The highest tier in English soccer has been graced by some iconic finishers down the years, with many becoming a member of an unique membership of centurions
The Premier League has been dwelling to a few of the best goalscorers to have ever graced the sport, with a lot of these iconic figures registering over 100 efforts within the English top-flight.
From Alan Shearer to Wayne Rooney through Thierry Henry and Mohamed Salah, superstars from everywhere in the world have proven that they’re able to find the again of web with exceptional regularity.
Who, although, kinds a part of this unique membership of centurions and in what order do they sit on an all-time chart? GOAL takes a glance…
Who’s the Premier League’s all-time prime goalscorer?
Alan Shearer hung up his boots again in the summertime of 2006, however he continues to set the benchmark for different Premier League finishers some 16 years on.
The previous England worldwide savoured title glory whereas on the books at Blackburn Rovers, earlier than breaking the world switch file when returning to his roots at Newcastle United in 1996.
He was the primary man to 100 Premier League objectives, with 112 registered at Ewood Park, and completed with 260 to his title.
Wayne Rooney, who’s Manchester United’s all-time main marksman, is the one different man to have handed the 200-goal mark having discovered the goal on 206 events throughout spells with Everton and the Crimson Devils.
Andy Cole, one other legend at Outdated Trafford, at present occupies third spot on a notable chart, whereas Manchester Metropolis fan favorite Sergio Aguero – who was compelled into retirement by well being issues after leaving the Etihad Stadium for Barcelona in 2021 – sits fourth.
Frank Lampard’s exceptional exploits from a midfield berth noticed him register 177 Premier League objectives by way of stints at West Ham United, Chelsea and Metropolis, whereas 1998 World Cup winner Thierry Henry hit all 175 of his efforts whereas donning the colors of Arsenal.
A few former Liverpool poachers additionally make the very best rung of a Premier League ladder, within the type of Robbie Fowler and Michael Owen, together with ex-West Ham and Spurs star Jermain Defoe, and present Tottenham talisman Harry Kane remains to be going robust on 192.
What number of gamers have scored 100 or extra Premier League objectives?
The highest 10 are the one ones to have reached 150 Premier League objectives, with Leicester Metropolis striker Jamie Vardy (133) the closest of these nonetheless plying their commerce at current to breaking into that elite group.
Romelu Lukaku returned to English soccer at Chelsea in the summertime of 2021 and was already a centurion at that stage, whereas Mohamed Salah’s exceptional consistency at Liverpool noticed the Egyptian chase down Steven Gerrard’s haul of 120 objectives.
Didier Drogba, who took in two spells at Chelsea throughout his enjoying days, was the primary African to achieve 100 efforts within the Premier League, with Liverpool winger Sadio Mane the newest to hitch that get together.
Raheem Sterling of Manchester Metropolis is the newest inductee into the Premier League’s 100-goal membership – having achieved that feat in opposition to Wolves on December 11, 2021 – and an inventory of prolific goal-getters has now been prolonged to 32 names in whole.
Shearer was the quickest to 100, reaching the tally in 124 appearances, with Kane following intently behind by doing it in 141 outings.
Owen was the youngest after bursting onto the scene at Anfield and hitting a century by the age of 23 years and 133 days previous.
Of the 32 at present occupying the loftiest of scoring perches, six have reached that mark with out changing a single penalty – Mane, Cole, Peter Crouch, Emile Heskey, Les Ferdinand and Ryan Giggs.
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