LIONEL MESSI THE FIRST EVER
Messi, first ever player with 400 assists!
Lionel Messi became the first player in football history to reach 400 assists throughout his career.
He reached the milestone on 9 November in Inter Miami's 4-0 win over Nashville in the MLS playoffs.
The top 4 assistants in history are published here. Assists in all top-level official games are summarized.
The ranking is the result of collective research work, done primarily by @Bf2015Roly, @trachta10 and @barenftt.
In addition to the four mega-stars who top the ranking, another player has surpassed the 300 assist mark: Alex de Souza. His number has not yet been determined with accuracy. It is between 309 and 320.
Several active players are approaching the 300-assist mark. Luis Suárez, Kevin De Bruyne and Dušan Tadić are already between 290 and 300.
Returning to Messi, let's remember his other similar achievement, set last month: he became the new world record holder for assists in matches for the national team (60).
| ALL-TIME BEST | ASSISTANTS | |||
| Player | Nationality | Career | Assists | |
| 1 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | 2004- | 400 |
| 2 | Pelé | Brazil | 1957-1977 | 369 |
| 3 | Ferenc Puskás | Hungary, Spain | 1943-1966 | 359 |
| 4 | Johan Cruyff | Netherlands | 1964-1984 | 346 |