best aerial centre back

Nikola Katić has won the most aerials by a centre back in Europe's top five leagues in Bundesliga, with 48 aerials won this season.

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  • Assumption:2026-27 season
  • Data note: Aerials Won: coverage varies by competition before 2015-16 and 1 more coverage note
    • Data note: Detailed starting positions: player game data complete from 2016-17
NAMEAER-WSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Nikola Katić
N. Katić
48
2026-27
Schalke Schalke
7.37
9
9
775
0
0
16
9
0
1
16
109
8
1
0
2Robin Koch
R. Koch
46
2026-27
Frankfurt Frankfurt
7.06
9
9
765
0
1
8
2
0
0
14
95
8
1
0
3Matthias Ginter
M. Ginter
43
2026-27
Freiburg Freiburg
7.56
9
9
810
0
3
9
4
0
2
16
48
4
2
0
4Tarik Muharemović
T. Muharemović
42
2026-27
Leeds Leeds
7.46
10
10
900
0
2
7
4
0
2
15
94
5
1
0
5Luka Vušković
L. Vušković
41
2026-27
Brighton Brighton
7.53
10
10
887
1
0
10
7
0
2
11
70
12
0
0
6Ozan Kabak
O. Kabak
38
2026-27
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
7.09
8
8
708
1
0
10
8
0
2
16
73
19
2
0
7Virgil van Dijk
V. van Dijk
38
2026-27
Liverpool Liverpool
7.38
10
10
900
0
0
8
5
1
2
12
79
6
3
0
8James Hill
J. Hill
38
2026-27
Bournemouth Bournemouth
7.25
10
10
900
0
0
25
15
0
1
18
71
9
1
0
9Charlie Cresswell
C. Cresswell
37
2026-27
Rennes Rennes
6.83
10
10
900
0
1
10
9
0
1
6
67
9
2
0
10António Silva
A. Silva
37
2026-27
Bournemouth Bournemouth
6.97
10
10
900
0
0
12
8
1
1
12
81
11
4
0
11Jan Paul van Hecke
J. Paul van Hecke
37
2026-27
Tottenham Tottenham
7.58
10
10
900
2
0
16
9
2
0
11
45
11
2
0
12Leo Østigård
L. Østigård
37
2026-27
Genoa Genoa
7.13
11
11
965
0
0
20
12
0
0
7
95
10
4
0
13Amir Rrahmani
A. Rrahmani
37
2026-27
Napoli Napoli
7.44
9
9
765
0
1
19
12
0
4
8
76
9
1
0
14Lukas Pinckert
L. Pinckert
36
2026-27
Elversberg Elversberg
6.90
9
9
756
0
1
7
6
1
1
10
75
5
1
0
15Kike Salas
K. Salas
36
2026-27
Sevilla Sevilla
7.07
10
10
897
1
0
22
12
1
1
10
80
15
1
1
16James Tarkowski
J. Tarkowski
35
2026-27
Everton Everton
7.53
10
10
900
1
1
15
12
0
0
23
52
6
2
0
17Gabriele Calvani
G. Calvani
34
2026-27
Frosinone Frosinone
7.17
10
10
873
0
0
28
16
0
1
20
49
8
2
0
18Jeff Chabot
J. Chabot
33
2026-27
Stuttgart Stuttgart
7.35
8
8
684
1
0
16
9
1
1
8
87
12
2
0
19Sven Botman
S. Botman
33
2026-27
Newcastle Newcastle
6.93
7
7
630
1
0
6
2
0
2
7
63
2
2
0
20Bremer
Bremer
33
2026-27
Juventus Juventus
7.48
11
11
990
3
0
17
8
0
0
13
61
14
1
0
21Jacobo Ramón
J. Ramón
32
2026-27
Como Como
7.56
9
9
810
2
0
19
12
2
0
5
48
7
0
0
22Jarrad Branthwaite
J. Branthwaite
30
2026-27
Everton Everton
7.24
8
8
709
0
0
9
4
1
0
9
56
6
1
0
23Kristoffer Ajer
K. Ajer
30
2026-27
Brentford Brentford
7.19
10
10
900
1
0
12
7
1
1
16
79
6
3
0
24Dara O'Shea
D. O'Shea
29
2026-27
Ipswich Ipswich
7.04
6
6
540
1
0
9
2
0
0
8
36
4
0
0
25Tjark Scheller
T. Scheller
28
2026-27
Paderborn Paderborn
7.23
9
9
804
0
0
20
13
0
0
9
64
9
2
0
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Team Leaders

