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The final pass before a goal. It's become a major stat for measuring creativity alongside goals. Different competitions count it slightly differently - some include rebounds off your shot, others don't. There's also pre-assists (the pass before the assist) and expected assists (xA) for the analytics crowd. De Bruyne and Messi rack up assists at the same rate some players score.
Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne jointly hold the Premier League record with 20 assists for Henry in the 2002/03 season and 20 assists for KDB in the 2019/20 season. Legends of the game.
The Assistant
Feb 7, 2026
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