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Who is the highest scoring defender in Premier League history?

The Top 10 | Scoring defenders in Premier League history

  • 4 | Leighton Baines (Wigan, Everton); 32. ...
  • 3 | Ian Marshall (Oldham, Ipswich Town, Leicester City, Bolton); 33. ...
  • 2 | David Unsworth (Everton, West Ham, Portsmouth, Sheffield United, Wigan); 38. ...
  • 1 | John Terry (Chelsea); 41.

Who is the highest-scoring defender in football history?

Ramos, Roberto Carlos, Koeman: The 10 highest-scoring defenders in football history

  • Fernando Hierro – 163 goals.
  • Laurent Blanc – 153 goals. ...
  • Graham Alexander – 130 goals. ...
  • Sergio Ramos – 129 goals. ...
  • Steve Bruce – 113 goals. ...
  • Paul Breitner – 113 goals. ...
  • Roberto Carlos – 113 goals. ...
  • Franz Beckenbauer – 109 goals. ...

Which defender scored the most goals in England?

Harry Maguire became England's highest-scoring defender of all time during the Three Lions' dominant 10-0 win over San Marino on Monday.

Who is the best goal scorer in defender?

11 Highest Goal-scoring Defenders in Football History

  1. Ronald Koeman – 253 goals.
  2. Daniel Passarella (Argentina) – 175 goals. ...
  3. Fernando Hierro (Spain) – 163 goals. ...
  4. Laurent Blanc (France) – 153 goals. ...
  5. Graham Alexander (Scotland) – 130 goals. ...
  6. Sergio Ramos (Spain) – 126 goals. ...
  7. Steve Bruce (England) – 113 goals. ...

Which defender won the Ballon d Or?

Fabio Cannavaro won the Ballon d'Or on this day in 2006 ? He's the last defender to win the award.

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Who is the highest goal scoring defender in 2021?

The World's Highest Scoring Defender 2021: Zulkifilu Rabiu

He has scored 14 goals, all in domestic league.

Who is the best defender in England Premier League 2021?

Top 10 Premier League defenders of the season so far including Liverpool and Chelsea stars

  • Thiago Silva.
  • Virgil van Dijk. ...
  • Antonio Rudiger. ...
  • Joel Matip. ...
  • Andy Robertson. ...
  • Ben White. ...
  • Conor Coady. ...
  • Tino Livramento. ...

Who is England's best defender 2021?

Premier League power rankings: Top 10 defenders of the 2021-22 season so far

  • Trent Alexander-Arnold, Liverpool.
  • Sergi Canos, Brentford. ...
  • Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool. ...
  • César Azpilicueta, Chelsea. ...
  • Mohammed Salisu, Southampton. ...
  • Matty Cash, Aston Villa. ...
  • Harry Maguire, Manchester United. ...
  • Liam Cooper, Leeds United. ...

Who has scored 200 goals in the Premier League?

Alan Shearer was the first player to score 200 Premier League goals, and is the only player to score 100 goals for two clubs.

Who has the most clean sheets in Premier League history?

Petr Čech – 202 Clean Sheets

But while the Frenchman would only keep 30 clean sheets for the Red Devils, Petr Čech would go on to set the record for the most in Premier League history.

Who scored the first Premier League goal?

The first ever Premier League goal was scored by Sheffield United striker Briane Deane on the 15th August 1992. The goal arrived after just five minutes into the opening day of the season against Manchester United.

Who is the best defender of all time?

AC Milan and Italy icon Paolo Maldini has been named as the greatest defender in football history in a new fan poll. Maldini played for the Serie A giants for over 25 years and won the lot at club level, including seven Serie A titles and five Champions Leagues.

Who is the highest scoring midfielder in Premier League history?

1| Frank Lampard (West Ham, Chelsea, Manchester City); 177

Much like Alan Shearer's goal record, his record for top-scoring midfielder will likely never be eclipsed, and for good reason. He was truly special.

Which defender has most goals in Champions League?

Gerard Piqué has become the joint highest scoring defender in Champions League history after netting against Dynamo Kyiv on Wednesday. His 16th goal in the competition pulls him level with Real Madrid's Roberto Carlos, and one ahead of Sergio Ramos and Iván Helguera, with Dani Alves next on the list with 12.

Who is the fastest CB in the Premier League?

The data provided is based on the "top speed" recorded by each player while sprinting. Chelsea center-back Antonio Rudiger has hit an unmatched 36.7 km/h, which IF maintained over 100 meters would result in a world-class time of 9.81 seconds. For context, Usain Bolt's 100m Olympic record is 9.63 seconds.

Who is the best LB in the Premier League?

The 10 Best Left-Backs in Premier League History

  • Leighton Baines. Appearances: 420. ...
  • Stuart Pearce. Appearances: 202. ...
  • Nigel Winterburn. Appearances: 352. ...
  • Graeme Le Saux. Appearances: 327. ...
  • Denis Irwin. Appearances: 328. ...
  • Andrew Robertson. Appearances: 212. ...
  • Patrice Evra. Appearances: 278. Goals: 7. ...
  • Ashley Cole. Appearances: 385. Goals: 15.

Who is the best England defender?

1. Bobby Moore. Our image above, with Bobby Moore holding the Jules Rimet Trophy aloft, says it all about the former England captain. Moore is without doubt the standard bearer for English defenders, and he remains the man every Englishman hopes to emulate in their careers.

How many goals has Ramos scored?

LaLiga: Sergio Ramos bids Real Madrid farewell after 16 seasons, 671 games and 101 goals. Sergio Ramos leaves Real Madrid in the summer after spending 16 seasons with Los Blancos where he played 671 games and scored 101 goals.

Who is the midfielder with most goals?

Highest Scoring Midfielders

  • Zico – The Brazilian is the highest goalscoring midfielder with 477 official goals in his career. ...
  • Fritz Walter – The German legend scored 390 goals in his career. ...
  • Michel Platini – The French midfielder scored 353 goals in his career.

Which defender has the most assists?

1. Leighton Baines. During the 2010/11 season Leighton Baines registered 11 assists, the most by a defender in a single Premier League campaign equalling former Toffee full-back Hinchcliffe (1994/95), that was until Alexander-Arnold burst onto the scene.

Who is the youngest Ballon Dor winner?

#1. Ronaldo Nazario (1997) – 21 years, 3 months, 5 days.

Who will win Ballon Dor 2021?

Lionel Messi was crowned Ballon d'Or for the seventh time on Monday and we can now bring you the final rankings for the men's award. The Argentine held off Bayern Munich's prolific striker Robert Lewandowski who was second with Chelsea's Jorginho third.

Who won the 2005 Ballon Dor?

The 2005 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was delivered to the Brazilian midfielder Ronaldinho on 28 November 2005.