History of UEFA Champions League Top Assist Provider

For a lot of years now, there have been amazing footballers with incredible playmaking attributes. These players are among the list of good assist providers in the history of the UEFA Champions League. With their ability to control the gameplay, open the opponent’s defense, and create a killer or final pass that leads to the goal.

Who is the top Assist Provider in UEFA Champions League History?

The Portuguese international and five-time Ballon d’Or winner currently sits at the summit of the most assist providers in UCL history.

Although not having recorded a single assist this season, his sublime performances in the past couple of years put him above his rival, Lionel Messi.

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As of now, he has a total number of 42 assists to his name while Messi and Di Maria who currently sits in the second and third position have 36 and 35 assists respectively.

Top 10 Leading Assist Providers in UEFA Champions League to Date

Here is the top 10 list of playmakers with the most UCL assists in football;

Pos	Player	Club	Assists
1	Cristiano Ronaldo	POR, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus	42
2	Lionel Messi	ARG, Barcelona, PSG	36
3	Di Maria	PSG, Real Madrid	35
4	Giggs	Manchester United	31
5	Xavi Hernandez	Barcelona	31
6	Neymar	Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain	30
7	Iniesta	Barcelona	29
8	Benzema	Olympique Lyon	27
9	Muller	Bayern München	27
10	Cesc Fabregas	Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea	26

History of UEFA Champions League Top Assist Provider by Season

Champions League Top Assist Provider List for 2022/2023

Pos	Player	Club	Assists
1	Kelvin De Bruyne	Manchester City	7
=2	Vinícius Júnior	Real Madrid	6
=2	Dimarco	Inter Milan	5
3			5
=4	Gerard Moreno	Villarreal CF	4
=4	João Mário	SL Benfica	4
=4	Kylian Mbappé	Paris Saint-Germain	4
=4	Luka Modrić	Real Madrid	4
=4	Thomas Müller	Bayern München	4
5	Álex Grimaldo	SL Benfica	3

Champions League Top Assist Provider List for 2021/2022

Pos	Player	Club	Assists
1	Bruno Fernandes	Manchester United	7
=2	Leroy Sané	Bayern München	6
=2	Vinícius Júnior	Real Madrid	6
3	Antony	AFC Ajax	5
=4	Gerard Moreno	Villarreal CF	4
=4	João Mário	SL Benfica	4
=4	Kylian Mbappé	Paris Saint-Germain	4
=4	Luka Modrić	Real Madrid	4
=4	Thomas Müller	Bayern München	4
5	Álex Grimaldo	SL Benfica	3

Champions League Top Assist Provider List for 2020/2021

Pos	Player	Club	Assists
1	Juan Cuadrado	Juventus	6
2	Ángel Di María	Paris Saint-Germain	5
=3	Kevin De Bruyne	Manchester City	4
=3	Joshua Kimmich	Bayern München	4
=3	Lionel Messi	FC Barcelona	4
=3	Timo Werner	Chelsea FC	4
=4	Angeliño	RB Leipzig	3
=4	Jesús Corona	FC Porto	3
=4	Ansu Fati	FC Barcelona	3
=4	Phil Foden	Manchester City	3

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Champions League Top Assist Provider List for 2019/2020

Pos	Player	Club	Assists
=1	Ángel Di María	Paris Saint-Germain	6
=1	Robert Lewandowski	Bayern München	6
=1	Kylian Mbappé	Paris Saint-Germain	6
2	Raheem Sterling	Manchester City	5
=3	Houssem Aouar	Olympique Lyon	4
=3	Hee-chan Hwang	RB Salzburg	4
=3	Joshua Kimmich	Bayern München	4
=3	Riyad Mahrez	Manchester City	4
=3	Lionel Messi	FC Barcelona	4
=3	Neymar	Paris Saint-Germain	4

Champions League Top Assist Provider List for 2018/2019

Pos	Player	Club	Assists
=1	Jordi Alba	FC Barcelona	5
=1	Kylian Mbappé	Paris Saint-Germain	5
=1	Leroy Sané	Manchester City	5
=1	Dušan Tadić	Ajax AFC Ajax	5
=2	Trent Alexander-Arnold	Liverpool FC	4
=2	Kevin De Bruyne	Manchester City	4
=2	Memphis Depay	Olympique Lyon	4
=2	Riyad Mahrez	Manchester City	4
=3	Alex Telles	FC Porto	3
=3	Dele Alli	Tottenham Hotspur	3

Champions League Top Assist List for 2017/2018

Pos	Player	Club	Assists
1	James Milner	Liverpool FC	8
2	Roberto Firmino	Liverpool FC	7
3	Mo Salah	Liverpool FC	5
=4	Dele Alli	Tottenham Hotspur	4
=4	Kevin De Bruyne	Manchester City	4
=4	Marcelo	Real Madrid	4
=4	Dries Mertens	SSC Napoli	4
=4	Neymar	Paris Saint-Germain	4
=4	Ricardo Quaresma	Beşiktaş	4
=4	Luis Suárez	FC Barcelona	4

