The 25 Players With The Most Assists Since 2000

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has recorded the most assists since 2000 ahead of rival Cristiano Ronaldo and club colleague Luis Suarez.

Messi, 33, has played 866 games since the year 2000 and has an impressive 319 assists to his name.

He's ahead of Juventus forward Ronaldo, who has set up 258 goals, and Suarez. The Uruguayan international has created 256 goals since 2000.

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Mesut Ozil, Angel Di Maria, Cesc Fabregas and Xavi are placed fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh, respectively.

Franck Ribery, Thomas Muller and Steffen Hofmann make up the top ten.

The likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Arjen Robben, Eden Hazard and David Beckham also earned a spot among the top 25.

The 25 players with the most assists since 2000:

25. Karim Benzema - 176

24. David Beckham - 176 (less matches than Benzema)

23. Hulk - 178

22. Wayne Rooney - 179

21. Eden Hazard - 181

20. Andres Iniesta - 182

19. Dusan Tadic - 185

18. Dries Mertens - 188

17. Thierry Henry - 190

16. Neymar - 190 (less matches than Henry)

15. Arjen Robben - 193

14. Zlatan Ibrahimovic - 196

13. David Silva - 200

12. Kevin De Bruyne - 200 (less matches than Silva)

11. Andrey Arshavin - 201

10. Steffen Hofmann - 208

9. Thomas Muller - 224

8. Franck Ribery - 227

7. Xavi - 230

6. Cesc Fabregas - 234

5. Angel Di Maria - 235

4. Mesut Ozil - 253

3. Luis Suarez - 256

2. Cristiano Ronaldo - 258

1. Lionel Messi - 319

(H/T Transfermarkt)

Topics: Football News, Football, Mesut Ozil, David Beckham, Lionel Messi, Kevin de Bruyne, Cristiano Ronaldo

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