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List of footballers with 100 or more Premier League goals

Summary

Since the Premier League's formation at the beginning of the 1992–93 season, a total of 34 players have scored 100 or more goals in the competition;[1] these players are collectively referred to as the Premier League 100 Club.[2][3]

Alan Shearer was the first player to score 200 Premier League goals, and is the only player to score 100 goals for two clubs.

During the 1995–96 season, Alan Shearer became the first player to score 100 Premier League goals, and holds the record for the fewest games taken to reach the figure, doing so in 124 appearances.[4] Additionally, he also holds the record for most goals scored in the Premier League with 260.[5] Harry Kane is the second-fastest to 100 goals, doing so in 141 games.[6] At 23 years and 133 days, Michael Owen was the youngest player to reach the 100 goal milestone.[7] Six of the 34 players accomplished the feat without scoring a penalty – Sadio Mané, Peter Crouch, Emile Heskey, Les Ferdinand, Andy Cole,[8] and Ryan Giggs.[9][10][a]

Dwight Yorke was the first non-English player to score 100 goals in the Premier League, doing so on 25 November 2000. Didier Drogba was the first African player to reach the hundred goal milestone on 10 March 2012 and Sergio Agüero was the first South American to reach a century of goals on 19 April 2016. On 8 April 2023, Son Heung-min became the most recent player to reach 100 goals, as well as the first Asian player.[11]

Notable players to fall short of the 100 mark include Emmanuel Adebayor, Yakubu Ayegbeni, and Ruud van Nistelrooy, who departed the Premier League having scored 97, 95, and 94 goals respectively.[12] Of active players, Callum Wilson is currently closest to joining the 100 Club.[13]

Players edit

Key

  • Bold shows players playing in the Premier League.
  • Italics show players playing professional football in other leagues.
As of matches played 24 April 2024[14]
List of footballers with 100 or more Premier League goals
Rank Player Goals Apps Ratio First Last Club(s) (goals/apps)
1   Alan Shearer[b] 260 441 0.59 1992 2006 Blackburn Rovers (112/138), Newcastle United (148/303)
2   Harry Kane 213 320 0.67 2012 2023 Tottenham Hotspur (213/317), Norwich City (0/3)
3   Wayne Rooney 208 491 0.42 2002 2018 Everton (25/98), Manchester United (183/393)
4   Andy Cole 187 414 0.45 1993 2006 Newcastle United (43/58), Manchester United (93/195), Blackburn Rovers (27/83), Fulham (12/31), Manchester City (9/22), Portsmouth (3/18), Sunderland (0/7)
5   Sergio Agüero 184 275 0.67 2011 2021 Manchester City
6   Frank Lampard 177 609 0.29 1996 2015 West Ham United (24/148), Chelsea (147/429), Manchester City (6/32)
7   Thierry Henry 175 258 0.68 1999 2012 Arsenal
8   Robbie Fowler 163 379 0.43 1993 2008 Liverpool (128/266), Leeds United (14/30), Manchester City (21/80), Blackburn Rovers (0/3)
9   Jermain Defoe 162 496 0.33 2001 2018 West Ham United (18/74), Tottenham Hotspur (91/276), Portsmouth (15/31), Sunderland (34/87), Bournemouth (4/28)
10   Mohamed Salah 156 259 0.60 2014 2024 Chelsea (2/13), Liverpool (154/246)
11   Michael Owen 150 326 0.46 1997 2013 Liverpool (118/216), Newcastle United (26/71), Manchester United (5/31), Stoke City (1/8)
12   Les Ferdinand[b] 149 351 0.42 1992 2004 Queens Park Rangers (60/110), Newcastle United (41/68), Tottenham Hotspur (33/118), West Ham United (2/14), Leicester City (12/29), Bolton Wanderers (1/12)
13   Teddy Sheringham[b] 146 418 0.35 1992 2006 Nottingham Forest (1/3), Tottenham Hotspur (97/236), Manchester United (31/104), Portsmouth (9/32), West Ham United (8/43)
14   Robin van Persie 144 280 0.51 2004 2015 Arsenal (96/194), Manchester United (48/86)
15   Jamie Vardy 136 307 0.44 2014 2023 Leicester City
16   Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 127 288 0.44 1997 2007 Leeds United (34/69), Chelsea (69/136), Middlesbrough (22/58), Charlton Athletic (2/25)
17   Robbie Keane 126 349 0.36 1999 2012 Coventry City (12/31), Leeds United (13/46), Tottenham Hotspur (91/238), Liverpool (5/19), West Ham United (2/9), Aston Villa (3/6)
18   Nicolas Anelka 125 364 0.34 1997 2014 Arsenal (23/65), Liverpool (4/20), Manchester City (37/89), Bolton Wanderers (21/53), Chelsea (38/125), West Bromwich Albion (2/12)
19   Dwight Yorke[b] 123 375 0.33 1992 2009 Aston Villa (60/179), Manchester United (48/96), Blackburn Rovers (12/60), Birmingham City (2/13), Sunderland (1/27)
20   Romelu Lukaku 121 278 0.44 2011 2022 Chelsea (8/36), West Bromwich Albion (17/35), Everton (68/141), Manchester United (28/66)
  Raheem Sterling 376 0.32 2012 2024 Liverpool (18/95), Manchester City (91/225), Chelsea (12/56)
22   Steven Gerrard 120 504 0.24 1998 2015 Liverpool
23   Son Heung-min 118 297 0.40 2015 2024 Tottenham Hotspur
24   Ian Wright[b] 113 213 0.53 1992 1999 Arsenal (104/191), West Ham United (9/22)
25   Sadio Mané 111 263 0.42 2014 2022 Southampton (21/67), Liverpool (90/196)
  Dion Dublin 312 0.36 1992 2004 Manchester United (2/12), Coventry City (61/145), Aston Villa (48/155)
27   Emile Heskey 110 516 0.21 1995 2012 Leicester City (33/124), Liverpool (39/150), Birmingham City (14/68), Wigan Athletic (15/82), Aston Villa (9/92)
28   Ryan Giggs[b] 109 632 0.17 1992 2014 Manchester United
29   Peter Crouch 108 468 0.23 2002 2019 Aston Villa (6/37), Southampton (12/27), Liverpool (22/85), Portsmouth (11/38), Tottenham Hotspur (12/73), Stoke City (45/202), Burnley (0/6)
30   Paul Scholes 107 499 0.21 1994 2013 Manchester United
31   Darren Bent 106 276 0.38 2001 2014 Ipswich Town (1/5), Charlton Athletic (31/68), Tottenham Hotspur (18/60), Sunderland (32/58), Aston Villa (21/61), Fulham (3/24)
32   Didier Drogba 104 254 0.41 2004 2015 Chelsea
33   Cristiano Ronaldo 103 236 0.44 2003 2022 Manchester United
34   Matt Le Tissier[b] 100 270 0.37 1992 2002 Southampton

