The fastest players to 100 Premier League goals | OneFootball

The Premier League’s 100 club has a new member after Manchester City striker Erling Haaland reached 100 goals in the division this evening.

Haaland’s goal in Manchester City‘s crazy 5-4 win at Fulham saw the forward reach a century in English football’s top division.

Not only has the Norwegian joined the pantheon of Premier League greats to achieve the feat, but he’s also done so in fewer games than any other player.

Haaland’s 100th goal arrived in only his 110th appearance, a frightening goal-per-game rate. No record has been safe since the Norwegian’s arrival at Eastlands, and many more are expected to tumble before he’s done.

The fastest players to 100 Premier League goals

5. Thierry Henry – 160 games

Thierry Henry arrived at Arsenal after a difficult time at Juventus, with the Frenchman a talented but inconsistent wide player. Arsene Wenger, who had previously worked with Henry at AS Monaco, saw something and unlocked his potential.

After a slow start, Henry ended his debut season with 17 league goals and from there did not stop scoring. He won a record four Premier League Golden Boots, became Arsenal’s all-time leading scorer (228 goals) and inspired two title triumphs, the latter of which was achieved unbeaten.

4. Sergio Aguero – 147 games

It’s often said that signings from foreign shores need time to settle. But not Sergio Aguero.

A dazzling debut off the bench for Manchester City against Swansea was the start of an incredible decade for Aguero at the Etihad.

The Argentine became City’s record scorer and was, so often, the cutting edge in the biggest games. Of all his 184 goals in the Premier League, none were more important than his last-gasp final-day winner against QPR to win the title in 2012. It remains the most iconic goal in the league’s history.

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3. Harry Kane – 141 games

Not all were convinced that Harry Kane would make the grade at Tottenham as he progressed through the ranks. Some mixed results out on loan only enhanced that view, until Kane seized his chance in 2014/15. Handed his chance amid injuries, a 21-goal season lit the touch paper for Kane’s career.

He reached 100 in the Premier League in just 141 games, and departed the division with 213 to his name. Now of Bayern Munich, Kane has won five top-scorer accolades across the Premier League and Bundesliga, and is both England and Tottenham’s record scorer.

2. Alan Shearer – 124 games

It has taken something special to eclipse the achievements of Alan Shearer. The Premier League’s all-time leading scorer netted an unmatched 260 in the league, with his first 100 scored in just 124 games.

Shearer joined Blackburn Rovers ahead of the Premier League’s inaugural season and fired the big-spending Lancashire side to title success in 1995. He won three successive Golden Boots between 1995 and 1997, the latter won at Newcastle after a world-record move to his hometown team.

1. Erling Haaland – 109 games

Erling Haaland has achieved a century of goals in the Premier League at an inconceivable rate. It’s taken just 109 games for the Norwegian, and no record appears safe from the Manchester City goal machine.

At just 25, Haaland has shattered Norway’s goal record and risen to ninth among the all-time Champions League top scorers. He’s rapidly climbing the Premier League ranks at a never-before-seen rate.

The players to reach 100 Premier League goals in the fewest games:

1. Alan Shearer – 124 games 2. Harry Kane – 141 games 3. Sergio Agüero – 147 games 4. Thierry Henry – 160 games 5. Mohamed Salah – 162 games 6. Ian Wright – 173 games 7. Robbie Fowler – 175 games 8. Les Ferdinand – 178 games =9. Michael Owen – 185 games =9. Andrew Cole – 185 games

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