Top 50 footballers ranked by most clearances in European football leagues (Season 2018/19) – 11.02.2019
Top 50 footballers ranked by most clearances
in European football leagues (Season 2018/19)
- Date: 11.02.2019
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- Top 50 footballers ranked by most clearances in European football leagues (Season 2018/19)
Who will finish the season as the top footballer ranked by most clearances in European football leagues?
It’s easy to count clearances, but who are really the best footballers in this category? Who makes the most impact on their team?
After 25 weeks of 2018/2019 season, we are beginning to notice some stand-out performers in European football.
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 footballers ranked by most clearances in European football leagues of the season so far. Who has made the most clearances so far this season? And how many? Let’s see.
| R | Player | C |
| 1 | Steve Cook Bournemouth, 27, D(C) | 167 |
| 2 | Sol Bamba Cardiff, 34, D(C),DMC | 161 |
| 3 | Nathan Aké Bournemouth, 23, D(CL),DMC | 157 |
| 4 | Shane Duffy Brighton, 27, D(C) | 157 |
| 5 | Ben Mee Burnley, 29, D(CL) | 151 |
| 6 | James Tarkowski Burnley, 26, D(C) | 143 |
| 7 | Bernardo Espinosa Girona, 29, D(C) | 141 |
| 8 | Jamaal Lascelles Newcastle United, 25, D(C) | 141 |
| 9 | James Tomkins Crystal Palace, 29, D(CR) | 138 |
| 10 | Riccardo Gagliolo Parma Calcio 1913, 28, D(CL) | 137 |
| 11 | Bruno Alves Parma Calcio 1913, 37, D(C) | 135 |
| 12 | Víctor Laguardia Deportivo Alaves, 29, D(C) | 135 |
| 13 | Sean Morrison Cardiff, 28, D(C) | 134 |
| 14 | Dominique Heintz Freiburg, 25, D(CL) | 133 |
| 15 | Craig Cathcart Watford, 29, D(CR) | 131 |
| 16 | Toby Alderweireld Tottenham, 29, D(CR) | 129 |
| 17 | Christopher Jullien Toulouse, 25, D(C) | 127 |
| 18 | Lewis Dunk Brighton, 27, D(C) | 125 |
| 19 | Denis Odoi Fulham, 30, D(CLR) | 124 |
| 20 | Fabián Balbuena West Ham, 27, D(C) | 123 |
| 21 | Georg Margreitter Nuernberg, 30, D(C) | 123 |
| 22 | Virgil van Dijk Liverpool, 27, D(C) | 123 |
| 23 | William Troost-Ekong Udinese, 25, D(C) | 123 |
| 24 | Kamil Glik Monaco, 31, D(C) | 121 |
| 25 | Michael Keane Everton, 26, D(CR) | 120 |
| 26 | Mamadou Sakho Crystal Palace, 28, D(C) | 119 |
| 27 | Leandro Cabrera Getafe, 27, D(CL) | 118 |
| 28 | Anthony Briancon Nimes, 24, D(C) | 117 |
| 29 | Yunis Abdelhamid Reims, 31, D(C) | 117 |
| 30 | Jannik Vestergaard Southampton, 26, D(C) | 116 |
| 31 | Jules Koundé Bordeaux, 20, D(C) | 116 |
| 32 | Fernando Calero Real Valladolid, 23, D(C) | 115 |
| 33 | Danilo Bologna, 34, D(C) | 112 |
| 34 | Björn Engels Reims, 24, D(C) | 110 |
| 35 | Christophe Kerbrat Guingamp, 32, D(C) | 110 |
| 36 | Luca Rossettini Chievo, 33, D(CR) | 110 |
| 37 | Bruno Ecuele Manga Cardiff, 30, D(CR) | 109 |
| 38 | Shkodran Mustafi Arsenal, 26, D(CR) | 109 |
| 39 | Benjamin Pavard VfB Stuttgart, 22, D(CR) | 108 |
| 40 | Paul Baysse Caen, 30, D(CR) | 108 |
| 41 | Álvaro González Villarreal, 29, D(C) | 106 |
| 42 | Germán Pezzella Fiorentina, 27, D(C) | 106 |
| 43 | Joachim Andersen Sampdoria, 22, D(C) | 106 |
| 44 | Alexander Djiku Caen, 24, D(CR) | 105 |
| 45 | David Luiz Chelsea, 31, D(C),DMC | 105 |
| 46 | Harry Maguire Leicester, 25, D(C) | 103 |
| 47 | Diego Carlos Nantes, 25, D(C) | 102 |
| 48 | Willy Boly Wolverhampton Wanderers, 28, D(C) | 101 |
| 49 | Mateo Pavlovic Angers, 28, D(C) | 100 |
| 50 | Simon Kjaer Sevilla, 29, D(C) | 100 |
C = Clearances
* A list of the top 50 footballers ranked by most clearances in European football leagues (Season 2018/19).
TOP FOOTBALL TRANSFERS 2018-2019
Credits (SL Bilten 18/19, p.7)
