The Premier League Playmaker of the Year award is a newer accolade celebrating the single-season leader for assists. And this season, there’s a strong chance for a changing of the guard in the single-season record books.
Mohamed Salah’s 17 assists with a couple of months to play puts him well within sight of the Premier League record shared by Kevin De Bruyne (2019-20) and Thierry Henry (2002-03).
De Bruyne’s reign as chief chance distributor sees him the winner of three of the seven all-time Playmaker of the Year awards since the trophy was instituted in the 2017-18 season.
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But KDB is in a deep, deep hole thanks to a long absence and red-hot seasons from Arsenal bright light Bukayo Saka and Liverpool living legend Mohamed Salah, the latter of which is seeking his second Playmaker of the Year award.
Ollie Watkins led the way last season after usual suspect De Bruyne missed half of the season and “only” rung up 10 assists to Watkins’ 13.
De Bruyne had made winning the award a habit and had hope of reclaiming the Premier League Playmaker Award, but the stars of this run have been Salah, Saka, Mikkel Damsgaard, Heung-min Son, and USMNT star Antonee Robinson.
Premier League Playmaker of the Year award winners, all-time
2017-18: Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City — 16 assists
2018-19: Eden Hazard, Chelsea — 15 assists
2019-20: Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City — 20 assists
2020-21: Harry Kane, Tottenham Hotpsur — 14 assists
2021-22: Mohamed Salah, Liverpool — 13 assists
2022-23: Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City — 16 assists
2023-24: Ollie Watkins, Aston Villa — 13 assists
Who has the most assists in Premier League history?
Manchester United stalwart Ryan Giggs seemingly forever and racked up 162 assists in Premier League play.
De Bruyne is second with... 118. So, yeah, the record is safe.
Giggs’ 632 PL appearances are third all-time behind Gareth Barry and James Milner.
Premier League 2024-25 assist leaders
- Mohamed Salah, Liverpool — 17
- Bukayo Saka, Arsenal — 10
- Mikkel Damsgaard, Brentford — 10
- Antonee Robinson, Fulham — 9
- Heung-min Son, Tottenham Hotspur — 9
- Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United — 9
- Anthony Elanga, Nottingham Forest — 8
- Jacob Murphy, Newcastle United — 7
- Savinho, Manchester City — 7
- Morgan Gibbs-White, Nottingham Forest — 7
- Cole Palmer, Chelsea — 6
- Amad Diallo, Manchester United — 6
- Bruno Guimaraes, Newcastle United — 6
- Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City — 6
- Trent Alexander-Arnold, Liverpool — 6
- Declan Rice, Arsenal — 6
- Justin Kluivert, Bournemouth — 6
- Elliot Anderson, Nottingham Forest — 6
- Jean Ricner-Bellegarde, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 6
- Jeremy Doku, Manchester City — 5
- Rayan Ait-Nouri, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 5
- Alexander Isak, Newcastle United — 5
- Eberechi Eze, Crystal Palace — 5
- Anthony Gordon, Newcastle United — 5
- Marcus Tavernier, Bournemouth — 5
- Nicolas Jackson, Chelsea — 5
- Pedro Porro, Tottenham Hotspur — 5
- Ollie Watkins, Aston Villa — 5
- Joao Pedro, Brighton & Hove Albion — 5
- James Maddison, Tottenham Hotspur — 5
- Enzo Fernandez, Chelsea — 5
- Jarrod Bowen, West Ham United — 5
- Bryan Mbeumo, Brentford — 5
- Wilfred Ndidi, Leicester City — 4
- Youri Tielemans, Aston Villa — 4
- Bernardo Silva, Manchester City — 4
- Goncalo Guedes, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 4
- Dejan Kulusevski, Tottenham Hotspur — 4
- Matheus Cunha, Wolves — 4
