Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney is the player who has scored the most goals in a single stadium in Premier League history. The Englishman has scored 101 goals and provided 50 assists at Old Trafford during his time at Manchester United. He also became the club's all-time leading scorer.
Thierry Henry is second on the list. The Frenchman was a key player in Arsene Wenger's successful Arsenal squad, which also included the Invincibles. He scored 114 goals and provided 37 assists at Highbury, Arsenal's home ground before moving to the Emirates.
Another Manchester United legend, Ryan Giggs is the third player to score the most goals at a single stadium in Premier League history. The current Middlesbrough manager scored 50 goals and provided 84 assists at Old Trafford before retiring.
The fourth player on the list is Manchester City legend Sergio Aguero. The Argentine star, who was forced to retire due to a heart condition, has scored 106 goals and provided 26 assists at the Etihad Stadium during his time in the Premier League. Here is the full list of 13 players with the most goals in Premier League history:
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Karim Benzema took another step towards cementing his reputation as La Liga's all-time great on Wednesday when the Real Madrid forward's goal against Elche put him in the top five list of goalscorers. all-time of the tournament, surpassing another Madrid legend, Raul Gonzalez. . .
Benzema scored twice from the penalty spot, beating Edgar Badía from 12 yards. Those shots on target took him to 230 goals in La Liga, two more than Raul.
It's been quite a journey for 35-year-old Benzema, who has not always seemed a natural born goalscorer since joining Madrid from Lyon in July 2009 - the same summer the club two broke the world transfer record, first for Kaka, then Cristiano Ronaldo. At first, he faced competition from Gonzalo Higuain for a spot on the team. The then-coach Jose Mourinho was unconvincing, saying - after Higuain's injury made Benzema his only striker - that "if you don't have a dog to hunt, then you should go hunting." accompanied by a cat."
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Benzema's return to his debut for the 2009-10 season was modest, scoring eight goals in 27 appearances - including 13 as a substitute - but his tally soon began to add up. Either way, Ronaldo's presence by his side means that the French striker never has to bear the burden of scoring alone. His total La Liga goals over the next seven seasons were a respectable 15, 21, 11, 17, 15, 24 and 11.
There was a significant decline in the 2017-18 season, with the slump in form leading to a barrage of criticism during the three-month period without a goal in La Liga from November to February, and a record five goals later. 32 appearances. But Benzema's fortunes - and his role on the team - changed dramatically when Ronaldo left Juventus in July 2018. Real Madrid's Karim Benzema scored the most goals in La Liga last season, despite turning 34 mid-season. Angel image Martinez / Getty
With no similar replacement, Benzema shouldered the responsibility of putting on Ronaldo's scoring shoes. His La Liga goals since:
21, 21, 23, individual bests of 27 in 2021-22 and 11 so far this season. This career-ending push has seen Benzema climb La Liga's all-time goal scorers chart, with his goals in 2023 propelling him above two charts. Other Real Madrid statues:
Alfredo Di Stefano and Raul.
For Madrid fans of a certain age, Di Stefano is unquestionably the club's greatest player and has been compared to Pelé and Diego Maradona as the greatest footballer of all time. . The all-rounder born in Argentina - describing him as a striker would not do justice to his influence on the pitch - scored 227 goals in 329 appearances in the Spanish league between 1953 and 1966. The majority of them, 216, went to Madrid, with 11 goals in two seasons with Espanyol before retiring at the age of 40. Di Stefano was a star player in Real Madrid's golden era, winning eight titles. national championship and five consecutive European Cups, scoring in all five finals between 1956 and 1960.
Raul was a figure of similar stature at Madrid teams in the 1990s and 2000s. He made his first-team debut in 1994 at the age of 17 - after being recruited by rivals Atletico Madrid following the closure of their academy. - Raul became the captain of the club, winning six championships and three championship tournaments. He scored 228 goals in 550 La Liga appearances, all for Madrid, before joining Germany with Schalke in 2010.
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