Top 50 Best Tacklers from “Big Five” European Leagues (Season 2016/17) – 22.02.2017
European Football
Best Tacklers
Statistical Analysis
- Date: 22.02.2017
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- Top 50 Best Tacklers from “Big Five” European Leagues (Season 2016/17) – Statistical Analysis
| Rank | Name/Team/Age/Position | M | ASTPG | ATPG | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Idrissa Gueye Everton, 27, M(C) | 20 | 4.8 | 6.6 | 72.7 |
| 2 | Maxime Gonalons Lyon, 27, D(C),M(C) | 20 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 73.4 |
| 3 | Frederic Guilbert Caen, 22, D(CR) | 15 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 73.8 |
| 4 | Petros Real Betis, 27, M(CLR) | 20 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 65.2 |
| 5 | Marcos Llorente Alaves, 22, DMC | 20 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 76.8 |
| 6 | Víctor Sánchez Espanyol, 29, D(LR),M(C) | 16 | 4.1 | 6.4 | 64.1 |
| 7 | Douglas Santos Hamburger SV, 22, D(L) | 16 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 74.1 |
| 8 | Sergio Álvarez Sporting Gijon, 25, M(C) | 21 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 61.9 |
| 9 | Benjamin André Rennes, 26, D(R),M(CLR) | 24 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 67.9 |
| 10 | Benjamin Henrichs Bayer Leverkusen, 19, D(LR) | 19 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 71.2 |
| 11 | Facundo Roncaglia Celta Vigo, 30, D(CLR) | 17 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 78.7 |
| 12 | Filipe Luis Atletico Madrid, 31, D(L) | 20 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 84.1 |
| 13 | Enzo Pérez Valencia, 31, M(CR) | 16 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 78.7 |
| 14 | William Vainqueur Marseille, 28, DMC | 18 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 63.8 |
| 15 | Jordan Henderson Liverpool, 26, M(CLR) | 24 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 69.8 |
| 16 | Diego Rico Leganes, 23, D(L) | 14 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 81.8 |
| 17 | N’Golo Kanté Chelsea, 25, DMC | 24 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 76.6 |
| 18 | Wendell Bayer Leverkusen, 23, D(L) | 21 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 76.1 |
| 19 | Valentin Rongier Nantes, 22, DMC | 18 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 67.3 |
| 20 | Gustavo Cabral Celta Vigo, 31, D(C) | 16 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 72.3 |
| 21 | Felipe Anderson Lazio, 23, M(CLR) | 23 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 65.4 |
| 22 | Fabian Holland Darmstadt, 26, D(L) | 14 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 81.0 |
| 23 | Fausto Osasuna, 27, M(C) | 12 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 70.8 |
| 24 | Oriol Romeu Southampton, 25, DMC | 24 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 64.2 |
| 25 | Florian Jungwirth Darmstadt, 28, D(R),DMC | 16 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 73.9 |
| 26 | Marco Parolo Lazio, 32, M(C) | 24 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 70.8 |
| 27 | Renaud Cohade Metz, 32, M(C) | 22 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 69.4 |
| 28 | Ignacio Camacho Malaga, 26, M(C) | 22 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 69.4 |
| 29 | Lima Nantes, 25, D(L) | 25 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 75.6 |
| 30 | Vincent Rüfli Dijon, 29, D(LR) | 17 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 70.8 |
| 31 | Gabi Atletico Madrid, 33, M(C) | 21 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 63.5 |
| 32 | Daniel Drinkwater Leicester, 26, DMC | 19 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 64.7 |
| 33 | Gastón Brugman Pescara, 24, M(C) | 19 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 70.2 |
| 34 | Ricardo Pereira Nice, 23, D(LR),M(R) | 16 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 67.3 |
| 35 | Bernardo RasenBallsport Leipzig, 21, D(R) | 13 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 80.5 |
| 36 | Gelson Fernandes Rennes, 30, DMC | 20 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 70.2 |
| 37 | Marco Verratti Paris Saint Germain, 24, DMC | 18 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 62.3 |
| 38 | Ludovic Baal Rennes, 30, D(L),M(L) | 25 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 72.7 |
| 39 | Dani García Eibar, 26, DMC | 21 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 74.4 |
| 40 | Frederik Sörensen FC Cologne, 24, D(CR) | 21 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 78.0 |
| 41 | Jérémy Toulalan Bordeaux, 33, D(C),M(C) | 19 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 69.6 |
| 42 | Mehdi Abeid Dijon, 24, DMC | 19 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 74.4 |
| 43 | Fabinho Monaco, 23, D(R),DMC | 25 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 64.0 |
| 44 | Erik Pieters Stoke, 28, D(L) | 24 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 80.0 |
| 45 | Diego Demme RasenBallsport Leipzig, 25, DMC | 19 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 60.4 |
| 46 | Fabio Middlesbrough, 26, D(LR) | 13 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 88.9 |
| 47 | Tobias Badila Nancy, 23, D(CL) | 20 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 86.5 |
| 48 | Sergio Escudero Sevilla, 27, D(L),M(L) | 14 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 66.0 |
| 49 | Asier Illarramendi Real Sociedad, 26, M(C) | 22 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 67.4 |
| 50 | Oier Osasuna, 30, D(CR),M(C) | 22 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 77.5 |
M = Matches
ASTPM= Average Successful Tackles per Match
ATPM= Average Tackles per Match
% = Pct. of Successful Tackles
* A list of players in the European Football Leagues (English Premier League, French Ligue 1, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, Spanish La Liga) with the most successful tackles per match for the 2016/2017 Season.
