5 forgotten goalscorers from the Ronaldo-Messi era

#2 Jermain Defoe

There are very few players that can boast the kind of composure Defoe possesses in front of goal. His overall gameplay might be a tad lackluster, but when you need goals, Defoe is the man; just ask Harry Redknapp.

Defoe is an integral part of West Ham, Tottenham and Portsmouth's history in the last decade. He helped them stay competitive in the most troubling of times. Defoe, in his entire career, has scored 226 goals from 532 appearances in club football. He has also represented England 55 times scoring 19 goals in the process. He is also the 14th highest goal scorer in the Premier League history and is one of only 24 players to have managed more than 100 premier league goals since the competition's inception.

Despite his obvious abilities, too often in his career he has been looked at as a mid-table fodder. Never entrusted with representing the big teams and too often he has been portrayed as the king of medium sized occasions. He is currently plying his trade at Sunderland, where Gus Poyet saw it fit to call him back from Toronto to help his team with the relegation battle. As ever, Defoe has started off brilliantly doing what he does best, scoring goals.

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