Top 5 defenders with most assists in Premier League history 

3. Ian Harte - 36 assists

Harte played for Sunderland, Reading and Leeds United in the Premier League.

At number three we have yet another left-back in former Ireland international Ian Harte, who was known for his goalscoring abilities as much as he was renowned for his ability to set up goals for his teammates.

A magical night at Elland Road 💫🗓️ #OTD in 2001, Leeds beat Deportivo 3-0 with goals from Ian Harte, Alan Smith & @rioferdy5 👏#UCL | #ThrowbackThursday | @LUFC pic.twitter.com/0bAeoZ1hwE

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) April 4, 2019

Harte had a sweet left-foot on him and produced some astonishing long-range goals throughout his career. He was also a set-piece specialist, which explains why he has almost the same number of goals and assists.

He has 36 assists and 28 goals to his name in 237 Premier League appearances, with the bulk of his offensive contribution coming during his time with Leeds United.

He enjoyed the best spell of his career at the turn of the century as he bagged a career-best seven assists in the 1998-99 term, followed by five more in the 1999-2000 season and six in the 2000-01 campaign. He also scored 18 goals in the same period, most of them resulting from set-piece situations.