Top 4 Premier League goalscorers still playing in the League

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#2. Sergio Aguero

Sergio Aguero
Sergio Aguero

Manchester City legend, Sergio Aguero is at the second place on the list. He had scored 149 goals in 215 games spanning eight seasons with Manchester City.

Aguero joined Atletico Madrid in 2006 and soon established himself as one of the deadly strikers in LaLiga. His impressive performances in LaLiga caught the attention of the Premier League side, Manchester City and he eventually signed for the Manchester side in 2011.

Aguero is famously known for his goals in the 94th minutes against Queens Park Rangers in the last match of the season, which saw City win their first league title in 44 years. He is also Manchester City all-time top scorer and the first non-European player to score more than 100 goals in the Premier League.

Aguero won the Manchester City player of the Year award two times and was also part of the PFA Team of the year in the 2017-2018 season.


#1. Jermain Defoe

Jermain Defoe
Jermain Defoe

One of the most iconic footballers in the Premier League, Jermain Defoe has scored 163 goals which put him at number one on the list.

Defoe plied for many Premier League clubs like West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth and currently with AFC Bournemouth. However, a majority of his goals in the Premier League came from his time with Tottenham Hotspur in which he scored a total of 92 goals in his 276 appearances. He also holds the record of scoring most goals in the Premier League (24) as a substitute.

Defoe won the Tottenham Hotspur player of the year in 2004 and also as Sunderland player of the year in the 2015-2016 season.

All stats are from transfermarkt.com

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