Players With Most Assists in International Football: Assists are super important in football. They’re like teamwork points that can be as valuable as goals for winning games. These players are really good at setting up their teammates to score. They’ve given their teammates lots of chances to score goals for their countries.
From the super famous Lionel Messi to the rising star Kevin De Bruyne , these players are experts at creating scoring opportunities for others. They’re really good at seeing where their teammates are, passing the ball well, and coming up with clever ways to help their countries score.
Football fans of all levels will find this list interesting. It’s a celebration of players who have helped a lot by setting up goals, and it’s a reminder that football is about more than just shooting goals.
Players With Most Assists in International Football
In this article, we’re discussing 46 players who have made the most assists in international football.
46. David Villa
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 19 39 2 UEFA Euro qualifying 13 19 4 World Cup qualification 8 16 2 World Cup 9 12 1 Confederations Cup 6 8 3 EURO 4 4 – TOTAL 59 98 12
45. Romelu Lukaku
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 23 42 5 UEFA Euro qualifying 13 19 5 World Cup qualification 18 16 2 World Cup 5 12 1 EURO 6 10 – UEFA Nations League 10 9 2 TOTAL 75 108 15
44. Edinson Cavani
Competition Goals Matches Assists World Cup qualification 18 49 6 International Friendlies 28 47 7 Copa América 4 19 1 World Cup 5 17 2 Confederations Cup 3 4 1 TOTAL 58 136 17
43. Lothar Matthäus
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 8 82 12 World Cup qualification 3 9 1 UEFA Euro qualifying 4 20 2 World Cup 6 25 1 EURO 1 11 1 Confederations Cup 1 3 – TOTAL 23 150 17
42. Clint Dempsey
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 16 52 2 World Cup qualification 18 43 4 Gold Cup 2015 13 24 5 World Cup 4 10 3 Copa Am̩rica 3 6 3 Confederations Cup 3 5 РCONCACAF Cup Р1 РTOTAL 57 141 17
41. Harry Kane
Competition Goals Matches Assists UEFA Nations League 3 18 4 UEFA Euro qualifying 20 17 8 World Cup qualification 17 14 3 International Friendlies 6 13 – World Cup 8 11 3 EURO 4 11 – TOTAL 58 84 18
40. Diego Maradona
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 17 42 9 World Cup qualification 3 148 2 Artemio Franchi Trophy Р1 РWorld Cup 8 21 8 Copa Am̩rica 4 12 1 TOTAL 32 84 20
39. Karim Benzema
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 15 43 9 UEFA Euro qualifying 5 12 4 World Cup 3 5 2 EURO 4 10 2 UEFA Nations League 3 5 – World Cup qualification 7 22 3 TOTAL 37 97 20
38. Zico
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 30 43 9 World Cup qualification 11 11 5 World Cup 5 14 6 Copa América 2 3 1 TOTAL 48 71 21
37. Wayne Rooney
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 16 46 5 UEFA Euro qualifying 14 27 6 World Cup 1 11 1 EURO 6 10 1 World Cup qualification 16 26 8 TOTAL 53 120 21
36. Dani Alves
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 3 58 10 World Cup qualification 2 30 5 Copa Am̩rica 2 19 4 World Cup Р11 РConfederations Cup 1 8 2 TOTAL 8 126 21
35. Kaká
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 12 40 11 Confederations Cup 3 10 3 World Cup 1 10 4 Gold Cup 2003 3 5 – World Cup qualification 10 27 5 TOTAL 29 92 23
34. Ronaldo
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 23 47 7 World Cup qualification 10 15 5 World Cup 15 19 5 Confederations Cup 4 5 3 Copa América 10 13 4 TOTAL 62 99 24
