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In recent years, Karim Benzema and Robert Lewandowski have enthralled the football world.
Despite the fact that they are both in their 30s, the two great strikers continue to produce at a high level on a regular basis.
They both scored hat-tricks in the Champions League last week to enable Real Madrid and Bayern Munich advance to the quarter-finals.
On the weekend, Lewandowski scored his 43rd goal of the season in a 1-1 draw against Hertha Berlin, while Benzema scored a brace and added an assist in a 3-0 win against Mallorca on Monday.Because the two strikers are currently in the spotlight, we've opted to compare their entire career stats to those of the other four best strikers over the last decade or so.
Harry Kane, Luis Suarez, Sergio Aguero, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are the four players in question.
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So, let's see how six of the greatest strikers in the history of the game stack up against one another, with all numbers courtesy of the ever-reliable Transfermarkt.GPG stands for goals-per-game.
G/APG stands for goals per game or assists per game.
Real Madrid Club | Karim Benzema | 741 games, 377 goals, 184 assists | GPG (0.51), G/APG (0.76)
International | 36 goals, 20 assists in 94 games | GPG (0.38), G/APG (0.60)
834 games played, 413 goals scored, 204 assists provided | GPG (0.49), G/APG (0.74)
Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski | 666 games, 502 goals, 132 assists | GPG (0.75), G/APG (0.95)
International | 74 goals, 27 assists in 128 games | GPG (0.58), G/APG (0.79)
794 games, 576 goals, and 159 assists | GPG (0.73), G/APG (0.93)Tottenham Hotspur Club | Harry Kane | 454 games, 269 goals, 69 assists | GPG (0.59), G/APG (0.74)
International | 48 goals, 14 assists in 67 games | GPG (0.72), G/APG (0.93)
521 games played, 317 goals scored, 83 assists made | GPG (0.61), G/APG (0.77)
Atletico Madrid's Luis Suarez Club | 689 games, 435 goals, 240 assists | GPG (0.63), G/APG (0.95)
International | 67 goals, 37 assists in 130 games | GPG (0.52), G/APG (0.80)
Total | 502 goals, 277 assists in 819 games | GPG (0.61), G/APG (0.95)Sergio Aguero (Retired) | 667 appearances, 380 goals, 118 assists | GPG (0.57), G/APG (0.75)
International | 41 goals, 19 assists in 101 games | GPG (0.41), G/APG (0.59)
768 games played, 421 goals scored, 137 assists given | GPG (0.55), G/APG (0.73)
Club: AC Milan | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | 809 games, 492 goals, 201 assists | GPG (0.61), G/APG (0.86)
International | 62 goals, 24 assists in 120 games | GPG (0.52), G/APG (0.72)
GPG (0.60) G/APG | 929 games, 554 goals, 225 assists (0.84)The outcomes
So, what have we discovered so far? Suarez (0.95) is near the top of the list in terms of goals or assists per game when club and international appearances are combined.
Lewandowski (0.93), the team's top scorer, is in second place, followed by Zlatan (0.84) and Kane (0.77).
Benzema (0.74) is on the verge of slipping into last place, which is now occupied by Sergio Aguero (0.73).
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On the international stage, Kane (0.93) is the most productive in terms of goals or assists per game, while at club level, Suarez (0.95) and Lewandowski (0.95) are tied for first place.
There are some extremely interesting results on display, but even after doing the above research, we're still undecided on which member of the sextet we'd choose if we had to choose just one...
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