The Premier League Playmaker of the Year award is a newer accolade celebrating the single-season leader for assists. And this season, there’s still a chance for a changing of the guard in the single-season record books.
Mohamed Salah’s 18 assists with six games to play put him within two of tying the Premier League record shared by Kevin De Bruyne (2019-20) and Thierry Henry (2002-03), but he did not deliver another helper the rest of the way.
Salah moves within one of De Bruyne’s record three times atop the assist leaderboard during the Playmaker of the Year era. KDB finished 11 assists off the top thanks in part to a long absence.
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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, Jacob Murphy, Anthony Elanga, Mikkel Damsgaard, 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
2024-25: Mohamed Salah, Liverpool — 18 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... 119. 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 — 18
- Jacob Murphy, Newcastle United — 12
- Anthony Elanga, Nottingham Forest — 11
- Bukayo Saka, Arsenal — 10
- Mikkel Damsgaard, Brentford — 10
- Antonee Robinson, Fulham — 10
- Morgan Rogers, Aston Villa — 10
- Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United — 10
- Heung-min Son, Tottenham Hotspur — 9
- Savinho, Manchester City — 8
- Eberechi Eze, Crystal Palace — 8
- Cole Palmer, Chelsea — 8
- Ollie Watkins, Aston Villa — 8
- Martin Odegaard, Arsenal — 8
- Morgan Gibbs-White, Nottingham Forest — 8
- Jarrod Bowen, West Ham United — 8
- Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City — 7
- Youri Tielemans, Aston Villa — 7
- Declan Rice, Arsenal — 7
- Enzo Fernandez, Chelsea — 7
- James Maddison, Tottenham Hotspur — 7
- Bryan Mbeumo, Brentford — 7
- Adama Traore, Fulham — 7
- Jean Ricner-Bellegarde, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 7
- Rayan Ait-Nouri, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 7
- Leandro Trossard, Arsenal — 7
- Amad Diallo, Manchester United — 6
- Bruno Guimaraes, Newcastle United — 6
- Trent Alexander-Arnold, Liverpool — 6
- Joao Pedro, Brighton & Hove Albion — 6
- Justin Kluivert, Bournemouth — 6
- Elliot Anderson, Nottingham Forest — 6
- Alexander Isak, Newcastle United — 6
- Pedro Porro, Tottenham Hotspur — 6
- Alex Iwobi, Fulham — 6
- Matheus Cunha, Wolves — 6
- Jeremy Doku, Manchester City — 6
- Dominik Szoboszlai, Liverpool — 6
- Dwight McNeil, Everton — 6
- Ilkay Gundogan, Manchester City — 6
- Matheus Nunes, Manchester City — 6
- Ismaila Sarr, Crystal Palace — 6
- Pedro Neto, Chelsea — 6
- Anthony Gordon, Newcastle United — 5
- Nicolas Jackson, Chelsea — 5
- Luis Diaz, Liverpool — 5
- Milos Kerkez, Bournemouth — 5
- Marcus Tavernier, Bournemouth — 5
- Antoine Semenyo, Bournemouth — 5
- Daniel Munoz, Crystal Palace — 5
- Wilfred Ndidi, Leicester City — 5
- Alexis Mac Allister, Liverpool — 5
- Tyrick Mitchell, Crystal Palace — 5
- Aaron Wan-Bissaka, West Ham United— 5
- Bernardo Silva, Manchester City — 4
- Goncalo Guedes, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 4
- Dejan Kulusevski, Tottenham Hotspur — 4
- Jadon Sancho, Chelsea — 4
- Dango Ouattara, Bournemouth — 4
- Danny Welbeck, Brighton & Hove Albion — 4
