Top 50 footballers ranked by most clearances in European football leagues (Season 2024/25) – 16.08.2025
Top 50 footballers ranked by most clearances
in European football leagues (Season 2024/25)
- Date: 16.08.2025
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 footballers ranked by most clearances in European football leagues (Season 2024/25)

Who finished 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, 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. Who has made the most clearances? And how many? Let’s see.
Player | C |
---|---|
1. Ardian Ismajli, Empoli | 246 |
2. Murillo, Nottingham Forest | 242 |
3. Omar Alderete, Getafe | 238 |
4. Federico Baschirotto, Lecce | 235 |
5. Denis Vavro, Wolfsburg | 233 |
6. Antonio Raíllo, Mallorca | 221 |
7. Marash Kumbulla, Espanyol | 221 |
8. Nathan Collins, Brentford | 220 |
9. Alejandro Catena, Osasuna | 219 |
10. César Tárrega, Valencia | 218 |
11. Dara O’Shea, Ipswich | 218 |
12. Maximilian Kilman, West Ham | 210 |
13. James Tarkowski, Everton | 209 |
14. Nikola Milenkovic, Nottingham Forest | 208 |
15. Patrick Mainka, FC Heidenheim | 205 |
16. Maxence Lacroix, Crystal Palace | 203 |
17. Jubal, Auxerre | 198 |
18. Jordan Lefort, Angers | 195 |
19. Leandro Cabrera, Espanyol | 195 |
20. Dan Burn, Newcastle | 194 |
21. Dean Huijsen, Bournemouth | 194 |
22. Diego Coppola, Verona | 194 |
23. Robin Koch, Eintracht Frankfurt | 194 |
24. Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool | 190 |
25. Gautier Lloris, Le Havre | 189 |
26. Jan Bednarek, Southampton | 189 |
27. Charlie Cresswell, Toulouse | 188 |
28. Jarrad Branthwaite, Everton | 188 |
29. Martin Valjent, Mallorca | 187 |
30. Joachim Andersen, Fulham | 186 |
31. Wout Faes, Leicester | 184 |
32. Jeffrey Gouweleeuw, Augsburg | 183 |
33. Jaka Bijol, Udinese | 182 |
34. Sergio González, Leganes | 182 |
35. Illia Zabarnyi, Bournemouth | 179 |
36. Florian Lejeune, Rayo Vallecano | 178 |
37. Amir Rrahmani, Napoli | 177 |
38. Ko Itakura, Borussia M.Gladbach | 170 |
39. Willi Orbán, RB Leipzig | 167 |
40. Danilho Doekhi, Union Berlin | 166 |
41. Hauke Wahl, St. Pauli | 166 |
42. Arthur Theate, Eintracht Frankfurt | 165 |
43. Matija Nastasic, Leganes | 164 |
44. Brendan Chardonnet, Brest | 162 |
45. Scott McKenna, Las Palmas | 161 |
46. Loïc Badé, Sevilla | 160 |
47. Cédric Kipré, Reims | 159 |
48. Nico Elvedi, Borussia M.Gladbach | 159 |
49. Jorge Sáenz, Leganes | 158 |
50. Diogo Leite, Union Berlin | 157 |
C = Clearances
* A list of the top 50 footballers ranked by most clearances in European football leagues (Season 2024/25).
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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.