Top 10 players with most possession won in 2024

Winning possession in football is one of the most important traits.

Football players believe that possession of the ball leads to success. Teams with higher possession percentages are said to have more game control. They can control the pace of play, move the ball into more advanced areas of the field, and increase the number of goal-scoring possibilities thanks to this control. Another argument is that keeping possession of the ball shortens the opponent’s time on it, hence reducing their chances of scoring goals.

Every team has a player who acts as a possession winner and brings control back into the game. With that being said, we have listed the top 10 players who have won the most possession in 2024.

10. Facundo Medina: 194

In the 2018–2019 Liga Argentina season, Facundo Medina made his senior debut for Talleres, making 16 games, 15 of which were starts. His performance attracted interest from top sides in Europe and he signed for Lens (Ligue 1). He was his best in his debut season for them, as he produced two goals and four assists.

He has improved his performance this season, though, as he is regarded as one of the top players in 2024 for winning possession. A vital member of Lens’ defence line is Medina. He is frequently used as a centre-midfielder or left-back, which allows him to show off his superb ball-winning abilities.

9. Stanislav Lobotka: 197

Slovakian football player Stanislav Lobotka has won the Slovak championship, Slovak Cup, Italian championship, and Italian Cup. The 30-year-old, who presently plays for Napoli, has greatly improved under Antonio Conte and is among the league’s top defensive midfielders. Lobotka ranks ninth in possession won in the 2024 year across top leagues in Europe. He will be pivotal for the Serie A side as they fight for the title this season.

8. Nadiem Amiri: 207

Nadiem Amiri enjoyed a spectacular year with Bayer Leverkusen before leaving them in the summer window. He was the driving force behind Leverkusen’s title win in the 2023-24 campaign and now he is playing for another Bundesliga club Mainz 05.

He has remained on top of his exploits despite switching clubs as he ranks seventh in most possessions won in the 2024 year. Given Mainz are fifth in the table he will now be important for them to lead them to a Champions League spot for next term.

7. Kirian Rodriguez: 208

One of LaLiga’s unexpected surprises this season have been Las Palmas. Former Barcelona B coach García Pimienta leads this possession gameplay style-based club, with Kirian Rodríguez serving as its core player. No other teammate has had more than 10% of Las Palmas’ successful passes than the 27-year-old, who has been among the league’s top midfielders this season.

Not only that Rodríguez also ranks among the best possession winners in 2024, having won it 208 times last year.

6. Nico Schlotterbeck: 211

In terms of both pass success rate (91.21 per cent) and tackle success rate (61.93 per cent), Nico Schlotterbeck leads his team’s internal rankings. This season, he has accumulated 211 solo ball possessions. This puts him in sixth place among the top 10 players in terms of possessions won in 2024.

5. Bruno Guimaraes: 222

Guimaraes has developed into an aggressive box-to-box player who contributes motivation, ingenuity, goals and assists for Newcastle United. He is a fantastic player who excels at winning possessions, as evidenced by his statistics.

When space is limited, Guimaraes can handle the ball himself and, more significantly, he has a tendency to look ahead once he gets it. In the Premier League, he ranks third in terms of the quantity of passes he makes under duress. He typically handles things better than his rivals.

4. Luis Milla: 224

Luis Milla continued to play brilliantly for his team in 2024, winning 224 possessions. Milla has been having a fantastic individual season, dominating the middle of the pitch with his remarkable effort rate in games. This is despite the fact that his team Getafe are now 17th in the LaLiga table.

3. Moises Caicedo: 231

Moises Caicedo of Chelsea ranked third amongst Premier League players with the most possession won in 2024. When Caicedo first joined Chelsea last season, he had a somewhat sluggish start. However, he has been steadily gaining prominence since joining.

This season he has unquestionably emerged as Chelsea’s greatest and most reliable player to date. Caicedo is a major factor in his side’s improved performance this season compared to last as they are fourth in the Premier League table this campaign.

2. Lewis Cook: 232

Cook is a Premier League defensive midfielder for AFC Bournemouth. Since the start of 2024, Lewis Cook and Ryan Christie have been among the best in the Premier League’s greatest possession winners. Cook, along with Christie, has been essential to the Cherries this season as they compete for the top four spots in order to earn a spot in the Champions League the following season.

1. Ryan Christie: 248

Ryan Christie has been a hard-running midfielder for Bournemouth this season. Although he is currently recording some incredible pressing stats, he still possesses the beautiful touches that have long been a hallmark of his game.

In addition to ranking third in terms of the pressures he puts on opponents and first in terms of the number of times he has gained possession in the middle third in 2024, he is among the top 10 players in the top five leagues this year for high turnovers and an interception that results in an attempt to score.

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