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, Jamie Vardy, Raheem Sterling and Son Heung-min are still active in the Premier League and continuing to climb the list, with Salah now eighth and bearing down on Arsenal icon Thierry Henry.
Here, Sports Mole outlines every player to have scored 100 goals or more in the Premier League era.
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
8. Mohamed Salah (170 goals)
Goals: 170
Appearances: 277
Ratio: 0.61 goals per game
Assists: 77
Overall goal contributions: 247 (0.89 per game)
Years active: 2014-Present
Clubs:
Chelsea (2 goals in 13 games)
Liverpool (168 goals in 264 games)
Highest-scoring season: 32 goals (36 games, 2017-18)
Hat-tricks: 4
First goal: March 22, 2014 (vs. Arsenal)
Last goal: December 4, 2024 (vs. Newcastle United)
Awards:
9. Robbie Fowler (163 goals)
Goals: 163
Appearances: 379
Ratio: 0.43 goals per game
Assists: 39
Overall goal contributions: 202 (0.53 per game)
Years active: 1993-2008
Clubs:
Liverpool (128 goals in 266 games)
Leeds United (14 goals in 30 games)
Manchester City (21 goals in 80 games)
Blackburn Rovers (0 goals in 3 games)
Highest-scoring season: 28 goals (38 games, 1995-96)
Hat-tricks: 9
First goal: October 16, 1993 (vs. Oldham Athletic)
Last goal: February 24, 2007 (vs. Sheffield United)
Awards:
10. Jermain Defoe (162 goals)
Goals: 162
Appearances: 496
Ratio: 0.33 goals per game
Assists: 33
Overall goal contributions: 195 (0.39 per game)
Years active: 2001-2018
Clubs:
West Ham United (18 goals in 74 games)
Tottenham Hotspur (91 goals in 276 games)
Portsmouth (15 goals in 31 games)
Sunderland (34 goals in 87 games)
Bournemouth (4 goals in 28 games)
Highest-scoring season: 18 goals (34 games, 2009-10)
Hat-tricks: 4
First goal: October 28, 2001 (vs. Ipswich Town)
Last goal: March 31, 2018 (vs. Watford)
Awards:
11. Michael Owen (150 goals)
Goals: 150
Appearances: 326
Ratio: 0.46 goals per game
Assists: 31
Overall goal contributions: 181 (0.56 per game)
Years active: 1997-2013
Clubs:
Liverpool (118 goals in 216 games)
Newcastle United (26 goals in 71 games)
Manchester United (5 goals in 31 games)
Stoke City (1 goal in 8 games)
Highest-scoring season: 19 goals (29 games, 2001-02 & 35 games, 2002-03)
Hat-tricks: 8
First goal: May 6, 1997 (vs. Wimbledon)
Last goal: January 19, 2013 (vs. Swansea City)
Awards:
12. Les Ferdinand (149 goals)
Goals: 149
Appearances: 351
Ratio: 0.42 goals per game
Assists: 49
Overall goal contributions: 198 (0.56 per game)
Years active: 1992-2004
Clubs:
Queens Park Rangers (60 goals in 110 games)
Newcastle United (41 goals in 68 games)
Tottenham Hotspur (33 goals in 118 games)
West Ham United (2 goals in 14 games)
Leicester City (12 goals in 29 games)
Bolton Wanderers (1 goal in 12 games)
Highest-scoring season: 25 goals (37 games, 1995-96)
Hat-tricks: 4
First goal: August 19, 1992 (vs. Southampton)
Last goal: September 11, 2004 (vs. Manchester United)
Awards:
13. Teddy Sheringham (146 goals)
Goals: 146
Appearances: 418
Ratio: 0.35 goals per game
Assists: 76
Overall goal contributions: 222 (0.53 per game)
Years active: 1992-2006
Clubs:
Nottingham Forest (1 goal in 3 games)
Tottenham Hotspur (97 goals in 236 games)
Manchester United (31 goals in 104 games)
Portsmouth (9 goals in 32 games)
