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 2 April 2018. 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 2018 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, 28 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, Harry Kane is the second - fastest to 100 goals, doing so in 141 games. Players As of 31 March 2018. Sources : List of Premier League players with 100 or more goals Rank Player Position Premier League club ( s ) Goals Played Ratio Shearer, Alan Alan Shearer Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United 260 441 0.59 Rooney, Wayne Wayne Rooney Everton, Manchester United 208 484 0.43 Cole, Andy Andy Cole Newcastle United, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Fulham, Manchester City, Portsmouth 187 414 0.45 Lampard, Frank Frank Lampard MF West Ham United, Chelsea, Manchester City 177 609 0.29 Henry, Thierry Thierry Henry Arsenal 175 258 0.68 6 Fowler, Robbie Robbie Fowler Liverpool, Leeds United, Manchester City 163 379 0.43 7 Defoe, Jermain Jermain Defoe West Ham United, Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland, Bournemouth 162 485 0.33 8 Owen, Michael Michael Owen Liverpool, Newcastle United, Manchester United, Stoke City 150 326 0.46 9 Ferdinand, Les Les Ferdinand Queens Park Rangers, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Leicester City, Bolton Wanderers 149 351 0.42 10 Sheringham, Teddy Teddy Sheringham Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Portsmouth, West Ham United 146 418 0.35 11 van Persie, Robin Robin van Persie Arsenal, Manchester United 144 280 0.51 12 Agüero, Sergio Sergio Agüero Manchester City 143 204 0.70 13 Hasselbaink, Jimmy Floyd Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Leeds United, Chelsea, Middlesbrough, Charlton Athletic 127 288 0.44 14 Keane, Robbie Robbie Keane Coventry City, Leeds United, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, West Ham United, Aston Villa 126 349 0.36 15 Anelka, Nicolas Nicolas Anelka Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea, West Bromwich Albion 125 364 0.34 16 Yorke, Dwight Dwight Yorke Aston Villa, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sunderland 123 375 0.33 17 Gerrard, Steven Steven Gerrard MF Liverpool 120 504 0.24 18 Wright, Ian Ian Wright Arsenal, West Ham United 113 213 0.53 19 Dublin, Dion Dion Dublin Manchester United, Coventry City, Aston Villa 111 312 0.36 20 Heskey, Emile Emile Heskey Leicester City, Liverpool, Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic, Aston Villa 110 516 0.21 21 Giggs, Ryan Ryan Giggs MF Manchester United 109 632 0.17 22 Scholes, Paul Paul Scholes MF Manchester United 107 499 0.21 23 Bent, Darren Darren Bent Ipswich Town, Charlton Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland, Aston Villa, Fulham 106 276 0.38 23 Crouch, Peter Peter Crouch Aston Villa, Southampton, Liverpool, Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur, Stoke City 106 453 0.23 25 Drogba, Didier Didier Drogba Chelsea 104 254 0.41 26 Kane, Harry Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur 102 144 0.71 27 Le Tissier, Matt Matt Le Tissier MF Southampton 100 270 0.37 28 Lukaku, Romelu Romelu Lukaku Chelsea, West Bromwich Albion, Everton, Manchester United 100 215 0.47 Italics show players still playing professional football ; Bold shows 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 ^ Dan Kilpatrick ( 4 February 2018 ). `` Tottenham striker Harry Kane scores 100th Premier League goal ''. ESPN. ^ Jump up to : `` Premier League Player Stats : Goals ''. PremierLeague.com. Premier League. Retrieved 10 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` Premier League Players -- Overview and Stats ''. PremierLeague.com. Premier League. Retrieved 10 December 2017. 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Question: who scored most goals in the premier league
Answer: Alan Shearer