G

1

Aouchiche

Adil Aouchiche

A

1

Hee-chan

Hwang Hee-chan

RTG

7.37

Katić

Nikola Katić
Team Rankings

GF

5

18th

GA

11

4th

GD

-6

15th

FORM

LLDLL

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
14
Augsburg Augsburg
9
2
3
4
0
9
15
Köln Köln
9
2
3
4
-4
9
16
Union Berlin Union Berlin
9
1
4
4
-14
7
17
Schalke Schalke
9
1
3
5
-6
6
18
M'gladbach M'gladbach
9
1
1
7
-13
4

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

15

Raphinha

Raphinha

13

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

10

Yamal

Lamine Yamal
Assists Leaders

8

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

8

Kane

Harry Kane

7

Thauvin

Florian Thauvin
Rating Leaders

8.78

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

8.45

Raphinha

Raphinha

8.45

Olise

Michael Olise
Take-ons Leaders

46

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

36

Diomandé

Yan Diomandé

36

Gruda

Brajan Gruda
Big Chances Created Leaders

14

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

14

Güler

Arda Güler

10

Nusa

Antonio Nusa

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Barcelona

48

Roma

31

Real Madrid

31

Bayern

29

Inter

28

Leipzig

27
Goals Against Rankings
Arsenal

5

Lille

7

Dortmund

7

Brighton

7

Lorient

8

Leeds

8
Goal Difference Rankings
Barcelona

35

Roma

21

Real Madrid

21

Bayern

20

Brighton

19

Lazio

16

FC 2026-27 Tables

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Arsenal Arsenal
10
9
0
1
10
27
2
Brighton Brighton
10
7
1
2
19
22
3
Man City Man City
10
7
0
3
8
21
4
Liverpool Liverpool
10
5
3
2
4
18
5
Chelsea Chelsea
10
5
1
4
3
16
6
Everton Everton
10
4
4
2
2
16
7
Bournemouth Bournemouth
10
4
3
3
2
15
8
Brentford Brentford
10
3
5
2
5
14
9
Leeds Leeds
10
3
5
2
2
14
10
Aston Villa Aston Villa
10
3
4
3
-3
13
11
Tottenham Tottenham
10
3
3
4
-1
12
12
Newcastle Newcastle
10
3
3
4
-3
12
13
Hull City Hull City
10
2
5
3
0
11
14
Ipswich Ipswich
10
3
2
5
-5
11
15
Fulham Fulham
10
2
4
4
-2
10
16
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
10
2
3
5
-4
9
17
Coventry Coventry
10
3
0
7
-9
9
18
Man United Man United
10
1
5
4
-5
8
19
Sunderland Sunderland
10
2
2
6
-9
8
20
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
10
2
1
7
-14
7
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
12
11
0
1
35
33
2
Real Madrid Real Madrid
12
10
0
2
21
30
3
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
12
9
1
2
13
28
4
Real Betis Real Betis
12
8
2
2
5
26
5
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
12
7
1
4
1
22
6
Sevilla Sevilla
12
5
3
4
-2
18
7
Athletic Club Athletic Club
11
4
4
3
4
16
8
Villarreal Villarreal
12
4
3
5
2
15
9
Deportivo Deportivo
12
3
6
3
1
15
10
Racing Racing
12
4
2
6
-13
14
11
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
12
2
7
3
0
13
12
Alavés Alavés
12
3
4
5
-2
13
13
Espanyol Espanyol
12
3
3
6
-1
12
14
Rayo Rayo
11
3
3
5
-6
12
15
Getafe Getafe
12
3
3
6
-10
12
16
Osasuna Osasuna
12
3
3
6
-11
12
17
Levante Levante
12
2
5
5
-5
11
18
Elche Elche
12
2
4
6
-6
10
19
Valencia Valencia
12
2
3
7
-12
9
20
Málaga Málaga
12
0
5
7
-14
5
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Bayern Bayern
9
6
3
0
20
21
2
Dortmund Dortmund
9
6
3
0
9
21
3
Freiburg Freiburg
9
6
1
2
10
19
4
Leipzig Leipzig
9
6
0
3
14
18
5
Leverkusen Leverkusen
9
5
1
3
3
16
6
Werder Werder
9
4
3
2
2
15
7
Elversberg Elversberg
9
4
1
4
-1
13
8
