We’re on the ninth matchday and the highest scorers of this championship, for now, are Calhanoglu and Orsolini with 5 objectives every. That is the bottom quantity within the final 20 years in Serie A.
Not solely that, however that is additionally the primary time {that a} pure midfielder, at this level within the season, is on the prime of the scoring chart.
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*this rating refers solely to knowledge from 2005 to 2025.
Prime Scorer with the Fewest Targets after 9 Matchdays
It had by no means occurred within the final 20 years that after 9 matchdays the Serie A prime scorer had scored solely 5 objectives. There had been instances of a short lived prime scorer with 6 objectives, within the following seasons:
2011/12: Di Natale; Giovinco – 6 objectives
2012/13: Cavani; El Shaarawy; Klose – 6 objectives
2022/23: Motionless; Arnautovic – 6 objectives
In none of those seasons was there a pure midfielder like Calhanoglu.
Strikers Are Lacking
Within the 2025/26 Serie A, the primary middle ahead we discover within the scoring chart is Bonazzoli with 4 objectives: that is the “worst” begin for central strikers from 2005 to right now.
Now let’s take a look at the general prime scorers on the ninth matchday from 2005 to final season:
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2005/06 – Toni – 11 objectives
2006/07 – Riganò – 7 objectives
2007/2008 – Ibrahimović; Totti; Trezeguet – 7 objectives
2008/2009 – Gilardino – 7 objectives
2009/2010 – Di Natale – 9 objectives
2010/2011 – Eto’o – 7 objectives
2011/2012 – Di Natale; Giovinco – 6 objectives
2012/2013 – Cavani; El Shaarawy; Klose – 6 objectives
2013/2014 – Giuseppe Rossi – 8 objectives
2014/2015 – Callejón – 7 objectives
2015/2016 – Éder; Higuaín – 7 objectives
2016/2017 – Džeko – 8 objectives
2017/2018 – Motionless – 13 objectives
2018/2019 – Piatek – 9 objectives
2019/2020 – Motionless – 10 objectives
2020/2021 – Ibrahimović – 10 objectives
2021/2022 – Motionless – 8 objectives
2022/2023 – Motionless; Arnautović – 6 objectives
2023/2024 – Lautaro – 11 objectives
2024/2025 – Retegui – 10 objectives
As you’ll be able to see, in every of those lists there may be no less than one participant whose foremost position is offensive. The least “attacking” of all is Callejon, who, nevertheless, performed without any consideration winger in Sarri’s Napoli with robust duties to chop inside and get into the penalty space.
The Greatest Scorers (excluding strikers) since 2005 after 9 Rounds
Calhanoglu’s begin is definitely among the many greatest for a participant who shouldn’t be a striker by commerce, thus not contemplating middle forwards and wingers.
2009/10: Hamsik; Mannini – 5 objectives
2010/11: Ilicic – 4 objectives
2011/12: Nocerino – 4 objectives
2012/13: Hernanes – 5 objectives
2013/14: Hamsik; Jorginho; Parolo – 5 objectives
2015/16: Baselli; Pjanic – 4 objectives
2016/17: Kessie – 4 objectives
2017/18: Khedira; Luis Alberto – 3 objectives
2018/19: De Paul – 4 objectives
2019/20: Mancosu – 5 objectives
2020/21: Mkhitaryan – 5 objectives
2021/22: L. Pellegrini – 5 objectives
2022/23: Strefezza – 4 objectives
2023/24: Bonaventura – 4 objectives
2024/25: Di Lorenzo – 3 objectives
A wierd case occurred final season, when the perfect scorer exterior of the forwards (middle forwards, second strikers, and wingers) after 9 rounds was Di Lorenzo.
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This text was translated into English by Synthetic Intelligence.
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