Article
08 February 2010
Alberto Navarro / Translation by realmadrid.com
The sky is the limit for Esteban Granero, who now is the Madridista with the most crosses into the box, the second-best assist man after Kaka and the team’s top-scoring midfielder in La Liga.
Crosses into box
Granero curls a cross into the box every 9.5 minutes, which averages out to almost ten per match. His total of 109 is the most by any Madridista. Xabi Alonso is second with 63 and Sergio Ramos third with 58.
| PLAYER | TOTAL | 1 X MINUTE |
| Granero | 109 | 9.50 |
| Xabi Alonso | 63 | 26.56 |
| Sergio Ramos | 58 | 26.40 |
Assists
Although Kaka is the team’s top assist man, Granero has the best average. The Brazilian has 38 assists to his name (one every 35.69 minutes), while the Granero has 35 (one every 29.6 minutes).
| PLAYER | TOTAL | 1 X MINUTE |
| Kaká | 38 | 35,69 |
| Granero | 35 | 29,60 |
| Xabi Alonso | 32 | 52,28 |
League goals
The midfielder has three goals to his name this season, two of which were scored in 2010 (Espanyol (Week 2), Mallorca (Week 17) and Deportivo (Week).
If we include Champions League action as well, Granero is the second highest scoring midfielder behind Kaka, who has scored a total of four goals this season.
| PLAYER | GOALS | MINUTES PLAYED |
| Kaka | 4 | 1355 |
| Granero | 3 | 1036 |
| Van der Vaart | 2 | 462 |