Top 10 fastest soccer players to score 100 goals for a club

Top 10 fastest soccer players to score 100 goals for a club

Ciku Njuguna
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:13 PM

Throughout football history, top soccer players have treated their fans and teammates to unimaginable entertainment, goals, and victories for their clubs. This article will highlight some of the world's biggest players to have been the fastest to score 100 goals for a club in various global football leagues.

The fastest player to score 100 goals in the Premier League
Football stars Cristiano Ronaldo (l) and Ciro Immobile (r) are some of the fastest players to score 100 goals. Photo by MB Media and Giuseppe Maffia.
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Who are the most successful soccer players in the world regarding goals scored? Dig in and find out more about the world's fastest 100-goal scorers.

We explore star players, from the most iconic football giants such as Alan Shearer, Didier Drogba, and Samuel Eto'o to the current soccer stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Mohammed Salah, Robert Lewandowski, and Zlatan Ibrahimovich. We have used publications by Transfermarkt to give you a detailed analysis of the performance of the best soccer players of all time.

Top 10 fastest players to score 100 goals for a club in the 21st century

How many goals has Salah scored in his career?
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah during the UEFA Champions League match against Rangers FC at Anfield, in October 2022, in Liverpool, United Kingdom. Photo by Dave Howarth - CameraSport.
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10. Mohamed Salah - 159 games

In 2021, Salah scored a century of goals following a match between Brentford and the Reds, leading his club to a 2-1 victory. Being Liverpool's unbeaten top scorer in 2022 and the fastest Liverpool player to score 100 goals, Salah has entered the record books as the 30th footballer to enter the Premier League 100 club and the 10th Liverpool FC scorer of all time.

9. Sergio Aguero - 158 games

After five seasons at Man City, Aguero rose to become the 25th member of the PL 100 club. An analysis by Sky Sports revealed that he scored seven of the goals using his head, 19 with his left foot, and the remaining 74 with his right foot. The Argentinian striker is the only foreign player who scored the most Premier League goals in the league's history.

8. Samuel Eto'o - 154 games

Eto'o, one of the best African footballers of all time, scored one of the fastest centuries in 154 matches for Barcelona FC. In addition, the retired footballer who currently chairs the Cameroonian Football Federation also won two UEFA Champions Leagues with the club.

How many goals has Samuel Eto'o scored in AFCON?
Qatar SC's player Eto'o is in action during the Qatar Stars League match against Umm Salal at the Qatar SC Stadium in March 2019 in Doha, Qatar. Photo by Koji Watanabe.
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7. Kylian Mbappe - 137 games

Known for his exceptional speed, scoring, and dribbling skills, the 2017 Golden Boy has become one of the world's best soccer players. Additionally, he is the youngest player to score 100 goals in League 1 and one of the youngest to score a century in Europe's top five leagues.

6. Robert Lewandowski - 136 games

According to his Transfermarkt profile, Lewandowski has scored over 500 goals over his 17-year-long professional soccer career. In 136 games, Lewandowski cemented his position as the undisputed Bayern Munich legend of all time.

How many goals has Lewandowski scored in his career?
Barcelona's Lewandowski (front) duels for the ball during a La Liga Santander match against Real Sociedad at Reale Arena in August 2022, in San Sebastian, Spain. Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce.
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5. Edinson Cavani - 135 games

Edinson Cavani is the current striker for the Uruguayan national football team and Valencia CF. He is the third fastest century scorer in Ligue 1 and has risen to be one of Uruguay's top goal scorers.

4. Ruud van Nistelrooy - 131 games

The fastest player to score 100 goals in the Premier League of all time is former Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy. Although the former poacher striker retired from active playing in 2012, he returned to the sport as a coach and currently manages Eredivisie's first-tier club, PSV Eindhoven.

How many goals did Van Nistelrooy score in the Premier League?
Ruud van Nistelrooy of Man United keeps the ball away from Mario Melchiot of Chelsea during the FA Barclaycard Premiership match in November 2003 at Stamford Bridge. Photo by Manchester United.
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3. Zlatan Ibrahimovic - 124 games

Zlatan Ibrahimovich is one of the best football players of all time. The Swedish striker, who has over 400 career goals and 202 assists, is one of the few players who have scored 100 goals for different leagues. He scored 155 in Serie A and 113 goals in Ligue 1.