Gallery edit

  •  
    Harry Kane is the highest scoring player for a single Premier League team
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    Sergio Agüero is the highest scoring foreign player
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    Frank Lampard is the Premier League's highest scoring midfielder
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    Michael Owen is the youngest player to reach the 100 goal milestone, at the age of 23 years and 133 days
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    Dwight Yorke is the first non-English player to reach 100 goals
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    Didier Drogba is the first African player to reach 100 goals
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    Son Heung-min is the first Asian player to reach 100 goals

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Giggs scored two penalties in the Premier League, both after he had already achieved 100 goals.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Also played and scored in the top division of English football prior to the formation of the Premier League in 1992.

References edit

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  3. ^ Wright, Chris (17 September 2021). "Will Mane, Sterling, Ronaldo follow Salah as next player to join Premier League's 100 Club?". ESPN. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  4. ^ Smithfield, Jackie (6 February 2018). "Harry Kane fails to beat Alan Shearer's record - 4 Newcastle players in total feature in Premier League 100 club". NUFC The Mag. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  5. ^ Jolly, Richard (26 April 2021). "Alan Shearer: Is the all-time Premier League record goalscorer actually underrated?". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  6. ^ Kilpatrick, Dan (4 February 2018). "Tottenham striker Harry Kane scores 100th Premier League goal". ESPN. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Lukaku joins the 100 club at record age". Premier League. 2 April 2018. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Comparing Sadio Mane's goal record to other no-penalty PL centurions". Planet Football. 19 October 2021. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  9. ^ Dawson, Alan (28 November 2009). "Portsmouth 1-4 Manchester United: Giggs Scores 100th Premier League Goal". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  10. ^ "At 36, Giggs Finally Scores His First Penalties". The New York Times. 25 April 2010. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  11. ^ Benson, Michael (8 April 2023). "Heung-min Son makes history as screamer for Tottenham puts him in Premier League 100 club". Talksport. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Premier League Player Stats". Premier League. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Callum Wilson Newcastle United Forward, Profile & Stats". Premier League. Archived from the original on 10 July 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Premier League Player Stats: Goals". Premier League. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

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