Top 50 footballers ranked by most clearances in European football leagues (Season 2022/23) – 29.08.2022
Top 50 footballers ranked by most clearances
in European football leagues (Season 2022/23)
- Date: 29.08.2022
- 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) | 22 |
| 2 | Chris Mepham Bournemouth, 24, D(C) | 21 |
| 3 | Fabian Schär Newcastle, 30, D(C) | 20 |
| 4 | Malick Thiaw Schalke 04, 21, D(C) | 20 |
| 5 | Andrei Girotto Nantes, 30, D(C),DMC | 18 |
| 6 | Evan Ndicka Eintracht Frankfurt, 23, D(CL) | 18 |
| 7 | Moussa Niakhaté Nottingham Forest, 26, D(CL) | 18 |
| 8 | Federico Baschirotto Lecce, 25, Defender | 17 |
| 9 | Felix Uduokhai Augsburg, 24, D(C) | 17 |
| 10 | Jeffrey Gouweleeuw Augsburg, 31, D(C) | 16 |
| 11 | Joël Veltman Brighton, 30, D(CR),M(R) | 16 |
| 12 | Maximilian Kilman Wolverhampton, 25, D(C) | 16 |
| 13 | Nicolas Pallois Nantes, 34, D(C) | 16 |
| 14 | Samuel Gigot Marseille, 28, D(C) | 16 |
| 15 | Ben Davies Tottenham, 29, D(CL),M(L) | 15 |
| 16 | Chancel Mbemba Marseille, 28, D(CLR),DMC | 15 |
| 17 | Lewis Dunk Brighton, 30, D(C) | 15 |
| 18 | Mason Holgate Everton, 25, D(CR),DMC,M(R) | 15 |
| 19 | Milos Veljkovic Werder Bremen, 26, D(C),DMC | 15 |
| 20 | William Saliba Arsenal, 21, D(C) | 15 |
| 21 | Yeray Álvarez Athletic Bilbao, 27, D(C) | 15 |
| 22 | Alexander Hack Mainz 05, 28, D(C) | 14 |
| 23 | Alexis Blin Lecce, 25, DMC | 14 |
| 24 | Dan Burn Newcastle, 30, D(CL),M(L) | 14 |
| 25 | Jakub Kiwior Spezia, 22, DMC | 14 |
| 26 | Matthias Ginter Freiburg, 28, D(CR),DMC | 14 |
| 27 | Maxence Lacroix Wolfsburg, 22, D(C) | 14 |
| 28 | Maya Yoshida Schalke 04, 33, D(CR) | 14 |
| 29 | Nico Schlotterbeck Borussia Dortmund, 22, D(C) | 14 |
| 30 | Ramy Bensebaïni Borussia M.Gladbach, 27, D(CL),DMC,M(L) | 14 |
| 31 | Tosin Adarabioyo Fulham, 24, D(CR) | 14 |
| 32 | Fernand Mayembo AC Ajaccio, 26, Defender | 13 |
| 33 | Gabriel Magalhães Arsenal, 24, D(C) | 13 |
| 34 | Jubal Auxerre, 28, D(C) | 13 |
| 35 | Ko Itakura Borussia M.Gladbach, 25, D(C),DMC | 13 |
| 36 | Lloyd Kelly Bournemouth, 23, D(CL) | 13 |
| 37 | Raúl Albiol Villarreal, 36, D(C) | 13 |
| 38 | Robin Knoche Union Berlin, 30, D(C) | 13 |
| 39 | Robin Koch Leeds, 26, D(C),DMC | 13 |
| 40 | Tim Ream Fulham, 34, D(CL),DMC | 13 |
| 41 | Victor Chust Cadiz, 22, D(C) | 13 |
| 42 | Wout Faes Reims, 24, D(C) | 13 |
| 43 | Alejandro Catena Rayo Vallecano, 27, D(C) | 12 |
| 44 | Amos Pieper Werder Bremen, 24, D(C) | 12 |
| 45 | Ardian Ismajli Empoli, 25, D(C) | 12 |
| 46 | Arthur Theate Rennes, 22, D(C) | 12 |
| 47 | Diogo Leite Union Berlin, 23, D(C) | 12 |
| 48 | Erik Palmer-Brown Troyes, 25, D(C) | 12 |
| 49 | Jean-Clair Todibo Nice, 22, D(C) | 12 |
| 50 | Konstantinos Mavropanos VfB Stuttgart, 24, D(C) | 12 |
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.
