Top 50 best passers ranked by most key passes in European football leagues (Season 2018/19)
Top 50 best passers ranked by most key passes
in European football leagues (Season 2018/19)
- Date: 23.07.2019
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- Top 50 best passers ranked by most key passes in European football leagues (Season 2018/19)
Who finished the season as the top passer ranked by most key passes in European football leagues?
It’s easy to count key passes, but who are really the best passer? Who makes the most impact on their team?
Key passing is a lost art form in football, but these players on the list try to keep the tradition going.
There are thousands of relevant statistics that we could take away from the season, and some would argue that the most important statistic is the one that tells us who’s at the top of the league.
But today we are looking at the top 50 passers ranked by most key passes in European football leagues. Who has made the most key passes? And how many? Let’s see.
| R | Player | KP |
| 1 | Alejandro Gómez Atalanta, 31, M(CL),FW | 112 |
| 2 | Memphis Depay Lyon, 25, AM(CL),FW | 112 |
| 3 | James Maddison Leicester, 22, AM(CLR) | 100 |
| 4 | Eden Hazard Chelsea, 28, M(CLR),FW | 98 |
| 5 | Suso AC Milan, 25, AM(CLR),FW | 98 |
| 6 | Rodrigo de Paul Udinese, 25, AM(CLR),FW | 98 |
| 7 | Ryan Fraser Bournemouth, 25, M(CLR) | 93 |
| 8 | Lionel Messi Barcelona, 31, AM(CR),FW | 92 |
| 9 | Julian Brandt Bayer Leverkusen, 23, M(CLR),FW | 86 |
| 10 | Téji Savanier Nimes, 27, DMC | 86 |
| 11 | Jony Deportivo Alaves, 27, AM(LR) | 85 |
| 12 | Valentin Rongier Nantes, 24, M(C) | 85 |
| 13 | Hakan Calhanoglu AC Milan, 25, M(CLR),FW | 84 |
| 14 | João Moutinho Wolverhampton Wanderers, 32, M(C) | 84 |
| 15 | Dimitri Payet Marseille, 32, M(CLR) | 83 |
| 16 | Joshua Kimmich Bayern Munich, 24, D(CR),DMC | 82 |
| 17 | Max Kruse Werder Bremen, 31, M(CLR),FW | 82 |
| 18 | Daniel Parejo Valencia, 30, M(C) | 81 |
| 19 | Kerem Demirbay Hoffenheim, 25, AM(C) | 80 |
| 20 | Willian Chelsea, 30, AM(CLR) | 79 |
| 21 | Jordan Veretout Fiorentina, 26, M(C) | 77 |
| 22 | Luis Alberto Lazio, 26, AM(CL),FW | 77 |
| 23 | Flavien Tait Angers, 26, AM(CLR) | 75 |
| 24 | Antoine Griezmann Atletico Madrid, 28, AM(CLR),FW | 74 |
| 25 | Gylfi Sigurdsson Everton, 29, M(CLR),FW | 74 |
| 26 | Christian Eriksen Tottenham, 27, M(CLR) | 73 |
| 27 | David Silva Manchester City, 33, M(CLR) | 73 |
| 28 | Thorgan Hazard Borussia M.Gladbach, 26, AM(CLR),FW | 73 |
| 29 | José Callejón Napoli, 32, M(LR) | 72 |
| 30 | Miralem Pjanic Juventus, 29, M(C) | 72 |
| 31 | Naim Sliti Dijon, 26, AM(CL) | 72 |
| 32 | Santi Cazorla Villarreal, 34, M(CLR) | 72 |
| 33 | Bernardo Silva Manchester City, 24, AM(CLR) | 71 |
| 34 | Lucas Digne Everton, 25, D(L) | 71 |
| 35 | Nicolas Pepe Lille, 24, AM(R),FW | 70 |
| 36 | Wahbi Khazri Saint-Etienne, 28, M(CLR),FW | 70 |
| 37 | Dries Mertens Napoli, 32, AM(CLR),FW | 69 |
| 38 | Florent Mollet Montpellier, 27, AM(CL) | 68 |
| 39 | Joan Jordán Eibar, 24, M(C) | 68 |
| 40 | Mohamed Salah Liverpool, 26, AM(CLR),FW | 68 |
| 41 | Pablo Sarabia Sevilla, 27, D(L),M(CLR) | 68 |
| 42 | Raheem Sterling Manchester City, 24, M(CLR),FW | 66 |
| 43 | Duván Zapata Atalanta, 28, FW | 65 |
| 44 | Felipe Anderson West Ham, 26, M(CLR),FW | 65 |
| 45 | Matteo Politano Inter, 25, AM(LR),FW | 65 |
| 46 | Jadon Sancho Borussia Dortmund, 19, AM(LR) | 64 |
| 47 | Josip Ilicic Atalanta, 31, AM(CLR),FW | 64 |
| 48 | Lorenzo Insigne Napoli, 28, AM(CL),FW | 64 |
| 49 | Toni Kroos Real Madrid, 29, M(C) | 64 |
| 50 | Aarón Martín Mainz 05, 22, D(L) | 63 |
KP = Key Passes
* A list of the top 50 best passers ranked by most key passes in European football leagues (Season 2018/19).
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