Unsung playmakers: Bundesliga stars with most penultimate passes | OneFootball

Who scored the most goals? And who had the most assists? Often, only these are discussed, but what about the person who plays the penultimate pass? These players are also indispensable for a goal.

To honor these stars in the Bundesliga, 'kicker' has compiled a list of the 18 Bundesliga professionals with the most penultimate passes. Who delivered the penultimate pass most frequently last season?

Rank 12: Patrick Wimmer

The Wolfsburg player recorded 6 penultimate passes and thus serves as the VfL playmaker in the shadow of Mohammed Amoura, Jonas Wind, and Tiago Tomas, who have the most goals and assists for the Wolves.

Rank 12: Edmond Tapsoba

The Leverkusen player also recorded 6 penultimate passes, which he set up for Florian Wirtz, Patrik Schick, Alejandro Grimaldo, and others.

Rank 12: Jens Stage

6 penultimate passes also go to the account of the Bremen player. But he is not the only Bremen player on this list. More on that shortly.

Rank 12: Harry Kane

The top scorer seems to be everywhere on the field. In addition to 26 goals and 12 assists, he also added 6 penultimate passes. Simply a jack-of-all-trades.

Rank 12: Robin Hack

A Gladbach player also made it onto this list. Someone has to supply Alassane Plea, Tim Kleindienst, and others. Hack also had 6 penultimate passes.

Rank 12: Marius Bülter

With 7 goals and 4 assists, Bülter was the third-best scorer in the Hoffenheim ranks last season. Added to this are 6 penultimate passes.

Rank 12: Timo Becker

Some might claim that Kiel did not score many goals this season. But standing on a podium with Harry Kane, Edmond Tapsoba, and others with 6 penultimate passes is not something everyone can claim.

Rank 5: Florian Wirtz

The future 150-million-man not only contributed 10 goals and 14 assists last season but also recorded 7 penultimate passes. However, he is not alone in this.

Rank 5: Konrad Laimer

A Bayern player also collected 7 penultimate passes, but the Austrian does not have as many scorer points as Wirtz.

Rank 5: Rasmus Kristensen

Not every Bundesliga fan might have the Dane from Frankfurt on their radar, but he is very important for SGE's offensive play. Last season, he recorded 7 penultimate passes.

Rank 5: Hugo Ekitiké

Kristensen's teammate, like Harry Kane, is better known for scoring goals. Nevertheless, the Frenchman also recorded 7 penultimate passes.

Rank 5: Pascal Groß

Also a man who pulls the strings more in the background. The Dortmund player also played 7 penultimate passes.

Rank 5: Marvin Ducksch

The second Bremen player, alongside Jens Stage, on this list. However, unlike his teammate, Ducksch managed 7 penultimate passes, even one more.

Rank 5: Alphonso Davies

The defender was out injured from mid-March due to a cruciate ligament tear. Would there have been more than 7 penultimate passes otherwise?

Rank 4: Nadiem Amiri

For Mainz, the German national player holds the flag high. Last season, he recorded 8 penultimate passes.

Rank 2: Granit Xhaka

The centerpiece of the Leverkusen midfield: With this statistic, the Swiss highlights his value even more. He delivered 10 penultimate passes.

Rank 2: Ritsu Doan

Xhaka has to share the podium with the Freiburg player, who also delivered a double-digit number of penultimate passes (10).

Rank 1: Joshua Kimmich

But the king of penultimate passes is the Bayern star. He contributed 11 penultimate passes last season.

Did any name on this list surprise you? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments.

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