Mohamed Salah continued his climb up the Premier League’s main scorers checklist this weekend, after netting a brace in Liverpool’s 3-1 win over Southampton.
Salah slammed residence two spot-kicks to achieve 27 league objectives for the marketing campaign and 184 within the Premier League.
The Egyptian levelled Sergio Aguero’s return to maneuver joint-fifth on the all-time checklist, whereas he’s now degree with the previous Manchester Metropolis striker because the highest-scoring abroad participant in Premier League historical past.
We’ve determined to look again on the iconic imports with probably the most Premier League objectives.
The very best-scoring abroad gamers in Premier League historical past=5. Heung-min Son – 127 objectives
The very best-scoring Asian footballer in Premier League historical past, by a substantial distance.
Heung-min Son has shone throughout a decade at Tottenham, scoring over a century of objectives for the North Londoners. The South Korean signed from Bayer Leverkusen and after a sluggish begin started to flourish. He shaped a superb understanding with Harry Kane, with no two teammates having assisted one another extra within the league’s historical past.
His best moments embrace successful a share of the Premier League’s Golden Boot in 2021/22, alongside a Puskas-winning particular person effort in opposition to Burnley in 2020.
=5. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbank – 127 objectives
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink hammered within the objectives throughout prolific a prolific Premier League profession. Hasselbaink signed for Leeds from Boavista in 1997 and made a direct impression at Elland Street.
The Dutch ahead scored 16 league objectives throughout his debut season, earlier than bettering that return with 18 in 1998/99. That season noticed Hasselbaink win a share of the Premier League’s Golden Boot, alongside Michael Owen and Dwight Yorke.
After a fallout at Leeds, Hasselbaink signed for Atletico Madrid however returned to English soccer only a season later. Chelsea equalled the Premier League switch file to signal Hasselbaink in a £15m deal and he delivered with a Golden Boot-winning marketing campaign.
He scored 23 league objectives in 2000/01 to change into simply the second participant to win the Golden Boot with two totally different golf equipment, after Alan Shearer. After 4 nice seasons at Chelsea, Hasselbaink had spells at Middlesbrough and Charlton earlier than concluding his Premier League profession.
4. Robin van Persie – 144 objectives
Robin van Persie arrived at Arsenal earmarked because the inheritor to Dennis Bergkamp in North London. Initially a winger, Van Persie advanced right into a free-scoring ahead after an injury-hit begin to his time in English soccer.
His ultimate season with Arsenal noticed Van Persie rating 30 league objectives to win the Golden Boot and PFA Participant of the 12 months Award. Nevertheless, after only one FA Cup in eight seasons, he joined Manchester United in a controversial £24m deal.
The switch was vindicated, as elusive silverware arrived. Van Persie impressed Sir Alex Ferguson’s facet to the Premier League title and received a second Golden Boot within the course of. He’s certainly one of simply three gamers to have received the Golden Boot with totally different golf equipment, alongside the aforementioned Shearer and Hasselbaink.
3. Thierry Henry – 175 objectives
For a lot of, the most effective footballer to have performed within the Premier League.
Thierry Henry was peerless throughout his finest seasons at Arsenal, twice successful the PFA Participant of the 12 months award and the FWA Footballer of the 12 months a file thrice.
Henry was the driving power of two title successes for Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal and received a record-breaking 4 Premier League Golden Boots throughout a five-year interval in North London. Of gamers to attain 100+ objectives within the Premier League, no participant boasts a greater goal-per-game than Henry (0.68).
The Frenchman additionally holds the file for many assists in a Premier League season (20, shared with Kevin De Bruyne).
=1. Sergio Aguero – 184 objectives
Sergio Aguero’s file because the highest-scoring abroad participant in Premier League historical past has been matched.
Aguero scored 184 league objectives for Manchester Metropolis and a club-record 260 in all competitions throughout a trophy-laden decade on the Etihad. Aguero is certainly one of simply 5 footballers to have scored 5 objectives in a Premier League sport and holds the file for probably the most hat-tricks (12).
=1. Mohamed Salah – 184 objectives
Salah’s double to down Southampton noticed the Egyptian attain 184 objectives within the Premier League.
After an underwhelming stint at Chelsea delivered simply two objectives, Salah returned to English soccer, through a productive spell in Italy, and has taken the league by storm at Liverpool. He broke the then single-season aim file in his debut marketing campaign and has by no means scored lower than 18 league objectives in any of his eight seasons at Anfield.
A 3-time winner of the Premier League’s Golden Boot, he’s closing in on a record-equalling fourth this season, with a seven-goal lead on present holder Erling Haaland.
Extremely, regardless of not being a centre-forward, solely Thierry Henry, Harry Kane and Aguero can higher Salah’s goal-per-game file of gamers with over a century of Premier League objectives. As much as fifth within the general standings, he’s simply three from surpassing Andy Cole and shifting into fourth.
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