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Across his 86 caps he's got 20 goals - fifth on the all-time list - and 10 assists.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

A loan spell at Barcelona, where he scored 14 goals and registered 14 assists in 47 games for the La Liga champions, has revitalised the 28-year-old Manchester United forward's career.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

New and improved KAT doesn’t score as much, but he’s made himself more dangerous by moving the rock: His playoff average of 5.6 assists per game is nearly double his career average.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

A telling stat: New York leads all playoff teams in assists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Sohrab scored three more times, with assists from some of our new teammates, before Hossein held on to the ball and waved us all out to huddle midfield.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram