Three African stars are among Europe's 10 most fouled players so far this season, alongside Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior and Brazil superstar Neymar.
With the season in Europe's top five leagues now in the final quarter, some interesting statistics regarding players who draw the most fouls have been revealed.
According to FBref, three Premier League stars have made the list, namely Manchester City attacker Jack Grealish, and Crystal Palace duo Wilfried Zaha and Jordan Ayew.
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Grealish and Ayew have drawn 60 fouls each in this campaign, with the Ghanaian prompting the referee to blow the whistle in his favour at an average of almost twice a match in his 31 appearances across all competitions so far.
Perhaps a less flattering stat for the striker's club is that they have scored the joint-lowest number of goals in the EPL this season, with just 22 strikes in 28 games, largely culminating in the surprise sacking of manager Patrick Vieira last week.
While Ayew has registered just one goal for his team in 2022/23, Zaha has been a lot more involved, drawing the sixth most fouls in Europe's top divisions (66) as he contributed the bulk of Palace's offensive work this campaign with six goals and three assists across all competitions.
The Ivory Coast international has won more fouls than Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar, who was brought down 65 times this season before being ruled out for the remainder of the campaign due to injury earlier this month.
Nigeria international Isaac Success, meanwhile, is the most fouled African player in Europe's best leagues, having called the referee into action 68 times in 29 games for Italian outfit Udinese.
However, it is Los Blancos superstar Vinicius who has been fouled the most, 21 more times than the second-most fouled player in Europe's top five leagues – check out the gallery below see the full top 10!
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