Top 50 footballers ranked by most clearances in European football leagues (Season 2022/23) – 15.11.2022
Top 50 footballers ranked by most clearances
in European football leagues (Season 2022/23)
- Date: 15.11.2022
- 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) | 87 |
| 2 | Chris Mepham Bournemouth, 25, D(C) | 84 |
| 3 | Julien Laporte Lorient, 29, D(C) | 83 |
| 4 | James Tarkowski Everton, 29, D(C) | 76 |
| 5 | Jubal Auxerre, 29, D(C) | 75 |
| 6 | Rodrigo Ely Almeria, 29, D(C) | 73 |
| 7 | Maya Yoshida Schalke 04, 34, D(CR) | 71 |
| 8 | Andrei Girotto Nantes, 30, D(C),DMC | 70 |
| 9 | Rasmus Nicolaisen Toulouse, 25, D(C) | 69 |
| 10 | Evan Ndicka Eintracht Frankfurt, 23, D(CL) | 67 |
| 11 | Kurt Zouma West Ham, 28, D(CR) | 66 |
| 12 | Mohammed Salisu Southampton, 23, D(CL) | 66 |
| 13 | Scott McKenna Nottingham Forest, 25, D(C) | 66 |
| 14 | Nicolas Pallois Nantes, 35, D(C) | 65 |
| 15 | Federico Baschirotto Lecce, 26, D(C) | 64 |
| 16 | Stefan Mitrovic Getafe, 32, D(C) | 63 |
| 17 | Willi Orbán RB Leipzig, 30, D(C) | 63 |
| 18 | Antonio Raíllo Mallorca, 31, D(C) | 62 |
| 19 | Chris Smalling Roma, 32, D(CR) | 62 |
| 20 | Montassar Talbi Lorient, 24, D(C) | 62 |
| 21 | Domingos Duarte Getafe, 27, D(C) | 61 |
| 22 | Erik Palmer-Brown Troyes, 25, D(C) | 60 |
| 23 | Timo Hübers FC Koln, 26, D(C) | 60 |
| 24 | Conor Coady Everton, 29, D(CR),DMC | 59 |
| 25 | Maximilian Kilman Wolverhampton, 25, D(C) | 58 |
| 26 | Fabian Schär Newcastle, 30, D(C) | 57 |
| 27 | Anthony Rouault Toulouse, 21, D(C) | 56 |
| 28 | Leandro Cabrera Espanyol, 31, D(CL) | 56 |
| 29 | Tuta Eintracht Frankfurt, 23, D(C) | 55 |
| 30 | Alejandro Catena Rayo Vallecano, 28, D(C) | 54 |
| 31 | Edgar González Real Betis, 25, D(C),DMC | 54 |
| 32 | Kevin Danso Lens, 24, D(C) | 54 |
| 33 | Raúl Albiol Villarreal, 37, D(C) | 54 |
| 34 | David García Osasuna, 28, D(C) | 53 |
| 35 | Jeffrey Gouweleeuw Augsburg, 31, D(C) | 52 |
| 36 | Jonathan Tah Bayer Leverkusen, 26, D(C) | 52 |
| 37 | Lisandro Martínez Manchester United, 24, D(CL),DMC | 52 |
| 38 | Luis Hernández Cadiz, 33, D(CR) | 52 |
| 39 | Kim Min-Jae Napoli, 25, D(C) | 52 |
| 40 | Pau Torres Villarreal, 25, D(C) | 52 |
| 41 | Tyrone Mings Aston Villa, 29, D(CL) | 52 |
| 42 | Virgil van Dijk Liverpool, 31, D(C) | 52 |
| 43 | Waldemar Anton VfB Stuttgart, 26, D(CR),DMC | 52 |
| 44 | Jaka Bijol Udinese, 23, D(C),M(C),FW | 51 |
| 45 | Gabriel Magalhães Arsenal, 24, D(C) | 50 |
| 46 | Jakub Kiwior Spezia, 22, D(C),DMC | 50 |
| 47 | Javi Sánchez Real Valladolid, 25, D(C) | 50 |
| 48 | Sergi Gómez Espanyol, 30, D(CR) | 50 |
| 49 | Steve Cook Nottingham Forest, 31, D(C) | 50 |
| 50 | Amos Pieper Werder Bremen, 24, D(C) | 49 |
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.
