Ranking the 10 highest league goalscorers above the age of 34 this season

#3 Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) - 7 goals

Jamie Vardy is still going strong for Leicester City.

Jamie Vardy is one of the feel-good stories of the modern game. From playing non-league football to becoming a Premier League winner, the Leicester City striker has had a fairytale career.

The 34-year-old is one of the top active marksmen in the Premier League, having netted 125 times in seven seasons in the competition. Vardy has been on fire this campaign, scoring seven times already in the league for the Foxes.

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He won the 2019-20 Premier League Golden Boot, scoring 23 goals, as Leicester City narrowly missed out on a top-four finish.

#2 Luis Suarez (Atletico Madrid) - 7 goals

Luis Suarez has been on fire this season.

Luis Suarez is one of the most prolific active goalscorers in the game at the moment.

The 34-year-old centre-forward first made his name at Ajax before burgeoning his reputation as a fearsome marksman at Liverpool and Barcelona. Now at Atletico Madrid, Suarez scored 21 league goals last season to help the Rojiblancos win their first La Liga title in seven years.

Suarez has been on fire this season, having already netted seven times in 12 games, and also bagging two assists.

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Deemed surplus to requirements at Barcelona, Suarez will look for another productive campaign to help Atletico successfully defend their league title.

#1 Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) - 7 goals

Edin Dzeko has hit the ground running at Inter Milan.

Edin Dzeko is one of a handful of players to have scored at least 50 league goals in three top-five leagues in Europe.

The 35-year-old has hit the ground running on his arrival at reigning Serie A champions Inter Milan this summer. Having netted seven times in the entirety of last campaign, Dzeko has already equalled that tally in only 12 league games with Inter.

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The Bosnia and Herzegovina international will look to continue his blistering start to help Inter Milan successfully defend their league title.

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Edited by Anantaajith Raghuraman