Top 50 footballers ranked by most clearances in European football leagues (Season 2018/19) – 18.12.2018
Top 50 footballers ranked by most clearances
in European football leagues (Season 2018/19)
- Date: 18.12.2018
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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 19 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 | Bernardo Espinosa Girona, 29, D(C) | 125 |
| 2 | Steve Cook Bournemouth, 27, D(C) | 125 |
| 3 | Fabián Balbuena West Ham, 27, D(C) | 122 |
| 4 | Sol Bamba Cardiff, 33, D(C),DMC | 114 |
| 5 | Shane Duffy Brighton, 26, D(C) | 113 |
| 6 | Nathan Aké Bournemouth, 23, D(CL),DMC | 112 |
| 7 | Riccardo Gagliolo Parma Calcio 1913, 28, D(CL) | 112 |
| 8 | Dominique Heintz Freiburg, 25, D(CL) | 109 |
| 9 | Benjamin Pavard VfB Stuttgart, 22, D(CR) | 104 |
| 10 | Sean Morrison Cardiff, 27, D(C) | 102 |
| 11 | Bruno Alves Parma Calcio 1913, 37, D(C) | 99 |
| 12 | Georg Margreitter Nuernberg, 30, D(C) | 99 |
| 13 | Jules Koundé Bordeaux, 20, D(C) | 99 |
| 14 | Lewis Dunk Brighton, 27, D(C) | 99 |
| 15 | Víctor Laguardia Deportivo Alaves, 29, D(C) | 99 |
| 16 | Pablo Bordeaux, 27, D(C) | 97 |
| 17 | William Troost-Ekong Udinese, 25, D(C) | 96 |
| 18 | Kamil Glik Monaco, 30, D(C) | 95 |
| 19 | Shkodran Mustafi Arsenal, 26, D(CR) | 95 |
| 20 | Ben Mee Burnley, 29, D(CL) | 94 |
| 21 | Álvaro González Villarreal, 28, D(C) | 91 |
| 22 | Fernando Calero Real Valladolid, 23, D(C) | 91 |
| 23 | Jamaal Lascelles Newcastle United, 25, D(C) | 91 |
| 24 | Craig Cathcart Watford, 29, D(CR) | 89 |
| 25 | James Tarkowski Burnley, 26, D(C) | 89 |
| 26 | Virgil van Dijk Liverpool, 27, D(C) | 89 |
| 27 | Yunis Abdelhamid Reims, 31, D(C) | 89 |
| 28 | Alexander Djiku Caen, 24, D(CR) | 88 |
| 29 | Leandro Cabrera Getafe, 27, D(CL) | 87 |
| 30 | Christophe Kerbrat Guingamp, 32, D(C) | 86 |
| 31 | Joachim Andersen Sampdoria, 22, D(C) | 86 |
| 32 | Christopher Jullien Toulouse, 25, D(C) | 85 |
| 33 | Federico Fernández Newcastle United, 29, D(C) | 85 |
| 34 | Luca Rossettini Chievo, 33, D(CR) | 85 |
| 35 | Anthony Briancon Nimes, 24, D(C) | 84 |
| 36 | Björn Engels Reims, 24, D(C) | 84 |
| 37 | Denis Odoi Fulham, 30, D(CLR) | 83 |
| 38 | Toby Alderweireld Tottenham, 29, D(CR) | 82 |
| 39 | James Tomkins Crystal Palace, 29, D(CR) | 81 |
| 40 | Simon Kjaer Sevilla, 29, D(C) | 81 |
| 41 | Diego Carlos Nantes, 25, D(C) | 80 |
| 42 | Willy Boly Wolverhampton Wanderers, 27, D(C) | 80 |
| 43 | Paul Baysse Caen, 30, D(CR) | 79 |
| 44 | Francesco Acerbi Lazio, 30, D(C) | 78 |
| 45 | Mamadou Sakho Crystal Palace, 28, D(C) | 78 |
| 46 | Vitor Hugo Fiorentina, 27, D(C) | 78 |
| 47 | Bruno González Getafe, 28, D(C) | 77 |
| 48 | Michael Keane Everton, 25, D(CR) | 77 |
| 49 | Khaled Adénon Amiens, 33, D(C) | 76 |
| 50 | Salif Sané Schalke 04, 28, D(C),DMC | 76 |
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)
