5 Premier League records held by non-English players

Arsenal v Swansea City - Premier League
Arsenal v Swansea City - Premier League

The Premier League is well underway and the world is yet again engaged in the exciting drama circulating around English football. Often regarded as the toughest and the most entertaining league in the world, the English Premier League is adored by fans worldwide.

Players put their bodies on the line every season in order to achieve something special. Records are on the line every year, while some are successfully broken whereas others stay rock solid. Given the fan base and stature of the EPL, it is generally a huge honour to have a major record to your name.

Alan Shearer, the former Newcastle skipper holds the record for most goals scored in the league with 260 to his name while Gareth Barry is the most capped player with 653 outings in the top flight of English football. There are numerous records and it is quite obvious that Englishmen are very often the recipients in the EPL.

However there are 5 player records that are held by non-English players. Some of these records seem surprising since foreign players don't generally spend a long time in England.

Here are 5 individual records held by non-English players in the English Premier League:

Most clean sheets

When it comes to goalkeepers, the premier league can boast of many world-class footballers. From Peter Schmeichel to David Seaman, there have been many greats who took responsibility between the sticks for the club sides.

With so many goals being scored, it is of little surprise that the value of clean sheets is immense. Of all the great goalkeepers to have ever played in the Premier League, Petr Cech stands tall with 202 clean sheets to his name. The goalie from the Czech Republic has been plying his trade at the North London club, Arsenal for the last 3 years but it was his performances for Chelsea that earned him the tag of a champion goalkeeper.

Petr Cech spent 11 glorious years with the blues before switching to Arsenal. The giant Czech is still going strong for the Gunners and will surely add many more to his already sparkling number of 202 clean sheets in the league.

Most Assists

Manchester United v Liverpool - FA Cup 3rd Round
Manchester United v Liverpool - FA Cup 3rd Round

Scoring goals gets you glory, fame and a lot of recognition but the genuine football fans understand the importance of assists as well. The providers often get overshadowed by the imposing effects of the goalscorer but it is fair to say that assist count does matter at the highest level.

The EPL has witnessed some of the greatest players of all time take the centre stage with sheer technical masterclass and amongst all those legends there is one guy who goes by the name of Ryan Giggs, the most decorated footballer in the history of the Premier League.

The Welshman has won numerous trophies with the Red Devils but there is one record that might stay to his name for a long time and that is his tremendous tally of 162 assists in the EPL.

The winger from Wales leads his adversaries by a huge margin as the next man in this glorious list is Cesc Fabregas with 111 assists to his name, followed by Wayne Rooney at 3rd with 103.

Giggs is probably Manchester United’s greatest player of all time and his remarkable records justify his position in the history books.

Most own goals

Leicester City v Queens Park Rangers - Premier League
Leicester City v Queens Park Rangers - Premier League

There are few records players dream of holding and there are few that become nightmares for them. Own goals belong to the latter as it is kind of a dent to a player’s stature but football is a game designed like that.

Own goals often prove to be pretty costly for a player’s team and thus their presence in one’s resume does a lot of damage. Of all the players belonging to this infamous list, one man tops it- Richard Dunne.

The Irishman holds the record for most own goals scored in the EPL as the powerful centre-back scored in the wrong side of the pitch 10 times.

Dunne spent his whole career playing in the Premier League, donning some of the top shirts the league has to offer. Dunne represented Merseyside club Everton for 4 years before moving to Manchester City. After a spell of 9 years with the citizens, the strong lad from Ireland moved to Aston Villa before ending his career at Queens Park Rangers.

Dunne was a decent defender but his record of own goals puts him on top of an unwanted list.

Most goals in a single season

West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool - Premier League
West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool - Premier League

A record once held by former United winger Cristiano Ronaldo as he scored 31 goals in 2008 helping United conquer Europe and England but little did the world know that a skillful Egyptian will join Manchester United’s arch-rivals Liverpool and take the Premier League by storm.

Mohammed Salah, the skillful Egyptian scored a mammoth 32 goals in 2017-18 season as Liverpool reached the Champions League final only to lose out to the mighty Real Madrid.

Salah’s performances earned him the right to be named in the same breath as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo and it is fair to say that the former Chelsea man deserves every bit of praise he has received so far.

Best Goals per game ratio

Manchester City v Queens Park Rangers - Premier League
Manchester City v Queens Park Rangers - Premier League

The Premier League has witnessed some of the finest goalscorers to ever play this beautiful game. From Thierry Henry to Alan Shearer, the English grounds have been graced by some legends of the game. When it comes to goal ratio, there is one man who stands above the rest, a man who probably scored the most nerve-wracking goal in the history of the EPL as he struck past QPR in the 94th minute to help Manchester City claim the premier league title and the man is none other than Sergio Aguero.

Agüero has been tremendous for the blue half of Manchester and it is due to his goals that Manchester City have won so many trophies over the years.

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Edited by Emeka Monyei