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| Ihenacho Picture: Daily Mail |
He doesn’t play often. But when he plays, he scores.
Meet Kelechi Iheanacho, the deadliest striker in the history of the English
Premier League.
The Nigerian hitman is not even first choice at Manchester City because of the presence of Argentine wonder boy Sergio Aguero, but his strike rate is nothing short of exceptional.
The Nigerian hitman is not even first choice at Manchester City because of the presence of Argentine wonder boy Sergio Aguero, but his strike rate is nothing short of exceptional.
After his goal against Hull City on Boxing Day, the
20-year-old striker has now scored a goal every 95.6 minutes, the best return
ever in the Premier League.
This effectively makes him the most deadly Premier League
goals scorer of all time, beating stellar names like Thierry Henry, Ruud van
Nistelrooy and Robin van Persie.
Due to a lack of playing time, Ihenacho has managed just
over a tenth of the goals Aguero has scored, but his games/goals ratio is
simply outstanding. Aguero, who is City’s number one striker, has one goal per
107.1 minutes.
Arsenal legend Henry scored a goal every 121.8 minutes while
van Persie scored every 139.7 minutes. Of the current strikers in the Premier
League, Zlatan Ibrahmovic of Manchester United has recorded a goal every 127.5 minutes;
Chelsea hotshot Diego Costa has struck every 132.5 while Tottenham’s Harry Kane
managed one every 135.8 minutes.
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