We give you continuous updates from Europe's big leagues and competitions as well as the World Cup and European Championships. The player ratings you will find here were published in the major newspapers and web pages such as Gazzetta dello Sport, Don Balón, France Football, L'Équipe, Kicker, El Mundo Deportivo, Guerin Sportivo, Marca, Corriere dello Sport, La Repubblica, The Guardian, The Times, and SportBild.
17 September, 2024
Top three assist providers per country in Premier League history
01 March, 2024
Current assist leaders
04 March, 2023
07 February, 2023
Assist leaders 2022/23
World Cup
3: Lionel Messi (Argentina), Ivan Perišić (Croatia), Bruno Fernandes (Portugal), Antoine Griezmann (France), Harry Kane (England)
Champions League
4: Diogo Jota (Liverpool), João Cancelo (Man City), Lionel Messi (PSG)
3: Frank Anguissa (Napoli), Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), Ángel Di María (Juventus), Serge Gnabry, Leon Goretzka, Joshua Kimmich (Bayern), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia -photo- (Napoli), Kylian Mbappé (PSG), Mason Mount (Chelsea), Ivan Perišić (Tottenham), Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig), Sandro Tonali (Milan).
Europa League
4: Anastasios Bakasetas (Trabzonspor), Evander (Midtjylland), Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma)
3: Ludovic Blas (FC Nantes), Benjamin Bourigeaud (Stade Rennes), Cody Gakpo (PSV Eindhoven), Juan Miranda (Betis), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), Teddy Teuma (Saint-Gilloise)
Premier League
11: Kevin De Bruyne (Man City)
7: Christian Eriksen (Man United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
5: Granit Xhaka, Martin Ødegaard, Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), Andreas Pereira (Fulham), Bernardo Silva (Man City), Alex Iwobi (Everton), Dejan Kulusevski, Ivan Perišić (Tottenham), Andy Robertson (Liverpool)
La Liga
7: Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad)
6: Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid), Rodrygo (Real Madrid)
5: Ousmane Dembélé, Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), Brian Oliván (Espanyol)
Bundesliga
11: Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt)
8: Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig), Mitchell Weiser (Werder Bremen)
7: Alassane Pléa (Bor. Mönchengladbach)
Serie A
10: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli)
8: Mário Rui, Piotr Zieliński (Napoli), Sergej Milinković-Savić (Lazio), Paulo Dybala (Roma), Gerard Deulofeu (Udinese)
Ligue 1
10: Lionel Messi, Neymar (PSG)
8: Jonathan Clauss (Olympique Marseille)
7: Caio Henrique (Monaco), Branco van den Boomen (Toulouse)
27 June, 2021
Assist leaders in Euros 1992-2021
05 September, 2020
Most assists from one player to another in one season, 2000-20
7 Adama Traoré to Raúl Jiménez (Wolves 19/20): 14,3% of team's goals
7 Riyad Mahrez to Jamie Vardy (Leicester 17/18): 13,2%
7 Ryan Fraser to Callum Wilson (Bournemouth 18/19): 12,7%
7 Gerard Deulofeu to Romelu Lukaku (Everton 15/16) : 12,5%
7 Nolberto Solano to Alan Shearer (Newcastle 99/00): 11,7%
7 Mesut Özil to Olivier Giroud (Arsenal 15/16): 11,3%
7 Dele Alli to Harry Kane (Tottenham 15/16): 10,3%
7 Theo Walcott to Robin van Persie (Arsenal 11/12): 9,6%
6 Gylfi Sigurdsson to Fernando Llorente (Swansea 16/17): 13,3%
6 David Bentley to Roque Santa Cruz (Blackburn 07/08): 12,0%
6 Steven Gerrard to Fernando Torres (Liverpool 07/08): 9,4%
6 Didier Drogba to Salomon Kalou (Chelsea 10/11): 8,8%
