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Even though football is a team game where all 11 players have equal roles to play, there's no denying that forwards boss the game. Football being a spectator sport, nothing can get the crowd on their feet as a goal does. Attacking football is always a treat to watch and the same brings out the best in players in every game.
If we turn the pages of the history books, almost all individual accolades have chased the goal scorers. The start of the 2021-22 season has paved the way for many stunning individual performances from across Europe's top five leagues.
While the majority of the season is still left to be played, let's take a look at some of the relentless strikers from across Europe's major leagues.
Top 5 players with the most shots per game in Europe’s major leagues this season
#5 Ciro Immobile (Lazio) — 4.3
Ciro Immobile got a flying start to the 2021-22 season. Despite his side's mediocre performance, the Lazio captain is doing a fine job. Accumulating a total of six goals and two assists from just six games, the Italian striker is on a different level altogether.
Having had an incredible summer with Italy after lifting the UEFA EURO 2020 trophy, Immobile has carried forward the same form to Serie A this term. The Lazio forward has an average of 4.3 shot attempts per game.
Ciro Immobile gave his best against Spezia where he scored three from a total of six attempts. Riding on his back, it is expected of Lazio to move up the league table and find a comfortable position.
#4 Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) — 4.3
Karim Benzema has to be the most talked-about player in the world right now. The Frenchman is enduring the form of his life and scoring goals for fun. Equally impactful at club and national level, Karim Benzema's average shot per game is 4.3 (in La Liga).
The former Lyon man has been directly involved in 16 goals in just eight games. Switching to the role of an absolute poacher, Real Madrid fans believe Cristiano Ronaldo's departure in 2018 has benefitted their stand-in captain.
The exit of Sergio Ramos and managerial changes seem to be having no effect on Karim Benzema. In fact, he is only getting better. Benzema's best evening so far this season came against Celta Vigo. He bagged a hat-trick and an assist and registered five shot attempts in total.
#3 Michail Antonio (West Ham) — 4.5
Arguably, Michail Antonio is the most surprising emergence of this season in the Premier League. The 31-year-old is amidst the top runners after being directly involved in eight goals off six games. The same amounts to more than half of the total number of goals scored by West Ham so far this year.
David Moyes and Co. continue to excel each season and they have taken it a notch higher this term. The Hammers sit 9th in a closely contested top half of the league and Michail Antonio deserves all the credit.
The Jamaican international has been consistent in front of goal and very much effective in the final third. As per recent stats, Michail Antonio tests a goalkeeper on an average of about 4.5 times per game. For the aforementioned reasons, he remains David Moyes' trump card.
#2 Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) — 4.6
A top contender for the Ballon d'Or this year, Robert Lewandowski is the next player on our list. The Polish striker has been at the top of his game for quite some time now.
The 2020 Ballon d'Or had to be canceled due to the pandemic. If it hadn't been, Robert Lewandowski would have had the most coveted individual accolade under his belt already. Nevertheless, the same seems to have only fueled the Bavarian striker's hunger further.
Running a rampage last season, the former Dortmund striker netted 41 goals from 29 Bundesliga games. He continues to find the back of the net this year too. With an average of 4.6 shots per game, Lewandowki has scored seven goals so far.
#1 Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) — 5.2
By now we should perhaps get used to having Erling Haaland on top of every stat sheet. The Norwegian forward is a certain threat in front of goal. Having been directly involved in 10 goals from five Bundesliga games so far this season, he has lived up to the moniker of 'The Terminator'.
Haaland leaves his competitors behind by a distant margin with the average shot attempts being 5.2 per game. Erling Haaland is believed to be a future Ballon d'Or winner. And in the way he has been improving game-after-game, it looks all the more certain.
The former RB Leipzig striker is one of the few players to be equally impactful at club and national level. That too, across all competitions.
