The Belgian’s 45th minute cross for Erling Haaland‘s opener in the 4-1 victory over Southampton saw him reach triple figures in just 237 games.
That is 56 games faster than previous quickest Cesc Fabregas, who took 293 games to register 100 assists.
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He is just the fifth player in the Premier League era to achieve 100 assists, after Ryan Giggs, Fabregas, Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard.
Widely regarded as one of the finest midfielders in the world, De Bruyne’s place as a Premier League great is assured.
Our No.17 has been named both PFA Players’ Player of the Year and Premier League Player of the Season on two occasions. Last October he came third at the 2022 Ballon d’Or ceremony.
Capable of delivering a devastating dead ball as well as threading an unstoppable pass, De Bruyne has been pivotal in our four Premier League titles under Pep Guardiola.
After arriving at the Club in 2015, he clocked up nine assists in his first season before leading the charts for the time in 2016/17 with 18, his first campaign working under Guardiola.
In 2017/18, De Bruyne laid 16 goals on a plate for his team-mates as the Blues registered a record 100 points and the Belgian secured his first Premier League title.
2019/20 was the midfielder’s best season in terms of Premier League assists, leading the way with 20. That was seven more than the next best in that campaign.
De Bruyne has again been the most creative player in the league this time around and now has 14 to his name. He has already struck up a devastating partnership with Erling Haaland, who is the league’s leading scorer.
Congratulations to Kevin on this latest achievement!
