Top 5 African Goal Scorers in Premier League History.
- African players have been continuously moving to show their skills in the Premier League.
- Many of them are good and cheap and have successfully exploded into great form with the team.
- These 5 players from the ‘Black Continent’ have set the record for most goals scored in England of all time.
5. Emmanuel Adebayor
The former Togo striker has Arsenal fans in two moods: love and hate. After moving from Monaco to the Gunners in 2005, Adebayor enjoyed a remarkable four-year spell at the club under Arsene Wenger.
In 2009, Adebayor left Arsenal to join Manchester City, much to the chagrin of the Gunners faithful. He spent two seasons with the Citizens before moving to Real Madrid.
4. Yakubu Ayegbeni
The former Nigerian striker is one of the longest-serving players in English football and is considered a tactician who has played for many clubs, including Portsmouth, Middlesbrough, Everton, Leicester City, Blackburn Rovers, Reading and Coventry. Yakubu is a strong striker who
can clash with defenders in the Premier League with no weakness. He is also someone who does not waste chances. Unfortunately, throughout his career, he did not have the opportunity to play for a top club
3. Didier Drogba
Legendary striker for the Ivory Coast and Chelsea , Drogba moved from Marseille to Stamford Bridge under Jose Mourinho and led the club to great success between 2004 and 2012.
After that, Drogba left Chelsea to play for ยูฟ่าเบท Shanghai Shenhua, Galatasaray and returned to Chelsea again in 2014-2015 before moving to Montreal Impact and retiring with Phoenix Rising in 2018.
2. Sadio Mane
The Senegalese winger began his career with Metz in France before moving to Red Bull Salzburg between 2012 and 2014 to develop his skills. He then moved across the Premier League to Southampton, where he enjoyed a breakthrough campaign.
In 2016, Klopp signed Mane from Southampton for £34m and he has become a key figure in the Reds’ attacking options, making 263 appearances for the two clubs, scoring 111 goals between them.
1. Mohamed Salah
After making his name with FC Basel in Switzerland, Salah attracted African Goal Scorers interest from both Chelsea and
Liverpool , but eventually became a “Blue Lion” under the management of former Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho, who paid 11 million pounds to acquire him to join the team in 2014.