33. Kylian Mbappé
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 8 16 10 UEFA Euro qualifying 7 9 4 EURO – 4 2 World Cup 12 14 3 UEFA Nations League 7 15 2 World Cup qualification 6 12 2 TOTAL 40 70 24
32. Franck Ribéry
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 6 33 8 World Cup qualification 8 16 7 UEFA Euro qualifying 1 15 7 World Cup 1 10 2 EURO – 7 1 TOTAL 16 81 25
31. Xavi
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 5 51 10 World Cup qualification 1 27 5 UEFA Euro qualifying 5 21 3 World Cup – 15 3 EURO 1 11 4 Confederations Cup – 8 – TOTAL 12 133 25
30. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 18 39 8 World Cup qualification 19 34 9 UEFA Euro qualifying 19 31 7 EURO 6 13 1 World Cup – 5 – TOTAL 62 122 25
29. Edin Dzeko
Competition Goals Matches Assists UEFA Euro qualifying 16 39 3 World Cup qualification 25 37 13 International Friendlies 15 36 6 UEFA Nations League 7 14 4 World Cup 1 3 – TOTAL 64 129 26
28. Luka Modric
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 3 4 8 UEFA Euro qualifying 6 40 6 EURO 3 13 2 World Cup 2 19 1 UEFA Nations League 3 16 3 World Cup qualification 7 34 7 TOTAL 24 166 27
27. Michel Platini
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 14 30 10 World Cup qualification 12 17 1 World Cup 5 14 3 UEFA Euro qualifying 1 5 11 EURO 9 5 1 Artemio Franchi Trophy – 1 1 TOTAL 41 72 27
26. Ronaldinho
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 16 45 9 World Cup 2 10 4 Copa Am̩rica 1 4 РConfederations Cup 9 13 9 World Cup qualification 5 25 6 TOTAL 33 97 28
25. Mohamed Salah
Competition Goals Matches Assists Africa Cup of Nations qualification 18 25 9 International Friendlies 12 24 8 World Cup qualification 11 20 9 Africa Cup of Nations 6 17 3 World Cup 2 2 – TOTAL 49 88 29
24. Miroslav Klose
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 23 58 12 World Cup 16 24 4 UEFA Euro qualifying 16 23 6 World Cup qualification 13 19 4 EURO 3 13 3 TOTAL 71 137 29
23. Miralem Pjanic
Competition Goals Matches Assists UEFA Euro qualifying 5 35 5 World Cup qualification 5 30 14 International Friendlies 5 30 7 UEFA Nations League 1 13 2 World Cup 1 3 1 TOTAL 17 111 29
22. Andrés Iniesta
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 5 55 10 World Cup qualification 1 20 5 UEFA Euro qualifying 6 21 6 World Cup 2 14 3 EURO – 16 5 Confederations Cup – 5 1 TOTAL 14 131 30
21. Thierry Henry
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 17 57 13 UEFA Euro qualifying 12 16 9 World Cup 6 17 1 EURO 6 11 2 Confederations Cup 4 5 2 World Cup qualification 6 17 3 TOTAL 51 123 30
20. Zinédine Zidane
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 14 59 16 UEFA Euro qualifying 6 19 8 World Cup 5 12 3 EURO 5 14 2 World Cup qualification 1 4 1 TOTAL 31 108 30
19. Johan Cruyff
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 8 16 4 World Cup qualification 10 12 7 UEFA Euro qualifying 12 12 12 World Cup 3 7 7 EURO – 1 – TOTAL 33 48 30
18. Robert Lewandowski
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 19 52 5 World Cup qualification 30 37 11 UEFA Euro qualifying 20 23 8 UEFA Nations League 3 12 6 EURO 5 11 – World Cup 2 7 1 TOTAL 79 142 31
17. Landon Donovan
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 19 63 7 World Cup qualification 13 40 9 Gold Cup 2013 18 34 12 World Cup 5 12 1 Confederations Cup 2 8 2 TOTAL 57 157 31
16. Lukas Podolski
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 20 60 15 UEFA Euro qualifying 11 25 7 World Cup 5 15 2 World Cup qualification 6 14 4 EURO 4 12 2 Confederations Cup 3 4 1 TOTAL 49 130 31