6 Robert Pirès to Thierry Henry (Arsenal 03/04): 8,7%
6 Frank Lampard to Didier Drogba (Chelsea 05/06): 8,3%
6 Cesc Fàbregas to Diego Costa (Chelsea 14/15): 8,3%
6 Cesc Fàbregas vs Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal 07/08): 8,2%
6 Thierry Henry to Robert Pirès (Arsenal 02/03): 7,2%
6 Christian Eriksen to Harry Kane (Tottenham 16/17): 7,1%
6 David Beckham to Andy Cole (Man United 99/00): 6,4%
6 Luis Suárez to Raheem Sterling (Liverpool 13/14): 6,2%
6 Frank Lampard to Didier Drogba (Chelsea 09/10): 6,1%
6 Kevin De Bruyne to Sergio Agüero (Man City 19/20): 6,0%
Highest percentage of team's assists, Premiership 2000-20
30,6% Mesut Özil (Arsenal 15/16): 7 to Olivier Giroud
28,9% Thierry Henry (Arsenal 02/03): Robert Pirès 6
28,9% Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea 16/17): Fernando Llorente 6
28,6% Kenwyne Jones (Sunderland 07/08): Kieran Richardson 2
27,3% Matthew Etherington (Stoke 09/10): Tuncay Sanli 2
26,9% Jermaine Pennant (Birmingham 05/06): Emile Heskey 2
26,8% Wayne Routledge (Crystal Palace 04/05): Andrew Johnson 3
26,7% Nolberto Solano (Newcastle 99/00): Alan Shearer 7
26,1% Muzzy Izzet (Leicester 03/04): Les Ferdinand 5
26,0% Mikel Arteta (Everton): Andrew Johnson 3
25,5% Ryan Fraser (Bournemouth 18/19): Callum Wilson 7
25,0% James Milner (Aston Villa 09/10): Gabriel Agbonlahor 5
25,0% Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea 14/15): Diego Costa 6
24,7% Cesc Fàbregas (Arsenal 07/08): Emmanuel Adebayor 6
24,6% Eden Hazard (Chelsea 18/19): Ruben Loftus-Cheek 4
24,5% Stewart Downing (M'brough 04/05): Franck Queudrue 4
24,3% Chris Brunt (WBA 14/15): James Morrison 2
24,2% Mikel Arteta (Everton 05/06): Leon Osman 2
24,2% Pascal Gross (Brighton 17/18): Glenn Murray 4
24,0% Nani (Man United 10/11): Dimitar Berbatov 5
24,0% Kevin De Bruyne (Man City 16/17): Sergio Agüero 5
23,5% Paolo Di Canio (West Ham 99/00): Paulo Wanchope 3
23,4% Brett Emerton (Blackburn 03/04): Lorenzo Amoruso 2
23,3% Stéphane Sessegnon (Sunderland 11/12): Nicklas Bendtner 2
23,3% Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea 14/15): Wilfried Bony 3
23,1% James Milner (Newcastle 08/09): Steve Sidwell 3
22,5% Frank Lampard (Chelsea 04/05): Didier Drogba 5
22,5% Nicky Shorey (Reading 07/08): Kevin Doyle 4
22,2% Hugo Rodallega (Wigan 09/10): Charles N'Zogbia 4
22,2% Ashley Young (Aston Villa 10/11): Darren Bent 3
22,1% Didier Drogba (Chelsea 10/11): Salomon Kalou 6
22,0% James Milner (Aston Villa 05/06): Liam Ridgewell 2
22,0% Leighton Baines (Everton 10/11): Tim Cahill 4
21,6% Paolo Di Canio (Charlton 03/04): Jason Euell 2
21,4% Martin Petrov (Man City 07/08): Émile Mpenza 2
21,2% Luís Boa Morte (Fulham 04/05): Andy Cole 5
21,2% Ashley Young (Aston Villa 07/08): Gabriel Agbonlahor 4
21,1% Dusan Tadic (Southampton 15/16): Sadio Mané 3
21,1% Wes Hoolahan (Norwich 15/16): Nathan Redmond 4
20,9% Luka Modric (Tottenham 08/09): Roman Pavlyuchenko 2
20,8% Gianfranco Zola (Chelsea 99/00): Gustavo Poyet 3
20,6% Ryan Giggs (Man United 03/04): Ruud van Nistelrooy 5
20,6% Juan Mata (Chelsea 11/12): John Terry 2
20,5% Matthew Phillips (QPR 14/15): Charlie Austin 3
20,0% Danny Murphy (Charlton 05/06): Darren Bent 3
20,0% Kevin De Bruyne (Man City 19/20): Sergio Agüero 6
20,0% Dimitar Berbatov (Tottenham 05/06): Jermain Defoe 5
20,0% Morten Gamst Pedersen (Blackburn 08/09): Jason Roberts 4
20,0% Matt Jarvis (Wolves 10/11): Steven Fletcher 4
20,0% Shaun Maloney (Wigan 12/13): Franco Di Santo 2
16 January, 2015
Current assist leaders.