- Jadon Sancho, Chelsea — 4
- Morgan Rogers, Aston Villa — 4
- Dango Ouattara, Bournemouth — 4
- Matheus Nunes, Manchester City — 4
- Danny Welbeck, Brighton & Hove Albion — 4
- Leandro Trossard, Arsenal — 4
- Adama Traore, Fulham — 4
- Antoine Semenyo, Bournemouth — 4
- Lucas Digne, Aston Villa — 4
- Lewis Hall, Newcastle United — 4
- Alex Iwobi, Fulham — 4
- Luis Diaz, Liverpool — 4
- Milos Kerkez, Bournemouth — 4
- Jack Clarke, Ipswich Town — 4
- Martin Odegaard, Arsenal — 4
- Ashley Young, Everton — 3
- Vitaly Janelt, Brentford — 3
- Lewis Cook, Bournemouth — 3
- Dwight McNeil, Everton — 3
- Mario Lemina, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 3
- Timo Werner, Tottenham Hotspur — 3
- Jamie Vardy, Leicester City — 3
- Noni Madueke, Chelsea — 3
- John McGinn, Aston Villa — 3
- Tyrick Mitchell, Crystal Palace — 3
- Dominic Solanke, Tottenham Hotspur — 3
- Will Hughes, Crystal Palace — 3
- Nelson Semedo, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 3
- Alexis Mac Allister, Liverpool — 3
- Ismaila Sarr, Crystal Palace — 3
- Kaoru Mitoma, Brighton & Hove Albion — 3
- Cody Gakpo, Liverpool — 3
- Tyler Adams, Bournemouth — 3
- Bobby De Cordova Reid, Leicester City — 3
- Curtis Jones, Liverpool — 3
- Daniel Munoz, Crystal Palace — 3
- Kai Havertz, Arsenal — 3
- Gabriel Martinelli, Arsenal — 3
- Ederson, Manchester City — 3
- Raul Jimenez, Fulham — 3
- Erling Haaland, Manchester City — 3
- Diogo Jota, Liverpool — 3
- Pedro Neto, Chelsea — 3
- Yankuba Minteh, Brighton & Hove Albion — 3
- Marcus Rashford, Manchester United/Aston Villa — 3
- Chris Wood, Nottingham Forest — 3
- Dominik Szoboszlai, Liverpool — 3
- Ilkay Gundogan, Manchester City — 3
- Idrissa Gana Gueye, Everton — 3
- Andreas Pereira, Fulham — 3
- Micky van de Ven, Tottenham Hotspur — 2
- Facundo Buonanotte, Leicester City — 2
- Adam Lallana, Southampton — 2
- Rico Lewis, Manchester City — 2
- Pape Sarr, Tottenham Hotspur — 2
- Jacob Ramsey, Aston Villa — 2
- Abdul Fatawu, Leicester City — 2
- Moises Caicedo, Chelsea — 2
- Harry Winks, Leicester City — 2
- Georginio Rutter, Brighton & Hove Albion — 2
- Leon Bailey, Aston Villa — 2
- Leif Davis, Ipswich Town — 2
- Emile Smith Rowe, Fulham — 2
- Jorgen Strand Larsen, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 2
- Tariq Lamptey, Brighton & Hove Albion — 2
- Kyle Walker-Peters, Southampton — 2
- Christian Norgaard, Brentford — 2
- Marc Cucurella, Chelsea — 2
- Darwin Nunez, Liverpool — 2
- Kevin Schade, Brentford — 2
- Thomas Partey, Arsenal — 2
- Adam Armstrong, Southampton — 2
- Mats Wieffer, Brighton & Hove Albion — 2
- Kenny Tete, Fulham — 2
- Ryan Gravenberch, Liverpool — 2
- Liam Delap, Ipswich Town — 2
- Yoane Wissa, Brentford — 2
- Alejandro Garnacho, Manchester United — 2
- Mads Roerslev, Brentford — 2
- Keane Lewis-Potter, Brentford — 2
- Sasa Lukic, Fulham — 2
- Calum Hudson-Odoi, Nottingham Forest — 2
- Mateus Fernandes, Southampton — 2
- Phil Foden, Manchester City — 2
- Mateo Kovacic, Manchester City — 2
- Ibrahima Konate, Liverpool — 2
- Ryan Christie, Bournemouth — 2
- Omari Hutchinson, Ipswich Town — 2
- Marc Guehi, Crystal Palace — 2
- Aaron Wan-Bissaka, West Ham United— 2
- Joe Willock, Newcastle United — 2
- Jurrien Timber, Arsenal — 2
- Nikola Milenkovic, Nottingham Forest — 2
- Diogo Dalot, Manchester United — 2
- Harvey Barnes, Newcastle United — 1
- Jack Grealish, Manchester City — 1
- Ross Barkley, Aston Villa — 1
- Luis Sinisterra, Bournemouth — 1
- Destiny Udogie, Tottenham Hotspur — 1
- Simon Adingra, Brighton & Hove Albion — 1
- Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Everton — 1