15. David Silva
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 15 55 10 UEFA Euro qualifying 7 21 7 World Cup qualification 8 19 9 EURO 3 15 5 World Cup – 9 – Confederations Cup 2 6 1 TOTAL 35 125 32
14. Pelé
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 51 6 18 World Cup 12 14 8 World Cup qualification 6 6 3 Copa América 8 6 3 TOTAL 77 92 32
13. Antoine Griezmann
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 14 41 8 UEFA Euro qualifying 4 14 9 EURO 7 11 2 World Cup 4 19 7 UEFA Nations League 4 18 3 World Cup qualification 10 18 7 TOTAL 43 121 36
12. Cesc FÃ bregas
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 9 48 11 UEFA Euro qualifying – 16 6 EURO 3 16 5 World Cup qualification 2 14 7 World Cup – 10 4 Confederations Cup 1 6 3 TOTAL 15 110 36
11. Riyad Mahrez
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 8 28 11 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 10 23 18 Africa Cup of Nations 6 17 2 World Cup – 1 – World Cup qualification 6 14 6 TOTAL 43 121 36
10. Luis Suarez
Competition Goals Matches Assists World Cup qualification 29 62 14 International Friendlies 22 39 17 World Cup 7 16 5 Copa Am̩rica 7 15 3 Confederations Cup 3 5 РTOTAL 68 137 39
9. Thomas Muller
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 9 35 8 World Cup qualification 12 23 16 World Cup 10 19 6 UEFA Euro qualifying 12 19 9 EURO – 15 1 UEFA Nations League 1 10 – TOTAL 44 121 40
8. Mesut Özil
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 5 30 10 World Cup qualification 9 20 10 World Cup 2 16 4 UEFA Euro qualifying 5 15 12 EURO 2 11 4 TOTAL 23 92 40
7. Alexis Sanchez
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 21 63 16 World Cup qualification 20 56 17 Copa América 7 23 5 World Cup 2 8 2 Confederations Cup 1 5 1 TOTAL 51 155 41
6. David Beckham
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 4 47 18 World Cup qualification 5 32 7 UEFA Euro qualifying 5 16 5 World Cup 3 13 7 EURO – 7 5 TOTAL 17 115 42
5. Cristiano Ronaldo
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 20 52 12 World Cup qualification 36 47 14 UEFA Euro qualifying 36 39 4 EURO 14 25 9 World Cup 8 22 2 UEFA Nations League 7 11 2 Confederations Cup 2 4 1 TOTAL 123 200 44
4. LuÃs Figo
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 15 54 12 UEFA Euro qualifying 6 20 10 World Cup – 10 5 EURO 2 14 5 World Cup qualification 9 29 14 TOTAL 32 127 46
3. Kevin De Bruyne
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 5 28 13 World Cup qualification 6 21 10 UEFA Euro qualifying 9 17 10 World Cup 2 13 4 UEFA Nations League 3 11 7 EURO 1 9 5 TOTAL 26 99 49
2. Lionel Messi
Competition Goals Matches Assists World Cup qualification 29 61 11 International Friendlies 49 54 18 Copa Am̩rica 13 34 17 World Cup 13 26 8 Artemio Franchi Trophy Р1 2 TOTAL 104 176 56
1. Neymar
Competition Goals Matches Assists International Friendlies 46 70 30 World Cup Qualification 16 26 18 World Cup 8 13 4 Copa América 5 12 4 Confederations Cup 4 5 2 TOTAL 79 126 58
Where is Pjanic at this list?
He has 29 assist for Bosnia in all competition?
We update it
Messi has 53 assists .. Why show more ?
Please check messi stats in transfer market. We put Messi stats according to transfermarket.
Christiano has 34 opta assists while neymar now has 57 ..so wrong information
We put both players stats according to transfermarket. According to transfermarket Cristiano Ronaldo has provided 43 assists. While neymar has 56.