Players with the Most Assists in Football History
Assisting a goal is just as important as scoring it, and assist providers must be as revered as are the goal scorers. Read on to find out more about the players with the most assists in football history.
Football is full of exciting and beautiful events and moments, many of which are hacked into the depths of the minds of fans forever
Among these memorable events, we can mention spectacular and beautiful goals, many of which lead to the victory of a team or club. But what leads to these eye-catching goals?
Accurate and impressive passes that usually get less attention than they should
Play-maker players, usually with conscious choices, guide the game in a way that can lead to a beautiful game. Every pass may not end in a goal, but its importance is not diminished. Today's article will mention the players who had the most assists in football history.
one of great players that has many assists among others is Lionel Messi with 388 assists. Thomas Muller with fewer passes is another star that we we mention on our list of players with most assists in football history.
, who is currently arguably the best-attacking midfielder in the world, has a place in this list at the age of 31. He has provided 268 assists within 660 matches (up to Feb 5th, 2023) and is very likely to ascend significantly in the list. He has recorded an average of 0.4 assists per match which quite impressive.
Some players have even dedicated themselves to supplying assists instead of goals. Kevin De Bruyne arguably one of the best playmakers of the last decade, have stated they prefer to create. But that doesn’t always mean you have to give up the goals. While Messi and Ronaldo stand out because they are perfect at both- providing assist as well as scoring.
Here, we take a look at the top players with the most assists in football history:
Some other well-known players have also earned a spot among the players with the MOST assists in football history. The following is a list of some other notable players who are known as great assist providers.
Karim Benzema – 209
Full name: Karim Mostafa Benzema
Date of birth: 19 December 1987
Place of birth: Lyon, France
Height: 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s): Striker
, born 19 December 1987, is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club
Real Madridand the France national team.
Benzema has been described as an "immensely talented striker" who is strong and powerful and a potent finisher.
Benzema's ability to assist and scoring a load of goals are all reasons why he is one of Real Madrid's greatest ever. He is among the
players with the MOST assists in football history
and holds the record of providing the most assists in Real Madrid history with 143 assists.
He is an atypical number 9 who is usually deployed as a center forward and can operate as an out-and-out striker. Benzema is also capable of playing in several other offensive positions and has been used on the wing, or even behind the main striker as a number 10 or deep-lying forward.
David Beckham - 176
Full name: David Robert Joseph Beckham
Date of birth: 2 May 1975
Place of birth: Leytonstone, London, England
Height: 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Position(s): Midfielder
David Robert Joseph Beckham, born 2 May 1975, is an English former professional footballer, the current president and co-owner of Inter Miami CF and co-owner of
Salford City.
Beckham's best season in terms of assists came in 1999/2000, where he notched 15 in the Premier League alone with
Manchester United.
Throughout his career, Beckham was considered one of the best and most recognizable players of his generation, as well as one of the greatest free-kick exponents of all time.
Beckham was predominantly right-footed, and his range of passing, vision, crossing ability and bending free-kicks enabled him to create chances for teammates or score goals, attributes that saw him excel as a right winger despite his lack of significant pace.
Hulk – 207
Full name: Givanildo Vieira de Sousa
Date of birth: 25 July 1986
Place of birth: Campina Grande, Brazil
Height: 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s): Forward
, born 25 July 1986, known as Hulk, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for
Atletico Mineiro
as a forward. He can also play as a winger.
Wherever the Brazilian has played during his journeyman career, goals and assists have followed. In the 2015/16 season with Zenit, Hulk registered 19 assists in just 29 league games.
In May 2012, he was voted the Player of the Month for April for a record sixth time, and he added 11 assists.
Wayne Rooney – 191
Full name: Wayne Mark Rooney
Date of birth: 24 October 1985
Place of birth: Croxteth, Liverpool, England
Height: 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s): Forward, midfielder
, born 24 October 1985, is an English professional manager and retired footballer.
He has played much of his career as a forward, and he has also been used in various midfield roles. Widely considered to be one of the best players of his generation, Rooney is the record goalscorer for both the
England national teamand Manchester United.
