Top Footballers With The Most Premier League Goals

The English Premier League has always been known for the thrills, excitement, and display of skills and teamwork. According to statistics, England’s top soccer league is the most-watched sports league in the world. About 4.7 billion people in 212 countries watch the league.

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The Premier League has been home to some of the greatest goalscorers to have ever played the game of soccer. This article will look at the top players who scored the most goals from the various Premier League teams, bringing joy and smiles to fans’ faces.

1) Alan Shearer (260 Goals)

Alan Shearer is the highest goal scorer in the history of the Premier League with 260 Goals. A feat that made him one of the best strikers of his generation. The former England international, born on the 13th of August, 1970, became the first player to score 100 goals in the Premier League during the 1995-96 season in his spell at Blackburn Rovers after leaving Southampton in 1992, where he had started his senior career.

He also is the player with the fewest games to reach the 100 goals milestone – 124 games. In 1996, Shearer returned to his roots at Newcastle United. In his almost ten years spell with the Magpies, he found the back of the net many times to bring the number of his Premier League goals to 260.

In 1994, he was named the Football Writers’ Association Player of the Year. The next year he won the PFA Player of the Year award. He also came third in the FIFA World Player of the Year and Ballon d’Or awards in 1996. As one of the greatest players in his days in the Premier League, he was inducted into the Premier League Hall of fame in 2021.

2) Wayne Rooney (206 Goals)

Wayne Rooney is also considered one of the best players of his generation. The former England international, born on the 24th of October, 1985, is the only other player to have passed the 200 Premier league goal mark, having found the back of the net 206 times in the Premier League official games.

Rooney played for his boyhood side, Everton, where he netted 15 League goals before becoming one of the most expensive teenagers in history – when he joined Manchester United in a transfer worth about £33 million.

In Manchester United, the goal-savvy teenager found the net 30 times in the league before he became 20. Rooney scored many more goals for Manchester United, a club where he earned a legendary status. Towards the end of his Premier League career, he chose to return to play in front of his boyhood fans at Goodison Park, where he scored a few more goals. Currently, he is the Manager for the Major League Soccer club, DC United.

3) Andrew Cole (187 Goals)

Andrew Cole, popularly known as Andy Cole, is another Manchester United legend who makes our list. He currently sits at the 3rd position on this ranking with 187 Premier League goals.

The former English professional footballer played as a striker in a career that lasted for about 20 years, from 1988-2008. During his career, he played for various Premier League and Championship clubs, including; Arsenal, Fulham, Manchester City, Portsmouth, Sunderland, Blackburn Rovers, Burnley, Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest, and Bristol City.

However, he is remembered for his six years at Manchester United. The Red Devils paid a huge amount to sign him from Newcastle United. During his days at Old Trafford, Cole found the back of the net more than he managed at any other club and won eight major trophies with the Reds. The highlight of his career was in 1999 when he won the Treble of the Premier League, FA Cup, and UEFA Champions League.

4) Sergio Aguero (184 Goals)

The ex-Argentina International, Sergio Aguero, sits fourth on this list with 184 Premier League goals. Aguero, popularly known as El Kun, was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on the 2nd of June 1988 and played as a striker in his professional footballing days. He is also regarded as one of the greatest players to play in the Premier League.

Kun Aguero joined the Premier League side Manchester City from Atletico Madrid in 2011 in a transfer worth about £35 million. During his ten years playing for the Cityzens, he turned things around for the club in the competition and won five league titles. He also holds the title for the most Premier League goals scored by a player for a single club.

Aguero left Etihad Stadium for the Spanish giants Barcelona in 2021 as a free agent. Unfortunately, his professional footballing days had to come to an early stop due to health complications.

5) Harry Kane (183 Goals)

Harry Kane, the Tottenham superstar, and England National team Captain, sits at the 5th position on this list with 183 Premier League goals. Having scored 17 premier league goals in the just concluded 2021-22 premier league season, he is also the only player on this list that can improve his tally and move further up the table.

Kane, widely known for his ability to link up play and his prolific goalscoring record, was born on the 28th of July, 1993. He started his professional career at Tottenham Hotspurs when he was 16. However, Kane didn’t initially feature for the side as he was loaned out many times. He, however, started featuring in Tottenham’s matches in 2014, where he scored 31 goals in all competitions that season. That year, Harry Kane won the second highest goal scorer in the Premier League. He went on to bag the highest goal scorer title in the next two seasons, a remarkable feat.

Harry Kane is the second-fastest player to score 100 Premier League goals, a feat he achieved in 141 games. He is still playing for the Spurs and is hopeful of improving his league goals tally.

6) Frank Lampard (177 Goals)

The sixth and last position on this list will be for the Chelsea legend Frank Lampard, who scored 177 Premier League goals in his career. Lampard, born on the 20th of June, 1978, is an English Professional player who was popularly known for his perfect timing in arriving at the box and scoring goals.

Lampard scored so many goals for a midfielder that he could rival the tally of many world-renowned strikers. No wonder he is regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of his generation and arguably the greatest Chelsea player.

He holds the records for the most goals by a midfielder in the Premier League and the player with the most goals from outside the box. He was also named the Premier League player of the decade from 2000 to 2010 and is Chelsea’s all-time record goalscorer. Lampard is currently the Manager of Premier League club Everton.

Conclusion

There you have it, the list of the top footballers with the most Premier League goals. All the players above have given excellent performances while playing in the league.

All, save Harry Kane, are now retired. As we watch out for the display of the England Captain in the Premier League in the upcoming season, we look forward to updating this list. Here is also hoping that some new players will rack up some goalscoring numbers to rival some of the heroes of yesteryears and put smiles on the faces of fans.