14: Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea)
8: Leighton Baines (Everton)
8: Gylfi Sigurðsson (Swansea)
7: Stewart Downing (West Ham)
7: Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal)
7: Dušan Tadić (Southampton)
6: Ángel Di María (Man United)
6: Jesús Navas (Man City)
Primera División
9: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
8: Denis Cheryshev (Villarreal)
8: Koke (Atlético)
8: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
7: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
7: Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)
6: Luis Suárez (Barcelona)
Bundesliga
10: Kevin De Bruyne (Wolfsburg)
6: Zlatko Junuzović (Werder Bremen)
6: Thomas Müller (Bayern)
6: Roberto Firmino (Hoffenheim)
5: Jonathan Schmid (Freiburg)
Serie A
7: Antonio Candreva (Lazio)
6: Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo)
5: Paulo Dybala (Palermo)
5: Felipe Anderson (Lazio)
5: Alessandro Matri (Genoa)
5: Carlos Tévez (Juventus)
5: Francesco Totti (Roma)
5: Mirko Valdifiori (Empoli)
5: Franco Vázquez (Palermo)
Ligue 1
7: Dimitri Payet (Marseille)
5: Anthony Mounier (Montpellier)
4: Jordan Ayew (Lorient)
4: Nabil Fekir (Lyon)
4: Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco (Monaco)
4: Jordan Ferri (Lyon)
4: Romain Hamouma (Saint-Étienne)
4: Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon)
4: Jonas Martin (Montpellier)
4: Clinton N'Jie (Lyon)
4: Alassane Pléa (Nice)
4: Florian Thauvin (Marseille)
4: Marco Verratti (Paris-SG)
14 April, 2013
Premier League: all time assist leaders.
89: Frank Lampard
85: Steven Gerrard
80: Thierry Henry
73: Wayne Rooney
71: Cesc Fàbregas
55: Didier Drogba
49: Dennis Bergkamp, Nani
48: Morten Gamst Pedersen
46: Robin van Persie, Cristiano Ronaldo
45: Paul Scholes
44: David Beckham
43: Aaron Lennon
42: Nolberto Solano
40: Mikel Arteta
39: Ashley Young
38: Gareth Barry, Robert Pires
37: Kevin Davies
34: Leighton Baines, Stewart Downing
33: Theo Walcott
32: Ole Gunnar Solskjær
31: Robbie Keane
30: Dirk Kuyt, David Silva, Steven Pienaar, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Eidur Gudjohnsen
29: Fredrik Ljungberg, James Milner
28: Tim Cahill
27: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Chris Brunt, Alan Shearer
26: Brett Emerton, Matthew Etherington, Luís Boa Morte
25: Gianfranco Zola, Antonio Valencia, Gareth Bale, Joe Cole
05 March, 2013
Assist table Serie A 2012/13.
