robinson Fulham, 26, D(L),M(L) | 63 |
| 2 | Anton Stach Hoffenheim, 25, M(C) | 47 |
| 3 | Frédéric Guilbert Strasbourg, 29, D(CLR),M(R) | 45 |
| 4 | Arouna Sangante Le Havre, 21, D(CR) | 44 |
| 5 | Alessandro Buongiorno Torino, 24, D(C) | 43 |
| 6 | Laurent Abergel Lorient, 31, DMC | 43 |
| 7 | Timo Hübers FC Koln, 27, D(C) | 43 |
| 8 | Unai Núñez Celta Vigo, 27, D(C) | 43 |
| 9 | Giorgio Scalvini Atalanta, 20, D(C) | 42 |
| 10 | James Tarkowski Everton, 31, D(C) | 41 |
| 11 | Lewis Cook Bournemouth, 27, M(CL) | 39 |
| 12 | Adrien Tameze Torino, 30, D(C),M(C) | 38 |
| 13 | Alberto Grassi Empoli, 28, DMC | 38 |
| 14 | Berat Djimsiti Atalanta, 30, D(C) | 38 |
| 15 | Ylber Ramadani Lecce, 27, DMC | 37 |
| 16 | Bernardo Bochum, 28, D(CLR),M(L) | 36 |
| 17 | Ethan Pinnock Brentford, 30, D(C) | 36 |
| 18 | Kim Min-Jae Bayern Munich, 27, D(C) | 36 |
| 19 | Riccardo Calafiori Bologna, 21, D(C) | 36 |
| 20 | Alberto Dossena Cagliari, 25, D(C) | 35 |
| 21 | Jarrad Branthwaite Everton, 21, D(C) | 35 |
| 22 | João Palhinha Fulham, 28, DMC | 35 |
| 23 | Marin Pongracic Lecce, 26, D(C) | 35 |
| 24 | Teden Mengi Luton, 21, D(C) | 35 |
| 25 | Declan Rice Arsenal, 25, D(C),DMC | 34 |
| 26 | Nemanja Maksimovic Getafe, 29, M(C) | 34 |
| 27 | Sergi Cardona Las Palmas, 24, D(L) | 34 |
| 28 | Azor Matusiwa Reims, 25, DMC | 33 |
| 29 | Emmanuel Agbadou Reims, 26, D(CR),DMC | 33 |
| 30 | James Garner Everton, 22, M(CR) | 33 |
| 31 | Milan Badelj Genoa, 34, M(C) | 33 |
| 32 | Pierre Lees-Melou Brest, 30, M(CLR) | 33 |
| 33 | Neto Borges Clermont Foot, 27, D(CL),M(L) | 33 |
| 34 | Brendan Chardonnet Brest, 29, D(C) | 32 |
| 35 | Christian Nørgaard Brentford, 29, D(C),DMC | 32 |
| 36 | Ignasi Miquel Granada, 31, D(C) | 32 |
| 37 | Maxence Caqueret Lyon, 23, M(C) | 32 |
| 38 | Patrick Mainka FC Heidenheim, 29, D(C) | 32 |
| 39 | Ryan Christie Bournemouth, 28, M(CLR),FW | 32 |
| 40 | Danley Jean-Jacques Metz, 23, DMC | 31 |
| 41 | Denis Zakaria Monaco, 27, D(C),DMC | 31 |
| 42 | Jeff Chabot FC Koln, 26, D(C) | 31 |
| 43 | Vitalii Mykolenko Everton, 24, D(CL),M(L) | 31 |
| 44 | Joris Chotard Montpellier, 22, DMC | 30 |
| 45 | Joseph Okumu Reims, 26, D(C) | 30 |
| 46 | Lilian Brassier Brest, 24, D(CL) | 30 |
| 47 | Matthieu Udol Metz, 27, D(CL),M(L) | 30 |
| 48 | Melvin Bard Nice, 23, D(L),M(L) | 30 |
| 49 | Morten Frendrup Genoa, 22, D(R),DMC | 30 |
| 50 | Timothy Castagne Fulham, 28, D(CLR),M(LR) | 30 |
I = Interceptions
* A list of the top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2023/24).
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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.
