Kevin De Bruyne equaled Thierry Henry’s Premier League single-season assist record with 20 assists in 2019–20.
Playing for Manchester City, De Bruyne reached 20 assists during a season in which he also scored 13 league goals. His total matched Henry’s mark for Arsenal from 2002–03, when Henry supplied 20 assists and scored 24 goals.
De Bruyne’s final assist came in Manchester City’s 5–0 victory over Norwich City on the last day of the 2019–20 season. He won the Premier League Playmaker award, which recognises the leading assist provider in a campaign.
The record refers to Premier League assists as tracked in the competition’s official statistical framework. It is often confused with overall goal contributions or assists in all competitions. De Bruyne’s achievement concerned league matches only, and Manchester City finished second behind Liverpool that season.