Olise leads Europe’s assist kings as Bayern duo dazzle; Bruno, Dimarco, Ryerson in race | OneFootball

Behind every great goal is a man who made it and the race to record the most assists in Europe for the 2025-26 season is heating up.

Here are the five players with the most assists across Europe's top five leagues.

Luis Diaz - Bayern Munich (10)

Luis Diaz is loving life at Bayern Munich with the summer signing sparkling in Europe's most prolific frontline.

The Colombian joined from Liverpool last summer and has formed a devastating front three alongside Harry Kane andMichael Olise. Diaz has 13 goals and 10 assists in the Bundesliga, averaging a goal involvement every 76 minutes.

Julian Ryerson - Borussia Dortmund (11)

Julian Ryerson is having quite the season at Borussia Dortmund.

The rampaging right-back has remarkably provided 11 assist in 15 league starts for the German side, having managed just seven assists across his entire club career before this season.

Ryerson recently became just the fourth Bundesliga player, since the data was first collected in 2004-05, to record four assists in a single game, during Dortmund's 4-0 win over Mainz.

Federico Dimarco - Inter Milan (12)

Federico Dimarco leadsSerie A for assists (12), while no player across Europe's top five leagues has created more 'big chances' than the Inter Milan wing-back (26).

He's been a key part of Inter's rise to the top of the table.

Bruno Fernandes - Manchester United (12)

So consistent for so long, even as chaos has ensued around him atManchester United. Bruno Fernandes is not always everyone's cup of tea but give him the ball and he will create.

The Portugal international has 12 assists in thePremier League this season, the joint-best return of his Manchester United career.

He's got 12 games to break the 20-assist single-season record held by Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne. Don't bet against it.

Michael Olise - Bayern Munich (16)

Michael Olise is out in front as Europe's top playmaker this season. Olise has created 16 goals in the Bundesliga for aBayern Munich team that has scored 82 goals in 22 games.

The German champions are on course to break the record for the most goals ever scored in a single season across Europe's top leagues, set by Torino (125 goals) in 1947-48.

A big part of that has been Olise's invention. He needs just six more to break Thomas Muller's record for assists in a Bundesliga campaign.