According to many football fans, Rooney is the definition of a perfect forward. Rooney's highest total of assists in a Premier League season (13) came in 2007/08. He is among the players with the
most assists in football history
.
Rooney is a creative forward who combines technical skill with strength and physicality. He is a versatile attacker, capable of playing anywhere along the front line, but his preferred role is a striker.
Eden Hazard – 192
Full name: Eden Michael Hazard
Date of birth: 7 January 1991
Place of birth: La Louvière, Belgium
Height: 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s): Winger, attacking midfielder
, born 7 January 1991, is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Spanish club Real Madrid and the
Belgium national team.
Known for his creativity, speed, dribbling and passing, Hazard is considered one of the best players in the world.
While at Lille during the 2011/12 season, Hazard recorded 18 assists - and 20 goals - in just 38 Ligue 1 games, remarkable stuff.
Hazard primarily plays as either an attacking midfielder or a winger and once has been credited as being the outstanding talent in Europe.
Andres Iniesta – 192
Full name: Andrés Iniesta Luján
Date of birth: 11 May 1984
Place of birth: Fuentealbilla, Spain
Height: 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s): Central midfielder
Andrés Iniesta Luján, born 11 May 1984, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder and is the captain of Japanese club
Vissel Kobe.
He spent most of his career at Barcelona, where he served as the captain for three seasons. Iniesta is widely considered to be one of the best players of his generation and one of the greatest midfielders of all time.
Iniesta's game was about so much more than goals and assists. The Barcelona icon's output as a creator was astonishing.
Iniesta originally started as a defensive midfielder, but his balance, ball control, and agility in close spaces, allied with his skill and flair on the ball, saw him make progress as an attacking midfielder.
Dusan Tadic – 259
Full name: Dušan Tadić
Date of birth: 20 November 1988
Place of birth: Bačka Topola, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height: 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s): Forward, attacking midfielder
, born 20 November 1988, is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for and captains Dutch club
Ajaxand the
Serbia national team. He is one of the most underrated players of the current generation. It may sound surprising to hear that he has provided more assists than many prominent players such as Eden Hazard, Neymar, and Wayne Rooney.
The Serbian forward notched 15 assists in just 25 games during the 2019/20 Eredivisie season.
Tadic was one of Serbia's most influential players during the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifications, scoring four goals and helping them win their group.
In 2018, he was selected in the 23-man squad for the final tournament, playing all three group stage matches.
Dries Mertens – 216
Full name: Dries Mertens
Date of birth: 6 May 1987
Place of birth: Leuven, Belgium
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s): Forward
, born 6 May 1987, nicknamed Ciro, is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker or winger for Galatasaray. Mertens is Napoli's all-time top goalscorer.
Mertens is one of the most underrated players of the modern era. The versatile forward hit double figures for assists in four different seasons - once with Utrecht, twice with PSV and once with
Napoli.
Mertens is a fast, creative, and agile player who possesses good technique and dribbling skills, which enables him to get past opponents when in possession of the ball.
Thierry Henry – 190
Full name: Thierry Daniel Henry
Date of birth: 17 August 1977
Place of birth: Les Ulis, France
Height: 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s): Striker
Thierry Daniel Henry, born 17 August 1977, is a French professional football coach and former player who is
is an assistant coach for the Belgium national team
.
Henry was far more than just a serial goal scorer. Henry's tally of 20 assists in the 2002/03 Premier League season is still a division record!
Henry played up front as a striker during his youth, but he spent his time at Monaco and
Juventusplaying on the wing.
After joining Arsenal in 1999, Arsenal’s role was changed by Wenger, switching Henry to his childhood position, often pairing him with Dutch veteran Dennis Bergkamp.
Neymar – 242
Full name: Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior
Date of birth: 5 February 1992
Place of birth: Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil
Height: 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s): Forward
da Silva Santos Júnior, born 5 February 1992, known as Neymar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazil national team.
He is widely considered as one of the best players in the world. He is 31, and with his current form it is highly unlikely for him to reach Messi's record in assists.
The Brazilian averages 0.38 assists per game played, which is the joint-second best ratio on this list. Neymar hit double figures for assists in three different seasons with Barcelona. He is considered as one of the
footballers who have provided the most assists ever in football history
.
