Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles in European football leagues (Season 2022/23) – 21.01.2023
Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles
in European football leagues (Season 2022/23)
- Date: 21.01.2023
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles in European football leagues (Season 2022/23)
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 | João Palhinha Fulham, 27, DMC | 89 |
| 2 | Benjamin André Lille, 32, D(R),M(CLR) | 73 |
| 3 | Tyler Adams Leeds, 23, D(R),M(CR) | 67 |
| 4 | Tom Krauß Schalke 04, 21, DMC | 64 |
| 5 | Enzo Le Fée Lorient, 22, M(CLR) | 62 |
| 6 | Andrei Girotto Nantes, 30, D(C),DMC | 61 |
| 7 | Bryan Cristante Roma, 27, D(C),M(C) | 60 |
| 8 | Nicolás Tagliafico Lyon, 30, D(CL),M(L) | 58 |
| 9 | Vinicius Souza Espanyol, 23, DMC | 57 |
| 10 | Marco Verratti Paris Saint-Germain, 30, M(C) | 54 |
| 11 | Pascal Struijk Leeds, 23, D(CL),DMC | 54 |
| 12 | Melvin Bard Nice, 22, D(L),M(L) | 51 |
| 13 | Tomás Soucek West Ham, 27, DMC | 51 |
| 14 | Moisés Caicedo Brighton, 21, DMC | 50 |
| 15 | Stijn Spierings Toulouse, 26, M(C) | 50 |
| 16 | Lassana Coulibaly Salernitana, 26, M(CL) | 49 |
| 17 | Nicolas Pallois Nantes, 35, D(C) | 49 |
| 18 | Yohann Magnin Clermont Foot, 25, DMC | 49 |
| 19 | Jude Bellingham Borussia Dortmund, 19, M(CLR) | 48 |
| 20 | Laurent Abergel Lorient, 29, DMC | 48 |
| 21 | Lucas Martínez Fiorentina, 26, D(C) | 48 |
| 22 | Óscar Valentín Rayo Vallecano, 28, DMC | 48 |
| 23 | Ismaël Bennacer AC Milan, 25, DMC | 47 |
| 24 | Javi Galán Celta Vigo, 28, D(L),M(L) | 47 |
| 25 | Nabil Bentaleb Angers, 28, M(C) | 47 |
| 26 | Reinildo Atletico Madrid, 28, D(CL),M(L) | 47 |
| 27 | Rúben Neves Wolverhampton, 25, DMC | 47 |
| 28 | Casemiro Manchester United, 30, DMC | 46 |
| 29 | Alexis Mac Allister Brighton, 24, M(CL),FW | 45 |
| 30 | Cheick Oumar Doucouré Crystal Palace, 23, DMC | 45 |
| 31 | Declan Rice West Ham, 24, D(C),DMC | 45 |
| 32 | Fikayo Tomori AC Milan, 25, D(CR) | 45 |
| 33 | Joelinton Newcastle, 26, AM(CLR),FW | 45 |
| 34 | Mohammed Salisu Southampton, 23, D(CL) | 45 |
| 35 | Neco Williams Nottingham Forest, 21, D(LR),M(LR) | 45 |
| 36 | Youssouf Fofana Monaco, 24, DMC | 45 |
| 37 | Amadou Onana Everton, 21, DMC | 44 |
| 38 | Franco Cervi Celta Vigo, 28, AM(CL) | 44 |
| 39 | Emanuel Aiwu Cremonese, 22, D(C) | 43 |
| 40 | Kenny Tete Fulham, 27, D(CR),M(R) | 43 |
| 41 | Nicolás Domínguez Bologna, 24, M(C) | 43 |
| 42 | Vincent Le Goff Lorient, 33, D(L),M(L) | 43 |
| 43 | Yunis Abdelhamid Reims, 35, D(C) | 43 |
| 44 | Guido Rodríguez Real Betis, 28, DMC | 42 |
| 45 | Mikel Merino Real Sociedad, 26, M(C) | 42 |
| 46 | Mitchell Weiser Werder Bremen, 28, D(R),M(R) | 42 |
| 47 | Thierry Correia Valencia, 23, D(R),M(R) | 42 |
| 48 | Walace Udinese, 27, DMC | 42 |
| 49 | Dango Ouattara Lorient, 20, AM(LR) | 41 |
| 50 | Hamza Sakhi Auxerre, 26, AM(C) | 41 |
T = Tackles
* A list of the top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles in European football leagues (Season 2022/23).
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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.
