Top 50 footballers ranked by most clearances in European football leagues (Season 2024/25) – 21.02.2025
Top 50 footballers ranked by most clearances
in European football leagues (Season 2024/25)
- Date: 21.02.2025
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 footballers ranked by most clearances in European football leagues (Season 2024/25)

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.
Player | C |
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1. Ardian Ismajli, Empoli | 192 |
2. James Tarkowski, Everton | 161 |
3. Murillo, Nottingham Forest | 152 |
4. Denis Vavro, Wolfsburg | 149 |
5. Alejandro Catena, Osasuna | 144 |
6. Nathan Collins, Brentford | 138 |
7. Omar Alderete, Getafe | 133 |
8. Gautier Lloris, Le Havre | 129 |
9. Jan Bednarek, Southampton | 129 |
10. Marash Kumbulla, Espanyol | 127 |
11. Maximilian Kilman, West Ham | 127 |
12. Dara O’Shea, Ipswich | 126 |
13. Federico Baschirotto, Lecce | 126 |
14. Illia Zabarnyi, Bournemouth | 126 |
15. Sergio González, Leganes | 126 |
16. Maxence Lacroix, Crystal Palace | 125 |
17. Willi Orbán, RB Leipzig | 124 |
18. Matija Nastasic, Leganes | 123 |
19. Dylan Batubinsika, Saint-Etienne | 122 |
20. Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool | 122 |
21. Jubal, Auxerre | 120 |
22. Abdul Mumin, Rayo Vallecano | 119 |
23. Diego Llorente, Real Betis | 119 |
24. Nikola Milenkovic, Nottingham Forest | 117 |
25. Patrick Mainka, FC Heidenheim | 117 |
26. Jordan Lefort, Angers | 116 |
27. César Tárrega, Valencia | 115 |
28. Dan Burn, Newcastle | 115 |
29. Antonio Raíllo, Mallorca | 113 |
30. Jaka Bijol, Udinese | 113 |
31. Marc Guéhi, Crystal Palace | 112 |
32. Nicolas Pallois, Nantes | 112 |
33. Botond Balogh, Parma Calcio 1913 | 111 |
34. Scott McKenna, Las Palmas | 111 |
35. Sebastiano Luperto, Cagliari | 111 |
36. Brendan Chardonnet, Brest | 110 |
37. Jeffrey Gouweleeuw, Augsburg | 110 |
38. Wout Faes, Leicester | 110 |
39. Ko Itakura, Borussia M.Gladbach | 109 |
40. Jarrad Branthwaite, Everton | 108 |
41. Arthur Theate, Eintracht Frankfurt | 107 |
42. Charlie Cresswell, Toulouse | 107 |
43. Robin Koch, Eintracht Frankfurt | 107 |
44. Florian Lejeune, Rayo Vallecano | 106 |
45. Leandro Cabrera, Espanyol | 105 |
46. Abdel Abqar, Deportivo Alaves | 104 |
47. Ethan Pinnock, Brentford | 104 |
48. Yerry Mina, Cagliari | 104 |
49. Cédric Kipré, Reims | 103 |
50. Diego Coppola, Verona | 103 |
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.