Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles in UEFA Champions League (Season 2022/23) – 07.01.2023
Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles
in UEFA Champions League (Season 2022/23)
- Date: 07.01.2023
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles in UEFA Champions League (Season 2022/23)
Who will finish the season as the top tackler ranked by most tackles in UEFA Champions League?
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 UEFA Champions League 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 | Manuel Ugarte Sporting CP, 21, DMC | 29 |
| 2 | Neta Lavi Maccabi Haifa, 26, M(C) | 23 |
| 3 | Ismaël Bennacer AC Milan, 24, DMC | 22 |
| 4 | Maurits Kjærgaard Salzburg, 19, M(C) | 21 |
| 5 | Alejandro Grimaldo Benfica, 27, D(L),M(L) | 20 |
| 6 | Amar Dedic Salzburg, 20, D(R) | 19 |
| 7 | Enzo Fernández Benfica, 21, DMC | 19 |
| 8 | Nicolas Seiwald Salzburg, 21, DMC | 19 |
| 9 | Piero Hincapié Bayer Leverkusen, 20, D(CL) | 19 |
| 10 | Florentino Benfica, 23, DMC | 18 |
| 11 | Kristijan Jakic Eintracht Frankfurt, 25, D(CR),DMC | 18 |
| 12 | Marco Verratti Paris Saint-Germain, 30, M(C) | 18 |
| 13 | Matt O’Riley Celtic, 21, M(CR) | 18 |
| 14 | Taras Stepanenko Shakhtar Donetsk, 33, DMC | 18 |
| 15 | Daley Blind Ajax, 32, D(CL),DMC,M(L) | 17 |
| 16 | Strahinja Pavlovic Salzburg, 21, D(C) | 17 |
| 17 | Adrien Rabiot Juventus, 27, DMC,M(L) | 16 |
| 18 | Arijan Ademi Dinamo Zagreb, 31, M(C) | 16 |
| 19 | Casper Nielsen Club Bruges, 28, M(C) | 16 |
| 20 | Jordan Veretout Marseille, 29, M(C) | 16 |
| 21 | Tuta Eintracht Frankfurt, 23, D(C) | 16 |
| 22 | Mohamed Simakan RB Leipzig, 22, D(CR) | 16 |
| 23 | Otávio FC Porto, 27, AM(CLR),FW | 16 |
| 24 | Trent Alexander-Arnold Liverpool, 24, D(R),M(R) | 16 |
| 25 | Edson Álvarez Ajax, 25, D(C),DMC | 15 |
| 26 | Thiago Liverpool, 31, M(C) | 15 |
| 27 | Valentin Rongier Marseille, 27, D(R),M(C) | 15 |
| 28 | Victor Kristiansen FC Copenhagen, 19, Defender | 15 |
| 29 | Artem Bondarenko Shakhtar Donetsk, 22, M(C) | 14 |
| 30 | Calvin Bassey Ajax, 22, D(CL) | 14 |
| 31 | Chancel Mbemba Marseille, 28, D(CLR),DMC | 14 |
| 32 | Devyne Rensch Ajax, 19, D(LR) | 14 |
| 33 | Greg Taylor Celtic, 25, D(L),M(L) | 14 |
| 34 | Jorginho Chelsea, 30, DMC | 14 |
| 35 | Pedro Porro Sporting CP, 23, D(R),M(R) | 14 |
| 36 | Stephen Eustáquio FC Porto, 25, DMC | 14 |
| 37 | Alphonso Davies Bayern Munich, 22, D(L),M(LR) | 13 |
| 38 | Cristian Romero Tottenham, 24, D(C) | 13 |
| 39 | Daichi Kamada Eintracht Frankfurt, 26, AM(CLR),FW | 13 |
| 40 | Kevin Diks FC Copenhagen, 26, D(R) | 13 |
| 41 | Lukás Kalvach Viktoria Plzen, 27, DMC | 13 |
| 42 | Mathías Olivera Napoli, 25, D(L),M(L) | 13 |
| 43 | Nicolás Otamendi Benfica, 34, D(C) | 13 |
| 44 | Noussair Mazraoui Bayern Munich, 25, D(R) | 13 |
| 45 | Pierre Kalulu AC Milan, 22, D(CR) | 13 |
| 46 | Robert Ljubicic Dinamo Zagreb, 23, M(L) | 13 |
| 47 | Robin Gosens Inter, 28, D(L),M(CL) | 13 |
| 48 | Steven Berghuis Ajax, 30, AM(CR),FW | 13 |
| 49 | Thomas Meunier Borussia Dortmund, 31, D(R),M(R) | 13 |
| 50 | Toni Kroos Real Madrid, 32, M(C) | 13 |
T = Tackles
* A list of the top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles in UEFA Champions League (Season 2022/23).
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