Neymar primarily plays as either a central striker, second striker, winger, or occasionally as an attacking midfielder, and has been described as "a true phenomenon."
Arjen Robben – 199
Full name: Arjen Robben
Date of birth: 23 January 1984
Place of birth: Bedum, Netherlands
Height: 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s): Winger
, born 23 January 1984, is a former Dutch professional footballer.
Robben was known for his dribbling skills, speed, ball control, and long-range shots. He is regarded as one of the best players of his generation and one of the best wingers of all time.
Robben never had a standout season in terms of assists, but the Dutchman's record is remarkably consistent. Imagine how many he'd have to his name without injuries.
He was able to take on and beat defenders at the drop of a hat, according to many reporters!
Usually deployed on the right wing, Robben often cuts inside on his left foot to move to a more central attacking position, and uses his speed and dribbling skills to take on defenders until he finds the space to make an attempt on goal.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic – 227
Full name: Zlatan Ibrahimović
Date of birth: 3 October 1981
Place of birth: Malmö, Sweden
Height: 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s): Striker
, born 3 October 1981, is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for
Serie Aclub A.C. Milan.
He is another striker in the list of players with the most assists in football history. Zlatan's assist record is stellar. Five times in his club career, the enigmatic Swede hit double figures, including 15 in 33 games for PSG during the 2013/14 Ligue 1 season.
Ibrahimović has been described by reporters as being "good in the air, quick, tall, strong and agile, he plays well with his back to goal and boasts some of the best finishing, vision, passing and ball control around.
As a versatile and well-rounded footballer, from a tactical standpoint, Ibrahimović is capable of playing anywhere along the front line, due to his ability to both create and score goals for his team, although he is most often deployed as a striker, due to his composure and eye for goal.
David Silva – 221
Full name: David Josué Jiménez Silva
Date of birth: 8 January 1986
Place of birth: Arguineguín, Spain
Height: 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s): Midfielder
, born 8 January 1986, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club
Real Sociedad.
Silva plays mainly as a central or an attacking midfielder but can also play as a winger or second striker. He is predominantly a left-footed player and his passing ability and possession-retaining qualities have earned him the nicknames "Merlin" and "El Mago" from his teammates and fans.
A playmaking genius. Arguably Manchester City's greatest ever player, with the illusive Spaniard reaching double figures for assists in five different seasons in English football.
Andrey Arshavin – 206
Full name: Andrey Sergeevich Arshavin
Date of birth: 29 May 1981
Place of birth: Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height: 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s): Winger, Attacking midfielder
Andrey Sergeyevich Arshavin, born 29 May 1981, is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a forward or midfielder.
A somewhat misunderstood genius. Arshavin's time at
Arsenalwas mixed, to say the least, but he was in a league of his own at Zenit, notching 106 assists in 374 games for the Russian club.
Steffen Hofmann – 209
Full name: Steffen Hofmann
Date of birth: 9 September 1980
Place of birth: Würzburg, West Germany
Height: 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s): Midfielder
Steffen Hofmann, born 9 September 1980 in Würzburg, is a retired German footballer, playing most of his career for SK Rapid Wien of the Austrian Bundesliga. He played as an attacking midfielder.
Hofmann is far from a household name around the world, but he certainly is one in Vienna. The German midfielder scored 128 goals and assisted 208 in 540 games for Rapid Vienna.
Amazingly, his 25 assists came in just one Austrian Bundesliga season back in 2007/08.
Stefen Hoffman is perhaps the least known player on the list. That perhaps has a lot to do with how he has not played at the most popular clubs in the world. The attacking midfielder, however, started his career at
Bayern Munich.
He joined Rapid Wien, commonly known as Rapid Vienna in 2002. He then left the club in 2005 only to return back within a year. Following his comeback, Hoffman kicked on at Rapid Vienna for the next 12 years till his retirement.
The attacking midfielder racked up 209 assists from 609 games for club and was also the Austrian footballer of the year on 2 occasions; in 2004 and 2009.
