Top 50 best passers ranked by most key passes in European football leagues (Season 2020/21) – 07.07.2021
Top 50 best passers ranked by most key passes
in European football leagues (Season 2020/21)
- Date: 07.07.2021
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best passers ranked by most key passes in European football leagues (Season 2020/21)
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 | Hakan Calhanoglu AC Milan, 27, M(CLR),FW | 98 |
| 2 | Bruno Fernandes Manchester United, 26, M(CLR) | 95 |
| 3 | Memphis Depay Lyon, 27, AM(CL),FW | 94 |
| 4 | Thomas Müller Bayern Munich, 31, M(CLR),FW | 93 |
| 5 | Filip Kostic Eintracht Frankfurt, 28, M(LR),FW | 89 |
| 6 | Mason Mount Chelsea, 22, M(CLR) | 87 |
| 7 | Rodrigo de Paul Udinese, 27, AM(CLR),FW | 82 |
| 8 | Jack Grealish Aston Villa, 25, AM(CL) | 81 |
| 9 | Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City, 29, M(CLR),FW | 80 |
| 10 | Luis Alberto Lazio, 28, AM(CL),FW | 80 |
| 11 | Ruslan Malinovskiy Atalanta, 28, M(CR),FW | 78 |
| 12 | Lionel Messi Barcelona, 33, AM(CR),FW | 77 |
| 13 | Trent Alexander-Arnold Liverpool, 22, D(R),M(R) | 77 |
| 14 | Farid Boulaya Metz, 28, AM(CR),FW | 76 |
| 15 | Son Heung-Min Tottenham, 28, M(CLR),FW | 75 |
| 16 | David Ferreiro SD Huesca, 33, AM(CLR) | 73 |
| 17 | Federico Dimarco Verona, 23, D(CL),M(L) | 73 |
| 18 | Luke Shaw Manchester United, 25, D(CL),M(L) | 72 |
| 19 | Christopher Nkunku RB Leipzig, 23, M(CLR),FW | 71 |
| 20 | Ángel Di María Paris Saint-Germain, 33, M(CLR),FW | 70 |
| 21 | Pascal Groß Brighton, 29, M(CR),FW | 70 |
| 22 | Razvan Marin Cagliari, 25, DMC | 69 |
| 23 | Christian Günter Freiburg, 28, D(L),M(L) | 68 |
| 24 | Jadon Sancho Borussia Dortmund, 21, AM(CLR) | 67 |
| 25 | Léo Dubois Lyon, 26, D(LR),M(R) | 67 |
| 26 | Toni Kroos Real Madrid, 31, M(C) | 67 |
| 27 | Andrew Robertson Liverpool, 27, D(L),M(L) | 66 |
| 28 | Dimitri Payet Marseille, 34, M(CLR),FW | 66 |
| 29 | Joshua Kimmich Bayern Munich, 26, D(CR),DMC | 66 |
| 30 | Lorenzo Pellegrini Roma, 24, M(C) | 65 |
| 31 | Vincenzo Grifo Freiburg, 28, AM(CL) | 65 |
| 32 | Franck Honorat Brest, 24, M(LR) | 64 |
| 33 | Jesús Navas Sevilla, 35, D(R),M(R) | 64 |
| 34 | Jonathan Bamba Lille, 25, AM(CLR),FW | 64 |
| 35 | Raphinha Leeds, 24, AM(LR) | 64 |
| 36 | Antonio Candreva Sampdoria, 34, M(CLR) | 63 |
| 37 | Lorenzo Insigne Napoli, 30, AM(CL),FW | 63 |
| 38 | Romain Faivre Brest, 22, AM(LR) | 63 |
| 39 | Téji Savanier Montpellier, 29, M(C) | 63 |
| 40 | Iago Aspas Celta Vigo, 33, AM(CR),FW | 62 |
| 41 | Ademola Lookman Fulham, 23, AM(CLR),FW | 61 |
| 42 | Josip Ilicic Atalanta, 33, AM(CLR),FW | 61 |
| 43 | Pedro Neto Wolverhampton Wanderers, 21, AM(CLR),FW | 61 |
| 44 | Sadio Mané Liverpool, 29, AM(CLR),FW | 61 |
| 45 | James Ward-Prowse Southampton, 26, M(CR) | 60 |
| 46 | Juan Cuadrado Juventus, 33, D(R),M(CLR),FW | 60 |
| 47 | Matheus Pereira West Bromwich Albion, 25, AM(CLR) | 60 |
| 48 | Musa Barrow Bologna, 22, AM(L),FW | 60 |
| 49 | Adil Aouchiche Saint-Etienne, 18, AM(CL) | 59 |
| 50 | Benjamin Bourigeaud Rennes, 27, M(CLR) | 59 |
KP = Key Passes
* A list of the top 50 best passers ranked by most key passes in European football leagues (Season 2020/21).
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Site expert for statistical analysis and avid fan of all European football. Nikola Horvat has written for various Italian football portals and now he writes for Euro Football Rumours. He is a sports and travel aficionado and has lived in three continents – North America, South America and Europe. The languages that Nikola knows are Croatian, Serbian, Slovenian, Italian, English, and Spanish.