- Lucas Digne, Aston Villa — 4
- Lewis Hall, Newcastle United — 4
- Jack Clarke, Ipswich Town — 4
- Gabriel Martinelli, Arsenal — 4
- Andreas Pereira, Fulham — 4
- Nelson Semedo, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 4
- Yankuba Minteh, Brighton & Hove Albion — 4
- Ederson, Manchester City — 4
- Harvey Barnes, Newcastle United — 4
- Ryan Gravenberch, Liverpool — 4
- John McGinn, Aston Villa — 4
- Mats Wieffer, Brighton & Hove Albion — 4
- Jamie Vardy, Leicester City — 4
- Yoane Wissa, Brentford — 4
- Brajan Gruda, Brighton & Hove Albion — 4
- Christian Norgaard, Brentford — 4
- Mateus Fernandes, Southampton — 4
- Cody Gakpo, Liverpool — 4
- Ashley Young, Everton — 3
- Vitaly Janelt, Brentford — 3
- Lewis Cook, Bournemouth — 3
- Mario Lemina, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 3
- Timo Werner, Tottenham Hotspur — 3
- Dominic Solanke, Tottenham Hotspur — 3
- Will Hughes, Crystal Palace — 3
- Noni Madueke, Chelsea — 3
- Kaoru Mitoma, Brighton & Hove Albion — 3
- Tyler Adams, Bournemouth — 3
- Bobby De Cordova Reid, Leicester City — 3
- Curtis Jones, Liverpool — 3
- Kai Havertz, Arsenal — 3
- Raul Jimenez, Fulham — 3
- Erling Haaland, Manchester City — 3
- Diogo Jota, Liverpool — 3
- Marcus Rashford, Manchester United/Aston Villa — 3
- Chris Wood, Nottingham Forest — 3
- Idrissa Gana Gueye, Everton — 3
- Jacob Ramsey, Aston Villa — 3
- Georginio Rutter, Brighton & Hove Albion — 3
- Diogo Dalot, Manchester United — 3
- Joelinton, Newcastle United — 3
- Keane Lewis-Potter, Brentford — 3
- Jurrien Timber, Arsenal — 3
- Kieran Trippier, Newcastle United — 3
- Bilal El Khannous, Leicester City — 3
- Alejandro Garnacho, Manchester United — 3
- Neco Williams, Nottingham Forest — 3
- Emile Smith Rowe, Fulham — 3
- Carlos Alcaraz, Everton — 3
- Mohammed Kudus, West Ham United — 3
- Mateo Kovacic, Manchester City — 3
- Jorgen Strand Larsen, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 3
- Conor Bradley, Liverpool — 2
- 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
- Abdul Fatawu, Leicester City — 2
- Moises Caicedo, Chelsea — 2
- Harry Winks, Leicester City — 2
- Leon Bailey, Aston Villa — 2
- Leif Davis, Ipswich Town — 2
- Tariq Lamptey, Brighton & Hove Albion — 2
- Kyle Walker-Peters, Southampton — 2
- Marc Cucurella, Chelsea — 2
- Darwin Nunez, Liverpool — 2
- Kevin Schade, Brentford — 2
- Thomas Partey, Arsenal — 2
- Adam Armstrong, Southampton — 2
- Kenny Tete, Fulham — 2
- Liam Delap, Ipswich Town — 2
- Mads Roerslev, Brentford — 2
- Sasa Lukic, Fulham — 2
- Calum Hudson-Odoi, Nottingham Forest — 2
- Phil Foden, Manchester City — 2
- Ibrahima Konate, Liverpool — 2
- Ryan Christie, Bournemouth — 2
- Omari Hutchinson, Ipswich Town — 2
- Marc Guehi, Crystal Palace — 2
- Joe Willock, Newcastle United — 2
- Nikola Milenkovic, Nottingham Forest — 2
- Marshall Munetsi, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 2
- Ethan Nwaneri, Arsenal — 2
- Julio Enciso, Brighton / Ipswich Town — 2
- Raheem Sterling, Arsenal — 2
- Dara O’Shea, Ipswich Town — 2
- James Ward-Prowse, Nottingham Forest/West Ham United — 2
- Pablo Sarabia, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 2
- Ian Maatsen, Aston Villa — 2
- Djed Spence, Tottenham Hotspur — 2