West Ham United (8 goals in 43 games)
Highest-scoring season: 21 goals (38 games, 1992-93)
Hat-tricks: 4
First goal: August 16, 1992 (vs. Liverpool)
Last goal: December 26, 2006 (vs. Portsmouth)
Awards:
14. Robin van Persie (144 goals)
Goals: 144
Appearances: 280
Ratio: 0.51 goals per game
Assists: 53
Overall goal contributions: 197 (0.70 per game)
Years active: 2004-2015
Clubs:
Arsenal (96 goals in 194 games)
Manchester United (48 goals in 86 games)
Highest-scoring season: 30 goals (38 games, 2011-12)
Hat-tricks: 5
First goal: October 30, 2004 (vs. Southampton)
Last goal: February 11, 2015 (vs. Burnley)
Awards:
15. Jamie Vardy (142 goals)
Goals: 142
Appearances: 321
Ratio: 0.44 goals per game
Assists: 47
Overall goal contributions: 189 (0.59 per game)
Years active: 2014-Present
Clubs:
Leicester City (142 goals in 321 games)
Highest-scoring season: 24 goals (36 games, 2015-16)
Hat-tricks: 3
First goal: September 21, 2014 (vs. Manchester United)
Last goal: December 8, 2024 (vs. Brighton & Hove Albion)
Awards:
16. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (127 goals)
Goals: 127
Appearances: 288
Ratio: 0.44 goals per game
Assists: 58
Overall goal contributions: 185 (0.64 per game)
Years active: 1997-2007
Clubs:
Leeds United (34 goals in 69 games)
Chelsea (69 goals in 136 games)
Middlesbrough (22 goals in 58 games)
Charlton Athletic (2 goals in 25 games)
Highest-scoring season: 23 goals (35 games, 2000-01 & 2001-02)
Hat-tricks: 4
First goal: August 9, 1997 (vs. Arsenal)
Last goal: January 13, 2007 (vs. Middlesbrough)
Awards:
17. Robbie Keane (126 goals)
Goals: 126
Appearances: 349
Ratio: 0.36 goals per game
Assists: 37
Overall goal contributions: 163 (0.47 per game)
Years active: 1999-2012
Clubs:
Coventry City (12 goals in 31 games)
Leeds United (13 goals in 46 games)
Tottenham Hotspur (91 goals in 238 games)
Liverpool (5 goals in 19 games)
West Ham United (2 goals in 9 games)
Aston Villa (3 goals in 6 games)
Highest-scoring season: 16 goals (36 games, 2005-06)
Hat-tricks: 3
First goal: August 21, 1999 (vs. Derby County)
Last goal: February 5, 2012 (vs. Newcastle United)
Awards:
18. Nicolas Anelka (125 goals)
Goals: 125
Appearances: 364
Ratio: 0.34 goals per game
Assists: 48
Overall goal contributions: 173 (0.48 per game)
Years active: 1997-2014
Clubs:
Arsenal (23 goals in 65 games)
Liverpool (4 goals in 20 games)
Manchester City (37 goals in 89 games)
Bolton Wanderers (21 goals in 53 games)
Chelsea (38 goals in 125 games)
West Bromwich Albion (2 goals in 12 games)
Highest-scoring season: 19 goals (37 games, 2008-09)
Hat-tricks: 3
First goal: November 9, 1997 (vs. Manchester United)
Last goal: December 28, 2013 (vs. West Ham United)
Awards:
19. Son Heung-min (124 goals)
Goals: 124
Appearances: 315
Ratio: 0.39 goals per game
Assists: 66
Overall goal contributions: 190 (0.60 per game)
Years active: 2015-Present
Clubs: Tottenham Hotspur (124 goals in 315 games)
Highest-scoring season: 23 goals (35 games, 2021-22)
Hat-tricks: 3
First goal: September 20, 2015 (vs. Crystal Palace)
Last goal: December 8, 2024 (vs. Chelsea)
Awards:
20. Dwight Yorke (123 goals)
Goals: 123
Appearances: 375
Ratio: 0.33 goals per game
Assists: 50
Overall goal contributions: 173 (0.46 per game)
Years active: 1992-2009
Clubs:
Aston Villa (60 goals in 179 games)