The diminutive midfielder holds a rare distinction in so far as he has never been sent off in his career that almost spanned two decades. The right footed midfielder used to find the net quite frequently as well, scoring 151 goals in his career for both club and country.
Thomas Muller – 296
Full name: Thomas Müller
Date of birth: 13 September 1989
Place of birth: Weilheim in Oberbayern, West Germany
Height: 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s): Attacking midfielder, forward
Thomas Muller, born 13 September 1989, is a German professional footballer who plays for
Bundesligaclub Bayern Munich and the
Germany national team.
A versatile player, Muller plays as a midfielder or forward, and has been deployed in a variety of attacking roles – as an attacking midfielder, second striker, and center forward and on either wing.
Thomas Müller is a name the streets will never forget. Müller's playing style is deceptive more than it is flattering or easy on the eye. However, the fact that he is one of the best technicians in the modern game is unquestionable.
A World Cup winner with Germany, Thomas Müller set a joint record for most assists in a single Bundesliga season with 21. He is among the footballers who have provided the most assists ever in football history.
He has been playing for Bayern since the beginning of his career and despite being constantly linked with a move away owing to the steady and relentless stream of attention that he gathers, he continues to be loyal to the Bavarians.
Franck Ribery – 249
Full name: Franck Henry Pierre Ribéry
Date of birth: 7 April 1983
Place of birth: Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Height: 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s): Winger
, born 7 April 1983, is a former French professional footballer. He primarily played as a winger, preferably on the left side, and is known for his pace, energy, skill, and precise passing.
Ribery was undoubtedly one of the footballing greats of all time.
Ribery has stacked up a whopping 249 assists in his career. Ribery formed an incomparable partnership with fellow winger Arjen Robben and helped Bayern Munich dominate European football for a short while in the past decade.
The 39-year-old former French international started his professional career with French club Boulogne and had brief spells at Olympique Ales, Brest, Metz,
Galatasarayand Marseille before joining Bayern Munich in 2007 and spending the next 12 years of his career with the Bavarians.
Ribery also notched 21 assists in a single Bundesliga campaign back in 2011/12, with the Frenchman hitting double figures for Bayern in six separate seasons to be rightly listed as the football players with most assists of all time.
Kevin De Bruyne – 268
Full name: Xavier Hernández Creus
Date of birth: 25 January 1980
Place of birth: Terrassa, Spain
Height: 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s): Midfielder
Xavier Hernández Creus, born 25 January 1980, nicknamed Xavi, is a Spanish football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Barcelona.
No player on this list has ever delivered more assists in a single season in one of Europe's top five leagues than Xavi.
In 2008/09, the Spaniard supplied 23 goals for his Barcelona colleagues, outrageous. Arguably the best central midfielder of the 21st century and part of the best international team since the turn of the millennium, Xavi's presence on this list could be done with quite soon but his presence in the hall of fame shall be eternal.
Such is his legacy that you couldn't fathom any side dominating oppositions just as well as a team without Xavi in central midfield.
The Spanish legend racked up 23 assists in the 2008/09 season for Barcelona and it is a record that hasn't been broken till now to be among the
football players with most assists of all time
.
Xavi is also the first player to set up a goal each in two consecutive Euro Cup finals. A product of the famed La Masia academy, he has played a club record 700 games for Barcelona and is the recipient of IFHSS World Best Playmaker award 4 times- in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011.
Cesc Fabregas – 252
Full name: Francesc Fàbregas Soler
Date of birth: 4 May 1987
Place of birth: Arenys de Mar, Spain
Height: 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s): Midfielder
Francesc "Cesc" Fàbregas Soler, born 4 May 1987, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Como.
Fabregas has hit double-figures for assists in nine seasons during his career, including 19 in the 2014/15 campaign with
Chelsea. He is among the football players with most assists ever.
Yet another product of La Masia and a constant presence in a couple of the most entertaining sides in world football, Cesc Fabregas was an assist machine over the course of his career where he represented clubs like Arsenal, Barcelona and Chelsea.
Fabregas has racked up more than 10 assists in 9 seasons and even registered 19 assists in a single season for Jose Mourinho's Chelsea side that won the Premier League in the 2014/15 season.
