List of Premier League players with 100 or more goals - wikipedia List of Premier League players with 100 or more goals This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 September 2017. See also : List of footballers in England and Scotland by number of league goals Alan Shearer was the first player to score 200 Premier League goals, and only player to score 100 goals for two clubs. Wayne Rooney is the second Premier League player to score 200 goals or more, behind only Shearer and the only active player as of 2017 to do so. Frank Lampard is the Premier League 's highest scoring midfielder of all time. Thierry Henry scored 175 Premier League goals, the most by a foreign player. Ryan Giggs is the only player to have scored in each of the first 21 Premier League seasons. Didier Drogba is the only African player to score 100 Premier League goals. Since the Premier League 's formation at the start of the 1992 -- 93 season, 26 players have managed to accrue 100 or more goals in the competition. During the 1995 -- 96 season, Alan Shearer became the first player to score 100 Premier League goals, and holds the record for the fewest games taken to reach 100, doing so in 124 appearances. He also holds the record for most goals scored in the Premier League. After Shearer, Sergio Agüero is the second - fastest to 100 goals, doing so in 147 games. Players As of 26 September 2017 List of Premier League players with 100 or more goals Rank Player Position Premier League club ( s ) Goals Shearer, Alan Alan Shearer Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United 260 Rooney, Wayne Wayne Rooney Everton, Manchester United 200 Cole, Andy Andy Cole Newcastle United, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Fulham, Manchester City, Portsmouth 187 Lampard, Frank Frank Lampard MF West Ham United, Chelsea, Manchester City 177 Henry, Thierry Thierry Henry Arsenal 175 6 Fowler, Robbie Robbie Fowler Liverpool, Leeds United, Manchester City 163 7 Defoe, Jermain Jermain Defoe West Ham United, Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland, Bournemouth 159 8 Owen, Michael Michael Owen Liverpool, Newcastle United, Manchester United, Stoke City 150 9 Ferdinand, Les Les Ferdinand Queens Park Rangers, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Leicester City, Bolton Wanderers 149 10 Sheringham, Teddy Teddy Sheringham Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Portsmouth, West Ham United 146 11 van Persie, Robin Robin van Persie Arsenal, Manchester United 144 12 Agüero, Sergio Sergio Agüero Manchester City 128 13 Hasselbaink, Jimmy Floyd Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Leeds United, Chelsea, Middlesbrough, Charlton Athletic 127 14 Keane, Robbie Robbie Keane Coventry City, Leeds United, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, West Ham United, Aston Villa 126 15 Anelka, Nicolas Nicolas Anelka Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea, West Bromwich Albion 125 16 Yorke, Dwight Dwight Yorke Aston Villa, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sunderland 123 17 Gerrard, Steven Steven Gerrard MF Liverpool 120 18 Wright, Ian Ian Wright Arsenal, West Ham United 113 19 Dublin, Dion Dion Dublin Manchester United, Coventry City, Aston Villa 111 20 Heskey, Emile Emile Heskey Leicester City, Liverpool, Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic, Aston Villa 110 21 Giggs, Ryan Ryan Giggs MF Manchester United 109 22 Scholes, Paul Paul Scholes MF Manchester United 107 23 Bent, Darren Darren Bent Ipswich Town, Charlton Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland, Aston Villa, Fulham 106 24 Crouch, Peter Peter Crouch Aston Villa, Southampton, Liverpool, Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur, Stoke City 104 Drogba, Didier Didier Drogba Chelsea 104 26 Le Tissier, Matt Matt Le Tissier MF Southampton 100 ( Italics show players still playing professional football ; Bold show players still playing in the Premier League ) See also English football first tier top scorers List of top Premier League goal scorers by season List of Premier League players with 500 or more appearances References Jump up ^ `` Bent poised to join 100 club ''. PremierLeague.com. Premier League. 30 January 2012. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2012. Jump up ^ `` Bent delighted to join 100 goals club ''. PremierLeague.com. Premier League. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012. Jump up ^ Chick, Alex ( 19 April 2016 ). `` Sergio Aguero second - fastest to 100 PL goals, but was he offside ? ''. Eurosport. Retrieved 19 April 2016. Jump up ^ `` Players Index ''. PremierLeague.com. Premier League. 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Question: who has scored the most premier league goals
Answer: Alan Shearer