Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Neymar and Zlatan Ibrahimovic all feature in list of the 20 players with the most goals and assists since 2000.
Harry Kane
Goals and assists: 322
As Tottenham Hotspur’s and England’s all-time leading goalscorer, to say Harry Kane is prolific in front of goal would be an understatement. The forward has been scoring goals at an electric rate throughout pretty much his entire career. He has always had a knack for finding the back of the net and while he’s not managed to lift any major silverware over the years, he can still be proud of the career he’s had.
Kane would have almost certainly broken Alan Shearer’s record and become the Premier League’s all-time top scorer, but his move to Bayern Munich has halted that. He’s still scoring plenty in Germany, though, and is showing no signs of slowing down right now after becoming the fastest player in Bundesliga history to reach 30 goals last season.
Francesco Totti
Goals and assists: 327
One-club footballers may be a dying breed in modern football – but Francesco Totti is one of the best to ever do it. Forever enshrined in the mythology of AS Roma and, subsequently, Serie A for not playing his football anywhere but the Italian capital. Incredibly, the veteran midfielder started his professional career all the way back in 1993, so seven years are missing from this list, meaning he could be much further up.
Despite a series of interested suitors lining up for his signature, the talisman stayed true to his roots and racked up the solitary league title – in 00/01 – and Coppa Italia titles in back-to-back seasons between 2006 and 2008, all while being I Giallorossi’s best muse for goals and assists.
Sergio Aguero
Goals and assists: 336
Sergio Aguero holds the record for the most Premier League goals by a non-English player, with 184 goals scored during his 10-year tenure at Manchester City, coming after a transfer from Aletico Madrid. The Argentinian was one of the standout players in the City team that dominated English football, playing a key role in the formative years of Pep Guardiola’s impending reign of terror.
His most iconic moment came when he scored the dramatic stoppage-time winner against QPR, sparking wild celebrations as City secured their first Premier League title of the modern era. Having scored 20+ goals in six out of 11 seasons in the Premier League, Aguero remains one of the most prolific forwards in the history of the big-five leagues, even if a stint at Barcelona came to a sad ending when he was diagnosed with a heart condition.
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Luis Suarez
Goals and assists: 356
There’s perhaps never been a player that fits the dictionary definition of ‘chaos’ more closely than Luis Suarez. Whether it was his audacious goals, inspiring assists, or misdemeanour that got him the headlines, the Uruguayan forward always poured his full faith into the idea that any PR is good PR.
He terrorised defences and, having played alongside Lionel Messi and Neymar for several years, formed one of the deadliest trios of all-time at Barcelona. For Liverpool and Atleico Madrid, he was just as lethal, as proven when he scored 31 goals and provided 13 assists in the 2013/14 Premier League season. To many, the 37-year-old is the best player of his generation aside from Messi and Ronaldo.
Thomas Muller
Goals and assists: 358
Despite not being a striker, or an out-and-out goalscorer, Thomas Muller places just outside the top fibe (although the gap is big from here on in), with his 358 goal contributions throughout his league career all coming in the Bundesliga. The Bayern Munich legend has been scarily consistent for almost his entire career and hasn’t scored less than seven goals in a season since 2009.
It’s not just his goals that earned him a spot on this list, though. Muller has always been an excellent playmaker and, playing with the talented stars at Bayern for so many years, he has chalked up over 250 assists in total – a lot of which qualify to help him rank so highly among the top 20 players with the most goal contributions in Europe’s big-five leagues, as he boasts having won an incredible 12 league titles.
Karim Benzema
Goals and assists: 423
While Cristiano Ronaldo’s success at Real Madrid often took the spotlight, Karim Benzema was consistently scoring goals for fun in La Liga, and it wasn’t until 2022 that he finally earned recognition with a Ballon d’Or win. However, his impressive goal and assist record for both Lyon in Ligue 1 and Real Madrid in La Liga undeniably proves he was worth his weight in gold.
The Frenchman amassed at least 65 more goal contributions than his closest competitors for a spot in the top five, winning four French league titles and six Spanish league titles along the way.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Goals and assists: 426
Throughout his career, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has rarely stayed in one place for long before submitting a transfer request. Currently at AC Milan, he has played for six different clubs across Europe’s top five leagues. However, unlike many players who struggle with the challenges of relocating, the big Swede has an exceptional track record when it comes to quickly adapting to new environments.
He netted 17 goals in 33 Premier League appearances with Manchester United, scored 156 times in Serie A, and added 113 goals to his incredible tally for PSG in Ligue 1. It’s fair to say he walks the walk as well as talks the talk.
Robert Lewandowski
Goals and assists: 460
Arguably the unluckiest player never to win the Ballon d’Or, Robert Lewandowski is a goal-scoring machine. This is evident as he currently leads the race for the European Golden Shoe with 14 La Liga goals for Barcelona this season, despite being 36 years old.
The back of the net and the Polish talisman is a match made in heaven. In fact, at this point, it’s debatable whether the former Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich man chases goals, or rather, the goals chase him. Since making his debut in a big-five league back in 2010, the Pole has scored 312 Bundesliga goals and 56 La Liga goals.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Goals and assists: 646
When it comes to just goals, nobody is better at scoring than Cristiano Ronaldo. He is the all-time top goalscorer in La Liga history, European Championship history, Champions League history, international football history, Real Madrid history, and, most significantly, the top-scoring player in football in general, after recently reaching 900.
And while he has also provided his teammates with a fair few assists, his constant desire to be the one that grabs all the headlines means, when looking at overall contributions, he falls just shy of first place. But by being nearly 200 contirbutions ahead of third, the 39-year-old can’t exactly be annoyed… or can he?
Lionel Messi
Goals and assists: 743
Not long ago, the debate over who is the greatest player of all time was a tough one. However, since Lionel Messi lifted the World Cup in 2022, a growing number of statistics have tipped the scale in his favour. This is once again evident when looking at goal contributions in the top five leagues.
Playing for Barcelona during the entirety of his time in Europe, the little boy from Rosario, Argentina scored almost 500 goals and provided over 200 assists in La Liga, winning the competition a staggering 10 times. Not only this, but he finished as the top scorer in eight seasons, as well as winning the European Golden Shoe six occasions. The number 10 really was as magical as everyone says he was, and still is.
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