UEL: Europa League leading scorers, most assists as 10 clubs qualify for knockout rounds

By Adeleye Kunle

Following the conclusion of the UEFA Europa League (UEL) group stage match-day five fixtures on Thursday, below are the leading scorers and assists in Europe’s second-tier competition so far.

Recall that Arsenal, Fenerbahçe, Ferencváros, Freiburg, Manchester United, PSV Eindhoven, Real Betis, Real Sociedad, Rennes and Union SG have all qualified for the knock-out stages with one game to spare after this week’s Europa League match-day five fixtures.

Braga’s Vitinha is currently the UEFA Europa League top scorer with four goals.

Top scorers in the 2022/23 Europa League so far:

4 goals – Vitinha (Braga)
3 goals – Michael Gregoritsch (Freiburg), Cody Gakpo (PSV), Victor Boniface (Union SG), Marcus Rashford (Man United), Martin Terrier (Rennes), Santiago Giménez (Feyenoord), Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), Gustav Isaksen (Midtjylland), Kristoffer Zachariassen (Ferencváros), and Michy Batshuayi (Fenerbahçe).

Most assists in 2022/2023 Europa League:
5 assists – Evander (Midtjylland)
4 assists – Anastasios Bakasetas (Trabzonspor)
3 assists – Diego Rossi (Fenerbahçe), Cody Gakpo (PSV) and Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).

The Europa League group stage match-day six will commence on November 3.