Super Eagles Legend Named Among 50 All-Time Premier League Topscorers
- Yakubu Aiyegbeni has been picked among the top 50 forwards in the history of the Premier League
- Didier Drogba, Emmanuel Adebayor and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang care the other African stars in the top 50
- Arsenal legend Thierry Henry, Alan Shearer, Wayne Rooney, Sergio Aguero and Dennis Bergkamp are among the top five
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Yakubu Aiyegbeni's exploits in the Premier League has not been forgotten as the legendary Nigerian striker was ranked 38th among the 50 great strikers in the English topflight division, Sport Bible, 90min.
The former Super Eagles forward pulled the strings when he joined helped Portsmouth gain promotion in the Premier League and scored 14 goals in his first season at topflight level.
After two seasons at Frampton Park he joined Middlesbrough and continued from where he stopped with 13 league goals.
Aiyegbeni joined Everton in 2007 for a record fee of £11.25million making him the club's most expensive player and scored 15 goals in his first campaign for the Goodison Park outfit.
Other African strikers named among the top Premier League strikers are Didier Drogba who is in ninth place, Emmanuel Adebayor in 27th and Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang in 42nd.
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Here is the full list the top 50 players in the Premier League
50. Louis Saha
49. Duncan Ferguson
48. Craig Bellamy
47. Eidur Gudjohnsen
46. Edin Dzeko
45. Stan Collymore
44. Darren Bent
43. Jurgen Klinsmann
42. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
41. Paolo Di Canio
40. Chris Sutton
39. Peter Crouch
38. Yakubu
37. Emile Heskey
36. Olivier Giroud
35. Kevin Phillips
34. Mark Viduka
33. Roberto Firmino
32. Dion Dublin
31. Carlos Tevez
30. Gianfranco Zola
29. Dimitar Berbatov
28. Romelu Lukaku
27. Emmanuel Adebayor
26. Diego Costa
25. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
24. Jermain Defoe
23. Nicolas Anelka
22. Robbie Keane
21. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
20. Jamie Vardy
19. Les Ferdinand
18. Fernando Torres
17. Ian Wright
16. Dwight Yorke
15. Teddy Sheringham
14. Luis Suarez
13. Michael Owen
12. Ruud van Nistelrooy
11. Robbie Fowler
10. Harry Kane
9. Didier Drogba
8. Robin van Persie
7. Andy Cole
6. Eric Cantona
5. Dennis Bergkamp
4. Sergio Aguero
3. Wayne Rooney
2. Alan Shearer
1. Thierry Henry
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that Paul Onuachu has been getting offers from top European side ahead of next season and the latest on the list is La Liga side Sevilla, Spanish media Fichajes reports.
The 26-year-old ended a remarkable 2020-21 season with 35 goals in 41 appearances for Jupiler side Genk which has aroused the attention of top clubs in some of Europe's top teams.
Serie A's Lazio, Ligue 1 club Lyon and Scottish side Celtic ahead have made their interest known in the Nigerian international.