Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles in Liga Portugal (Season 2024/25) – 25.03.2025
Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles
in Liga Portugal (Season 2024/25)
- Date: 25.03.2025
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles in Liga Portugal (Season 2024/25)

Who will finish the season as the top tackler ranked by most tackles in Liga Portugal?
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 Liga Portugal of the season so far. Who has made the most tackles so far this season? And how many? Let’s see.
Player | T |
---|---|
1. Cláudio Falcão, Farense | 80 |
2. Rúben Ismael, Moreirense | 64 |
3. Marios Vrousai, Rio Ave | 63 |
4. Pedro Ferreira, Santa Clara | 63 |
5. Tiago Esgaio, Arouca | 62 |
6. Wagner Pina, Estoril | 61 |
7. Joel Silva, Boavista | 58 |
8. Florentino, Benfica | 57 |
9. Gustavo Garcia, Nacional | 57 |
10. Omar Richards, Rio Ave | 57 |
11. João Teixeira Mendes, Vitoria de Guimaraes | 55 |
12. Mirko Topic, Famalicao | 53 |
13. Sandro Cruz, Gil Vicente | 52 |
14. Djibril Soumaré, Nacional | 50 |
15. Lucas Piazón, AVS Futebol SAD | 50 |
16. MT, Santa Clara | 50 |
17. Alexander Bah, Benfica | 49 |
18. Ege Tiknaz, Rio Ave | 49 |
19. Fernando Fonseca, AVS Futebol SAD | 49 |
20. Samu, Vitoria de Guimaraes | 47 |
21. Leonardo Lelo, Casa Pia AC | 46 |
22. Tomás Araújo, Benfica | 46 |
23. Trincão, Sporting CP | 45 |
24. Jaume Grau, AVS Futebol SAD | 45 |
25. Matheus Dias, Nacional | 45 |
26. Álvaro Carreras, Benfica | 44 |
27. Dinis Pinto, Moreirense | 43 |
28. Mory Gbane, Gil Vicente | 43 |
29. Manuel Keliano, Estrela da Amadora | 42 |
30. Ulisses, Nacional | 42 |
31. David Simão, Arouca | 41 |
32. Pastor, Farense | 41 |
33. Miguel Reisinho, Boavista | 41 |
34. Paulo Victor, Farense | 41 |
35. Stephen Eustaquio, FC Porto | 41 |
36. Gabri Martínez, Braga | 40 |
37. Zé Carlos, Gil Vicente | 40 |
38. Pedro Gomes, Boavista | 40 |
39. Seba Pérez, Boavista | 39 |
40. Nicolás Otamendi, Benfica | 38 |
41. Rodrigo Abascal, Boavista | 38 |
42. Ferro, Estrela da Amadora | 37 |
43. Ilija Vukotic, Boavista | 37 |
44. Zé Vítor, Nacional | 37 |
45. Maximiliano Araújo, Sporting CP | 37 |
46. Diogo Calila, Santa Clara | 36 |
47. Marcelo, Moreirense | 36 |
48. Morten Hjulmand, Sporting CP | 36 |
49. Aderllan Santos, Rio Ave | 35 |
50. Adriano Firmino, Santa Clara | 35 |
T = Tackles
* A list of the top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles in Liga Portugal (Season 2024/25).
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