Top 50 best passers ranked by most key passes in European football leagues (Season 2022/23) – 23.04.2023
Top 50 best passers ranked by most key passes
in European football leagues (Season 2022/23)
- Date: 23.04.2023
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best passers ranked by most key passes in European football leagues (Season 2022/23)
Who will finish 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 so far, 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 of the season so far. Who has made the most key passes so far this season? And how many? Let’s see.
| R | Player | KP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City, 31, M(CLR),FW | 90 |
| 2 | Bruno Fernandes Manchester United, 28, M(CLR) | 88 |
| 3 | Kieran Trippier Newcastle, 32, D(LR),M(R) | 86 |
| 4 | Jonas Hofmann Borussia M.Gladbach, 30, D(R),M(CLR) | 79 |
| 5 | Branco van den Boomen Toulouse, 27, DMC | 78 |
| 6 | Rémy Cabella Lille, 33, M(CLR),FW | 78 |
| 7 | Franck Honorat Brest, 26, M(LR),FW | 76 |
| 8 | Lionel Messi Paris Saint-Germain, 35, AM(CR),FW | 75 |
| 9 | Benjamin Bourigeaud Rennes, 29, M(CLR) | 73 |
| 10 | Cristiano Biraghi Fiorentina, 30, D(L),M(L) | 73 |
| 11 | Iago Aspas Celta Vigo, 35, AM(CR),FW | 69 |
| 12 | Joshua Kimmich Bayern Munich, 28, D(CR),DMC,M(R) | 65 |
| 13 | Bukayo Saka Arsenal, 21, D(L),M(CLR) | 64 |
| 14 | Dominik Szoboszlai RB Leipzig, 22, AM(CLR) | 64 |
| 15 | James Ward-Prowse Southampton, 28, M(CR) | 64 |
| 16 | Martin Ødegaard Arsenal, 24, AM(CR) | 64 |
| 17 | Pascal Groß Brighton, 31, D(R),M(CR),FW | 63 |
| 18 | Aleix García Girona, 25, DMC | 62 |
| 19 | Hakan Çalhanoglu Inter, 29, M(CLR),FW | 61 |
| 20 | Andreas Pereira Fulham, 27, M(CLR) | 59 |
| 21 | Enzo Le Fée Lorient, 23, M(CLR) | 59 |
| 22 | Sergi Darder Espanyol, 29, M(CL) | 59 |
| 23 | Armand Laurienté Sassuolo, 24, AM(LR),FW | 58 |
| 24 | Piotr Zielinski Napoli, 28, M(CLR) | 58 |
| 25 | Przemyslaw Frankowski Lens, 28, D(R),M(CLR) | 58 |
| 26 | Julian Brandt Borussia Dortmund, 26, M(CLR),FW | 57 |
| 27 | Solly March Brighton, 28, M(CLR) | 57 |
| 28 | Antoine Griezmann Atletico Madrid, 32, AM(CLR),FW | 56 |
| 29 | Filip Kostic Juventus, 30, M(LR),FW | 55 |
| 30 | James Maddison Leicester, 26, AM(CLR) | 55 |
| 31 | Kevin Stöger Bochum, 29, M(CL) | 55 |
| 32 | Lorenzo Pellegrini Roma, 26, M(CL) | 55 |
| 33 | Florian Sotoca Lens, 32, AM(CR),FW | 54 |
| 34 | Morgan Gibbs-White Nottingham Forest, 23, AM(CLR),FW | 54 |
| 35 | Rayan Cherki Lyon, 19, AM(CLR) | 54 |
| 36 | Trent Alexander-Arnold Liverpool, 24, D(R),M(R) | 54 |
| 37 | Vinícius Júnior Real Madrid, 22, AM(L),FW | 54 |
| 38 | Christian Günter Freiburg, 30, D(L),M(L) | 53 |
| 39 | Junya Ito Reims, 30, AM(LR),FW | 53 |
| 40 | Michael Olise Crystal Palace, 21, AM(CLR) | 53 |
| 41 | Moussa Diaby Bayer Leverkusen, 23, M(CLR),FW | 52 |
| 42 | Aleksandr Golovin Monaco, 26, M(CLR) | 51 |
| 43 | Alex Iwobi Everton, 26, M(CLR) | 51 |
| 44 | Borna Sosa VfB Stuttgart, 25, D(L),M(L) | 51 |
| 45 | Gabriel Martinelli Arsenal, 21, AM(L),FW | 51 |
| 46 | Son Heung-Min Tottenham, 30, M(CLR),FW | 51 |
| 47 | Paulo Dybala Roma, 29, AM(CR),FW | 51 |
| 48 | Florian Kainz FC Koln, 30, AM(CLR) | 50 |
| 49 | Mohamed Salah Liverpool, 30, AM(CLR),FW | 50 |
| 50 | Téji Savanier Montpellier, 31, M(C) | 50 |
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.
