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Neymar Ties International Assists Record Set By Landon Donovan

No player in the history of men's international soccer has more assists than Neymar. The Brazil captain has equaled the record previously set by Landon Donovan.

Robert Summerscales

Neymar Ties International Assists Record Set By Landon Donovan
Neymar Ties International Assists Record Set By Landon Donovan /

No player in the history of men's international soccer has assisted more goals than Neymar.

The Brazil captain equaled the record previously set by USA legend Landon Donovan by providing the 58th assist of his international career on Thursday night.

Neymar joined Donovan on 58 assists in the 50th minute of Brazil's World Cup qualifier against Venezuela when his corner kick was headed home by Arsenal defender Gabriel.

Neymar shows off the name on the back of his shirt after scoring for Brazil against Chile in March 2022
Neymar has assisted 58 goals for Brazil during his international career :: IMAGO/Photosport/Thiago Ribeiro

Thursday's game - which ended 1-1 after Eduard Bello netted a late leveler for Venezuela - was Neymar's 127th appearance for Brazil.

Donovan's 58 assists came in 157 outings for the USMNT between 2000 and 2014.

Only three other men have recorded at least 50 international assists. They are Lionel Messi (53), Ferenc Puskas (53) and Sandor Kocsis (50).

Cristiano Ronaldo is currently on 33 assists for Portugal.

Most Assists In Men's International Soccer

  • =1. Neymar (Brazil) - 58 assists
  • =1. Landon Donovan (USA) - 58 assists
  • =3. Lionel Messi (Argentina) - 53 assists
  • =3. Ferenc Puskas (Hungary) - 53 assists
  • 5. Sandor Kocsis (Hungary) - 50 assists
Landon Donovan pictured playing for the USA during the 2010 FIFA World Cup
Landon Donovan provided 58 assists in 157 international appearances for the USMNT :: IMAGO/Insidefoto/Giorgio Perottino
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Robert Summerscales
ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.

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