Manchester United (48 goals in 96 games)
Blackburn Rovers (12 goals in 60 games)
Birmingham City (2 goals in 13 games)
Sunderland (1 goal in 27 games)
Highest-scoring season: 20 goals (32 games, 1999-00)
Hat-tricks: 4
First goal: September 5, 1992 (vs. Crystal Palace)
Last goal: November 24, 2007 (vs. Everton)
Awards:
21. Raheem Sterling (123 goals)
Goals: 123
Appearances: 385
Ratio: 0.32 goals per game
Assists: 64
Overall goal contributions: 187 (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 59 games)
Arsenal (0 goals in 6 games)
Highest-scoring season: 20 goals (33 games, 2019-20)
Hat-tricks: 5
First goal: October 20, 2012 (vs. Reading)
Last goal: May 19, 2024 (vs. Bournemouth)
Awards:
22. Romelu Lukaku (121 goals)
Goals: 121
Appearances: 278
Ratio: 0.44 goals per game
Assists: 35
Overall goal contributions: 156 (0.56 per game)
Years active: 2011-2022
Clubs:
Chelsea (8 goals in 36 games)
West Bromwich Albion (17 goals in 35 games)
Everton (68 goals in 141 games)
Manchester United (28 goals in 66 games)
Highest-scoring season: 25 goals (37 games, 2016-17)
Hat-tricks: 3
First goal: August 18, 2012 (vs. Liverpool)
Last goal: May 11, 2022 (vs. Leeds United)
Awards:
23. Steven Gerrard (120 goals)
Goals: 120
Appearances: 504
Ratio: 0.24 goals per game
Assists: 92
Overall goal contributions: 212 (0.42 per game)
Years active: 1998-2015
Clubs:
Liverpool (120 goals in 504 games)
Highest-scoring season: 16 goals (31 games, 2008-09)
Hat-tricks: 2
First goal: December 5, 1999 (vs. Sheffield Wednesday)
Last goal: May 24, 2015 (vs. Stoke City)
Awards:
24. Ian Wright (113 goals)
Goals: 113
Appearances: 213
Ratio: 0.53 goals per game
Assists: 22
Overall goal contributions: 135 (0.63 per game)
Years active: 1992-1999
Clubs:
Arsenal (104 goals in 191 games)
West Ham United (9 goals in 22 games)
Highest-scoring season: 23 goals (39 games, 1993-94 & 35 games, 1996-97)
Hat-tricks: 5
First goal: August 23, 1992 (vs. Liverpool)
Last goal: April 24, 1999 (vs. Tottenham Hotspur)
Awards:
25. Sadio Mane (111 goals)
Goals: 111
Appearances: 263
Ratio: 0.42 goals per game
Assists: 38
Overall goal contributions: 149 (0.57 per game)
Years active: 2014-2022
Clubs:
Southampton (21 goals in 67 games)
Liverpool (90 goals in 196 games)
Highest-scoring season: 22 goals (36 games, 2018-19)
Hat-tricks: 2
First goal: October 25, 2014 (vs. Stoke City)
Last goal: May 22, 2022 (vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Awards:
26. Dion Dublin (111 goals)
Goals: 111
Appearances: 312
Ratio: 0.36 goals per game
Assists: 40
Overall goal contributions: 151 (0.48 per game)
Years active: 1992-2004
Clubs:
Manchester United (2 goals in 12 games)
Coventry City (61 goals in 145 games)
Aston Villa (48 goals in 155 games)
Highest-scoring season: 18 goals (36 games, 1997-98)
Hat-tricks: 3
First goal: August 24, 1992 (vs. Southampton)
Last goal: January 31, 2004 (vs. Leicester City)
Awards:
27. Emile Heskey (110 goals)
Goals: 110
Appearances: 516
Ratio: 0.21 goals per game
Assists: 53
Overall goal contributions: 163 (0.32 per game)
Years active: 1995-2012
Clubs:
Leicester City (33 goals in 124 games)
Liverpool (39 goals in 150 games)
Birmingham City (14 goals in 68 games)
Wigan Athletic (15 goals in 82 games)
Aston Villa (9 goals in 92 games)
