Although some people may believe the Bundesliga is not on the same level as the EPL or La Liga, others will disagree. Home to some of Europe’s top teams and players, the Bundesliga has a lot to offer.
With that said, some of you may be interested in learning more details about the Bundesliga 2024/25 top players. That is why it is time to dive in and learn more about them.
Most Goals
It probably does not come as a surprise that Harry Kane won the Bundesliga Golden Boot and the Bundesliga Player of the Season award. With 26 goals, the player has a clear lead over the second place on the list – it’s a tie between Patrik Schick and Serhou Guirassy. During the 24/25 seasons both the Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund’s players have scored 21 goals, followed by Jonathan Burkardt with 18. We expect to see more of the latter because Leverkusen seems to be on a really good streak.
Most Assists
On the topic of Leverkusen, the team seems to have many amazing players because Michael Olise is leading the chart in terms of assists. He has 15 assists, whereas the second player – Florian Wirtz. Besides being one of the top goalscorers, Wirtz also has a huge impact on his team with his duels won.
As for the third player with the most assists, the honor goes to Vincenzo Grifo, with 11 assists so far.
Most Shots
It seems like people who follow the Bundesliga hear the name Hugo Ekitike very often. Besides being among the top goal-scorers and having tons of assists, he is also the player with the highest number of shots. His 115 shots put him in the same position as Harry Kane, who is second on the list with 110. The third place, goes to Borussia Dortmund’s Serhou Guirassy, who made 90 shots for the season.
Shots against post and bar
Moving on to another intriguing stat, we have the total shots against post and bar. Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Serge Gnabry and Patrick Wimmer are tied for the lead on this segment, with 4 shots each.
Top Speed
The Bundesliga has always been home to some of the fastest footballers in Europe. The current 2024/25 season is no exception because we have several players that clearly stand out.
Starting with number 1, the current fastest player in the competition is Jean-Mattéo Bahoya. He managed to achieve a jaw-dropping speed of 37.16 km/h. Second place goes to Loïs Openda with 36.86 km/h, and lastly, we have Sirlord Conteh with 36.82 km/h.
Most Own Goals
This is definitely one of the Bundesliga stats where you do not want to find yourself in. Sadly, some players are more lucky than others and finish the season as those with the highest number of own-goals.
Three players share the first spot for these stats – Nicolai Remberg, Stanley Nsoki and Marco Friedl. All three of them have scored two own goals this season. The second places is tied amongst 16 players who have all scored one own goal for the 2024/25 season four of them being players from Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Granit Xhaka, Edmond Tapsoba, Piero Hincapié and Nordi Mukiele.
Most Penalties
Football fans love watching penalties, and Harry Kane is the leader in this segment. The English striker scored 9 penalties so far, and this is one of the reasons why he is so ahead of the rest in terms of being the top goal scorer.
The second names on the list in terms of penalties are Florial Wirtz and Serhou Guirassy both with 4 penalties. Needless to say, Bayern Munich was the team with the most penalties in the Bundesliga during the 2024/25 season.
On the topic of penalties, Harry Kane scored all 9 of them. Florian Wirtz, on the other hand, only has a 50% success rate because he scored 2 out of 4. The last place is for Serhou Guirassy who also had a 75% success rate by scoring 3 out of 4 penalties.
Most Successful Passes From Open Play in %
The leader in these interesting stats is Kim Min-jae, with 94.10. He’s followed by Jonathan Tah with 93.86 and Nico Elvedi with 93.66.
Most Yellow Cards
During the 2024/25 season, Matúš Bero, Nicolai Remberg and Dominik Kohr were the players with the most yellow cards in the Bundesliga (11 in total). They are followed close by Jens Stage who ended the season with a total of 10 yellow cards.
Most Fouls Committed
One player is clearly ahead of the rest in terms of committing fouls, and his name is Ibrahima Sissoko. With 75 fouls for the seasons, he is among the most “aggressive” players in the Bundesliga so far. It’s surprising that he isn’t in the top 3 when it comes down to yellow cards.
The second spot goes to Tim Kleindienst, who finished the season with just one foul less than the leader (74 fouls), and then we have Benedict Gimber with 60.
Most Distance Covered (in KM)
When it comes down to covering distance, Kaishu Sano is in the lead with 393.7 km covered. This makes him the most active footballer in the 2024/25 season of the Bundesliga. Number 2 on the list is Joshua Kimmich with 390.4, and then we have Julian Weigl with 382.3.
Most Shots Saved
If we take a look at the goalkeeper stats, we can see that Péter Gulácsi is the one who leads the list with 109 saves. The second goalkeeper on this list is Kevin Müller with 108 and then we have Robin Zentner with 106.
Closing Thoughts
Based on the stats alone, we can say that the 2024/25 Bundesliga season was filled with thrills, excitement, and fierce competition. Speaking of the competition, Bayern Munchen managed to win their 33rd Bundesliga Meisterschale (German championship trophy) with 82 points, followed by Bayer Leverkusen with 69. After that we have Eintracht Frankfurt with 60.
