In Manchester City’s 4-0 win over Southampton on 8 October 2022, Kevin De Bruyne broke the club record for most assists in the Premier League.
Since then, the Belgian star has taken his tally to 111 in just 258 appearances. His last goal was against Fulham on 11 May 2024, when he set up Josko Gvardiol to open the scoring at Craven Cottage.
In England’s top pision, he is just the fifth man to reach 100 in league history. The 32-year-old also reached that milestone in record time: he reached the 100 mark after having played at least 100 fewer games in the competition than any other player who reached the century of assists.
Still, De Bruyne has a long way to go to become the all-time top assist scorer in Premier League history.
Who has the most assists in Premier League history?
Ryan Giggs He holds the record for most assists in Premier League history. The Manchester United great provided 162 assists in 632 appearances during his 24-year senior career at the club.
Next on the list is Cesc FabregasThe former Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder gave 111 assists. DeBruyne He tied at 111 after assisting Gvardiol’s goal against Fulham.
Only two other players have achieved more than 100 in the competition: Wayne Rooneyand Frank Lampard.
Only four of the top 20 are still playing in the Premier League in 2023/24.
Premier League with the most assists of all time
| Player | Equipment) | Assists | Appearances | |
| 1. | Ryan Giggs | manchester united | 162 | 632 |
| 2. | Cesc Fabregas | Arsenal, Chelsea | 111 | 350 |
| 3. | *Kevin De Bruyne | city of manchester | 111 | 258 |
| 4. | Wayne Rooney | Everton, Manchester United | 103 | 491 |
| 5. | Frank Lampard | Chelsea, city of Manchester | 102 | 609 |
| 6. | Dennis Bergkamp | Arsenal | 94 | 315 |
| 7. | David Silva | city of manchester | 93 | 309 |
| 8. | Steven Gerrard | Liverpool | 92 | 504 |
| 9. | James Milner* | Leeds United, Newcastle United, Aston Villa, Manchester City, Liverpool, Brighton and Hove Albion | 89 | 634 |
| 10. | David Beckham | manchester united | 80 | 265 |
| eleven. | Teddy Sheringham | Tottenham, Manchester United, Portsmouth, West Ham | 76 | 418 |
| 12. | Thierry Henry | Arsenal | 74 | 258 |
| = | Christian Eriksen* | Tottenham, Brentford, Manchester United | 75 | 284 |
| 14. | Andres Cole | Newcastle United, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Fulham, Manchester City, Portsmouth, Sunderland | 73 | 414 |
| fifteen. | Young Ashley* | Watford, Aston Villa, Manchester United | 71 | 451 |
| sixteen. | Darren Anderton | Tottenham, Birmingham City | 68 | 319 |
| 17. | Gareth Barry | Aston Villa, Manchester City, Everton, West Bromwich | 64 | 653 |
| Alan Shearer | Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United | 64 | 441 | |
| 19. | Matthew Le Tissier | Southampton | 63 | 270 |
| twenty. | Nolberto Solano | Newcastle United, Aston Villa, West Ham United | 62 | 302 |
*Denotes active player still in the Premier League.
Most assists in a Premier League season
He The most assists by a player in a single Premier League season is 20..
Thierry Henry He was the first man to reach that figure, he did so in the 2002/03 season (in which he also scored 24 goals, only behind Ruud van Nistelrooy with 25). Kevin De Bruyne He then matched the former Arsenal star by registering 20 assists for Man City in 2019/20.
Registered de Bruyne 16 assists in 2022/23, five less of a new record.
Most assists in a Premier League match
He The most assists by a player in a single Premier League match is four (4). Seven players have achieved it, and four of them were playing for Arsenal at the time.
The first was Dennis Bergkampwho provided four assists in the Gunners’ 5-0 victory over Leicester City in February 1999. It was not until 2006 that the feat was repeated, this time by Jose Antonio Reyes in Arsenal’s 7-0 win over Middlesbroughwhen Henry scored a hat-trick to equal Cliff Bastin’s record of 150 league goals for the club.
Cesc Fabregas He had four assists for Arsene Wenger’s side, who recovered from a fourth-minute Steven Nzonzi goal to beat Blackburn Rovers 6-2 in October 2009. Three years later, the former striker Emmanuel Adebayor He scored four goals in the first half alone and Tottenham beat Newcastle 5-0.
Order was restored the following May, when an Arsenal star became the fifth player to record four assists in a Premier League match: this time, Santi Cazorla helping the Gunners 4-1 victory over Wigan Athletic who saw his opponents relegated.
It would be another seven years until Harry Kane He assisted all four of Son Heung-min’s goals as Tottenham defeated Southampton 5-2. Then in August 2021, Pablo Pogba He became the first player not wearing a Spurs or Arsenal shirt to record four assists in a game in Manchester United’s 5-1 victory over Leeds United.
Indeed, the French star reached seven assists in his first four games for United in 2021/22, prompting suggestions that he could be the first man to reach 21 in a single season, but he only scored two more goals in the England’s top flight before. Returning to Juventus on a free transfer.
What is an assistance?
In American football, an assist is awarded to the player who makes the final pass before a teammate scores a goal. It could be a defense-splitting pass, a precise cross or just a simple push of the ball to the side (see Sergio Busquets ‘helping’ Lionel Messi score against Real Madrid in 2011).
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However, assistance does not have to be intentional. For example, if a player scores a goal after the ball bounces kindly to him after hitting the back of his teammate’s head, that teammate will be credited with setting up the goal.
However, a player does not receive an official assist if he wins a penalty for another to score, nor if the opposing goalkeeper saves a shot and a teammate scores from the rebound.