8: Borja Valero (Fiorentina)
7: Cassano (Inter); Hamsik (Napoli)
6: Diamanti (Bologna), Lodi (Catania), Cerci (Torino)
5: Vucinic, Giovinco & Vidal (Juventus), Valiani (Siena), Cossu (Cagliari)
4: Palacio (Inter), Bergessio (Catania), Weiss (Pescara), Seymour (Chievo), Pjanic (Roma), Pirlo (Juventus), Obiang (Sampdoria), Mauri (Lazio), Cuadrado, Aquilani & Pasqual (Fiorentina), Candreva (Lazio)
01 February, 2013
Carreer stats: assists per 90 minutes on the pitch.
0,585 Özil
0,441 Ribéry
0,438 Messi
0,406 Arshavin
0,403 Mata
0,391 Fàbregas
0,357 Lavezzi
0,348 Benzema
0,331 Robben
0,318 Walcott
0,310 Van Persie
0,308 Kagawa
0,301 Iniesta
0,299 Cristiano Ronaldo
0,295 Sneijder
0,294 Drogba
0,280 Ronaldinho
0,273 Kaká, Robinho
0,271 Ibrahimovic
0,255 Rooney
0,251 Silva
0,240 Schweinsteiger
0,238 Lampard
0,234 Hamsik
0,233 Xavi
0,206 Agüero
0,200 Giggs
0,199 Totti
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0,154 Beckham
13 January, 2013
Current assist leaders.
9: Mata (Chelsea)
8: Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Wayne Rooney (Man United)
7: Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
6: Santi Cazorla & Lukas Podolski (Arsenal), Bryan Ruiz (Fulham), Carlos Tévez (Man City), Robin van Persie (Man United)
Primera División
11: Iniesta (Barcelona)
9: Cesc Fàbregas (Barcelona)
6: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
5: Pedro (Barcelona)
4: Beñat (Real Betis), Diego Costa (Atlético), Joaquín (Málaga), Jordi Alba (Barcelona), Mesut Özil (Real Madrid), Xavi (Barcelona)
Bundesliga
9: Szabolcs Huszti (Hannover)
8: Bastian Oczipka (Eintracht Frankfurt)
7: Thomas Müller & Franck Ribéry (Bayern München)
6: Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), Kevin Volland (Hoffenheim)
Ligue 1
6: Jérémie Aliadiére (Lorient), Gaël Danic (Valenciennes), Wahbi Khazri (Bastia), Steed Malbranque (Olympique Lyon), Matthieu Valbuena (Olympique Marseille)
5: Etienne Didot (Toulouse), Jérémy Menez & Javier Pastore (Paris Saint-Germain), Dimitri Payet (Lille), Yannick Sagbo (Évian Thonon Gaillard), Alain Traoré (Lorient)
Serie A
8: Borja Valero (Fiorentina)
7: Marek Hamšík (Napoli)
6: Antonio Cassano (Inter), Francesco Totti (Roma)
5: Luca Antonelli (Genoa), Franco Brienza (Palermo), Sebastian Giovinco (Juventus), Alejandro Gómez (Catania), Stefano Mauri (Lazio)
Torneo Inicial
7: Ricardo Centurión (Racing Club), Leonardo Ponzio (River Plate)
5: Gabriel Graciani (Colón), Jorge Luna (San Martín), Pablo Pérez (Newell's Old Boys), Mario Regueiro (Lanús)
28 November, 2012
European assist leaders.
7: Szabolcs Huszti (Hannover 96), Bastian Oczipka (-photo-, Eintracht Frankfurt)
6: Thomas Müller & Franck Ribéry (Bayern München)
5: Marco Reus & Jakub Błaszczykowski (Borussia Dortmund), Christian Fuchs (Schalke 04), Hiroshi Kiyotake (Nürnberg), Toni Kroos (Bayern München), Robbie Kruse (Fortuna Düsseldorf), Rafael van der Vaart (Hamburger SV).
