How Many Assists Does Kevin De Bruyne Have?

Kevin De Bruyne is unquestionably among the best midfielders in Premier League history.

As De Bruyne remains integral to Manchester City’s relentless quest for trophies, the question is how high he can climb in that ranking. A case can be made that he should be included in an all-time Premier League XI already.

The Belgian has been the heartbeat of Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, adapting to different roles and tweaking his play to suit the variety of teammates he has played alongside.

Almost always impactful, De Bruyne is a great presser, an underrated ball winner and can shift the pattern of play with his high-energy ball-carrying. He’s an excellent long-range shooter, too.

Most of all, though, he is a spectacular passer and creator for others. His crossing has drawn comparisons to David Beckham, but De Bruyne is far from a one-trick-pony, such is his vision and technical mastery.

Statistics can only tell part of the story with a player like De Bruyne, but let’s take a look at his assist numbers so far… 

How Many Career Assists Does De Bruyne Have?

Kevin De Bruyne has 302 career assists, 253 which have come at club level.

Of those, 165 have been for Manchester City, with his highest assist tally for the club coming in their treble-winning campaign of 2022-23.

De Bruyne holds numerous records, including the joint-most assists in a Premier League campaign and the Manchester City club assist record, having gone far clear of David Silva’s mark. His presence has been key to City being such heavy favourites in Premier League odds outright. 

The Belgian’s assist rate is similar to that of Lionel Messi, albeit without the overall quantity at this stage. 

How Many Assists Does De Bruyne Have For Belgium?

Kevin De Bruyne has 49 assists for Belgium in 99 caps.

Only nine have come during major tournaments, however, with the Red Devils failing to live up to the hype of their golden generation.

Finishing third at the 2018 World Cup has been the highlight of De Bruyne’s career with the national team to date. 

Kevin De Bruyne Assist Records

• Joint-most assists in a single Premier League season (20, tied with Thierry Henry)

• Joint-fourth most assists in Premier League history (tied with Frank Lampard)

• Highest average assist-per-match rate of Premier League players with 80 or more assists – De Bruyne is 0.42, next best is 0.32

• Quickest player to reach 50 Premier League assists (123 matches)

• Most assists for Manchester City (146)

Kevin De Bruyne Assists By Club

• Manchester City – 169 assists

• Genk – 36 assists

• Wolfsburg – 37 assists

• Werder Bremen – 10 assists

• Chelsea – 1 assist

Kevin De Bruyne Assists By Season

• Genk, 2008-09 – 2 appearances, 0 assists

• Genk, 2009-10 – 40 appearances, 4 assists

• Genk, 2010-11 – 35appearances, 17 assists

• Genk, 2011-12 – 36 appearances, 15 assists

• Werder Bremen, 2012-13 – 34 appearances, 10 assists

• Chelsea, 2013-14 – 9 appearances, 1 assist

• Wolfsburg, 2013-14 – 18 appearances, 7 assists

• Wolfsburg, 2014-15 – 51 appearances, 28 assists

• Manchester City, 2015-16 – 41 appearances, 13 assists

• Manchester City, 2016-17 – 49 appearances, 21 assists

• Manchester City, 2017-18 – 52 appearances, 21 assists

• Manchester City, 2018-19 – 32 appearances, 11 assists

• Manchester City, 2019-20 – 48 appearances, 23 assists

• Manchester City, 2020-21 – 40 appearances, 18 assists

• Manchester City, 2021-22 – 45 appearances, 14 assists

• Manchester City, 2022-23 – 49 appearances, 31 assists

• Manchester City, 2023-24 - 21 appearances, 16 assists

De Bruyne Club Assists By Competition

• Premier League – 113 assists

• Bundesliga – 36 assists

• Jupiler Pro League – 34 assists

• Champions League – 27 assists

• FA Cup – 18 assists

• EFL Cup – 9 assists

• Europa League – 6 assists

• DFB-Pokal – 5 assists

• DFL-Supercup – 1 assist

De Bruyne Belgium Assists By Competition

• Friendlies – 13 assists

• World Cup qualifiers – 10 assists

• European Championship qualifiers – 10 assists

• Nations League – 7 assists

• European Championship finals – 5 assists

• World Cup – 4 assists

Multi-Assist Games For Belgium

• 2 vs USA, May 2013 

• 2 vs Norway, June 2016

• 2 vs Hungary, June 2016

• 2 vs Estonia, June 2017

• 2 vs Saudi Arabia, March 2018

• 3 vs Scotland, September 2019

• 2 vs Russia, November 2019

• 2 vs Iceland, September 2020

• 2 vs France, October 2021

• 2 vs Germany, March 2023

Kevin De Bruyne Individual Honours

• Bundesliga Young Player of the Year – 2012-13

• Bundesliga Player of the Year – 2014-15

• Bundesliga Team of the Year – 2014-15

• Bundesliga top assists provider – 2014-15

• Europa League Squad of the Season – 2014-15

• France Football World XI – 2015

• Belgian Sportsman of the Year – 2015

• Best Belgian Player Abroad – 2015, 2016

• Manchester City Player of the Season – 2015-16, 2017-18, 2019-20, 2021-22

• FIFPro World 11 – 2020, 2021, 2022

• IFFHS Men’s World Team – 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

• UEFA Team of the Year – 2017, 2019, 2020

• ESM Team of the Year – 2017-18, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22

• Premier League Team of the Year – 2017-18, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22

• Premier League Playmaker of the Season – 2017-18, 2019-20, 2022-23

• Champions League Team of the Season – 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23

• World Cup Dream Team – 2018

• Premier League Player of the Season – 2019-20, 2021-22

• PFA Players’ Player of the Year – 2019-20, 2020-21

• Champions League Midfielder of the Season – 2019-20

• IFFHS World’s Best Playmaker – 2020, 2021

• IFFHS UEFA Team of the Decade – 2011-2020

• Ballon d’Or third place – 2022

*Credit for all of the photos in this article belongs to Alamy