- Nathan Collins, Brentford — 2
- Ben Johnson, Ipswich Town — 2
- Brennan Johnson, Tottenham Hotspur — 2
- Sandro Tonali, Newcastle United — 2
- Niclas Fullkrug, Wes Ham United — 2
- Mathias Jensen, Brentford — 2
- Ryan Sessegnon, Fulham — 2
- Mikel Merino, Arsenal — 2
- Adam Wharton, Crystal Palace — 2
- Jack Hinshelwood, Brighton & Hove Albion — 2
- Evanilson, Bournemouth — 2
- Mark Flekken, Brentford — 2
- Cameron Burgess, Ipswich Town — 2
- Christian Eriksen, Manchester United — 2
- Manuel Ugarte, Manchester United — 2
- Abdoulaye Doucoure, Everton — 2
- Simon Adingra, Brighton & Hove Albion — 2
- James Justin, Leicester City — 2
- Harvey Elliott, Liverpool — 2
- Matthew O’Riley, Brighton & Hove Albion — 2
- Ben White, Arsenal — 2
- Jack Grealish, Manchester City — 1
- Ross Barkley, Aston Villa — 1
- Luis Sinisterra, Bournemouth — 1
- Destiny Udogie, Tottenham Hotspur — 1
- Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Everton — 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
- Carlos Baleba, Brighton & Hove Albion — 1
- Conor Chaplin, Ipswich Town — 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
- 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
- Joao Gomes, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 1
- Enes Unal, Bournemouth — 1
- Wes Burns, Ipswich Town — 1
- Emerson Palmieri, West Ham United — 1
- Carlos Soler, West Ham — 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
- Pervis Estupinan, Brighton & Hove Albion — 1
- Eddie Nketiah, Crystal Palace — 1
- Lisandro Martinez, Manchester United — 1
- Gabriel Magalhaes, Arsenal — 1
- Riccardo Calafiori, Arsenal — 1
- Levi Colwill, Chelsea — 1
- Timothy Castagne, Fulham — 1
- Stephy Mavididi, Leicester City — 1
- James Hill, Bournemouth — 1
- Tomas Soucek, West Ham United — 1
- Konstantinos Tsimikas, Liverpool — 1
- Harry Wilson, Fulham — 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
- Edson Alvarez, West Ham United — 1
- Ibrahim Sangare, Nottingham Forest — 1
- Jordan Pickford, Everton — 1
- James Tarkowski, Everton — 1
- James Garner, Everton — 1
- Jarrad Branthwaite, Everton — 1
- Timothy Iroegbunam, Everton — 1
- Bart Verbruggen, Brighton — 1
- Paul Onuachu, Southampton — 1
- Axel Tuanzebe, Ipswich Town — 1
- Vitaliy Mykolenko, Everton — 1
- Yasin Ayari, Brighton & Hove Albion — 1
- Lucas Bergvall, Tottenham Hotspur — 1
- Ryan Yates, Nottingham Forest — 1
- Conor Townsend, Ipswich Town — 1
- Jefferson Lerma, Crystal Palace — 1
- Marco Asensio, Aston Villa — 1
- David Brooks, Bournemouth — 1
- Rodrigo Bentancur, Tottenham Hotspur — 1
- Dane Scarlett, Tottenham Hotspur — 1
- Matt O’Riley, Brighton & Hove Albion — 1
- Dean Huijsen, Bournemouth — 1
- Kamaldeen Sulemana, Southampton — 1
- Valentino Livramento, Newcastle United — 1
- Oleksandr Zinchenko, Arsenal — 1
- Ryan Manning, Southampton — 1
- Nathan Collins, Brentford — 1
- Nathan Patterson, Everton — 1
- Mathys Tel, Tottenham Hotspur — 1
- Michael Kayode, Brentford — 1
- Dan Burn, Newcastle United — 1
- Andy Robertson, Liverpool — 1
- Reece James, Chelsea — 1
- Romain Esse, Crystal Palace — 1
- Justin Devenney, Crystal Palace — 1
- Jens Cajuste, Ipswich Town — 1
- Illia Zabarnyi, Bournemouth — 1
- Guido Rodriguez, West Ham United — 1