- Mathias Jensen, Brentford — 1
- Noussair Mazraoui, Manchester United — 1
- Fabio Carvalho, Brentford — 1
- Maxence Lacroix, Crystal Palace — 1
- Reiss Nelson, Fulham — 1
- Jota Silva, Nottingham Forest — 1
- Michail Antonio, West Ham United — 1
- Toti Gomes, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 1
- Ben Johnson, Ipswich Town — 1
- Carlos Baleba, Brighton & Hove Albion — 1
- Conor Chaplin, Ipswich Town — 1
- James Justin, Leicester City — 1
- Jan Paul van Hecke, Brighton & Hove Albion — 1
- George Hirst, Ipswich Town — 1
- Lloyd Kelly, Newcastle United — 1
- Max Kilman, West Ham United — 1
- Tommy Doyle, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 1
- Bernd Leno, Fulham — 1
- Rodrigo Muniz, Fulham — 1
- Romeo Lavia, Chelsea — 1
- Danny Ings, West Ham United — 1
- Joshua Zirkzee, Manchester United — 1
- Ben White, Arsenal — 1
- Alex Moreno. Nottingham Forest — 1
- Sam Morsy, Ipswich Town — 1
- Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool — 1
- Yukinari Sugawara, Southampton — 1
- Richarlison, Tottenham Hotspur — 1
- Jean-Philippe Mateta, Crystal Palace — 1
- Raheem Sterling, Arsenal — 1
- Joao Gomes, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 1
- Enes Unal, Bournemouth — 1
- Wes Burns, Ipswich Town — 1
- Emerson Palmieri, West Ham United — 1
- Nathan Collins, Brentford — 1
- Carlos Soler, West Ham — 1
- Bilal El Khannous, Leicester City —1
- Kasey McAteer, Leicester City — 1
- Victor Kristiansen, Leicester City — 1
- Crysencio Summerville, West Ham — 1
- Joao Felix, Chelsea — 1
- Christopher Nkunku, Chelsea — 1
- Malo Gusto, Chelsea — 1
- Sandro Tonali, Newcastle United — 1
- Mark Flekken, Brentford — 1
- Cameron Burgess, Ipswich Town — 1
- Pervis Estupinan, Brighton & Hove Albion — 1
- Brennan Johnson, Tottenham Hotspur — 1
- Mohammed Kudus, West Ham United — 1
- Eddie Nketiah, Crystal Palace — 1
- Lisandro Martinez, Manchester United — 1
- Djed Spence, Tottenham Hotspur — 1
- Neco Williams, Nottingham Forest — 1
- Gabriel Magalhaes, Arsenal — 1
- Riccardo Calafiori, Arsenal — 1
- Joelinton, Newcastle United — 1
- Levi Colwill, Chelsea — 1
- Niclas Fullkrug, Wes Ham United — 1
- Timothy Castagne, Fulham — 1
- Stephy Mavididi, Leicester City — 1
- James Hill, Bournemouth — 1
- Tomas Soucek, West Ham United — 1
- Ian Maatsen, Aston Villa — 1
- Mikel Merino, Arsenal — 1
- James Ward-Prowse, Nottingham Forest — 1
- Konstantinos Tsimikas, Liverpool — 1
- Matthew O’Riley, Brighton & Hove Albion — 1
- Christian Eriksen, Manchester United — 1
- Harry Wilson, Fulham — 1
- Harvey Elliott, Liverpool — 1
- Ola Aina, Nottingham Forest — 1
- Lesley Ugochukwu, Southampton — 1
- Mikey Moore, Tottenham Hotspur — 1
- Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Chelsea — 1
- Trevoh Chalobah, Chelsea — 1
- James Bree, Southampton — 1
- Julio Enciso, Brighton / Ipswich Town — 1
- Edson Alvarez, West Ham United — 1
- Ibrahim Sangare, Nottingham Forest — 1
- Jordan Pickford, Everton — 1
- James Tarkowski, Everton — 1
- James Garner, Everton — 1
- Pablo Sarabia, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 1
- Jarrad Branthwaite, Everton — 1
- Timothy Iroegbunam, Everton — 1
- Bart Verbruggen, Brighton — 1
- Ethan Nwaneri, Arsenal — 1
- Paul Onuachu, Southampton — 1
- Carlos Alcaraz, Everton — 1
- Abdoulaye Doucoure, Everton — 1
- Marshall Munetsi, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 1
- Brajan Gruda, Brighton & Hove Albion — 1
- Axel Tuanzebe, Ipswich Town — 1
- Vitaliy Mykolenko, Everton — 1
- Yasin Ayari, Brighton & Hove Albion — 1
- Lucas Bergvall, Tottenham Hotspur — 1
- Dara O’Shea, Ipswich Town — 1
