Top 50 footballers ranked by most clearances in European football leagues (Season 2022/23) – 25.04.2023
Top 50 footballers ranked by most clearances
in European football leagues (Season 2022/23)
- Date: 25.04.2023
- 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 | Ethan Pinnock Brentford, 29, D(C) | 177 |
| 2 | Joachim Andersen Crystal Palace, 26, D(C) | 162 |
| 3 | James Tarkowski Everton, 30, D(C) | 161 |
| 4 | Rodrigo Ely Almeria, 29, D(C) | 152 |
| 5 | Andrei Girotto Nantes, 31, D(C),DMC | 150 |
| 6 | Jubal Auxerre, 29, D(C) | 150 |
| 7 | Federico Baschirotto Lecce, 26, D(C) | 149 |
| 8 | Montassar Talbi Lorient, 24, D(C) | 145 |
| 9 | Antonio Raíllo Mallorca, 31, D(C) | 143 |
| 10 | Maximilian Kilman Wolverhampton, 25, D(C) | 143 |
| 11 | Jaka Bijol Udinese, 24, D(C),M(C),FW | 138 |
| 12 | Erik Palmer-Brown Troyes, 25, D(C) | 135 |
| 13 | Chris Mepham Bournemouth, 25, D(C) | 130 |
| 14 | Evan Ndicka Eintracht Frankfurt, 23, D(CL) | 128 |
| 15 | Rasmus Nicolaisen Toulouse, 26, D(C) | 128 |
| 16 | Sebastiano Luperto Empoli, 26, D(C) | 128 |
| 17 | Domingos Duarte Getafe, 28, D(C) | 127 |
| 18 | Nico Elvedi Borussia M.Gladbach, 26, D(CLR) | 127 |
| 19 | Alexander Djiku Strasbourg, 28, D(CR),DMC | 126 |
| 20 | Robin Koch Leeds, 26, D(C),DMC | 125 |
| 21 | Maya Yoshida Schalke 04, 34, D(CR) | 123 |
| 22 | Timo Hübers FC Koln, 26, D(C) | 123 |
| 23 | Alejandro Catena Rayo Vallecano, 28, D(C) | 121 |
| 24 | David García Osasuna, 29, D(C) | 121 |
| 25 | Joseph Aidoo Celta Vigo, 27, D(C) | 121 |
| 26 | Marcos Senesi Bournemouth, 25, D(C) | 120 |
| 27 | Matthias Ginter Freiburg, 29, D(CR),DMC | 120 |
| 28 | Mohammed Salisu Southampton, 24, D(CL) | 119 |
| 29 | Tyrone Mings Aston Villa, 30, D(CL) | 119 |
| 30 | Chris Smalling Roma, 33, D(CR) | 118 |
| 31 | Marc Oliver Kempf Hertha Berlin, 28, D(C) | 118 |
| 32 | Robin Knoche Union Berlin, 30, D(C) | 116 |
| 33 | Jeffrey Gouweleeuw Augsburg, 31, D(C) | 115 |
| 34 | Anthony Rouault Toulouse, 21, D(C) | 113 |
| 35 | Fabian Schär Newcastle, 31, D(C) | 112 |
| 36 | Willi Orbán RB Leipzig, 30, D(C) | 112 |
| 37 | Yoann Salmier Troyes, 30, D(C) | 111 |
| 38 | Marc Guéhi Crystal Palace, 22, D(C) | 110 |
| 39 | Gabriel Magalhães Arsenal, 25, D(C) | 109 |
| 40 | Pau Torres Villarreal, 26, D(C) | 108 |
| 41 | Luis Hernández Cadiz, 34, D(CR) | 107 |
| 42 | Kim Min-Jae Napoli, 26, D(C) | 107 |
| 43 | Julien Laporte Lorient, 29, D(C) | 106 |
| 44 | Kevin Danso Lens, 24, D(C) | 106 |
| 45 | Cédric Hountondji Angers, 29, D(C) | 105 |
| 46 | Dante Nice, 39, D(C) | 105 |
| 47 | Bremer Juventus, 26, D(C) | 105 |
| 48 | Tim Ream Fulham, 35, D(CL),DMC | 105 |
| 49 | Ardian Ismajli Empoli, 26, D(C) | 104 |
| 50 | Lilian Brassier Brest, 23, D(CL) | 104 |
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.
