Football is about making an impact, yet goal contributions (goals + assists) can be viewed in some way as metrics to evaluate a player’s impact on the pitch. Anyone who contributes consistently to goals and assists is a player who makes a difference by helping their team win matches and trophies. These stats, which highlight true difference-makers, have always been of interest to analysts and fans alike. For the 2024/25 season, many players shone in Europe’s top five leagues with most goal contributions. From the deadliest attackers to the most creative playmakers, these stars have been nothing short of unstoppable. In this article, we consider five of the best-Mohamed Salah, Raphinha, Joshua Kimmich, Ademola Lookman, and Achraf Hakimi-who illumined the footballing scene.

Most goal contributions in a single Premier League season

Alan Shearer (1994-95): 34 goals , with 13 assists =47 g/a

Andrew Cole (1993-94): 34 goals with 13 assists, 47g/a

Thierry Henry (2002-03): 24 goals, having 21 assists, 45 g/a.

Luis Suárez (2013-14): 31 goals with 13 assists, making it 44 g/a

Mohamed Salah (2017-18): 32 goals, 10 assists, having a total of 42 g/a

That really underlines his status as making Salah a great forward: performing at this level during several seasons.

Historical Records Most Goal Contributions in a Season in Laliga.

Many players over the years have had some exceptional seasons in goal contributions. Some famous examples are:

Messi for Barcelona, 50 goals plus 16 assists, and obviously without an injury. That is his productivity during a season: 66 contributions in 2011-2012

Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, 2014-15): 48 goals + 13 assists (61 contributions).

Luis Suárez (Barcelona, 2015-16): 40 goals + 16 assists (56 contributions).

Neymar (2017-18, PSG) – 28 goals + 16 assists (44 contributions)

Raphinha might not have reached the level yet of his predecessors but his contributions at Barcelona will matter. He is well on his way to becoming one of the very best in Europe if he continues working hard.

Recently Players Prformance

Raphinha has left a lasting imprint specifically with perhaps the most unforgettable goals in football history.

The Brazilian Barcelona winger played a huge role in the club through goals, assists, and scintillating dribbles, with an impressive La Liga rating of 7.85 on Sofascore so far this season. Raphinha fit right into Barcelona from the moment he was signed from Leeds, providing creativity and drive from the right flank.

He, however, has proved his worth in the Barcelona shirt. Reports say he has a record of 26 goals and 23 assists in 90 appearances since joining.

In the 2023–24 season, Raphinha made a decent contribution with 6 goals and 9 assists in 28 outings.

So in the Supercopa de España for 2024–2025, he delivered the goods again.In the final against rival Real Madrid, he netted a brace and contributed the last goal to a 3–1 victory. He was named Man of the Match, and his performance was key in putting another trophy in Barcelona’s cabinet.

The current form he is showing represents a tremendous improvement that reflects his role in propelling Barcelona toward success this season.

Joshua Kimmich

Born on February 8, 1995, in Rottweil, Germany, Joshua Kimmich is a professional football player. He started playing football at VfB Stuttgart’s youth academy and later moved t the RB Leipzig in 2013. His remarkable performance at the club forced a transfer to Bayern Munich in 2015. There, Kimmich proved himself as a right back and a central midfielder, becoming an essential part of the setup at Bayern.

Goals scored and assists made

Kimmich has been a consistent contributor to the success of Bayern. Despite being conventionally defensive, he has also assisted with each passing year at the club. During that period, he was reportedly doing well, proved indeed in the 2019/20 season as one of the most significant players in their treble-winning season with Bayern, in which they took the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, and UEFA Champions League. In that season, he was regarded as one of the best midfielders. His name ended the season with 4 goals in 33 matches with 7 assists.

Till the end of the 2024/25 Bundesliga season, Kimmich has an amazing average rating of 7.91.

Ademola Lookman

Ademola Lookman is a London-natal professional football player from October 20th, 1997. He started his career at Charlton Athletic, but soon captured everyone’s attention as he went through the leagues of English Football before finally tipping off to Everton in 2017.The player really had a lot to show during his stays at RB Leipzig and Fulham before he signed with Atalanta in the year 2022 where he has still continued developing his skills in the Serie A.

Lookman has an average Sofascore rating of 7.42 as far as the current Serie A season is concerned.

 His first complete season in Italy (2022-2023) saw him score 13 goals and make 6 assists – making him the top scorer and also assist provider within the club. His performance earned him an award of Atalanta Player of the Season.

Founded by double goal scores across three straight games in January 2023.

He was very instrumental in the UEFA Europa League of Atalanta-deaching Seattle-to score hat-trick versus Bayer Leverkusen-the club’s first-ever European trophy.

Ademola Lookman goal legacy at Atalanta has been extremely valuable in raising triumphs at the club level and in Europe over the recent years.

Achraf Hakimi

So he Achraf Hakimi, who was born on 4 November 1998 in Madrid, Spain. Currently plays at a right-back position for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and the Moroccan national team.

Performance and Best Season.

The Moroccan International has been wonderful this season in the Ligue 1, 2024-2025 with an overall Sofascore rating of 7.90 for the whole year. He scored 4 goals and had 5 assists in just 19 league fixtures.

In the course of the 2020-2021 season, Hakimi established himself at Inter Milan where he gained fame by winning Serie A title after scoring 7 matches and assisted another 8 times.

UEFA Champions League Performance

The most promising career of this promising footballer in the European Champions League started when he was at Real Madrid, the 2017-2018 season. He was mostly on the bench, but he was in the team that won the Champions League that very year. Remember that Achraf Hakimi was a prodigy last year, while on loan at Borussia Dortmund, here in the Champions League. He had two seasons, with thirteen appearances and four goals. He was included within the UCL squad for six matches with Inter Milan in the 2020-2021 edition. Despite his influence, Inter suffered and could not progress past the group stage that year. His contribution is still very important in PSG’s quest for European glory.