The 536th CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post presents the players having scored or assisted the most goals in matches played over the last year in 67 leagues around the world. From a purely numerical perspective, without considering the level of the leagues where these contributions were made, Lionel Messi dominates the competition with 59 G+A (37 goals and 22 assists): 17 more than any other player!
By weighting the G+A contributions according to the level of the matches in which they were made using this method, Lionel Messi remains in the lead with a score of 66.3*, slightly ahead of France's Kylian Mbappé (41 contributions, including 37 goals, weighted score of 65.4) and two Bayern Munich players: England's Harry Kane (42; 64.5) and another Frenchman, Michael Olise (37 contributions, including a record 22 assists; 54.9).
With 18 goals and 11 assists in the Spanish Liga, Lamine Yamal (aged 18.6) is the youngest player in the top 100. Only one other footballer listed is under the age of 23: Franculino Djú (21.7 years). At the other end of the scale are Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo (41.1 years and 31 contributions), Lionel Messi (38.7 years) and Fernando Zampedri (38.0 years). In total, no fewer than 45 leagues are represented in the list.
* The weighting was calculated by multiplying the contributions by the ratio between the average sporting coefficient of the matches in which players made their goals or assists, and the average measured for the top 100 footballers.
Most goals & assists in 67 leagues
Domestic league matches played last 365 days
[Index]: contribution weighted by the sporting coefficient of matches
[Minutes]: minutes per goal or assist
Données: Impect