The year 2024 enters additional time. The opportunity to draw up the traditional assessments.
Dries Mertens has definitely found a second youth at Galatasaray. At 37 years old, the former Red Devil is quite simply the player who has delivered the most assists this year (a statistic that only includes the biggest championships).
Mertens is at 27, he is ahead of Mohamed Salah (23) and Alejandro Grimaldo (21). Despite his few physical glitches, Kevin De Bruyne rises to fifth place with 20 offerings. If all the world championships were included, Maxime Lestienne (27 assists) would be level with Dries Mertens but would have to admit defeat in the face of Oscar’s 32 assists in the Chinese championship.
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Now let’s move on to the scorers! The year 2024 was that of Viktor Gyökeres. The Sporting Portugal striker, already fourth best assist giver, is the top scorer of the calendar year with 52 goals in 56 matches.
Robert Lewandowski (40 goals) and Harry Kane (39) accompany him on the podium. The first Belgian scorer is Christian Benteke, author of 25 goals in MLS.
Big Ben is ahead of Michy Batshuayi and Loïs Openda, both at 23 roses. A total equivalent to that of Kévin Denkey, top scorer in the Pro League in 2024 ahead of Kasper Dolberg and his 21 goals.
