{"id":43333,"date":"2025-09-02T07:16:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T06:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/?p=43333"},"modified":"2025-09-02T07:17:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T06:17:00","slug":"footballs-greatest-playmakers-top-5-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/sports\/other-sports\/footballs-greatest-playmakers-top-5-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Football’s Greatest Playmakers: Top 5 of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Whether it be a jaw-dropping piece of skill or a cutting edge pass, individual moments of quality tend to make all the difference on the football pitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Putting the ball in the back of the net has long been the optimal currency for stat makers but without a creative force behind them, some of the greatest strikers in history wouldn\u2019t be able to boast the numbers they do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Often operating between midfield and attack, playmakers are tasked with making things happen when their team is on the ball and when they make things tick, their teams tend to play well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another key consideration when looking at playmakers, is how they deal with the threat of the opposition. Every team they play against will devise a plan to \u2018stop\u2019 them from influencing the game, yet the elite playmakers manage to find a way to always make the difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Punters and football betting sites<\/a> are all too aware of these mercurial talents, who are always well placed to influence the game in terms of goals and assists, with plenty of supporting betting markets out there for players to get on board with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the grand pantheon of those to have ever played the game, the list of potential greatest ever playmakers is comprehensive but here are 5 of the very best:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Kevin de Bruyne<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Belgian Kevin de Bruyne had to forge his name into footballing history the hard way, but he has evolved into one of the greatest creative forces in the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coming through the ranks at Genk, de Bruyne was thrust into the limelight at Chelsea as a 20-year-old but his tenure at Stamford Bridge was somewhat underwhelming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, KDB would not be deterred, and he enjoyed three superb seasons in the Bundesliga (one with Werder Bremen and two with Wolfsburg), before he made his big move to Manchester City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the Etihad, de Bruyne developed into one of the greatest forces in world football, playing a key role in Manchester City winning 6 Premier League titles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also won the Champions League, 4 League Cups, 2 FA Cups and a UEFA Super Cup during his time at City \u2013 cementing his legacy as one of the most successful players to ever play for the club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With incredible vision, pinpoint accuracy off both feet and the ability to pick holes in the tightest of defences, de Bruyne\u2019s playmaking abilities have become iconic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He left City in 2025, following a hugely successful decade with the club and now plies his trade at Napoli, as he looks to add to his incredible list of career accolades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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