Defenders with the Most Assists in Premier League

The most creative defenders in Premier League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

J. Timber of Arsenal is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 97.3, and V. van Dijk leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Garner has improved his Season rating most, up +43.5 on last season, while M. De Cuyper's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +18 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. Timber of Arsenal is the most valuable name in this group at 163.6.

Brighton · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

J. Garner+43.5SsN

Everton · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	J. Garner Defensive midfielder	Everton	25	7	66195.9%	9016.2%
2	L. Digne Full-back	Aston Villa	33	6	2233.1%	3033.9%
3	J. Timber Full-back	Arsenal	25	5	8299%	975.3%
4	Q. Hartman Full-back	Burnley	24	5	20129.2%	7820.7%
5	A. Truffert Full-back	Bournemouth	24	5	5716.7%	9619.2%
6	M. Senesi Centre-back	Bournemouth	29	5	60197.5%	658.7%
7	Gabriel Magalhães Centre-back	Arsenal	28	4	7699.5%	748.8%
8	Marc Cucurella Full-back	Chelsea	28	4	3624.8%	6819.1%
9	R. James Full-back	Chelsea	26	4	33160%	770.8%
10	M. Guéhi Centre-back	Crystal Palace	26	3	5616.2%	808.5%
11	N. Mukiele Centre-back	Sunderland	28	3	52216.5%	6910.9%
12	J. Tarkowski Centre-back	Everton	33	3	5111.8%	3818.4%
13	M. Gusto Full-back	Chelsea	23	3	323.8%	881.6%
14	N. Williams Full-back	Nottingham Forest	25	3	5011.4%	853.4%
15	M. De Cuyper Full-back	Brighton	25	3	1658%	8128.8%
16	M. Wieffer Full-back	Brighton	26	3	4973.5%	815.5%
17	J. van Hecke Centre-back	Brighton	26	3	4539.8%	827.2%
18	M. Cash Full-back	Aston Villa	29	3	3935.1%	6414.2%
19	J. Hill Centre-back	Bournemouth	24	3	37411%	8510.6%
20	P. Hincapié Centre-back	Arsenal	24	2	5424.2%	851.5%
21	J. Gvardiol Full-back	Manchester City	24	2	497.8%	963.2%
22	J. Bijol Centre-back	Leeds	27	2	2239.8%	6517%
23	J. Bogle Central midfielder	Leeds	26	2	4253.5%	775.8%
24	R. Calafiori Full-back	Arsenal	24	2	45124.9%	853%
25	H. Maguire Centre-back	Manchester United	33	2	2416.9%	3312.2%
26	M. Lacroix Centre-back	Crystal Palace	26	2	540.7%	7810.2%
27	R. Aït-Nouri Attacking midfielder	Manchester City	25	2	1074.8%	7817.5%
28	Hugo Bueno Defensive midfielder	Wolves	23	2	39135.5%	7912.7%
29	K. Walker Full-back	Burnley	36	2	2766.9%	3270.8%
30	Pedro Porro Full-back	Tottenham	26	2	4223.8%	788.5%
31	S. van den Berg Centre-back	Brentford	24	2	3345.6%	861.3%
32	N. Collins Centre-back	Brentford	25	2	4311.6%	867.2%
33	D. Burn Full-back	Newcastle	34	2	2941.8%	2936.2%
34	A. Smith Full-back	Bournemouth	35	2	1912.9%	2119.6%
35	J. Gomez Full-back	Liverpool	29	2	110.9%	4817.6%
36	J. Justin Centre-back	Leeds	28	1	307.2%	5822.1%
37	L. Krejčí Centre-back	Wolves	27	1	2121.1%	6612.5%
38	C. Riad Full-back	Crystal Palace	23	1	13712.5%	758.2%
39	V. Lindelöf Centre-back	Aston Villa	32	1	1150%	2924.1%
40	D. Udogie Full-back	Tottenham	23	1	295.2%	800.9%
41	V. Mykolenko Full-back	Everton	27	1	4416.1%	7214.3%
42	C. Bradley Full-back	Liverpool	23	1	30141.5%	830.7%
43	R. Sessegnon Full-back	Fulham	26	1	37117.5%	770.7%
44	J. Tchatchoua Centre-back	Wolves	24	1	1253.7%	7411.9%
45	J. O'Brien Full-back	Everton	25	1	4179.5%	867.4%
46	M. Keane Centre-back	Everton	33	1	42122.5%	343.2%
47	P. Struijk Full-back	Leeds	26	1	3339.7%	798.6%
48	B. White Full-back	Arsenal	28	1	230.9%	5722%
49	A. Heaven Centre-back	Manchester United	19	1	11	8215.7%
50	L. Shaw Full-back	Manchester United	31	1	411044.4%	5128.1%