Highest-scoring season: 14 goals (36 games, 2000-01)
Hat-tricks: 1
First goal: August 21, 1996 (vs. Southampton)
Last goal: August 20, 2011 (vs. Blackburn Rovers)
28. Ryan Giggs (109 goals)
Goals: 109
Appearances: 632
Ratio: 0.17 goals per game
Assists: 162
Overall goal contributions: 271 (0.43 per game)
Years active: 1992-2014
Clubs:
Manchester United (109 goals in 632 games)
Highest-scoring season: 13 goals (38 games, 1993-94)
Hat-tricks: 0
First goal: August 29, 1992 (vs. Nottingham Forest)
Last goal: February 23, 2013 (vs. Queens Park Rangers)
Awards:
29. Peter Crouch (108 goals)
Goals: 108
Appearances: 468
Ratio: 0.23 goals per game
Assists: 58
Overall goal contributions: 166 (0.35 per game)
Years active: 2002-2019
Clubs:
Aston Villa (6 goals in 37 games)
Southampton (12 goals in 27 games)
Liverpool (22 goals in 85 games)
Portsmouth (11 goals in 38 games)
Tottenham Hotspur (12 goals in 73 games)
Stoke City (45 goals in 202 games)
Burnley (0 goals in 6 games)
Highest-scoring season: 12 goals (27 games, 2004-05)
Hat-tricks: 1
First goal: April 2, 2002 (vs. Newcastle United)
Last goal: May 13, 2018 (vs. Swansea City)
30. Paul Scholes (107 goals)
Goals: 107
Appearances: 499
Ratio: 0.21 goals per game
Assists: 55
Overall goal contributions: 162 (0.32 per game)
Years active: 1994-2013
Clubs:
Manchester United (107 goals in 499 games)
Highest-scoring season: 14 goals (33 games, 2002-03)
Hat-tricks: 2
First goal: September 24, 1994 (vs. Ipswich Town)
Last goal: September 15, 2012 (vs. Wigan Athletic)
Awards:
31. Darren Bent (106 goals)
Goals: 106
Appearances: 276
Ratio: 0.38 goals per game
Assists: 15
Overall goal contributions: 121 (0.44 per game)
Years active: 2001-2014
Clubs:
Ipswich Town (1 goal in 5 games)
Charlton Athletic (31 goals in 68 games)
Tottenham Hotspur (18 goals in 60 games)
Sunderland (32 goals in 58 games)
Aston Villa (21 goals in 61 games)
Fulham (3 goals in 24 games)
Highest-scoring season: 24 goals (38 games, 2009-10)
Hat-tricks: 1
First goal: April 24, 2002 (vs. Middlesbrough)
Last goal: February 9, 2014 (vs. Manchester United)
Awards:
32. Didier Drogba (104 goals)
Goals: 104
Appearances: 254
Ratio: 0.41 goals per game
Assists: 55
Overall goal contributions: 159 (0.63 per game)
Years active: 2004-2015
Clubs:
Chelsea (104 goals in 254 games)
Highest-scoring season: 29 goals (32 games, 2009-10)
Hat-tricks: 3
First goal: August 24, 2004 (vs. Crystal Palace)
Last goal: April 29, 2015 (vs. Leicester City)
Awards:
33. Cristiano Ronaldo (103 goals)
Goals: 103
Appearances: 236
Ratio: 0.44 goals per game
Assists: 37
Overall goal contributions: 140 (0.59 per game)
Years active: 2003-2022
Clubs:
Manchester United (103 goals in 236 games)
Highest-scoring season: 31 goals (34 games, 2007-08)
Hat-tricks: 3
First goal: November 1, 2003 (vs. Portsmouth)
Last goal: October 9, 2022 (vs. Everton)
Awards:
34. Matt Le Tissier (100 goals)
Goals: 100
Appearances: 270
Ratio: 0.37 goals per game
Assists: 63
Overall goal contributions: 163 (0.6 per game)
Years active: 1992-2002
Clubs:
Southampton (100 goals in 270 games)
Highest-scoring season: 25 goals (38 games, 1993-94)
Hat-tricks: 4
First goal: August 19, 1992 (vs. Queens Park Rangers)
Last goal: May 19, 2001 (vs. Arsenal)
Awards:
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