Though his much awaited return to Barcelona did not exactly meet the heights expected, he still had a memorable time at the club and there is no denying that he has had a stellar career.
Fabregas was also the player that assisted Iniesta's World Cup final goal against Netherlands, which ultimately proved to be the difference between the two sides on the night.
Angel Di Maria – 276
As many football fans expect, the 2 beasts of football, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, have dominated this part of the sport as well as the scoring records. However, Thomas Muller stands in 2nd place after Lionel Messi and CR7 stands 5th.
Lionel Messi, has recorded the most assists in football history since the beginning of the 21st century, ahead of Thomas Muller and Luis Suarez, and his eternal rival, Cristiano Ronaldo.
Messi, has registered 388 assists to his name. Messi has provided 304 assists for Blaugrana, and 55 with the Argentinean national team's shirt.
Apart from Thomas Muller with 296, he is ahead of Gremio striker,
Luis Suarez, who has created 282 goals for his teammates.
Messi's astounding number of assists, as well as his consistency with which he has provided them through more than 15 years of professional career, is what set him apart from the others on the list of players with most assists in football history.
On the other hand, Ronaldo's assist record is something which is of high importance in the never-ending 'Messi vs Ronaldo' battle.
Mesut Ozil, Angel Di Maria, Cesc Fabregas, and Xavi are other names, all the midfielders, and that shows the greatness of what Messi, Suarez and Ronaldo have done in terms of providing goals, given that they are prolific goal scorers with lots of bright scoring records.
Most of the mentioned players are still active and can add to the number of assists that they have provided.
Full name: Kevin De Bruyne
Date of birth: 28 June 1991
Place of birth: Drongen, Belgium
Height: 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s): Midfielder
Kevin De Bruyne, born 28 June 1991, is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Belgian national team.
De Bruyne is widely considered to be one of the best players in the world and has often been described as a talented footballer, and one of the most creative players of his generation. He has a perfect vision with astonishing ability in precise wide range passes.
De Bruyne is level with his midfield partner-in-crime but in far fewer games. The Belgian's record of 0.38 assists per game is level with Neymar in second place. He is also considered one of the footballers who have provided the most assists ever in football history.
Xavi – 237
Full name: Ángel Fabián Di María
Date of birth: 14 February 1988
Place of birth: Rosario, Argentina
Height: 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s): Winger, Attacking midfielder
, born 14 February 1988, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Juventus and the Argentina national team. He can play as either a winger or attacking midfielder.
Even during his tumultuous season with United, Di Maria managed 11 assists in 27 Premier League games, some effort that. He is among the
football players with most assists ever
in leagues and in the world.
Real Madrid's best player in the 2013/14 season was sold to Manchester United in the summer doesn't make much sense in any respect except the economical one.
After initially thriving in the Premier League, the Argentine international seemed to have lost his mojo and exited Manchester United the following summer.
Even in that season, Di Maria picked up 11 assists from 27. Subsequently, it didn't take him much time to gain his mojo back after finding his feet in Ligue 1 playing alongside some of the world's finest players at Paris Saint-Germain.
Di Maria is an exceptional player who has transitioned to a more centrally attacking role in the later years after being a menacing presence in the wing in the early part of his career.
Mesut Ozil – 261
Full name: Mesut Özil
Date of birth: 15 October 1988
Place of birth: Gelsenkirchen, West Germany
Height: 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s): Attacking midfielder
, born 15 October 1988, is a German professional footballer who plays for Istanbul Basaksehir
as an attacking midfielder, but can also be deployed as a winger. Ozil will retire from football after his contract is terminated.
He is renowned for his technical skills and creativity; due to his agility, finesse and versatility as an attacking midfielder.
Ozil’s career may be petering out, but Ozil's stats speak for himself, with the German's record of 0.39 assists per game the best on this list.
The Ozil assisting memes couldn't possibly have missed any football enthusiasts in the era of social media. Yet another regret of Real Madrid's, Ozil was forced to call it a day on his burgeoning Real Madrid career due to some baffling top level management decisions.
