- His seven assists is only bettered by Bayern Munich Leroy Sane
Victor Boniface, a Nigerian international, is tied for second in the top five major European leagues in terms of assists.
Boniface joined Bayer Leverkusen for €20 million from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise in the previous transfer window, but has since evolved into an important member of the club.
The 22-year-old striker has played a key role in Die Werkself’s outstanding performance in the 2023/24 season, which has them sitting atop the Bundesliga standings after 15 match days.
With his 16 goal contributions (nine goals and seven assists) in 22 league appearances, the Super Eagles forward is one of the most key players in Europe.
His seven assists is only bettered by Bayern Munich Leroy Sane, who has eight assists in the Bundelisga.
The former Manchester City man is the player with the most assists in Europe for the 2023/24 season.
Boniface, Xavi Simons, Mohamed Salah, Kieran Trippier, Julian Brandt, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Jan-Niklas Beste and Pedro Neto are in a large group of players tied for second place.
Bukayo Saka, Ollie Watkins and Marcus Thuram all have six assists each to sit just two assists off Sane.
Harry Kane is among a large group of players tied with five assists each with the likes of Chris Fuhrich, Diego Rico and Toni Kroos.
They have been joined in the past month by Manchester City winger Jeremy Doku, and West Ham’s James Ward-Prowse.
Takumi Minamino, Thomas Muller and Caio Henrique are some of the other players whose tallies for goals created just four short of the leader.
Lionel Messi has been the best creative player in Europe’s top five leagues for more than a decade but his exit from Paris Saint-Germain to Inter Miami in MLS means a new assist king will emerge at the end of the season.