Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2024/25) – 05.08.2025
Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions
in European football leagues (Season 2024/25)
- Date: 05.08.2025
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2024/25)
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.
| Player | I |
|---|---|
| 1. Diego Coppola, Verona | 72 |
| 2. José Ángel Carmona, Sevilla | 68 |
| 3. Patrick Mainka, FC Heidenheim | 68 |
| 4. Aaron Wan-Bissaka, West Ham | 66 |
| 5. Kaishu Sano, Mainz 05 | 65 |
| 6. Senne Lynen, Werder Bremen | 65 |
| 7. Antonee Robinson, Fulham | 62 |
| 8. Ryan Gravenberch, Liverpool | 60 |
| 9. Diogo Leite, Union Berlin | 57 |
| 10. Ardian Ismajli, Empoli | 56 |
| 11. Jan Bednarek, Southampton | 56 |
| 12. Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool | 56 |
| 13. Federico Valverde, Real Madrid | 55 |
| 14. Maxence Lacroix, Crystal Palace | 54 |
| 15. Lukas Kübler, Freiburg | 53 |
| 16. Rocco Reitz, Borussia M.Gladbach | 53 |
| 17. Chrislain Matsima, Augsburg | 52 |
| 18. Valentin Rosier, Leganes | 52 |
| 19. Dean Huijsen, Bournemouth | 51 |
| 20. Gideon Mensah, Auxerre | 50 |
| 21. Johan Vásquez, Genoa | 50 |
| 22. Juan Iglesias, Getafe | 50 |
| 23. Christian Nørgaard, Brentford | 49 |
| 24. Moisés Caicedo, Chelsea | 49 |
| 25. Omar Mascarell, Mallorca | 49 |
| 26. Benjamin André, Lille | 48 |
| 27. Idrissa Gueye, Everton | 48 |
| 28. Johnny Cardoso, Real Betis | 48 |
| 29. Jonathan Clauss, Nice | 48 |
| 30. Julian Weigl, Borussia M.Gladbach | 48 |
| 31. Mattia Viti, Empoli | 48 |
| 32. Dani Vivian, Athletic Club | 47 |
| 33. Dimitris Giannoulis, Augsburg | 47 |
| 34. Florent Hanin, Angers | 47 |
| 35. Frédéric Guilbert, Lecce | 47 |
| 36. Marten de Roon, Atalanta | 47 |
| 37. Maximilian Mittelstädt, VfB Stuttgart | 47 |
| 38. Morten Frendrup, Genoa | 47 |
| 39. Nahuel Tenaglia, Deportivo Alaves | 47 |
| 40. Nicolò Rovella, Lazio | 47 |
| 41. Omar El Hilali, Espanyol | 47 |
| 42. Pierre Ekwah, Saint-Etienne | 47 |
| 43. Anton Stach, Hoffenheim | 46 |
| 44. Aurélien Tchouaméni, Real Madrid | 46 |
| 45. Carlos Baleba, Brighton | 46 |
| 46. Clinton Mata, Lyon | 46 |
| 47. James Justin, Leicester | 46 |
| 48. Armando Izzo, Monza | 45 |
| 49. Fabian Schär, Newcastle | 45 |
| 50. Lucas Torró, Osasuna | 45 |
I = Interceptions
* A list of the top 50 best interceptors ranked by most interceptions in European football leagues (Season 2024/25).
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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.