Champions League Top Assist List for 2016/2017

Pos	Player	Club	Assists
1	Neymar	FC Barcelona	9
=2	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid	5
=2	Dani Alves	Juventus	5
=2	Dani Carvajal	Real Madrid	5
=2	Ousmane Dembélé	Borussia Dortmund	5
=2	Thomas Lemar	AS Monaco	5
=3	Benjamin Mendy	AS Monaco	4
=3	Alexis Sánchez	Arsenal FC	4
=3	Luis Suárez	FC Barcelona	4
4	David Alaba	Bayern München	3

UEFA Champions League Top Assist Provider List for 2015/2016

Pos	Player	Club	Assists
1	Kingsley Coman	Bayern München	6
=2	Neymar	FC Barcelona	5
=2	Alexis Sánchez	Arsenal FC	5
=3	Hakan Çalhanoğlu	Bayer Leverkusen	4
=3	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid	4
=3	Hulk	St. Petersburg	4
=3	Thiago	Bayern München	4
=3	Gareth Bale	Real Madrid	4
=4	Dani Alves	FC Barcelona	3
=4	Ángel Di María	Paris Saint-Germain	3

Champions League Top Assist List for 2014/2015

Pos	Player	Club	Assists
1	Lionel Messi	FC Barcelona	5
=2	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid	4
=2	Dani Alves	FC Barcelona	4
=2	Iniesta	FC Barcelona	4
=2	Juanfran	Atlético Madrid	4
=2	Koke	Atlético Madrid	4
=2	Paul Pogba	Juventus	4
=2	Bastian	Bayern München	4
=3	Sergio Agüero	Manchester City	3
=3	Karim Bellarabi	Bayer Leverkusen	3

Champions League Top Assist List for 2013/2014

Pos	Player	Club	Assists
=1	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid	6
=1	Arjen Robben	Bayern München	6
=2	Ángel Di María	Real Madrid	5
=2	Neymar	FC Barcelona	5
=2	Oscar	Chelsea FC	5
=2	Wayne Rooney	Manchester United	5
=3	Gareth Bale	Real Madrid	4
=3	Karim Benzema	Real Madrid	4
=3	James Milner	Manchester City	4
=3	Samir Nasri	Manchester City	4

Champions League Top Assist List for 2012/2013

Pos	Player	Club	Assists
1	Zlatan Ibrahimović	Paris Saint-Germain	7
=2	Karim Benzema	Real Madrid	5
=2	Mario Götze	Borussia Dortmund	5
=2	Philipp Lahm	Bayern München	5
=3	Ángel Di María	Real Madrid	4
=3	Christian Eriksen	AFC Ajax	4
=3	Olivier Giroud	Arsenal FC	4
=3	Isco	Málaga CF	4
=3	Mesut Özil	Real Madrid	4
=3	Marco Reus	Borussia Dortmund	4

Champions League Top Assist List for 2011/2012

Pos	Player	Club	Assists
1	Lionel Messi	FC Barcelona	9
=2	Karim Benzema	Real Madrid	5
=2	Zlatan Ibrahimović	AC Milan	5
=2	Isaac Cuenca	FC Barcelona	5
=2	Kaká	Real Madrid	5
=2	Franck Ribéry	Bayern München	5
=3	Costas Charalambides	APOEL Nikosia	4
=3	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid	4
=3	Fernando Torres	Chelsea FC	4
=3	Nicolás Gaitán	SL Benfica	4

Champions League Top Assist List for 2010/2011

Pos	Player	Club	Assists
=1	Iniesta	FC Barcelona	7
=1	Mesut Özil	Real Madrid	7
=2	Samuel Eto’o	Inter	5
=2	Ryan Giggs	Manchester United	5
=3	Carlos Martins	SL Benfica	4
=3	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid	4
=3	Emmanuel Culio	CFR Cluj	4
=3	Aaron Lennon	Tottenham Hotspur	4
=3	Lionel Messi	FC Barcelona	4
=3	Darijo Srna	Shakhtar Donetsk	4

Champions League Top Assist List for 2009/2010

Pos	Player	Club	Assists
1	Wesley Sneijder	Inter	6
2	Alberto Gilardino	ACF Fiorentina	5
=3	Andrey Arshavin	Arsenal FC	4
=3	Jesús Navas	Sevilla FC	4
=3	Nani	Manchester United	4
=3	Tomáš Necid	CSKA Moskva	4
=3	Miralem Pjanić	Olympique Lyon	4
=3	Juan Vargas	ACF Fiorentina	4
=4	Luís Fabiano	Sevilla FC	3
=4	Florent Malouda	Chelsea FC	3

Champions League Top Assist List for 2008/2009

Pos	Player	Club	Assists
=1	Franck Ribéry	Bayern München	7
=1	Xavi	FC Barcelona	7
2	Frank Lampard	Chelsea FC	6
=3	Cesc Fàbregas	Arsenal FC	5
=3	Lionel Messi	FC Barcelona	5
=4	Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United	4
=4	Thierry Henry	FC Barcelona	4
=4	Juninho Pernambucano	Olympique Lyon	4
=4	Mesut Özil	Werder Bremen	4
=4	Raúl Meireles	FC Porto	4

