Top 50 footballers ranked by most clearances in European football leagues (Season 2022/23) – 02.02.2023
Top 50 footballers ranked by most clearances
in European football leagues (Season 2022/23)
- Date: 02.02.2023
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 footballers ranked by most clearances in European football leagues (Season 2022/23)
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?
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 | Joachim Andersen Crystal Palace, 26, D(C) | 114 |
| 2 | Ethan Pinnock Brentford, 29, D(C) | 111 |
| 3 | Andrei Girotto Nantes, 30, D(C),DMC | 110 |
| 4 | James Tarkowski Everton, 30, D(C) | 106 |
| 5 | Julien Laporte Lorient, 29, D(C) | 104 |
| 6 | Rodrigo Ely Almeria, 29, D(C) | 102 |
| 7 | Mohammed Salisu Southampton, 23, D(CL) | 97 |
| 8 | Federico Baschirotto Lecce, 26, D(C) | 96 |
| 9 | Evan Ndicka Eintracht Frankfurt, 23, D(CL) | 95 |
| 10 | Antonio Raíllo Mallorca, 31, D(C) | 93 |
| 11 | Jubal Auxerre, 29, D(C) | 93 |
| 12 | Rasmus Nicolaisen Toulouse, 25, D(C) | 92 |
| 13 | Chris Mepham Bournemouth, 25, D(C) | 91 |
| 14 | Montassar Talbi Lorient, 24, D(C) | 91 |
| 15 | Jaka Bijol Udinese, 23, D(C),M(C),FW | 90 |
| 16 | Maximilian Kilman Wolverhampton, 25, D(C) | 90 |
| 17 | David García Osasuna, 28, D(C) | 89 |
| 18 | Maya Yoshida Schalke 04, 34, D(CR) | 89 |
| 19 | Chris Smalling Roma, 33, D(CR) | 88 |
| 20 | Erik Palmer-Brown Troyes, 25, D(C) | 87 |
| 21 | Fabian Schär Newcastle, 31, D(C) | 84 |
| 22 | Alexander Djiku Strasbourg, 28, D(CR),DMC | 83 |
| 23 | Domingos Duarte Getafe, 27, D(C) | 83 |
| 24 | Thiago Silva Chelsea, 38, D(C) | 80 |
| 25 | Willi Orbán RB Leipzig, 30, D(C) | 80 |
| 26 | Kim Min-Jae Napoli, 26, D(C) | 78 |
| 27 | Timo Hübers FC Koln, 26, D(C) | 78 |
| 28 | Jeffrey Gouweleeuw Augsburg, 31, D(C) | 77 |
| 29 | Sebastiano Luperto Empoli, 26, D(C) | 77 |
| 30 | Anthony Rouault Toulouse, 21, D(C) | 76 |
| 31 | Kurt Zouma West Ham, 28, D(CR) | 76 |
| 32 | Tyrone Mings Aston Villa, 29, D(CL) | 76 |
| 33 | Luis Hernández Cadiz, 33, D(CR) | 75 |
| 34 | Ardian Ismajli Empoli, 26, D(C) | 74 |
| 35 | Tuta Eintracht Frankfurt, 23, D(C) | 74 |
| 36 | Pau Torres Villarreal, 26, D(C) | 74 |
| 37 | Conor Coady Everton, 29, D(CR),DMC | 73 |
| 38 | Nicolas Pallois Nantes, 35, D(C) | 73 |
| 39 | Alejandro Catena Rayo Vallecano, 28, D(C) | 72 |
| 40 | Jonathan Tah Bayer Leverkusen, 26, D(C) | 72 |
| 41 | Joseph Aidoo Celta Vigo, 27, D(C) | 72 |
| 42 | Marc Oliver Kempf Hertha Berlin, 28, D(C) | 72 |
| 43 | Robin Knoche Union Berlin, 30, D(C) | 72 |
| 44 | Scott McKenna Nottingham Forest, 26, D(C) | 72 |
| 45 | Unai Núñez Celta Vigo, 26, D(C) | 72 |
| 46 | Jean-Clair Todibo Nice, 23, D(C) | 70 |
| 47 | Nathan Collins Wolverhampton, 21, D(CR) | 70 |
| 48 | Virgil van Dijk Liverpool, 31, D(C) | 70 |
| 49 | Leandro Cabrera Espanyol, 31, D(CL) | 69 |
| 50 | Lisandro Martínez Manchester United, 25, D(CL),DMC | 69 |
C = Clearances
* A list of the top 50 footballers ranked by most clearances in European football leagues (Season 2022/23).
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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.