One man's loss is another man's gain and it was Premier League club Arsenal that benefited from providing a nest for one of the best playmakers of this generation. The German World Cup winner is one of the best attacking midfielders of the 21st century and his stats are a testament to that.
Though he has faded of late, Ozil has had an outstanding career. His assist rate of 0.39 is the best among all the other players who have made it to this list. He is among the football players with most assists ever.
His stunning goals on one night against Norwich City in the Premier League is the stuff of dreams.
Cristiano Ronaldo – 266
Full name: Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
Date of birth: 5 February 1985
Place of birth: Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Height: 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s): Forward
dos Santos Aveiro GOIH ComM, born 5 February 1985, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Al Nassr and the Portugal national team.
Ronaldo's assist record is criminally underrated. Yes, he may not be as much of a 'team player' as some, but the stats simply do not lie. He is rightly the second on the list of the players with the MOST assists in football history.
Cristiano Ronaldo's detractors would like to keep reiterating that the Portuguese legend is not a team player. That it is hearsay not based on evidence should be clear to any football fan who has watched him tear apart defenses in England, Spain and now, Italy.
Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest to have ever played the game and after rising to fame at Manchester United, he truly blossomed into one of the greatest of all time at Real Madrid.
Always hungry for challenges and built like no other footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo, at the age of 37, continues to be one of the best players in the world. The 5 time Ballon d'Or award winner is currently at Al Nassr and even there, in a star studded team, he is the best player by a mile.
Luis Suarez – 282
Full name: Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz
Date of birth: 24 January 1987 (age 34)
Place of birth: Salto, Uruguay
Height: 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s): Striker, Winger
Luis Alberto Suarez Diaz, born 24 January 1987, is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Gremio and the Uruguay national team.
Luis Suarez is easily one of the three best strikers of the last decade and alongside Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr., he formed the most deadly attacking trio of the 21st century at Barcelona.
An absolutely lethal finisher, Suarez is also a great all-round technician as evidenced by his place on this distinguished podium.
An out-and-out striker should not have 250+ assists to their name, impressive numbers, but he is the third on the list of the players with the MOST assists in football history.
Suarez has registered a whopping 282 assists for both club and country over the course of his career which is outrageous for a striker. He is undoubtedly one of those players who is deserving of the tag of complete forward.
Suarez is tricky, can beat a defender in the blink of an eye, and packs a mean strike in his right foot and is one of the reasons why Barcelona's domination in Europe extended into the 2nd decade of the 21st century.
Lionel Messi – 388
Full name: Lionel Andrés Messi
Date of birth: 24 June 1987
Place of birth: Rosario, Argentina
Height: 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s): Forward
, born 24 June 1987, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains both PSG and the Argentina national team.
In his La Liga campaigns with Barcelona, Messi's assist tally has been in double-figures. There aren't enough superlatives in the English language to describe this guy. He is undoubtedly, the first on the list of the
players with the MOST assists in football history
.
I guess the gulf in numbers speaks for itself as we greet the man who tops the list. A footballing genius has captured the imaginations of all football fans since the day he stepped on to the field at Camp Nou as a teenage understudy to some of the modern day greats like Ronaldinho.
The diminutive Argentine is a wizard like no other and is arguably the best forward of his generation. Lionel Messi is all the things a good attacker needs to be. He has impeccable vision, is the best dribber in the world and has an eye for goal that constantly causes our jaws to drop in awe.
A 7 time recipient of the Ballon d'Or, Lionel Messi has bagged almost all the big honors in the game including a World Cup.
Up to date, Lionel Messi has provided 388 assists for Barcelona and Argentina combined.
Specifically, 304 for Barca, 29 for PSG and 55 for Albiceleste. This is a total of 388 assists by the age of 35.
It is interesting that Diego Maradona in his whole career provided no more than 30 assists for Argentina, while Leo Messi has given 55 and has at least one or two years still to play for Argentina National team.
Based on the above, stats of which you readers can check for yourselves in worth trusty sites on the internet, it is easy for most people to understand why Lionel Messi is considered the top assist provider in football/soccer history. Adding his completed passes, chances created and key passes we can all realize that we are talking about the greatest playmaker of all time.
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