The Top Assisters in Europe's Top 5 Leagues: Xavi on the Podium
Our football artist with the third most assists in Europe's top leagues | No other U21 player had so many assists
An eye for the special moment!
They lay the ball out, work the ball forward and have a feel for the deadly pass: top assist providers! Xavi boasted 13 assists in the Bundesliga last season - only two players in the best leagues in the world have recorded more assists than the attacking midfielder from RB Leipzig. No one among the U21s could hold a candle to him.
Find out where Xavi landed in the top 5 leagues in Europe and which Red Bull is the Bundesliga record holder here.
Xavi takes off – literally!
The Top Assisters in Europe
1.) 14 Assists
- Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)
- Alex Baena (FC Villarreal)
3.) 13 Assists
- Xavi (RB Leipzig)
- Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)
- Marcus Thuram (Inter Mailand)
- Jan-Niklas Beste (1. FC Heidenheim)
7.) 12 Assists
- Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao)
- Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)
- Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund)
Top Goals of the Season
Forsberg is the Bundesliga’s all-time number one
In RB Leipzig's first Bundesliga season, Emil Forsberg set a historic record that has not been beaten to date. In 2016/17, the Swedish international managed 22 assists in one season. Only Thomas Müller (FC Bayern Munich) came close to Emil's record three times in a row (21 assists each), but was unable to beat it. As a result, the attacking midfielder also leads the list of RB Leipzig's top assist providers in the Bundesliga.
The best Bundesliga assisters per season
- 2023/24 | Xavi (13)
- 2022/23 | Dominik Szoboszlai (8)
- 2021/22 | Christopher Nkunku (15)
- 2020/21 | Dani Olmo (10)
- 2019/20 | Christopher Nkunku (15)
- 2018/19 | Timo Werner (9)
- 2017/18 | Timo Werner (8)
- 2016/17 | Emil Forsberg (22)
