Better than Salah & Kane, only Henry has better goal ratio than Aguero
Carlo Garganese
- 15 Dec 2021 12:25 GMT
- 3 min read
Sergio Aguero has the second-best goal ratio in Premier League history among those who have scored over 100 goals, with only Thierry Henry bettering the Manchester City legend.
Aguero sadly announced that he would retire from professional football on health grounds on Wednesday, with the decision taking immediate effect.
It was clearly a decision that pained the Argentina international, who made his name at Independiente and Atletico Madrid before playing 10 years at Manchester City.
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He joined Barcelona in the summer of 2021, but it will be his decade-long association with the Etihad club for which he is remembered.
In 10 years at the club, he scored 260 goals in all competitions and won five Premier League titles.
What is Aguero’s goal ratio in the Premier League?
In the Premier League itself, Aguero scored an incredible 184 goals in 275 games. That translates to a ratio of 0.67 goals per game.
Of all the players who have scored over 100 goals in the Premier League, only one player has a better goal ratio than Aguero. And only just.
That is Arsenal legend Thierry Henry, who scored 175 goals in 258 games – a ratio of 0.68 goals per match.
Aguero has a better goal ratio than Tottenham icon Harry Kane. The Englishman has scored 167 goals in 258 games at a rate of 0.65.
Mohamed Salah has a goal ratio of 0.64 after finding the net 111 times in 174 games.
Best scoring ratios in the Premier League 100 club
| Name | Ratio | Goals | Apps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thierry Henry | 0.68 | 175 | 258 |
| Sergio Aguero | 0.67 | 184 | 275 |
| Harry Kane* | 0.65 | 167 | 258 |
| Mohamed Salah* | 0.64 | 111 | 174 |
| Alan Shearer | 0.59 | 260 | 441 |
| Ian Wright | 0.53 | 113 | 213 |
| Robin van Persie | 0.51 | 144 | 280 |
| Jamie Vardy* | 0.49 | 127 | 260 |
| Michael Owen | 0.46 | 150 | 326 |
| Andy Cole | 0.45 | 187 | 414 |
| * still active |
Other Premier League legends who Aguero bettered include Alan Shearer (260 goals in 441 game at a ratio of 0.59), Ian Wright (113 goals in 213 games at a ratio of 0.53), as well as Robin van Persie (144 goals in 280 games at a ratio of 0.51).
Everyone else in the 100-goal club has a goal ratio of less than one goal every two games.
Aguero is best remembered at Manchester City for scoring the title-clinching goal of 2011-12, netting deep into stoppage time on the final day of the season against QPR to deny Manchester United the crown.
