Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles in European football leagues (Season 2020/21) – 09.03.2021
Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles
in European football leagues (Season 2020/21)
- Date: 09.03.2021
- 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, 28, DMC | 112 |
| 2 | Aurelien Tchouameni Monaco, 21, DMC | 89 |
| 3 | Benjamin André Lille, 30, D(R),M(CLR) | 88 |
| 4 | Davide Calabria AC Milan, 24, D(LR),M(R) | 84 |
| 5 | Valentin Rongier Marseille, 26, M(C) | 83 |
| 6 | Fabien Centonze Metz, 25, D(R),M(R) | 81 |
| 7 | Mahdi Camara Saint-Etienne, 22, DMC | 77 |
| 8 | Renato Tapia Celta Vigo, 25, D(C),DMC | 77 |
| 9 | Youssouf Fofana Monaco, 22, DMC | 73 |
| 10 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka Manchester United, 23, D(R),M(R) | 72 |
| 11 | Lassana Coulibaly Angers, 24, M(C) | 71 |
| 12 | Luke Ayling Leeds, 29, D(CR),M(R) | 71 |
| 13 | Eduardo Camavinga Rennes, 18, DMC | 68 |
| 14 | Hiroki Sakai Marseille, 30, D(LR),M(R) | 68 |
| 15 | Oriol Romeu Southampton, 29, DMC | 68 |
| 16 | Thomas Foket Reims, 26, D(R),M(R) | 67 |
| 17 | Yves Bissouma Brighton, 24, M(C) | 66 |
| 18 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg Tottenham, 25, M(C) | 65 |
| 19 | Boubacar Kamara Marseille, 21, D(CL),DMC | 64 |
| 20 | N’Golo Kanté Chelsea, 29, DMC | 64 |
| 21 | Alfonso Espino Cadiz, 29, D(L) | 63 |
| 22 | Andros Townsend Crystal Palace, 29, AM(LR),FW | 63 |
| 23 | Cheick Oumar Doucoure Lens, 21, M(C) | 63 |
| 24 | Xavier Chavalerin Reims, 29, DMC | 63 |
| 25 | Emerson Real Betis, 22, D(R),M(R) | 61 |
| 26 | James Justin Leicester, 23, D(CLR),M(LR) | 61 |
| 27 | Martin Hinteregger Eintracht Frankfurt, 28, D(C) | 61 |
| 28 | Conor Gallagher West Bromwich Albion, 21, AM(C) | 60 |
| 29 | Fabio Nantes, 30, D(LR),M(R) | 60 |
| 30 | Javi Galán SD Huesca, 26, D(L),M(L) | 60 |
| 31 | Nélson Semedo Wolverhampton Wanderers, 27, D(R),M(R) | 60 |
| 32 | Adrián Cubas Nimes, 24, DMC | 59 |
| 33 | Manuel Locatelli Sassuolo, 23, M(C) | 59 |
| 34 | Stuart Dallas Leeds, 29, D(LR),M(CLR) | 59 |
| 35 | Vladimir Coufal West Ham, 28, D(R),M(R) | 59 |
| 36 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa Fulham, 25, DMC | 58 |
| 37 | Ellyes Skhiri FC Koln, 25, DMC | 58 |
| 38 | Habib Maïga Metz, 25, DMC | 58 |
| 39 | Chris Basham Sheffield United, 32, D(CR),M(CR) | 57 |
| 40 | James McArthur Crystal Palace, 33, M(CLR) | 57 |
| 41 | Liam Cooper Leeds, 29, D(C) | 57 |
| 42 | Andrei Girotto Nantes, 29, D(C),DMC | 56 |
| 43 | Christopher Lenz Union Berlin, 26, D(L),M(L) | 56 |
| 44 | Daniel Caligiuri Augsburg, 33, D(R),M(CLR),FW | 56 |
| 45 | Ibrahima Sissoko Strasbourg, 23, DMC | 56 |
| 46 | Kyle Walker-Peters Southampton, 23, D(R) | 56 |
| 47 | Casemiro Real Madrid, 29, DMC | 55 |
| 48 | Rúben Neves Wolverhampton Wanderers, 23, DMC | 55 |
| 49 | Yacine Adli Bordeaux, 20, M(C) | 55 |
| 50 | Youri Tielemans Leicester, 23, M(C) | 55 |
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.
