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The Premier League is often considered one of the best football leagues in the world. Thanks to the likes of legendary clubs like Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea, players from all over the world are attracted to the English top-flight.
North America is not known for producing a lot of top-level footballers, but there have been a few players who've scored a lot of goals in the Premier League.
Here, we take a look at 5 North American footballers with the most goals in the Premier League.
#5 Robbie Earle - 45 goals
Midfielders are supposed to create goals and provide mobility in the final third. But as Bruno Fernandes and Kevin De Bruyne are illustrating in the Premier League currently, midfielders are more than capable of finding the back of the net regularly.
In the fledgeling days of the Premier League, Robbie Earle was one of the few attacking midfielders who enjoyed finishing off moves in the box. The English-born Jamaican footballer is a Port Vale and Wimbledon icon, having scored a combined 136 goals for the two teams.
In the Premier League, he has 45 goals to his name. He made a name for himself with his aerial abilities and has 20 of his 45 goals were headers. Earle was appointed an MBE in 1999 for his services to football.
After retirement, he has been serving as a commentator for American News Channel NBCSN.
#4 Paulo Wanchope - 50 goals
Paulo Wanchope could be considered what is called a journeyman, having played for 10 different clubs throughout his career. Despite featuring in seven leagues, he enjoyed the best spell of his career in the Premier League.
He scored 50 goals in the league in just four full seasons with Derby County, West Ham United and Manchester City. Wanchope is the second-highest goalscorer for the Costa Rica National Team with 45 goals in just 73 appearances.
He is most widely remembered for his debut goal for Derby County. He beat four Manchester United defenders on the way to score in a game that ended 3-2 in favour of The Rams.
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#3 Jason Euell - 55 goals
The second Jamaican international on our list, Jason Euell played four games for England's U-21 side. The player spent most of his 17-season-long career in the Premier League, with almost 70% of his appearances coming for Wimbledon and Charlton Atheltic.
Though he was not a prolific goalscorer, he found the back of the net 55 times with four different teams. The player, who was adept at playing as a striker or midfielder, was only capped three times by the Reggae Boyz.
Euell is currently is now the U-21 manager of his former club Charlton Athletic and hopes to secure the role of the main team's coach in the coming days.
#2 Clint Dempsey - 57 goals
While Clint Dempsey misses out on the title of the top-scoring North American in the Premier League by quite some margin, he is the most well known American to have appeared for a club in the English top-flight.
He joined Fulham from New England Revolution in January 2007. He went on to make over 230 appearances for The Cottagers across all competitions and scored 60 goals.
After enjoying a fruitful spell with the club, he moved to London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the summer of 2012. Though he returned to the MLS after only one season with Spurs, he did manage to take his Premier League goal tally to 57.
#1 Dwight Yorke - 122 goals
Manchester United legend Dwight Yorke is the distinguished North American top-scorer. He netted 122 goals in the Premier League across four different teams, with the bulk of his goals coming for Aston Villa and Manchester United.
Yorke's goal-scoring rate was impressive with the Red Devils as he managed a goal every two games in the Premier League for them. He was also part of their 1998-99 treble-winning team, scoring 29 goals across all competitions that season.
Yorke's 18 goals in the league helped him bag the Premier League Golden Boot and Player of the Season awards that term.
He was awarded the Chaconia Medal in 2006, alongside the entire Jamaica squad. The year marks the first and last time that the Soca Warriors qualified for the FIFA World Cup.
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