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

I. Krupskyi of Metalist 1925 Kharkiv is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 40.5, and H. Pasich has been the form player this season, grading 47.4, and E. Sarapiy leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: N. Muravskyi has improved his Season rating most, up +29.7 on last season, while V. Salyuk's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +8.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, O. Drambaev of LNZ Cherkasy is the most valuable name in this group at 10.

Best talent

I. Krupskyi40.5RTG

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

N. Muravskyi+29.7SsN

LNZ Cherkasy · 24/25→25/26

28 players · ranked by top assistsCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Juninho Full-back	Zorya Luhansk	30	3	1789%	2221.2%
2	K. Vivcharenko Full-back	Dynamo Kyiv	24	3	820.6%	373.3%
3	O. Ilyin Full-back	Obolon'-Brovar	29	2	449.3%	2125.4%
4	O. Karavaev Full-back	Dynamo Kyiv	34	2	81.3%	839.1%
5	V. Baboglo Centre-back	Karpaty	27	2	2828.9%	3026%
6	Y. Konoplya Full-back	Shakhtar Donetsk	26	2	167.7%	356.7%
7	Mykola Oharkov Full-back	Oleksandria	21	1	2	35
8	Y. Kopyna Centre-back	Ruh Lviv	30	1	476.2%	1827.2%
9	V. Roman Full-back	Ruh Lviv	23	1	774.8%	3516.4%
10	Y. Misyura Centre-back	SK Poltava	32	1	978.2%	1434.6%
11	R. Lyakh Full-back	Ruh Lviv	25	1	130.7%	343.4%
12	B. Mykhailichenko Full-back	Polessya	29	1	4282.6%	2621.3%
13	S. Chobotenko Centre-back	Polessya	29	1	3350.9%	2524.5%
14	Jean Pedroso Centre-back	Karpaty	22	1	2121.7%	3710.8%
15	Jordan Centre-back	Zorya Luhansk	27	1	2028.3%	3028.1%
16	J. Bašić Central midfielder	Zorya Luhansk	29	1	867.4%	2136.6%
17	Artem Machelyuk Full-back	Kudrivka	26	1	1051%	3311.3%
18	M. Melnychuk Full-back	Kudrivka	26	1	819.8%	308.6%
19	Y. Shevchenko Full-back	Obolon'-Brovar	30	1	1984.5%	2028.8%
20	V. Pryymak Full-back	Obolon'-Brovar	29	1	1049.5%	2234%
21	I. Krupskyi Full-back	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	21	1	3181.1%	413.1%
22	A. Bekavac Full-back	Kryvbas KR	24	1	3	35
23	Jan Jurčec Full-back	Kryvbas KR	25	1	18456.3%	379.5%
24	E. Kozik Centre-back	Kolos Kovalivka	23	1	2419%	383.8%
25	M. Smiyan Full-back	Veres Rivne	24	1	11356%	34±0%
26	Pedrinho Full-back	Shakhtar Donetsk	24	1	1921.7%	386.8%
27	I. Azarovi Full-back	Shakhtar Donetsk	24	1	1214.2%	371.9%
28	O. Klymets Full-back	Epitsentr Dunayivtsi	26	1	1655.5%	319%