Who is the King of Assists in Premier League?

futbalista
Nov 11, 2015
2 min read

In football, an assists is a contribution by a player which helps to score a goal. In a recent stats, Mesut Ozil, the Arsenal playmaker breaks Manchester United Legend Eric Cantona’s assists record become the King of Assists in Premier League according to Opta stats.

Mesut Ozil, the Arsenal playmaker breaks Manchester United Legend Eric Cantona’s assists record

Mesut Ozil, is the king of assists in Premier League

To qualify for the stats, players had to register a minimum of 20 assists. With that said, the 27-year-old playmaker has provided more than 20 assists (21 assists in 57 Arsenal games), and he has the best games per assist rate in the Premier League history, with one assist in every 2.71 matches, which has surpassed the previous record holder, Eric Cantona who had set up one goal in every 2.79 games.

Mesut Ozil moved to Arsenal from Real Madrid for a club-record fee of 42.5 million pounds

Ozil, who had moved to Arsenal from Real Madrid for a club-record fee of 42.5 million pounds, makes him one of the most expensive German football player. Upon his arrival, negative comments saying he is lazy have been regularly heard. Conversely, stats also suggested that he has ran further than most of his fellow teammates. Ozil’s ability to provide assists also has been backed up by another stats came from Sky Sports, which claims that since 2008, he has provided 93 assists which is only five assists behind Barcelona’s Messi.

Arsenal Legends Dennis Bergkamp and Thierry Henry make it to the top 10 assists provider in Premier League History

By looking at the top ten assist-providers chart below, Ozil is not the only Arsenal player who made to the top 10 assists provider in Premier League history. The great news for Arsenal Fans is, Arsenal legend Dennis Bergkamp (7th place) and Thierry Henry (9th place), formal Arsenal player like Cesc Fabregas (3rd place) and Jose Antonio Reyes (5th place), and lastly current Arsenal Midfielder Santi Cazorla (10th place) also make it to the top 10. In short, when it comes to assists, there is no fewer than six Arsenal players, three Manchester United players, one Manchester City player and one Chelsea player in the list. We shall see how long can Ozil stay at the top of assists in Premier League.

Best games per assist in Premier League History

Player Club Games Per Assists

Mesut Ozil Arsenal 2.71

Eric Cantona Manchester United 2.79

Cesc Fabregas Arsenal, Chelsea 2.88

David Silva Manchester City 3.21

Jose Antonio Reyes Arsenal 3.29

David Beckham Manchester United 3.31

Dennis Bergkamp Arsenal 3.35

Nani Manchester United 3.42

Thierry Henry Arsenal 3.49

Santi Cazorla Arsenal 3.52