most assists by a defender in a single season

Alejandro Grimaldo, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Antonio Valencia are tied for the most assists by a defender in Europe's top five leagues in a season, with 13 assists.

	NAME	A	SEASON	CLUB	M	START	MIN	G	TKL	TKL-W	TKL-LM	SH-BLK	INT	CLR	FOUL	YC	RC
1	Alejandro Grimaldo A. Grimaldo	13	2023-24	Leverkusen	33	31	2,787	10	46	25	0	20	22	35	14	1	0
2	Trent Alexander-Arnold T. Alexander-Arnold	13	2019-20	Liverpool	38	35	3,176	4	55	33	1	17	46	66	22	5	0
3	Antonio Valencia A. Valencia	13	2011-12	Man United	27	22	2,120	4								3	0
4	Raphaël Guerreiro R. Guerreiro	12	2022-23	Dortmund	27	26	2,296	4	39	22	1	8	35	23	8	4	0
5	Trent Alexander-Arnold T. Alexander-Arnold	12	2021-22	Liverpool	32	32	2,855	2	40	24	1	15	44	32	12	2	0
6	Andrew Robertson A. Robertson	12	2019-20	Liverpool	36	34	3,114	2	53	30	0	7	38	56	18	2	0
7	Trent Alexander-Arnold T. Alexander-Arnold	12	2018-19	Liverpool	29	27	2,467	1	61	39	0	8	35	64	14	3	0
8	Philipp Max P. Max	12	2017-18	Augsburg	33	33	2,960	2	65	47	0	3	33	60	28	5	0
9	Jan-Niklas Beste J. Beste	11	2023-24	Heidenheim	31	31	2,629	8	77	50	0	16	17	23	28	4	0
10	Jonathan Clauss J. Clauss	11	2021-22	Lens	37	35	3,064	5	65	36	0	5	71	42	38	3	0
11	Andrew Robertson A. Robertson	11	2018-19	Liverpool	36	36	3,219	0	80	49	0	3	30	49	18	4	0
12	Leighton Baines L. Baines	11	2010-11	Everton	38	38	3,420	5								4	0
13	Andy Hinchcliffe A. Hinchcliffe	11	1994-95	Everton	29	28	2,451	2								2	0
14	Antonee Robinson A. Robinson	10	2024-25	Fulham	33	32	2,898	0	82	53	0	5	51	118	30	8	0
15	Kieran Trippier K. Trippier	10	2023-24	Newcastle	28	26	2,240	1	57	27	0	2	24	48	27	5	0
16	Andrew Robertson A. Robertson	10	2021-22	Liverpool	29	29	2,540	3	36	21	0	4	26	51	20	5	1
17	Hamari Traoré H. Traoré	10	2021-22	Rennes	33	33	2,898	3	60	36	0	10	38	72	46	4	0
18	Jordi Alba J. Alba	10	2021-22	Barcelona	30	30	2,648	2	50	35	0	9	33	34	26	11	0
19	Raphaël Guerreiro R. Guerreiro	10	2020-21	Dortmund	27	25	2,222	5	30	16	0	6	31	24	10	1	0
20	Achraf Hakimi A. Hakimi	10	2019-20	Dortmund	33	29	2,717	5	61	41	0	5	29	21	24	5	0
21	Marcelo	10	2016-17	Real Madrid	30	26	2,278	2	44	35	0	6	40	28	18	2	0
22	Trent Alexander-Arnold T. Alexander-Arnold	9	2022-23	Liverpool	37	34	2,931	2	55	38	0	15	40	36	22	5	0
23	Mitchell Weiser M. Weiser	9	2022-23	Werder	30	29	2,521	2	73	46	0	5	25	28	36	7	0
24	Jonathan Clauss J. Clauss	9	2022-23	Marseille	34	32	2,602	2	48	29	0	12	33	38	26	1	0
25	Reece James R. James	9	2021-22	Chelsea	26	22	1,864	5	32	24	0	13	15	18	20	4	1