Top 50 best passers ranked by most key passes in European football leagues (Season 2021/22) – 05.07.2022
Top 50 best passers ranked by most key passes
in European football leagues (Season 2021/22)
- Date: 05.07.2022
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best passers ranked by most key passes in European football leagues (Season 2021/22)
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 | Benjamin Bourigeaud Rennes, 28, M(CLR) | 122 |
| 2 | Iker Muniain Athletic Bilbao, 29, AM(CLR) | 107 |
| 3 | Dimitri Payet Marseille, 35, M(CLR),FW | 99 |
| 4 | Trent Alexander-Arnold Liverpool, 23, D(R),M(R) | 90 |
| 5 | Bruno Fernandes Manchester United, 27, M(CLR) | 89 |
| 6 | Hakan Calhanoglu Inter, 28, M(CLR),FW | 88 |
| 7 | Filip Kostic Eintracht Frankfurt, 29, M(LR),FW | 87 |
| 8 | Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City, 30, M(CLR),FW | 87 |
| 9 | Nabil Fekir Real Betis, 28, AM(CLR),FW | 84 |
| 10 | Thomas Müller Bayern Munich, 32, M(CLR),FW | 84 |
| 11 | David Raum Hoffenheim, 24, D(L),M(LR) | 83 |
| 12 | Gerard Deulofeu Udinese, 28, AM(CLR),FW | 83 |
| 13 | Domenico Berardi Sassuolo, 27, AM(R),FW | 82 |
| 14 | Joshua Kimmich Bayern Munich, 27, D(CR),DMC,M(R) | 80 |
| 15 | Antonio Candreva Sampdoria, 35, M(CLR) | 78 |
| 16 | Martin Ødegaard Arsenal, 23, AM(CR) | 77 |
| 17 | Jonathan Clauss Lens, 29, D(R),M(R) | 74 |
| 18 | Cristiano Biraghi Fiorentina, 29, D(L),M(L) | 72 |
| 19 | Son Heung-Min Tottenham, 29, M(CLR),FW | 72 |
| 20 | James Ward-Prowse Southampton, 27, M(CR) | 71 |
| 21 | Jonas Hofmann Borussia M.Gladbach, 29, M(CLR) | 70 |
| 22 | Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain, 23, AM(LR),FW | 70 |
| 23 | Bukayo Saka Arsenal, 20, D(L),M(CLR) | 68 |
| 24 | Christian Günter Freiburg, 29, D(L),M(L) | 68 |
| 25 | Lorenzo Pellegrini Roma, 25, M(C) | 68 |
| 26 | Razvan Marin Cagliari, 26, M(C) | 68 |
| 27 | Vinícius Júnior Real Madrid, 21, AM(L),FW | 68 |
| 28 | Daniel Parejo Villarreal, 33, M(C) | 66 |
| 29 | Moses Simon Nantes, 26, M(CLR),FW | 66 |
| 30 | Vincenzo Grifo Freiburg, 29, AM(CL) | 66 |
| 31 | Luis Alberto Lazio, 29, AM(CL),FW | 65 |
| 32 | Raphinha Leeds, 25, AM(LR),FW | 65 |
| 33 | Sergio Canales Real Betis, 31, M(CLR) | 65 |
| 34 | Christopher Nkunku RB Leipzig, 24, M(CLR),FW | 64 |
| 35 | Nicolò Barella Inter, 25, AM(C) | 64 |
| 36 | Gianluca Caprari Verona, 28, AM(CLR),FW | 63 |
| 37 | Lionel Messi Paris Saint-Germain, 34, AM(CR),FW | 63 |
| 38 | Lorenzo Insigne Napoli, 30, AM(CL),FW | 63 |
| 39 | Mohamed Salah Liverpool, 29, AM(CLR),FW | 63 |
| 40 | Josip Brekalo Torino, 23, AM(CLR),FW | 62 |
| 41 | Karim Benzema Real Madrid, 34, FW | 62 |
| 42 | Téji Savanier Montpellier, 30, M(C) | 62 |
| 43 | Borna Sosa VfB Stuttgart, 24, D(L),M(L) | 61 |
| 44 | Neymar Paris Saint-Germain, 30, AM(CLR),FW | 61 |
| 45 | Luis Muriel Atalanta, 31, AM(CL),FW | 60 |
| 46 | Moussa Diaby Bayer Leverkusen, 22, M(CLR) | 60 |
| 47 | Óscar Trejo Rayo Vallecano, 34, M(CLR) | 60 |
| 48 | Pascal Groß Brighton, 30, M(CR),FW | 60 |
| 49 | Yacine Adli Bordeaux, 21, M(C) | 60 |
| 50 | Bernardo Silva Manchester City, 27, M(CLR),FW | 59 |
KP = Key Passes
* A list of the top 50 best passers ranked by most key passes in European football leagues (Season 2021/22).
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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.
