Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles in Primeira Liga (Season 2020/21) – 23.06.2021
Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles
in Primeira Liga (Season 2020/21)
- Date: 23.06.2021
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles in Primeira Liga (Season 2020/21)
Who finished the season as the top tackler ranked by most tackles in Primeira Liga?
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 Primeira Liga. Who has made the most tackles? And how many? Let’s see.
| R | Player | T |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fábio Pacheco Moreirense, 33, D(C),DMC | 105 |
| 2 | João Palhinha Sporting CP, 25, DMC | 105 |
| 3 | Paulinho Boavista, 24, M(CLR) | 88 |
| 4 | Anderson Carvalho Santa Clara, 31, M(C) | 83 |
| 5 | Afonso Taira Belenenses SAD, 28, DMC | 80 |
| 6 | Stephen Eustáquio Pacos de Ferreira, 24, DMC | 76 |
| 7 | Jean Maritimo, 26, DMC | 75 |
| 8 | Bebeto Tondela, 31, D(R) | 75 |
| 9 | Ricardo Esgaio Braga, 28, D(R),M(R) | 71 |
| 10 | Fernando Fonseca Pacos de Ferreira, 24, D(R) | 68 |
| 11 | Tiago Esgaio Belenenses SAD, 25, D(CR),DMC,M(R) | 67 |
| 12 | Mateus Uribe FC Porto, 30, DMC | 66 |
| 13 | Rafael Ramos Santa Clara, 26, D(R) | 66 |
| 14 | Willyan Portimonense, 26, D(C),DMC | 64 |
| 15 | Gil Dias Famalicao, 24, D(L),M(LR) | 63 |
| 16 | Claudio Winck Maritimo, 27, D(R),M(R) | 62 |
| 17 | Gideon Mensah Vitoria de Guimaraes, 22, D(L),M(L) | 62 |
| 18 | Marcelo Hermes Maritimo, 26, D(L),M(L) | 62 |
| 19 | Gustavo Sauer Boavista, 28, M(CLR) | 61 |
| 20 | Ryan Gauld Farense, 25, AM(CL) | 61 |
| 21 | Luiz Carlos Pacos de Ferreira, 35, D(R),DMC | 59 |
| 22 | Filipe Augusto Rio Ave, 27, DMC | 58 |
| 23 | Carlos Junior Santa Clara, 25, AM(LR),FW | 57 |
| 24 | Dener Portimonense, 29, M(CR),FW | 57 |
| 25 | Nicolás Otamendi Benfica, 33, D(C) | 56 |
| 26 | Nuno Sequeira Braga, 30, D(CL),M(L) | 56 |
| 27 | Maurício Antônio Portimonense, 29, D(C) | 54 |
| 28 | Sérgio Oliveira FC Porto, 29, DMC | 53 |
| 29 | Filipe Ferreira Tondela, 30, D(L),M(L) | 52 |
| 30 | Otávio FC Porto, 26, AM(CLR),FW | 52 |
| 31 | Fahd Moufi Portimonense, 25, D(R) | 51 |
| 32 | Lucas Mineiro Gil Vicente, 25, M(C) | 50 |
| 33 | Manuel Ugarte Famalicao, 20, DMC | 50 |
| 34 | Rúben Lima Belenenses SAD, 31, D(CL),M(L) | 50 |
| 35 | Aderllan Santos Rio Ave, 32, D(C) | 48 |
| 36 | André André Vitoria de Guimaraes, 31, M(C) | 48 |
| 37 | Bruno Costa Pacos de Ferreira, 24, AM(C) | 48 |
| 38 | Show Boavista, 22, DMC | 48 |
| 39 | Nuno Mendes Sporting CP, 18, M(L) | 48 |
| 40 | Reggie Cannon Boavista, 22, D(R),M(R) | 48 |
| 41 | Zaidu Sanusi FC Porto, 23, D(L),M(L) | 48 |
| 42 | Jorge Fernandes Vitoria de Guimaraes, 24, D(C) | 47 |
| 43 | Pepelu Vitoria de Guimaraes, 22, DMC | 47 |
| 44 | Marcelo Pacos de Ferreira, 31, D(C) | 47 |
| 45 | Pote Sporting CP, 22, M(C) | 47 |
| 46 | Claude Goncalves Gil Vicente, 27, M(C) | 46 |
| 47 | Pedro Porro Sporting CP, 21, D(R),M(R) | 46 |
| 48 | Tomás Ribeiro Belenenses SAD, 22, D(C) | 46 |
| 49 | Anthony D’Alberto Moreirense, 26, D(LR),M(R) | 45 |
| 50 | Ricardo Mangas Boavista, 23, D(L),M(L) | 45 |
T = Tackles
* A list of the top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles in Primeira Liga (Season 2020/21).
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