2. Luis Suarez - 120 games

While at FC Barcelona, Suarez became the third fastest player to reach 100 goals for a club in 120 games after Mariano Martin's 99 and Laszlo Kubala's 103 games. Three years later, while at Atletico Madrid, he became the second La Liga player to score the quickest 150 goals for the league.

1. Cristiano Ronaldo - 105 games

Who is the fastest 100-goal scorer in the world? Cristiano Ronaldo is the undisputed number 1 footballer in the world when it comes to this category, although some may also argue that he is the greatest footballer of all time. It took only 105 games for Cristiano Ronaldo to score a century for Real Madrid.

Who are the fastest players to reach 100 goals in a club in the EPL?

How many goals does Sadio Mane have?
Sadio Mane celebrates Bayern's victory after the 2022 Supercup match against RB Leipzig at the Red Bull Arena in July 2022 in Leipzig, Germany. Photo by Marvin Ibo Guengoer - GES Sportfoto.
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Player

Position

Club

Matches

Ruud van Nistelrooy

Striker

Manchester United

131

Sergio Aguero

Striker

Manchester City

158

Mohamed Salah

Winger

Liverpool

159

Harry Kane

Striker

Tottenham

169

Thierry Henry

Winger

Arsenal

180

Michael Owen

Striker

Liverpool

182

Alan Shearer

Striker

Newcastle

194

Didier Drogba

Striker

Chelsea

224

Sadio Mane

Winger

Liverpool

224

The fastest player to score 100 goals for a club in the Serie A

Player

Position

Club

Matches

Edinson Cavani

Striker

Napoli

135

Christian Vieri

Striker

Inter Milan

138

Ciro Immobile

Striker

Lazio

147

David Trezeguet

Striker

Juventus

168

Mauro Icardi

Striker

Inter Milan

172

Andriy Shevchenko

Striker

Milan

187

Edin Dzeko

Striker

Roma

206

Filipo Inzaghi

Striker

Milan

217

Antonio Di Natale

Forward

Udinese

225

The fastest player to score 100 goals in a club in La Liga

How many goals has Karim Benzema scored in his career?
Real Madrid's striker Karim Benzema trains with teammate Alvaro Odriozola at the UCLA training ground in July 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Antonio Villalba/Real Madrid.
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Player

Position

Club

Matches

Cristiano Ronaldo

Forward

Real Madrid

105

Luis Suarez

Striker

FC Barcelona

120

Samuel Eto'o

Forward

FC Barcelona

154

Ronaldo

Striker

Real Madrid

164

Lionel Messi

Forward

FC Barcelona

188

Antoine Griezmann

Forward

Atletico

193

Frederic Kanoute

Striker

Sevilla

207

Karim Benzema

Striker

Real Madrid

210

Gareth Bale

Winger

Real Madrid

217

The fastest players to score 100 goals for a club in Ligue1

Player

Position

Ligue 1 club

Matches

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Centre-Forward

Paris Saint-Germain

124

Kylian Mbappe

Centre-Forward

Paris Saint-Germain

137

Edinson Cavani

Centre-Forward

Paris Saint-Germain

166

Pauleta

Centre-Forward

Paris Saint-Germain

187

Mamadou Niang

Centre-Forward

Olympique Marseille

225

The fastest football player to score 100 goals for a club in the Bundesliga

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Klaas Jan Huntelaar goes for a header during the Dutch Toto KNVB Cup Final between Willem II and Ajax Amsterdam in May 2019 at the Kuip stadium in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Photo by VI Images.
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Player

Position

Club

Matches

Robert Lewandowski

Centre-Forward

Bayern Munich

136

Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang

Centre-Forward

Borussia Dortmund

164

Mario Gomez

Centre-Forward

Bayern Munich

157

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

Centre-Forward

FC Schalke 04

157

Giovane Elber

Centre-Forward

Bayern Munich

195

Marco Reus

Attacking Midfield

Borussia Dortmund

211

Who is the fastest player to reach 100 goals in UCL?

According to UEFA's goal-for-goal analysis for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, there is a tight race for the position of the UCL King. Messi beat Cristiano to score the fastest UEFA Champions League century by 123 appearances compared to Cr7's 137.

Hundreds of talented soccer players are playing in numerous clubs worldwide and trying their best to put goals behind the net for their clubs. However, the top 10 fastest players to reach 100 goals in a club only represent a few of these athletes.

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Ciku Njuguna
Ciku Njuguna is a journalist with 3 year’s experience in content creation based in Kenya. She currently covers sports personnel as well as team biographies.