Champions League Top Assist List for 2007/2008

Pos	Player	Club	Assists
1	Alex	Fenerbahçe	6
2	Ronaldinho	FC Barcelona	5
=3	Predrag Đorđević	Olympiakos Piraeus	4
=3	Steven Gerrard	Liverpool FC	4
=3	Andrea Pirlo	AC Milan	4
=3	Robinho	Real Madrid	4
=3	Ruud van Nistelrooy	Real Madrid	4
=4	Yossi Benayoun	Liverpool FC	3
=4	Wes Brown	Manchester United	3
=4	Carlos Grossmüller	FC Schalke 04	3

UEFA Champions League Top Assist Provider List for 2006/2007

Pos	Player	Club	Assists
1	Ryan Giggs	Manchester United	7
2	Juninho Pernambucano	Olympique Lyon	5
=3	Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United	4
=3	Steve Finnan	Liverpool FC	4
=3	Clarence Seedorf	AC Milan	4
=4	Craig Bellamy	Liverpool FC	3
=4	Vladimir Bystrov	Spartak Moskva	3
=4	David Silva	Valencia CF	3
=4	Deco	FC Barcelona	3
=4	Samuel Eto’o	FC Barcelona	3
=4	Kaká	AC Milan	3

Champions League Top Assist List for 2005/2006

Pos	Player	Club	Assists
=1	David Beckham	Real Madrid	4
=1	Juninho Pernambucano	Olympique Lyon	4
=1	Lincoln	FC Schalke 04	4
=1	Johan Micoud	Werder Bremen	4
=1	Pavel Nedvěd	Juventus	4
=1	Steven Pienaar	AFC Ajax	4
=1	Ronaldinho	FC Barcelona	4
=2	Samuel Eto’o	FC Barcelona	3
=2	Bastian Schweinsteiger	Bayern München	3
=2	Andriy Shevchenko	AC Milan	3

Champions League Top Assist List for 2004/2005

Pos	Player	Club	Assists
1	Kaká	AC Milan	6
=2	Damien Duff	Chelsea FC	5
=2	Sidney Govou	Olympique Lyon	5
=2	Luís Figo	Real Madrid	5
=2	Sylvain Wiltord	Olympique Lyon	5
=3	Frank Lampard	Chelsea FC	4
=3	Johan Micoud	Werder Bremen	4
=3	Andrea Pirlo	AC Milan	4
=3	Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink	PSV Eindhoven	4
4	Adriano	Inter	3

Champions League Top Assist List for 2003/2004

Pos	Player	Club	Assists
=1	Deco	FC Porto	7
=1	Jérôme Rothen	As Monaco	7
2	Thierry Henry	Arsenal FC	6
=3	Ryan Giggs	Manchester United	5
=3	Eiður Guðjohnsen	Chelsea FC	5
=4	Cafú	Ac Milan	4
=4	Ludovic Giuly	AS Monaco	4
=4	Luís Figo	Real Madrid	4
=4	Florent Malouda	Olympique Lyon	4
5	Dmitriy Alenichev	FC Porto	3

Champions League Top Assist List for 2002/2003

Pos	Player	Club	Assists
1	Zinédine Zidane	Real Madrid	7
=2	John Carew	Valencia CF	5
=2	Raúl	Real Madrid	5
=2	Rui Costa	AC Milan	5
=2	Ole Gunnar Solskjær	Manchester United	5
=3	Pablo Aimar	Valencia CF	4
=3	Mauro Camoranesi	Juventus	4
=3	Eric Carrière	Olympique Lyon	4
=3	Alessandro Del Piero	Juventus	4
=3	Luís Figo	Real Madrid	4

Champions League Top Assist List for 2001/2002

Pos	Player	Club	Assists
=1	Yıldıray Baştürk	Bayer Leverkusen	5
=1	David Beckham	Manchester United	5
=1	Roberto Carlos	Real Madrid	5
=1	Hasan Salihamidžić	Bayern München	5
=1	Bernd Schneider	Bayer Leverkusen	5
=1	Juan Sebastián Verón	Manchester United	5
=1	Zé Roberto	Bayer Leverkusen	5
=2	Alessandro Del Piero	Juventus	4
=2	Ryan Giggs	Manchester United	4
=2	Jan Michaelsen	Panathinaikos	4

Champions League Top Assist List for 2000/2001

Pos	Player	Club	Assists
1	Luís Figo	Real Madrid	8
2	Mendieta	Valencia CF	5
=3	Pavel Nedvěd	Lazio Roma	4
=3	Robert Pirés	Arsenal FC	4
=4	Lucas Castromán	Lazio Roma	3
=4	Thierry Henry	Arsenal FC	3
=4	Nwankwo Kanu	Arsenal FC	3
=4	Harry Kewell	Leeds United	3
=4	Marcão	Spartak Moskva	3
=4	Steve McManaman	Real Madrid	3