Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles in European football leagues (Season 2021/22) – 26.06.2022
Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles
in European football leagues (Season 2021/22)
- Date: 26.06.2022
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles in European football leagues (Season 2021/22)
Who finished 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, 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. Who has made the most tackles? And how many? Let’s see.
| R | Player | T |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin André Lille, 31, D(R),M(CLR) | 123 |
| 2 | Laurent Abergel Lorient, 29, DMC | 110 |
| 3 | Christian Nørgaard Brentford, 28, D(C),DMC | 109 |
| 4 | Danilo Soares Bochum, 30, D(L),M(L) | 109 |
| 5 | Javi Galán Celta Vigo, 27, D(L),M(L) | 108 |
| 6 | Alfonso Espino Cadiz, 30, D(L) | 107 |
| 7 | John McGinn Aston Villa, 27, M(C) | 106 |
| 8 | Tyrick Mitchell Crystal Palace, 22, D(L) | 104 |
| 9 | Óscar Valentín Rayo Vallecano, 27, DMC | 102 |
| 10 | Mahdi Camara Saint-Etienne, 23, D(CR),DMC | 101 |
| 11 | Guido Rodríguez Real Betis, 28, DMC | 97 |
| 12 | Petar Stojanovic Empoli, 26, D(R) | 96 |
| 13 | Marc Cucurella Brighton, 23, D(CL),M(L) | 93 |
| 14 | Santiago Ascacibar Hertha Berlin, 25, DMC | 93 |
| 15 | Sergio Busquets Barcelona, 33, DMC | 93 |
| 16 | Stuart Dallas Leeds, 31, D(LR),M(CLR) | 93 |
| 17 | Matthew Cash Aston Villa, 24, D(R),M(CLR) | 89 |
| 18 | Santiago Comesaña Rayo Vallecano, 25, M(C) | 87 |
| 19 | Aurélien Tchouaméni Monaco, 22, DMC | 86 |
| 20 | Vincent Pajot Metz, 31, M(C) | 86 |
| 21 | Andrei Girotto Nantes, 30, D(C),DMC | 85 |
| 22 | Boubakar Kouyaté Metz, 25, D(C) | 84 |
| 23 | Pablo Maffeo Mallorca, 24, D(R),M(R) | 84 |
| 24 | Nacho Vidal Osasuna, 27, D(R) | 83 |
| 25 | João Cancelo Manchester City, 27, D(LR),M(R) | 83 |
| 26 | Walace Udinese, 27, DMC | 83 |
| 27 | Jimmy Cabot Angers, 28, M(LR) | 81 |
| 28 | Rodrigo Becão Udinese, 26, D(C) | 81 |
| 29 | Declan Rice West Ham, 23, D(C),DMC | 80 |
| 30 | Mohammed Salisu Southampton, 23, D(CL) | 80 |
| 31 | Nicolas Cozza Montpellier, 23, D(CL) | 80 |
| 32 | Bryan Cristante Roma, 27, D(C),M(C) | 79 |
| 33 | Casemiro Real Madrid, 30, DMC | 79 |
| 34 | Johan Vásquez Genoa, 23, D(CL) | 79 |
| 35 | Mathías Olivera Getafe, 24, D(L),M(L) | 79 |
| 36 | Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel Brest, 23, D(LR) | 79 |
| 37 | Dwight McNeil Burnley, 22, M(LR) | 78 |
| 38 | José Luis Palomino Atalanta, 32, D(C) | 78 |
| 39 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg Tottenham, 26, M(C) | 78 |
| 40 | Ruben Aguilar Monaco, 29, D(R),M(R) | 78 |
| 41 | Marcelo Brozovic Inter, 29, M(CR) | 77 |
| 42 | Oriol Romeu Southampton, 30, DMC | 77 |
| 43 | Valentin Rongier Marseille, 27, D(R),M(C) | 77 |
| 44 | Álex Moreno Real Betis, 28, D(L),M(L) | 76 |
| 45 | Jonas Hector FC Koln, 31, D(L),M(CL) | 76 |
| 46 | Nicolás Domínguez Bologna, 23, DMC | 76 |
| 47 | Niklas Dorsch Augsburg, 24, DMC | 76 |
| 48 | Rubén Duarte Deportivo Alaves, 26, D(CL) | 76 |
| 49 | Yves Bissouma Brighton, 25, M(C) | 76 |
| 50 | Abdoulaye Doucouré Everton, 29, M(C) | 75 |
T = Tackles
* A list of the top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles in European football leagues (Season 2021/22).
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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.