Stuttgart Stuttgart
9
4
0
5
0
12
9
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
9
4
0
5
-1
12
10
Frankfurt Frankfurt
9
3
3
3
-5
12
11
Hamburg Hamburg
9
4
0
5
-10
12
12
Mainz Mainz
9
3
1
5
-1
10
13
Paderborn Paderborn
9
2
4
3
-3
10
14
Augsburg Augsburg
9
2
3
4
0
9
15
Köln Köln
9
2
3
4
-4
9
16
Union Berlin Union Berlin
9
1
4
4
-14
7
17
Schalke Schalke
9
1
3
5
-6
6
18
M'gladbach M'gladbach
9
1
1
7
-13
4
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Lazio Lazio
11
9
2
0
16
29
2
Inter Inter
11
9
1
1
15
28
3
Roma Roma
11
8
3
0
21
27
4
Milan Milan
11
7
3
1
10
24
5
Como Como
11
7
2
2
8
23
6
Frosinone Frosinone
11
6
2
3
9
20
7
Juventus Juventus
11
5
3
3
3
18
8
Bologna Bologna
11
5
2
4
2
17
9
Cagliari Cagliari
11
5
1
5
-5
16
10
Napoli Napoli
11
4
3
4
4
15
11
Torino Torino
11
4
2
5
-2
14
12
Atalanta Atalanta
11
4
2
5
-3
14
13
Genoa Genoa
11
4
1
6
-5
13
14
Lecce Lecce
11
3
1
7
-10
10
15
Fiorentina Fiorentina
11
2
3
6
-8
9
16
Parma Parma
11
2
2
7
-8
8
17
Sassuolo Sassuolo
11
2
2
7
-13
8
18
Monza Monza
11
2
1
8
-8
7
19
Venezia Venezia
11
2
0
9
-13
6
20
Udinese Udinese
11
1
2
8
-13
5
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
10
7
2
1
12
23
2
Lille Lille
10
6
3
1
7
21
3
Paris FC Paris FC
10
6
2
2
7
20
4
Marseille Marseille
10
6
0
4
8
18
5
Lyon Lyon
10
5
2
3
6
17
6
Nice Nice
10
5
2
3
3
17
7
Monaco Monaco
10
4
4
2
2
16
8
Rennes Rennes
10
5
1
4
0
16
9
Brest Brest
10
4
3
3
6
15
10
Lorient Lorient
10
4
3
3
1
15
11
Lens Lens
10
4
1
5
2
13
12
Toulouse Toulouse
10
3
4
3
1
13
13
Strasbourg Strasbourg
10
3
1
6
-4
10
14
Auxerre Auxerre
10
3
1
6
-11
10
15
Le Mans Le Mans
10
1
5
4
-7
8
16
Angers Angers
10
2
2
6
-10
8
17
Troyes Troyes
10
2
2
6
-10
8
18
Le Havre Le Havre
10
0
2
8
-13
2
Champions LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
4
4
0
0
15
12
2
Real Madrid Real Madrid
4
4
0
0
6
12
3
Arsenal Arsenal
4
3
1
0
5
10
4
Como Como
4
3
0
1
13
9
5
Barcelona Barcelona
4
3
0
1
8
9
6
Aston Villa Aston Villa
4
3
0
1
6
9
7
Man City Man City
4
3
0
1
5
9
8
Liverpool Liverpool
4
3
0
1
4
9
9
Club Brugge Club Brugge
4
3
0
1
4
9
10
Sporting CP Sporting CP
4
3
0
1
4
9
11
Real Betis Real Betis
4
3
0
1
2
9
12
Dortmund Dortmund
4
3
0
1
2
9
13
Bayern Bayern
4
2
2
0
7
8
14
Stuttgart Stuttgart
4
2
1
1
3
7
15
Inter Inter
4
2
0
2
2
6
16
LASK LASK
4
2
0
2
1
6
17
Man United Man United
4
2
0
2
0
6
18
Galatasaray Galatasaray
4
2
0
2
-1
6
19
Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe
4
1
2
1
-5
5
20
Roma Roma
4
1
1
2
2
4
21
Shaktar Shaktar
4
1
1
2
0
4
22
Viking Viking
4
1
1
2
-1
4
23
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
4
1
1
2
-1
4
24
PSV PSV
4
1
1
2
-1
4
25
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
4
1
1
2
-5
4
26
Porto Porto
4
1
0
3
-1
3
27
Napoli Napoli
4
1
0
3
-5
3
28
Villarreal Villarreal
4
1
0
3
-6
3
29
AEK AEK
4
1
0
3
-6
3
30
Leipzig Leipzig
4
1
0
3
-6
3
31
Sabah Sabah
4
1
0
3
-6
3
32
Feyenoord Feyenoord
4
1
0
3
-7
3
33
Lens Lens
4
1
0
3
-12
3
34
Slavia Prague Slavia Prague
4
0
1
3
-4
1
35
Lille Lille
4
0
1
3
-6
1
36
Slovan Bratislava Slovan Bratislava
4
0
0
4
-16
0

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
10/16
LEV LEV
@
DEP DEP
1-1
Sat
10/17
CHE CHE
@
EVE EVE
2-0
Sat
10/17
ATM ATM
@
ESP ESP
1-0
Sat
10/17
NAP NAP
@
VEN VEN
0-1
Sat
10/17
STU STU
@
HAM HAM
0-1

Fixtures

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/17
TOU TOU
@
NAN NAN
3:00 PM
Sun
5/24
JUV JUV
@
TOR TOR
2:45 PM