England
7: Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
6: Eden Hazard & Mata (Chelsea)
5: Bryan Ruiz (Fulham)
4: Marouane Fellaini (Everton), Adam Lallana (Southampton), Shane Long (West Bromwich), Joel McAnuff (Reading), Carlos Tévez (Manchester City), Robin van Persie (Manchester United), Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
France
6: Gaël Danic (Valenciennes), Matthieu Valbuena (Olympique Marseille)
5: Steed Malbranque (Olympique Lyon), Alain Traoré (Lorient)
4: Pierre Aubameyang & Renaud Cohade (Saint-Étienne), Rémy Cabella (Montpellier), Etienne Didot (Toulouse), Foued Kadir ( Valenciennes), Wahbi Khazri (Bastia), Nenê & Javier Pastore (Paris Saint-Germain), Dimitri Payet (Lille), Yannick Sagbo (Évian Thonon Gaillard)
Italy
5: Borja Valero (Fiorentina), Franco Brienza (Palermo), Alejandro Gómez (Catania), Marek Hamšík (Napoli)
4: Kwadwo Asamoah (Juventus), Antonio Candreva (Lazio), Antonio Cassano (Inter), Alessio Cerci (Torino), Iván Piris & Francesco Totti (Roma)
Spain
7: Cesc Fábregas (Barcelona)
5: Andrés Iniesta & Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
4: Beñat (Real Betis), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Pedro (Barcelona)
3: Adrián Colunga (Getafe), Mesut Özil & Ángel Di María (Real Madrid), Juanfran & Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid), Ibai (Athletic Club), Jonas (Valencia), Jordi Alba (Barcelona), Juan Carlos (Real Betis), N'Sue (Mallorca), Omar Ramos (Real Valladolid)
Per nation*:
4: Germany, France, Spain
2: Argentina
*) players with at least 5 assists.
06 November, 2012
Current assist leaders.
7: Szabolcs Huszti (-photo- , Hannover)
6: Bastian Oczipka (Frankfurt), Franck Ribéry (Bayern Munich)
5: Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich), Rafael van der Vaart (Hamburger SV)
England
6: Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
5: Mata (Chelsea)
4: Adam Lallana (Southampton), Wayne Rooney (Man United)
France
5: Gaël Danic (Valenciennes)
4: Rémy Cabella (Montpellier), Etienne Didot (Toulouse), Wahbi Khazri (Bastia), Yannick Sagbo (Évian Thonon Gaillard), Alain Traoré (Lorient), Matthieu Valbuena (Marseille)
Spain
7: Cesc Fàbregas (Barcelona)
4: Beñat (Betis), Lionel Messi & Pedro (Barcelona)
Argentina
5: Pablo Pérez (Newell's Old Boys), Leonardo Ponzio (River Plate)
4: Jorge Luna (San Martín), Diego Villar (Racing Club)
Italy
4: Kwadwo Asamoah (Juventus), Borja Valero (Fiorentina), Antonio Candreva (Lazio), Alessio Cerci (Torino), Alejandro Gómez (Catania), Iván Piris (Roma)
Holland
7: Dusan Tadic (Twente)
6: Dries Mertens (PSV)
5: Jeremain Lens (PSV)
31 October, 2012
Assist leaders Premier League.
5: Mata (Chelsea)
4: Adam Lallana (Southampton)
3: Joel McAnuff (Reading), Steven Pienaar (Everton), Wayne Rooney & Antonio Valencia (Man United), Wayne Routledge (Swansea), Bryan Ruiz (Fulham)
2: Leighton Baines & Marouane Fellaini (Everton), Santi Cazorla & Lukas Podolski (Arsenal), Aaron Lennon & Jermain Defoe (Tottenham), Nathan Dyer (Swansea), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Arouna Koné & Shaun Maloney (Wigan), Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland), Shane Long (West Bromwich), Carlos Tévez (Man City), Robin van Persie (Man United), Ricardo Vaz Te (West Ham), Jon Walters (Stoke).
02 October, 2012
Champions League: all time assist leaders.
