Most Assist in Soccer History. Top assistants in football
The argentinian Lionel Messi has provided the most assists in football history. He has tallied 416 assists in his record-breaking career for club and country.
The following is a list of the football players with the most assists of all time according to the data available.*
⚽ Most assists in football
Lionel Messi (Argentina): 416 asistencias
Ferenc Puskás (Hungría/España): 404
Pelé (Brasil): 369
Johan Cruyff (Países Bajos): 358
Alexsandro de Souza (Brasil): 346
Thomas Müller (Alemania): 314
Dušan Tadić (Serbia): 302
- Kevin De Bruyne (Bélgica): 295
Luis Suárez (Uruguay): 293
Luís Figo (Portugal): 283
Ángel Di María (Argentina): 250
Franck Ribéry (Francia): 241
Diego Maradona (Argentina): 240
Mesut Özil (Alemania/Turquía): 240
Carlos Valderrama (Colombia): 237
Xavi Hernández (España): 236
Juan Román Riquelme (Argentina): 235
Cesc Fàbregas (España): 228
Zlatan Ibrahimović (Suecia): 218
Zinedine Zidane (Francia): 214
Ronaldinho (Brasil): 192
*Note: Statistics updated JUNE 2026. Assists and matches in youth categories (club or national team) and friendlies are not counted. Assists in friendlies matches with the senior national teams are counted.
The top assists in football of all time:
Sources: FIFA y Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) and Wikipedia.org
