Highest Goal Scorers in Premier League History

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Premier League Highest Scorers of All Time

The world’s most competitive domestic football competition produced many great strikers of the game. Who scored the most goals in Premier League history? Who is the Premier League’s highest goal scorer? GoalTheBall lists the English Premier League history’s highest goal scorer to date.

Top Scorer in EPL History

Who holds the record for Premier League goals? Alan Shearer is by far the EPL’s highest-ever scorer with his 260 strikes. The former England international netted his goals for Blackburn Rovers & Newcastle Utd. Harry Kane holds the 2nd spot after surpassing Wayne Rooney’s 208 goals and is the top scorer among active players. Andy Cole sits at number 4 (187 goals). Sergio Aguero is in the overall 5th position and is the non-English highest-ever scorer in the league’s history. Retired Englishmen Lampard (177 goals), Fowler (163 goals), and Defoe (162 goals) are also among the top 10 scorers along with French legend Henry (175 goals). Salah is just the 2nd active player to make a place in the top 10 and also the 3rd highest foreign scorer.

Top 30+ Goal Scorers in Premier League All Time

Player Name & RankNumber of Goals (Goals Per Game)Premier League ClubsCareer StatusCountry
Alan Shearer (1st)260 Goals (0.59 Ratio)Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle UtdRetiredEngland
Harry Kane (2nd)213 Goals (0.67 Ratio)Tottenham, NorwichActiveEngland
Wayne Rooney (3rd)208 Goals (0.42 Ratio)Everton, Man UtdRetiredEngland
Andy Cole (4th)187 Goals (0.45 Ratio)Newcastle Utd, Man Utd, Blackburn, Fulham, Man City, Portsmouth, SunderlandRetiredEngland
Sergio Aguero (5th)184 Goals (0.67 Ratio)Man CityRetiredArgentina
Frank Lampard (6th)177 Goals (0.29 Ratio)West Ham, Chelsea, Man CityRetiredEngland
Thierry Henry (7th)175 Goals (0.68 Ratio)ArsenalRetiredFrance
Robbie Fowler (8th)163 Goals (0.43 Ratio)Liverpool, Leeds, Man City, BlackburnRetiredEngland
Jermaine Defoe (9th)162 Goals (0.33 Ratio)West Ham, Tottenham, Portsmouth, Sunderland, BournemouthRetiredEngland
Mohamed Salah (10th)157 Goals (0.60 Ratio)Chelsea, LiverpoolActiveEgypt
Michael Owen (11th)150 Goals (0.46 Ratio)Liverpool, Newcastle, Man Utd, Stoke CityRetiredEngland
Les Ferdinand (12th)149 Goals (0.42 Ratio)QPR, Newcastle, Tottenham, West Ham, Leicester, BoltonRetiredEngland
Teddy Sheringham (13th)146 Goals (0.35 Ratio)Nottm Forest, Tottenham, Man Utd, Portsmouth, West HamRetiredEngland
Robin Van Persie (14th)144 Goals (0.51 Ratio)Arsenal, Man UtdRetiredNetherlands
Jamie Vardy (15th)136 Goals (0.44 Ratio)Leicester CityActiveEngland
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (16th)127 Goals (0.44 Ratio)Leeds, Chelsea, Middlesborough, Charlton AthleticRetiredNetherlands
Robbie Keane (17th)126 Goals (0.36 Ratio)Coventry, Leeds, Tottenham, Liverpool, West Ham, Aston VillaRetiredIreland
Nicolas Anelka (18th)125 Goals (0.34 Ratio)Arsenal, Liverpool, Man City, Bolton, Chelsea, West BromRetiredFrance
Dwight Yorke (19th)123 Goals (0.33 Ratio)Aston Villa, Man Utd, Blackburn, Birmingham, SunderlandRetiredTrinidad & Tobago
Raheem Sterling (19th)123 Goals (0.32 Ratio)Liverpool, Man City, ChelseaActiveEngland
Romelu Lukaku (21st)121 Goals (0.44 Ratio)Chelsea, West Brom, Everton, Man UtdActiveBelgium
Son Heung Min (22nd)120 Goals (0.40 Ratio)TottenhamActiveSouth Korea
Steven Gerrard (22nd)120 Goals (0.24 Ratio)LiverpoolRetiredEngland
Ian Wright (24th)113 Goals (0.53 Ratio)Arsenal, West HamRetiredEngland
Sadio Mane (25th)111 Goals (0.42 Ratio)Southampton, LiverpoolActive (In Different League)Senegal
Dion Dublin (25th)111 Goals (0.36 Ratio)Man Utd, Coventry City, Aston VillaRetiredEngland
Emile Heskey (27th)110 Goals (0.21 Ratio)Leicester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Wigan, Aston VillaRetiredEngland
Ryan Giggs (28th)109 Goals (0.17 Ratio)Man UtdRetiredWales
Peter Crouch (29th)108 Goals (0.23 Ratio)Aston Villa, Southampton, Liverpool, Portsmouth, Tottenham, Stoke City, BurnleyRetiredEngland
Paul Scholes (30th)107 Goals (0.21 Ratio)Man UtdRetiredEngland
Darren Bent (31st)106 Goals (0.38 Ratio)Ipswich, Charlton, Tottenham, Sunderland, Aston Villa, FulhamRetiredEngland
Didier Drogba (32nd)104 Goals (0.41 Ratio)ChelseaRetiredIvory Coast
Cristiano Ronaldo (33rd)103 Goals (0.44 Ratio)Man UtdActive (In Different League)Portugal
Matt Le Tissier (34th)100 Goals (0.37 Ratio)SouthamptonRetiredEngland

So far, 34 different players have at least 100 EPL goals beside their names. Henry’s 0.68 goals per game is still the most efficient among the players with 100+ Premier League goals. Aguero’s is 0.67 the 2nd best which is also matched by Harry Kane. Salah also has a 0.60 or better ratio. Portuguese sensation Cristiano Ronaldo has 103 EPL strikes and follows the likes of legendary Giggs (109 goals), Scholes (107 goals), Drogba (104 goals), etc.

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