Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles in European football leagues (Season 2020/21) – 01.01.2021
Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles
in European football leagues (Season 2020/21)
- Date: 01.01.2021
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles in European football leagues (Season 2020/21)
Who will finish the season as the top tackler ranked by most tackles in European football leagues?
It’s easy to count tackles, but who are really the best tacklers? Who makes the most impact on their team?
Tackling 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 tacklers ranked by most tackles in European football leagues of the season so far. Who has made the most tackles so far this season? And how many? Let’s see.
| R | Player | T |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurent Abergel Lorient, 27, DMC | 77 |
| 2 | Valentin Rongier Marseille, 26, M(C) | 59 |
| 3 | Davide Calabria AC Milan, 24, D(LR),M(R) | 58 |
| 4 | Benjamin André Lille, 30, D(R),M(CLR) | 55 |
| 5 | Fabio Nantes, 30, D(LR),M(R) | 51 |
| 6 | Oriol Romeu Southampton, 29, DMC | 51 |
| 7 | Mahdi Camara Saint-Etienne, 22, DMC | 48 |
| 8 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa Fulham, 25, DMC | 47 |
| 9 | Fabien Centonze Metz, 24, D(R) | 46 |
| 10 | Otávio Bordeaux, 26, DMC | 45 |
| 11 | Yves Bissouma Brighton, 24, M(C) | 45 |
| 12 | Alfonso Espino Cadiz, 28, D(L) | 44 |
| 13 | Luke Ayling Leeds, 29, D(CR),M(R) | 42 |
| 14 | Mehmet Zeki Çelik Lille, 23, D(R) | 42 |
| 15 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg Tottenham, 25, M(C) | 42 |
| 16 | Stuart Dallas Leeds, 29, D(LR),M(CLR) | 42 |
| 17 | Allan Everton, 29, DMC | 41 |
| 18 | Habib Maïga Metz, 24, DMC | 41 |
| 19 | Kyle Walker-Peters Southampton, 23, D(R) | 41 |
| 20 | N’Golo Kanté Chelsea, 29, DMC | 41 |
| 21 | Christopher Lenz Union Berlin, 26, D(L),M(L) | 40 |
| 22 | Hiroki Sakai Marseille, 30, D(LR),M(R) | 40 |
| 23 | Marko Rog Cagliari, 25, DMC | 40 |
| 24 | Renato Tapia Celta Vigo, 25, D(C),DMC | 40 |
| 25 | Ruben Aguilar Monaco, 27, D(R),M(R) | 40 |
| 26 | Aurelien Tchouameni Monaco, 20, DMC | 39 |
| 27 | Boubacar Kamara Marseille, 21, D(CL),DMC | 39 |
| 28 | Guido Rodríguez Real Betis, 26, DMC | 39 |
| 29 | James McArthur Crystal Palace, 33, M(CLR) | 39 |
| 30 | Martin Hinteregger Eintracht Frankfurt, 28, D(C) | 39 |
| 31 | Fabien Lemoine Lorient, 33, M(C) | 38 |
| 32 | Maxwel Cornet Lyon, 24, D(L),M(LR),FW | 38 |
| 33 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka Manchester United, 23, D(R),M(R) | 37 |
| 34 | Diadie Samassékou Hoffenheim, 24, DMC | 37 |
| 35 | Eduardo Camavinga Rennes, 18, DMC | 37 |
| 36 | Vladimir Coufal West Ham, 28, D(R) | 37 |
| 37 | Youssouf Fofana Monaco, 21, M(C) | 37 |
| 38 | Adrián Cubas Nimes, 24, DMC | 36 |
| 39 | Conor Gallagher West Bromwich Albion, 20, AM(C) | 36 |
| 40 | Juraj Kucka Parma Calcio 1913, 33, M(CLR) | 36 |
| 41 | Andros Townsend Crystal Palace, 29, AM(LR),FW | 35 |
| 42 | Bruno Guimarães Lyon, 23, DMC | 35 |
| 43 | Cheick Oumar Doucoure Lens, 20, M(C) | 35 |
| 44 | Emerson Real Betis, 21, D(R),M(R) | 35 |
| 45 | James Justin Leicester, 22, D(CLR),M(LR) | 35 |
| 46 | Julian Baumgartlinger Bayer Leverkusen, 32, DMC | 35 |
| 47 | Manuel Locatelli Sassuolo, 22, M(C) | 35 |
| 48 | Thomas Foket Reims, 26, D(R),M(R) | 35 |
| 49 | Chris Basham Sheffield United, 32, D(CR),M(CR) | 34 |
| 50 | Didier Ndong Dijon, 26, DMC | 34 |
T = Tackles
* A list of the top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles in European football leagues (Season 2020/21).
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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.
