Top 10 active footballers with most assists in world football - January 2022

10 active footballers with the most assists in world football
10 active footballers with the most assists in world football

#3 Luis Suarez - 277

Atletico Madrid v AC Milan: Group B - UEFA Champions League
Atletico Madrid v AC Milan: Group B - UEFA Champions League

Suarez left Barcelona in 2020 and joined Atletico Madrid following a fallout with the Catalans. The fiery Uruguayan rolled back the years with Atlelti, smashing 21 goals and leading the club to their first title since 2013.

While Suarez has always been a prolific goalscorer, he has his fair share of assists as well. Suarez has a total of 277 assists in his career so far. He was reportedly linked with a shock Premier League return, reuniting with Steven Gerrard at Aston Villa. However, Atletico Madrid have announced that they will not let the Uruguayan leave in January.

Suarez has seven goals and two assists in La Liga this season. The 35-year-old has recently equaled Lionel Messi’s goalscoring record in the World Cup qualifiers. Both Messi and Suarez have netted 27 goals in the qualifiers. The striker’s only goal has kept Uruguay’s World Cup hopes alive.


#2 Thomas Muller - 283

FC Bayern München v VfL Wolfsburg - Bundesliga
FC Bayern München v VfL Wolfsburg - Bundesliga

Bayern Munich have always been one of the greatest teams in Europe and Thomas Muller has had a big part to play in that. Muller has been at Bayern since he was a teenager and has won everything there is to win. The 32-year-old has won 10 Bundesliga titles, two Champions Leagues, six German Cups, and seven Super Cups with Bayern.

Muller has always had a knack for creating chances and is Bayern’s leading assists provider. Muller has provided a total of 283 assists in his career. The German has an incredible six goals and 18 assists in just 20 games in the Bundesliga this season.

Muller broke Lionel Messi’s record of most assists in a year with an incredible 32 assists in 2021. That is seven times more than any player from Europe's top five leagues. A Bayern great, Muller will forever be in the club’s hall of fame.


#1 Lionel Messi - 357

Manchester City v Paris Saint-Germain: Group A - UEFA Champions League
Manchester City v Paris Saint-Germain: Group A - UEFA Champions League

Lionel Messi takes the top spot on this list and that is hardly surprising. The diminutive Argentine has been one of the greatest footballers the world has witnessed. A prolific goal scorer and creator, Messi has often single-handedly carried Barcelona during the 18 years that he spent with the club.

Messi has a gargantuan total of 357 assists, and it looks like nobody is going to come close to the Argentine. Messi left Barca after making 778 appearances for the Catalans and signed for Paris Saint-Germain at the start of the 2021-22 season.

The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner has had a tough time with PSG and has one goal and six assists in 12 Ligue 1 appearances. We all know what the Argentine is capable of, and he is sure to make an impact sooner or later. Messi has reunited with Neymar once again and the duo are capable of taking PSG to European glory they desperately desire.

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