Most Assists in 2022: 2022 saw some of the top players contribute to team goals with their last touch setting up the goal needed to succeed.
Assist or goal-creation is another art of the game which makes football poetry in motion.
The art of finding the space and providing the perfect pass is a moment of sheer brilliance and 2022 had some of the best assists which headlined the year.
We look at the top 5 footballers with most assists in 2022
Ousmane Dembele
Dembele’s career has not lived up to potential since he arrived at Camp Nou but 2022 was one of his best years as a creator.
Dembele was one of Barcelona’s impact players of 2022 which also helped him do well in national colors.
Ousmane Dembele had the most assists of any player in La Liga over the course of 2022.
He finished the year with 20 in total, having had the most in the 2021-22 season too. pic.twitter.com/D0h17VHNwR
— Football España (@footballespana_) January 2, 2023
He was part of the French squad that travelled to Qatar and played 7 matches, where he provided 2 assists.
Kylian Mbappe
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The Frenchman added another tally to his brilliant 2022 as he set up 21 goals in the year gone by.
Apart from ending the year with 56 goals; this statistic has ensured Mbappé is one of the front runners for the Ballon D’or.
Mbappe formed a terrorizing trio with Neymar and Messi to threaten oppositions.
He continued his club form with country as well when he set up 2 goals during his 2022 World Cup campaign; where they finished runners-up.
Neymar
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Neymar seems to have finally shown his best for PSG in 2022 as he set up 23 goals.
The Brazilian hoped to end the year with the World Cup but it was not meant to be as his side were knocked out by Croatia on penalties.
Out of the 23 assists, Neymar has provided 10 in the current season before ending the year with a red-card.
Kevin de Bruyne
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The Manchester City and Belgian creative wizard stands 2nd on the list with 28 assists in 2022.
De Bruyne was the central figure in City’s Premier League triumph of 2021-22 and continued the same form at the start of the 2022-23 season.
A disappointing World Cup did dampen the spirits where Belgium was knocked out in the group stage. But KDB can be satisfied with his gigantic presence across 2022.
Lionel Messi
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The Argentine completed his dream in 2022 as he captained Argentina to the World Cup 2022 triumph.
He ended the year with 30 assists across competitions for club and country which included a 2nd Player of the competition award as well.
With 7 goals and 3 assists; Messi lifted the Player of the tournament award and was instrumental in his side’s victorious campaign in Qatar.
While Messi did not have his scoring boots on in early 2022; he provided 14 assists for PSG in the 2021-22 season. In the current season; he assisted 10 goals in 13 appearances.
Lionel Messi scored more goals for Argentina in 2022 than he did for PSG 🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/hEstsLNLje
— LiveScore (@livescore) December 30, 2022
Calls for an 8th Ballon D’or have begun after the Argentine wizard ended 2022 with an awe-inspiring display.
