The International Center for Sports Studies (CIES) has published its version of the ranking of central defenders under 21 years of age from 55 major national leagues based on the statistic of won aerial duels.
Taras Mikhavko (left). Photo — A. PopovAt the top of this ranking is the center-back of Kyiv’s Dynamo, Taras Mikhavko, who received a score of 92.3 points.
TOP-10 central defenders under 21 years old for aerial duels won (CIES version)
1. Taras Mikhavko (Dynamo, Ukraine) — 92.3 points
2. Rufal Mohamed (Vernamu, Sweden) — 88.9
3. Dean Heysen (Real, Spain) — 88.7
4. Thiago Gabriel (Lecce, Italy) — 88.2
5. Vitor Reyes (Girona, Spain) — 87.5
6. Dorian Paloski (Grasshopper, Switzerland) — 87.0
7. Mamadou Sarr (Strasbourg, France) — 86.9
8. Luiz Benedetti (Palmeiras, Brazil) — 86.3
9. Marcos Gomez (Boston River, Uruguay) — 86.0
10. Eivin Helland (Brann, Norway) — 85.9.
