5 fastest players to reach 50 Bundesliga goals

Erling Haaland and Robert Lewandowski both struck 50 Bundesliga goals very fast
Erling Haaland and Robert Lewandowski both struck 50 Bundesliga goals very fast

#3 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - 86 games

Aubameyang at Dortmund was a force to be reckoned with
Aubameyang at Dortmund was a force to be reckoned with

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang shot to fame for his heroics with Borussia Dortmund, scoring 141 times in just 213 games across four-and-a-half seasons after joining from Saint-Etienne in 2013.

His tally includes 98 goals in the Bundesliga, and it took the Gabonese striker only 86 games to surpass the 50-goal mark in the German top-flight.

Aubameyang brought up his half-century in February 2016, scoring the only goal in Dortmund's 1-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen. He went on to finish the season with 25 goals.


#2 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar - 85 games

Huntelaar was a fearsome strike in the Bundesliga
Huntelaar was a fearsome strike in the Bundesliga

In his storied career, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar played for many sides in Europe but enjoyed the most success at Ajax, followed by Schalke, where he plied his trade for seven years.

The Dutchman was a prolific scorer during the initial few years, even netting 29 times during the 2011/12 season, his second at the club.

It only took the former Dutch international 86 games to surpass 50 goals in the Bundesliga. However, a dip in form saw him net only 32 times in the next 89 before leaving the club.


#1 Erling Haaland - 50 games

Haaland has been a bang for Dortmund's buck
Haaland has been a bang for Dortmund's buck

No surprises here. From the moment he first stepped onto the pitch as a Dortmund player, Erling Haaland has maintained a blistering scoring form that has made him the world's most sought-after youngster.

The irrepressible Norwegian opened his Bundesliga account in style, netting a hat-trick on his league debut against Augsburg in January 2020 and didn't look back thereafter.

He ended his first season with 13 goals in 15 games, before adding another 27 in 28 in 2020/21. Now, in the current campaign, he's struck another 10 times from 13 games.

Haaland's 50th strike came at the weekend against Wolfsburg in only his 50th appearance in the Bundesliga— a record. He's also the youngest player to achieve the feat.

Sky's the limit for the lad.

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