Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles in UEFA Champions League (Season 2024/25) – 29.03.2025
Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles
in UEFA Champions League (Season 2024/25)
- Date: 29.03.2025
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles in UEFA Champions League (Season 2024/25)
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.
| Player | T |
|---|---|
| 1. João Neves, Paris Saint-Germain | 40 |
| 2. Florentino, Benfica | 38 |
| 3. Tomás Araújo, Benfica | 38 |
| 4. Marc Casadó, Barcelona | 33 |
| 5. Nuno Mendes, Paris Saint-Germain | 33 |
| 6. Julian Ryerson, Borussia Dortmund | 31 |
| 7. Maximilian Mittelstädt, VfB Stuttgart | 31 |
| 8. Ismael Saibari, PSV Eindhoven | 30 |
| 9. Nicolás Otamendi, Benfica | 29 |
| 10. Alistair Johnston, Celtic | 28 |
| 11. Nico Schlotterbeck, Borussia Dortmund | 28 |
| 12. Pedri, Barcelona | 28 |
| 13. Stefan Posch, Bologna | 28 |
| 14. Manuel Locatelli, Juventus | 27 |
| 15. Achraf Hakimi, Paris Saint-Germain | 26 |
| 16. Emre Can, Borussia Dortmund | 26 |
| 17. Maxim De Cuyper, Club Brugge | 26 |
| 18. Exequiel Palacios, Bayer Leverkusen | 24 |
| 19. Jude Bellingham, Real Madrid | 24 |
| 20. Dimitri Lavalée, Sturm Graz | 23 |
| 21. Morten Hjulmand, Sporting CP | 23 |
| 22. Raphael Onyedika, Club Brugge | 23 |
| 23. Timi Elsnik, FK Crvena Zvezda | 23 |
| 24. Vanderson, Monaco | 23 |
| 25. Auston Trusty, Celtic | 22 |
| 26. Brendan Chardonnet, Brest | 22 |
| 27. Joaquin Seys, Club Brugge | 22 |
| 28. Mauro Júnior, PSV Eindhoven | 22 |
| 29. Oriol Romeu, Girona | 22 |
| 30. Ryan Flamingo, PSV Eindhoven | 22 |
| 31. Ryan Gravenberch, Liverpool | 22 |
| 32. Amadou Haidara, RB Leipzig | 21 |
| 33. Brandon Mechele, Club Brugge | 21 |
| 34. Dayot Upamecano, Bayern Munich | 21 |
| 35. Eduardo Camavinga, Real Madrid | 21 |
| 36. Fredrik Aursnes, Benfica | 21 |
| 37. Jamal Musiala, Bayern Munich | 21 |
| 38. Leon Goretzka, Bayern Munich | 21 |
| 39. Mahdi Camara, Brest | 21 |
| 40. Malik Tillman, PSV Eindhoven | 21 |
| 41. Marquinhos, Paris Saint-Germain | 21 |
| 42. Raúl Torrente, Dinamo Zagreb | 21 |
| 43. Thilo Kehrer, Monaco | 21 |
| 44. Willian Pacho, Paris Saint-Germain | 21 |
| 45. Álvaro Carreras, Benfica | 20 |
| 46. Arne Engels, Celtic | 20 |
| 47. César Blackman, Slovan Bratislava | 20 |
| 48. Malick Yalcouyé, Sturm Graz | 20 |
| 49. Marcos Llorente, Atletico Madrid | 20 |
| 50. Marten de Roon, Atalanta | 20 |
T = Tackles
* A list of the top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles in UEFA Champions League (Season 2024/25).
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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.