Assist Leaders — Year 2021

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Data updated 12 May 2026, 03:34

Rank	Player	Club	Goals	Assists	G+A	Matches	Minutes
1	Thomas Müller	Bayern Munich	13	26	39	48	3897
2	Filip Kostić	Eintracht Frankfurt	7	21	28	42	3698
3	Bruno Fernandes	Manchester United	19	17	36	57	4573
4	Kylian Mbappé	Paris Saint Germain	41	16	57	53	4288
5	Marco Reus	Borussia Dortmund	14	16	30	52	4120
6	Leroy Sané	Bayern Munich	16	16	32	51	3495
7	Trent Alexander-Arnold	Liverpool	4	15	19	50	4109
8	Duván Zapata	Atalanta	25	15	40	54	3611
9	Moussa Diaby	Bayer Leverkusen	13	15	28	46	3413
10	Dani Parejo	Villarreal	2	14	16	57	4675
11	Lorenzo Insigne	Napoli	19	14	33	50	3849
12	Dimitri Payet	Marseille	13	14	27	43	3311
13	Florian Wirtz	Bayer Leverkusen	11	14	25	41	3010
14	Christopher Nkunku	RB Leipzig	19	13	32	49	3824
15	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	34	13	47	44	3813
16	Piotr Zieliński	Napoli	14	13	27	54	3615
17	Jonathan Clauss	Lens	5	13	18	43	3319
18	Gerard Moreno	Villarreal	30	13	43	45	3275
19	Toni Kroos	Real Madrid	5	13	18	41	3022
20	Jorge De Frutos	Levante	4	13	17	43	3005
21	Karim Benzema	Real Madrid	37	12	49	49	4070
22	Jordi Alba	Barcelona	4	12	16	49	4066
23	Nicolò Barella	Inter	3	12	15	51	4028
24	Riyad Mahrez	Manchester City	19	12	31	62	3267
25	Jarrod Bowen	West Ham	8	12	20	48	3235

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Year Progress

Cumulative Assists for the leading players.

Thomas Müller (26) Filip Kostić (21) Bruno Fernandes (17) Kylian Mbappé (16) Leroy Sané (16)

About this ranking

Assist leader rankings isolate chance creation so you can compare who is setting up goals most often across Europe's top leagues, UEFA competitions, and selected domestic cups. This table covers calendar year 2021. Filters can switch the table by season, year, or competition.