Top 5 Asian goalscorers in the Premier League 

Since the inaugural Premier League competition began in 1992-93, numerous players from different parts of the world have competed and celebrated the English game at its highest level.

Alan Shearer tops the goal charts with the most number of goals in PL history with 260 goals. In second place and the closest to the record is Wayne Rooney who could topple the great Englishman's record in a couple of years with Everton.

A number of Asian players have graced the English top flight in various positions but only a few strikers from Asia have made it to the Premier League. A continent that is still in the early stages of football development has produced some great players and will continue to flood foreign markets with players as time passes.

Here we take a look at the top 5 Asian goal scorers in the PL.

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#5 Lee Chung-Yong (South Korea) - 8 goals

Lee Chong-Yong at Palace

South Korean and Crystal Palace winger, Lee Chung-Yong began his career with FC Seoul in 2004 and spent five seasons at the club, making 54 appearances. The South Korean was then recruited by English club Bolton Wanderers in 2009 and went on to play over 150 times for the club in the English top-flight and Championship.

After impressing in a few Championship games, Lee was signed by Crystal Palace in 2015 and has been at the club since. Having made appearances inconsistently in the last couple of seasons, Lee still seems settled at the club and the 29-year-old is fifth on the list of highest scoring Asian in the PL with 8 goals.

7 of the 8 goals came for Bolton Wanderers and Lee has netted just once for Palace during his time with the club. Lee has also made 78 appearances for his country and has scored 8 times.

#4 Shinji Okazaki (Japan) - 12 goals

Okazaki scores a bicycle kick goal for Leicester City against Newcastle United

Japanese superstar and Premier League winner with Leicester City, Shinji Okazaki moved to England in 2015 from Mainz. 10 years earlier, Okazaki began his career with Shimizu S-Pulse in the J-League and spent five years at the club.

In 2011, Stuttgart signed the player who went on to make 63 appearances for the club scoring 10 goals during his two seasons at the club. Mainz signed the veteran Japanese striker and he spent two years at the club before joining Leicester.

Okazaki has made more than 100 appearances for Japan and is the country's third highest goal scorer. He was part of the Leicester team that won the Premier League crown under Claudio Ranieri and is fourth on the list of the highest scoring Asians in the PL with 12 goals.

Still actively playing for the English club, Okazaki could equal the third highest Asian goalscorer's tally with another goal.

#3 Ki Sung-Yeung (South Korea) - 13 goals

Ki (C) applauds the Swansea faithful

Swansea City and South Korean midfielder, Ki Sung-Yueng began his career in 2006 with FC Seoul and spent three years at the club. Scottish giants Celtic signed the player in 2009 and the South Korean spent three seasons in Glasgow, Scotland, learning the European style and the intensity of the game.

Swansea City captured the player in 2012 and he has been part of the setup since at the Welsh club, although he did spend a year on loan to Sunderland. Having made over 150 appearances for Swansea, the 28-year-old is third on the list of highest scoring Asians in the PL with 13 goals.

10 out of the 13 came for Swansea City while three of the goals were scored during his season on loan with Sunderland. An industrious player, Ki has scored some important goals and put in some superb shifts for Swansea City in central midfield.

Having made 97 appearances for South Korea, he is only a handful of caps away from making it to the 100 games club for his country.

#2 Ji-Sung Park (South Korea) - 19 goals

Park celebrates a goal forManchester United

Former Manchester United player and South Korean captain, Ji-Sung Park was the previous record holder as the Asian with the most number of PL goals. Park joined United in 2005 from PSV Eindhoven after spending two years at the Dutch club.

However, the South Korean sensation began his career in 2000 with Kyoto Purple Sanga and spent three years at the club before moving to Holland.

An attacking, versatile midfielder with great talent and bundles of energy, Park was a vital player in big games for United under Sir Alex Ferguson and produced solid displays on most occasions. With 19 goals in the PL, Park is second on the list for his goals thanks to his seven-year stint with the Red Devils.

QPR signed the South Korean in 2012 and he went on to play for a season for the club and spent a year on loan to PSV Eindhoven and then called it a day. Park was part of the South Korean national team that finished fourth in the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan & Korea. Park has also almost won every competition there is to win with United in European club football.

#1 Heung-Min Son (South Korea) - 20 goals

Son celebrates for Tottenham Hotspur against Palace

Spurs and South Korean sensation, Heung-Min Son has lit up the PL in the last two seasons with some dazzling displays and some fantastic goals. The South Korean recently broke Ji-Sung Park's record and became the highest scoring Asian player in the PL.

A 1-0 over Crystal Palace, with Son netting past Speroni, gave Spurs the three points at Wembley and Son the record of scoring his 20th goal in the league. The player began his career in Seoul's youth teams before being picked up by German side Hamburg SV's youth team. Son made his professional Bundesliga debut for the club in 2010.

After spending three seasons at the club Son joined Leverkusen in 2013 and went on to continue producing brilliant performances that caught the eye of a number of clubs. Spurs won the race and signed the Korean in 2015 and the 25-year-old is in top form playing some fantastic football.