Top 10 Premier League goalscorers

Some of the greatest forwards and goal-getters in recent football history have graced the Premier League since its inception in 1992, helping to establish the English top flight as one regarded by most as the best league in the world. Former Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United man Alan Shearer remains far and away clear as the leading goalscorer in the competition's history, racking up a whopping 260 from 441 appearances in the top flight.

Harry Kane had looked like the only man capable of challenging that tally before switching North London for Munich in the summer of 2023, with the former Tottenham Hotspur striker leaving as the second-highest scorer in Premier League history. Everton and Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney is the only other player to surpass the 200-goal mark, but 34 people in total have now made it to triple figures in the division.

Of those, Mohamed Salah, Raheem Sterling and Son Heung-min are still active in the Premier League and continuing to climb the list, with Salah now in the top 10, Sterling moving into the top 20 and Son not far behind the Chelsea forward.


1. Alan Shearer (260 goals)
Goals: 260
Appearances: 441
Ratio: 0.59 goals per game
Assists: 64
Overall goal contributions: 324 (0.73 per game)
Years active: 1992-2006
Clubs:
Blackburn Rovers (112 goals in 138 games)
Newcastle United (148 goals in 303 games)
Highest-scoring season: 34 goals (42 games, 1994-95)
Hat-tricks: 11
First goal: August 15, 1992 (vs. Crystal Palace)
Last goal: April 17, 2006 (vs. Sunderland)
Awards:
Premier League titles: 1 (1994-95)
Golden Boots: 3 (1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97)
Player of the Season: 1 (1994-95)
PFA Team of the Year: 6 (1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 2002-03)
Player of the Month: 4 (Nov 1994, Sept 1998, Dec 2002, Oct 2003)



2. Harry Kane (213 goals)
Goals: 213
Appearances: 320
Ratio: 0.67 goals per game
Assists: 46
Overall goal contributions: 259 (0.81 per game)
Years active: 2012-2023
Clubs:
Tottenham Hotspur (213 goals in 317 games)
Norwich City (0 goals in 3 games)
Highest-scoring season: 30 goals (37 games, 2017-18 & 38 games, 2022-23)
Hat-tricks: 8
First goal: April 7, 2014 (vs. Sunderland)
Last goal: May 28, 2023 (vs. Leeds United)
Awards:
Golden Boots: 3 (2015-16, 2016-17, 2020-21)
PFA Team of the Year: 6 (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2020-21, 2022-23)
Player of the Month: 7 (Jan 2015, Feb 2015, March 2016, Feb 2017, Sept 2017, Dec 2017, March 2022)



3. Wayne Rooney (208 goals)
Goals: 208
Appearances: 491
Ratio: 0.42 goals per game
Assists: 103
Overall goal contributions: 311 (0.63 per game)
Years active: 2002-2018
Clubs:
Everton (25 goals in 98 games)
Manchester United (183 goals in 393 games)
Highest-scoring season: 27 goals (34 games, 2011-12)
Hat-tricks: 7
First goal: September 19, 2002 (vs. Arsenal)
Last goal: December 18, 2017 (vs. Swansea City)
Awards:
Premier League titles: 5 (2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2012-13)
Player of the Season: 1 (2009-10)
PFA Team of the Year: 3 (2005-06, 2009-10, 2011-12)
Player of the Month: 5 (Feb 2005, Dec 2005, March 2006, Oct 2007, Jan 2010)



4. Andy Cole (187 goals)
Goals: 187
Appearances: 414
Ratio: 0.45 goals per game
Assists: 73
Overall goal contributions: 260 (0.63 per game)
Years active: 1993-2008
Clubs:
Newcastle United (43 goals in 58 games)
Manchester United (93 goals in 195 games)
Blackburn Rovers (27 goals in 83 games)
Fulham (12 goals in 31 games)
Manchester City (9 goals in 22 games)
Portsmouth (3 goals in 18 games)
Sunderland (0 goals in 7 games)
Highest-scoring season: 34 goals (40 games, 1993-94)
Hat-tricks: 5
First goal: August 21, 1993 (vs. Manchester United)
Last goal: December 30, 2006 (vs. Bolton Wanderers)
Awards:
Premier League titles: 5 (1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01)
Golden Boots: 1 (1993-94)
PFA Team of the Year: 1 (1999-00)
Player of the Month: 1 (Nov 1997)



