Ipswich Town's assist machine Leif Davis is one of the top creators in Europe, rivalling the likes of icons Lionel Messi and Kevin De Bruyne.

The livewire left-back laid on 14 assists in the 2022/23 campaign, the best figure in League One and good enough for a spot in the league's team of the season.

And if you dig a bit deeper, the scale of his achievement becomes even more impressive.

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The 23-year-old, playing his first full season of senior football, was bettered only by Manchester City's magician De Bruyne across the three top divisions of English football.

De Bruyne's set-up 16 goals for the Premier League champions this campaign.

Indeed, other than De Bruyne, the only other player with more assists in the 2022/23 campaign across Europe's top leagues is Argentinian legend Lionel Messi.

Messi, widely regarded as one of, if not the best player of all time, has created 15 goals for Paris St Germain in France's Ligue 1 this campaign.

Town's brilliant left back, who's such a danger either crossing the ball in open play or whipping in corners, has more assists to his name than the top creators in any of the other top European leagues.

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They are Antoine Griezmann of Real Madrid, who's crafted 13 goals in Spain's La Liga, Raphaël Guerreiro of Borrussia Dortmund, who's made 12 goals in the German Bundesliga, and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who set up 10 strikes for Italian Serie A champions Napoli.

As well as rubbing shoulders with legends and stars of the sport in the top assist tallies, Davis also stacks up well in terms of chances created.

He was second only to Barry Bannan of Sheffield Wednesday in English football, crafting 118 opportunities to Bannan's 120 in league play.

Bruno Fernandes, of Manchester United, is third on 104.

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No-one else across Europe, other than Salford City's Elliot Watt (109), in League Two, has broken the century mark.

And when you break it down into average chances created across 90 minutes, Davis is still in the top five.

Fernandes (2.97) is the leader there, closely followed by Rémy Cabella of Lille on 2.90.

Jonas Hofmann of Borussia Mönchengladbach is third with 2.83, followed by Bannan (2.79) and Davis (2.74).