Kings assisting the 21st century. The winner is Messi, who has the best assists per game average in the top 5 leagues?

It’s probably no surprise that Lionel Messi, in addition to scoring a lot of goals, is also the 21st century assists king in the top five European leagues. But who has the best average of goal assists per game?

Football’s cannonballers get the biggest ovations when they are on the receiving end of most football action. But goal assists are often just as important, if not more so.

So let’s take a look at who is the best goal passer in the 21st century from Europe’s top five leagues. The winner will probably surprise few, but there is still a footballer who achieves better numbers within this statistic.

Lionel Messi scored the most goals with his accurate passing. In the Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain jersey, he has made an incredible 357 goal passes in 1028 matches.

But on his back is Manchester City brain Kevin de Bruyne with 281 assists in 685 games. That means he is achieving even better stats when you take into account the assists per game average.

The Belgian midfielder has contributed sixteen assists to the Premier League title this season. Considering that he is four years younger than his Argentine rival, he could also attack his record for total goal assists at the end of his career.

Ángel di María then finished third in the rankings, with the South American duo of Neymar and Luis Suárez rounding out the top five. Cristiano Ronaldo is also worth mentioning, in eighth place.

But with one assist in five games, the Portuguese star has the worst average of assists per game among the top ten. But it’s understandable given the fact that he has transformed himself from a world-class passer to an even better finisher over the course of his career.

Source: Livesport, Twitter – 90min