5. Sergio Aguero (184 goals)
Goals: 184
Appearances: 275
Ratio: 0.67 goals per game
Assists: 47
Overall goal contributions: 231 (0.84 per game)
Years active: 2011-2021
Clubs:
Manchester City (184 goals in 275 games)
Highest-scoring season: 26 goals (33 games, 2014-15)
Hat-tricks: 12
First goal: August 15, 2011 (vs. Swansea City)
Last goal: May 23, 2021 (vs. Everton)
Awards:
Premier League titles: 5 (2011-12, 2013-14, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21)
Golden Boots: 1 (2014-15)
PFA Team of the Year: 2 (2017-18, 2018-19)
Player of the Month: 7 (Oct 2013, Nov 2014, Jan 2016, April 2016, Jan 2018, Feb 2019, Jan 2020)



6. Frank Lampard (177 goals)
Goals: 177
Appearances: 609
Ratio: 0.29 goals per game
Assists: 102
Overall goal contributions: 279 (0.49 per game)
Years active: 1996-2015
Clubs:
West Ham United (24 goals in 148 games)
Chelsea (147 goals in 429 games)
Manchester City (6 goals in 32 games)
Highest-scoring season: 22 goals (36 games, 2009-10)
Hat-tricks: 3
First goal: August 9, 1997 (vs. Barnsley)
Last goal: May 24, 2015 (vs. Southampton)
Awards:
Premier League titles: 3 (2004-05, 2005-06, 2009-10)
Player of the Season: 1 (2004-05)
PFA Team of the Year: 3 (2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06)
Player of the Month: 4 (Sept 2003, April 2005, Oct 2005, Oct 2008)



7. Thierry Henry (175 goals)
Goals: 175
Appearances: 258
Ratio: 0.68 goals per game
Assists: 74
Overall goal contributions: 249 (0.97 per game)
Years active: 1999-2012
Clubs:
Arsenal (175 goals in 258 games)
Highest-scoring season: 30 goals (37 games, 2003-04)
Hat-tricks: 8
First goal: September 18, 1999 (vs. Southampton)
Last goal: February 11, 2012 (vs. Sunderland)
Awards:
Premier League titles: 2 (2001-02, 2003-04)
Golden Boots: 4 (2001-02, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06)
Player of the Season: 2 (2003-04, 2005-06)
PFA Team of the Year: 6 (2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06)
Player of the Month: 4 (April 2000, Sept 2002, Jan 2004, April 2004)



8. Mohamed Salah (157 goals)
Goals: 157
Appearances: 262
Ratio: 0.60 goals per game
Assists: 69
Overall goal contributions: 226 (0.86 per game)
Years active: 2014-Present
Clubs:
Chelsea (2 goals in 13 games)
Liverpool (155 goals in 249 games)
Highest-scoring season: 32 goals (36 games, 2017-18)
Hat-tricks: 4
First goal: March 22, 2014 (vs. Arsenal)
Last goal: May 5, 2024 (vs. Tottenham Hotspur)
Awards:
Premier League titles: 1 (2019-20)
Golden Boots: 3 (2017-18, 2018-19, 2021-22)
Player of the Season: 1 (2017-18)
PFA Team of the Year: 3 (2017-18, 2020-21, 2021-22)
Player of the Month: 5 (Nov 2017, Feb 2018, March 2018, Oct 2021, Oct 2023)



9. Raheem Sterling (122 goals)
Goals: 122
Appearances: 377
Ratio: 0.32 goals per game
Assists: 63
Overall goal contributions: 185 (0.49 per game)
Years active: 2012-Present
Clubs:
Liverpool (18 goals in 95 games)
Manchester City (91 goals in 225 games)
Chelsea (13 goals in 57 games)
Highest-scoring season: 20 goals (33 games, 2019-20)
Hat-tricks: 5
First goal: October 20, 2012 (vs. Reading)
Last goal: May 11, 2024 (vs. Nottingham Forest)
Awards:
Premier League titles: 4 (2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22)
PFA Team of the Year: 1 (2018-19)
Player of the Month: 3 (Aug 2016, Nov 2018, Dec 2021)



10. Son Heung-min (120 goals)
Goals: 120
Appearances: 301
Ratio: 0.40 goals per game
Assists: 61
Overall goal contributions: 181 (0.60 per game)
Years active: 2015-Present
Clubs: Tottenham Hotspur (120 goals in 301 games)
Highest-scoring season: 23 goals (35 games, 2021-22)
Hat-tricks: 3
First goal: September 20, 2015 (vs. Crystal Palace)
Last goal: May 5, 2024 (vs. Liverpool)
Awards:
Golden Boots: 1 (2021-22)
PFA Team of the Year: 1 (2020-21)
Player of the Month: 4 (Sept 2016, April 2017, Oct 2020, Sept 2023)