For any child that ever watched the BBC's Record Breakers programme it became their dream to one day end up in the Guinness book of World Records and now Trent Alexander-Arnold has achieved such a feat.
The Liverpool and England full-back hasn't had to sit in a bathtub of baked beans, jump out of an aeroplane while doing a jigsaw, or even cycle around the world five times to earn a place in the famous book, he's just had to play his normal game.
Alexander-Arnold has earned his world record for the most English Premier League assists by a defender in a single season, with 12 assists during the 2018/19 campaign.
What will be even more satisfying for the boyhood Liverpool fan is that he has taken the current record, set at 11, off Everton duo Andy Hinchcliffe (94/95) and Leighton Baines (10/11)
Alexander-Arnold said: "It's an honour. I've always wanted to go forward and help the team to create as many chances as possible.
"It's obviously down to the lads to put the ball into the back of the net, because football is a team game and without them this record wouldn't be possible."
The defender completed 16 assists in all competitions, but almost had to share his Premier League world record with teammate Andy Robertson. Between the pair they totalled 29 assists in all competitions, with fellow full-back Robertson finishing on 11 in league action, meaning he just missed out on holding the joint record.
This latest accolade continues an outstanding 2019 for the 21-year-old, who has won the Champions League and been named in both the Champions League squad and the PFA Team of the season this year.
More football World Record holders
- Fastest goal scored in the Premier League - Shane Long (7.69 seconds)
- Most Premier League hat-tricks - Sergio Agüero and Alan Shearer (11)
- Youngest player to score a hat-trick in the UEFA Europa League - João Félix (19 years, 152 days)
- Youngest player to be nominated for the Ballon D’Or - Killian Mbappé (18 years, 293 days)
- Most goals scored in La Liga - Lionel Messi (417)
- Most FIFA World Cup finals as captain - Rafael Marquez (5)
- Oldest player at a FIFA World Cup - Essam El-Hadary (45 years, 161 days)
- First winner of the women’s Ballon D’Or - Ada Hegerberg
- Most goals scored in the UEFA Women’s Champions League - Anja Mittag (51)
- Most regular season goals in the National Women’s Soccer League - Samantha Kerr (63)
