Top 50 best passers ranked by most key passes in European football leagues (Season 2022/23) – 06.07.2023
Top 50 best passers ranked by most key passes
in European football leagues (Season 2022/23)
- Date: 06.07.2023
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best passers ranked by most key passes in European football leagues (Season 2022/23)
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 | Bruno Fernandes Manchester United, 28, M(CLR) | 119 |
| 2 | Kieran Trippier Newcastle, 32, D(LR),M(R) | 110 |
| 3 | Rémy Cabella Lille, 33, M(CLR),FW | 101 |
| 4 | Jonas Hofmann Borussia M.Gladbach, 30, D(R),M(CLR) | 99 |
| 5 | Benjamin Bourigeaud Rennes, 29, M(CLR) | 98 |
| 6 | Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City, 31, M(CLR),FW | 98 |
| 7 | Lionel Messi Paris Saint-Germain, 35, AM(CR),FW | 93 |
| 8 | Franck Honorat Brest, 26, M(LR),FW | 89 |
| 9 | Branco van den Boomen Toulouse, 27, DMC | 88 |
| 10 | Joshua Kimmich Bayern Munich, 28, D(CR),DMC,M(R) | 86 |
| 11 | Antoine Griezmann Atletico Madrid, 32, AM(CLR),FW | 84 |
| 12 | Piotr Zielinski Napoli, 29, M(CLR) | 84 |
| 13 | Cristiano Biraghi Fiorentina, 30, D(L),M(L) | 83 |
| 14 | Iago Aspas Celta Vigo, 35, AM(CR),FW | 83 |
| 15 | Pascal Groß Brighton, 31, D(R),M(CR),FW | 80 |
| 16 | Martin Ødegaard Arsenal, 24, AM(CR) | 76 |
| 17 | Bukayo Saka Arsenal, 21, D(L),M(CLR) | 75 |
| 18 | James Ward-Prowse Southampton, 28, M(CR) | 74 |
| 19 | Gumbau Elche, 28, DMC | 73 |
| 20 | Julian Brandt Borussia Dortmund, 27, M(CLR),FW | 73 |
| 21 | Sergi Darder Espanyol, 29, M(CL) | 73 |
| 22 | Michael Olise Crystal Palace, 21, AM(CLR) | 72 |
| 23 | Dominik Szoboszlai RB Leipzig, 22, AM(CLR) | 71 |
| 24 | Trent Alexander-Arnold Liverpool, 24, D(R),M(R) | 71 |
| 25 | Florian Kainz FC Koln, 30, AM(CLR) | 70 |
| 26 | Hakan Çalhanoglu Inter, 29, M(CLR),FW | 70 |
| 27 | Lorenzo Pellegrini Roma, 26, M(CL) | 70 |
| 28 | James Maddison Leicester, 26, AM(CLR) | 69 |
| 29 | Kevin Stöger Bochum, 29, M(CL) | 68 |
| 30 | Przemyslaw Frankowski Lens, 28, D(R),M(CLR) | 68 |
| 31 | Borna Sosa VfB Stuttgart, 25, D(L),M(L) | 67 |
| 32 | Enzo Le Fée Lorient, 23, M(CLR) | 67 |
| 33 | Rayan Cherki Lyon, 19, AM(CLR) | 67 |
| 34 | Solly March Brighton, 28, M(CLR) | 67 |
| 35 | Filip Kostic Juventus, 30, M(LR),FW | 66 |
| 36 | Isi Palazón Rayo Vallecano, 28, AM(R) | 66 |
| 37 | Luis Alberto Lazio, 30, AM(CL),FW | 66 |
| 38 | Morgan Gibbs-White Nottingham Forest, 23, AM(CLR),FW | 66 |
| 39 | Junya Ito Reims, 30, AM(LR),FW | 65 |
| 40 | Mohamed Salah Liverpool, 30, AM(CLR),FW | 65 |
| 41 | Alex Iwobi Everton, 27, M(CLR) | 64 |
| 42 | Vinícius Júnior Real Madrid, 22, AM(L),FW | 64 |
| 43 | Aleix García Girona, 25, DMC | 63 |
| 44 | Nikola Vlasic Torino, 25, AM(CLR),FW | 63 |
| 45 | Sandro Tonali AC Milan, 23, DMC | 62 |
| 46 | Armand Laurienté Sassuolo, 24, AM(LR),FW | 61 |
| 47 | Son Heung-Min Tottenham, 30, M(CLR),FW | 61 |
| 48 | Andreas Pereira Fulham, 27, M(CLR) | 60 |
| 49 | Maxence Caqueret Lyon, 23, DMC | 60 |
| 50 | Aleksandr Golovin Monaco, 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 2022/23).
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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.
