Football players with the most assist in each year: A playmaker is one of the most important players of a team. There have been many great playmakers over the years.
Here’s the list of the players with the most assist from a team playing in one of Europe’s top five leagues in every completed year from 2000 onwards, according to Transfermarkt:
Here’s the list of the football players with the most assist in each year of the 21st century
2000 | Luis Figo (Barcelona/Real Madrid) 25 assists
Games played: 48
2001 | Luis Figo (Real Madrid) – 20 assists
Games played: 53
2002 | Luis Figo (Real Madrid) – 20 assists
Games played: 20
2003 | Thierry Henry (Arsenal) – 28 assists
Games played: 51
2004 | Deco (Porto/Barcelona) – 23 assists
Games played: 48
2005 | Ronaldinho (Barcelona) – 24 assists
Games played: 44
2006 | Juninho (Lyon) – 24 assists
Games played: 44
2007 | Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) – 20 assists
Games played: 50
2008 | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – 18 assists
Games played: 40
2009 | Mesut Ozil (Werder Bremen) – 28 assists
Games played: 41
2010 | Mesut Ozil (Werder Bremen/Real Madrid) – 23 assists
Games played: 46
2011 | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – 29 assists
Games played: 54
2012 | Eden Hazard (Lille/Chelsea) – 30 assists
Games played: 52
2013 | Mesut Ozil (Real Madrid/Arsenal) – 25 assists
Games played: 51
2014 | Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) – 25 assists
Games played: 48
2015 | Kevin De Bruyne (Wolfsburg/Manchester City) – 28 assists
Games played: 54
2016 | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – 28 assists
Games played: 51
2017 | Neymar (Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain) – 27 assists
Games played: 47
2018 | Luis Suarez (Barcelona) – 27 assists
Games played: 50
2019 | Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) – 23 assists
Games played: 47
2020 | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – 26 assists
Games played: 44
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