The Premer League 100 Club

Jermaine Defoe recently scored his 200th career goal - a fantastic achievement for a player who has only just turned 30 years old. If you break these 200 goals down you will see that 116 of these were scored in the Premier League and his 100th Premier League goal actually came last March (2011).

We take a look at the other players who have hit and surpassed this fantastic milestone


1/. Alan Shearer - 260 Goals
2/. Andy Cole - 187 Goals
3/. Thierry Henry - 175 Goals
4/. Robbie Fowler - 163 Goals
5/. Frank Lampard - 153 Goals
6/. Les Ferdinand & Michael Owen - 149 Goals
7/. Teddy Sheringham 147 Goals
8/. Wayne Rooney 146 Goals
9/. Jimmy Floyd-Hasselbaink - 127 Goals
10/. Robbie Keane - 126 Goals
11/. Nicolas Anelka & Dwight Yorke - 123 Goals
12/. Jermaine Defoe - 116 Goals
13/. Ian Wright - 113 Goals
14/. Dion Dublin & Emile Heskey - 111 Goals
15/. Ryan Giggs & Paul Scholes - 107 Goals
16/. Matt Le Tissier  & Robin Van Persie - 102 Goals
17/. Darren Bent - 100 Goals
18/. Didier Drogba - 100 Goals

Although it seems virtually impossible that someone will beat Alan Shearer's record of 260 Premier League goals there is a certain Wayne Rooney may come close. At just 27, Rooney has amassed 146 goals in the Premier League and his new partnership at Manchester United with fellow centurion Robin Van Persie will surely get him close by the time he calls its a day.

There are a few other players in the list currently playing however we can't expect too much movement from Thierry Henry, Nicolas Anelka, Didier Drogba and Robbie Keane as they are all playing abroad and Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs are within the last years of their careers.

Frank Lampard could potentially move ahead of Henry to third place before he retires as he is still only 34 and therefore could have a couple of decent  years at the top level left in him. So we are left with Jermaine Defoe, Darren Bent and Robin Van Persie who seem to be the only real candidates to make it into the Top 10 before they retire.

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