15: Frank Lampard
14: Lionel Messi
12: Thierry Henry & Raúl
11: Franck Ribéry & Clarence Seedorf
10: Xavi & Nani
9: Cristiano Ronaldo, Mesüt Özil, David Beckham & Steven Gerrard
8: Wayne Rooney, Francesc Fàbregas, Florent Malouda, Luís Figo & Wesley Sneijder
7: Thomas Müller, Theo Walcott, Alessandro Del Piero, Ronaldinho Gaúcho, Paul Scholes, Karim Benzema, Didier Drogba, Dani Alves, Andrés Iniesta & Kaká.
04 September, 2012
European assist leaders.
2: Beñat (Betis), Emilio Nsue (Mallorca), Adrián Colunga (Getafe), Cristian Tello (Barcelona), Ibai Gómez (Athletic), Jonas (Valencia).
England
4: Eden Hazard (-photo- , Chelsea)
3: Wayne Routledge (Swansea City)
2: Nathan Dyer (Swansea), Ricardo Vaz Te (West Ham), Bryan Ruiz (Fulham)
Italy
2: Francesco Totti (Roma), Diego Milito (Inter), Kwadwo Asamoah (Juventus)
France
3: Wahbi Khazri (Bastia)
2: Daniel Braaten (Toulouse), Mevlüt Erding (Rennes), John Utaka (Montpellier), Gaël Danic (Valenciennes), Sébastien Roudet (Sochaux), Dimitri Payet (Lille)
Germany
4: Szabolcs Huszti (Hannover)
3: Jefferson Farfán (Schalke)
2: Thomas Müller, Mario Mandzukic & Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich), Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Schalke), Robbie Kruse (Fortuna Düsseldorf)
18 August, 2012
Serie A: assists average last two seasons.
0,27 Miccoli (Palermo)
0,26 Pirlo (Milan/Juventus), Lavezzi (Napoli), Ibrahimovic (Milan)
0,22 Totti (Roma)
0,21 Maicon (Inter)
0,18 C. Ledesma (Lazio)
0,17 Di Natale (Udinese)
0,16 Diamanti (Brescia/Bologna)
0,14 Hamsik (Napoli), Sculli (Lazuo/Genoa)
0,13 Lodi (Catania), Vucinic (Roma/Juventus)
0,12 Zárate (Lazio/Inter), Di Michele (Lecce)
0,11 Pellissier (Chievo)
0,10 Gilardino (Fiorentina/Genoa).
01 June, 2012
Top players' goal & assists stats vs top teams.
Goals:
0,65 Messi & Ronaldo
0,49 Villa, Henry & Shevchenko
0,46 Drogba
0,45 Cristiano Ronaldo
0,44 Ronaldinho
0,39 Eto'o, Van Nistelrooy & Fernando Torres
0,38 Rooney
0,35 Van Persie & Ibrahimovic
Assists:
0,35 Messi
0,21 Ronaldinho
0,17 Drogba
0,16 Henry
0,14 Eto'o
0,09 Cristiano Ronaldo & Rooney
0,08 Van Persie
0,07 Ibrahimovic
0,04 Van Nistelrooy
0,03 Villa & Fernando Torres
0,02 Ronaldo
0,00 Shevchenko
Goals + assists:
1,00 Messi
0,67 Ronaldo
0,65 Henry & Ronaldinho
0,63 Drogba
0,54 Cristiano Ronaldo
0,53 Eto'o
0,52 Villa
0,49 Shevchenko
0,47 Rooney
0,43 Van Persie & Van Nistelrooy
0,42 Ibrahimovic & Fernando Torres.
21 May, 2012
Assist leaders Russian league.
8: Vladimir Bystrov (Zenit), Alex (photo, Spartak Moscow)
7: Danko Lazović (Zenit), Georgi Peev (Amkar)
6: Oleksandr Aliyev (Lokomotiv Moscow), Danny (Zenit), Vágner Love (CSKA Moscow), Igor Semshov (Dynamo Moscow), Tomáš Čížek (Sibir Novosibirsk), Aleksandr Marenich (Alania), Roman Kontsedalov (Spartak Nalchik), Andriy Voronin (Dynamo Moscow), Aleksei Ivanov (Saturn).
















