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Legends who never played in the Premier League
Footballers with 150+ career goals who somehow never appeared in the Premier League.
100 players.
| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Career goals | Apps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lionel Messi | Attack - Right Winger | Argentina Spain | Inter Miami CF | 771 | 948 |
| 2 |  Robert Lewandowski | Attack - Centre-Forward | Poland | FC Barcelona | 610 | 825 |
| 3 |  Karim Benzema | Attack - Centre-Forward | France Algeria | Al-Ittihad Club | 461 | 860 |
| 4 |  Hulk | Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil | Clube Atlético Mineiro | 434 | 841 |
| 5 |  Raúl | Attack - Second Striker | Spain | Retired | 383 | 916 |
| 6 |  Eran Zahavi | Attack - Centre-Forward | Israel France | Without Club | 380 | 655 |
| 7 |  Vágner Love | Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil | Retrô FC Brasil | 368 | 837 |
| 8 |  David Villa | Attack - Centre-Forward | Spain | Retired | 367 | 729 |
| 9 |  Neymar | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil | Santos FC | 366 | 611 |
| 10 |  André-Pierre Gignac | Attack - Centre-Forward | France Mexico | Tigres UANL | 358 | 796 |
| 11 |  Óscar Cardozo | Attack - Centre-Forward | Paraguay Portugal | Club Libertad Asunción | 357 | 770 |
| 12 |  Fred | Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil | Retired | 351 | 717 |
| 13 |  Ciro Immobile | Attack - Centre-Forward | Italy | Bologna FC 1909 | 348 | 635 |
| 14 |  Kylian Mbappé | Attack - Centre-Forward | France Cameroon | Real Madrid | 337 | 445 |
| 15 |  Mario Gómez | Attack - Centre-Forward | Germany Spain | Retired | 333 | 610 |
| 16 |  Germán Cano | Attack - Centre-Forward | Argentina | Fluminense Football Club | 318 | 662 |
| 17 |  Luís Fabiano | Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil Spain | Retired | 318 | 635 |
| 18 |  Rubén Castro | Attack - Centre-Forward | Spain | Retired | 317 | 779 |
| 19 |  Alessandro Del Piero | Attack - Second Striker | Italy | Retired | 316 | 777 |
| 20 |  Roy Makaay | Attack - Centre-Forward | Netherlands | Retired | 313 | 653 |
| 21 |  Peter Utaka | Attack - Centre-Forward | Nigeria Belgium | Tochigi City | 310 | 765 |
| 22 |  Ronaldo | Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil Spain | Retired | 310 | 481 |
| 23 |  Ricardo Oliveira | Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil | Retired | 308 | 659 |
| 24 |  Francesco Totti | Attack - Second Striker | Italy | Retired | 307 | 785 |
| 25 |  Dayro Moreno | Attack - Centre-Forward | Colombia | Once Caldas | 306 | 685 |
| 26 |  Daniel Frahn | Attack - Centre-Forward | Germany | Retired | 303 | 618 |
| 27 |  Antonio Di Natale | Attack - Centre-Forward | Italy | Retired | 302 | 688 |
| 28 |  Magno Alves | Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil | FC Atlético Cearense | 298 | 661 |
| 29 |  Jérémy Perbet | Attack - Centre-Forward | France | Retired | 298 | 645 |
| 30 |  Youssef El Arabi | Attack - Centre-Forward | Morocco France | FC Nantes | 294 | 601 |
| 31 |  Nemanja Nikolics | Attack - Centre-Forward | Hungary Serbia | Retired | 293 | 549 |
| 32 |  Thomas Müller | Attack - Second Striker | Germany | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 293 | 846 |
| 33 |  Martin Harnik | Attack - Right Winger | Austria Germany | TuS Dassendorf | 290 | 555 |
| 34 |  Filippo Inzaghi | Attack - Centre-Forward | Italy | Retired | 288 | 624 |
| 35 |  Antoine Griezmann | Attack - Second Striker | France | Atlético de Madrid | 285 | 752 |
| 36 |  Christian Beck | Attack - Centre-Forward | Germany | FSV Schöningen | 282 | 650 |
| 37 |  Jonathan Soriano | Attack - Centre-Forward | Spain | Retired | 282 | 459 |
| 38 |  Kris Boyd | Attack - Centre-Forward | Scotland | Retired | 281 | 630 |
| 39 |  Jonas | Attack - Second Striker | Brazil Italy | Retired | 280 | 561 |
| 40 |  Baghdad Bounedjah | Attack - Centre-Forward | Algeria | Al-Shamal SC | 278 | 372 |
| 41 |  Burak Yılmaz | Attack - Centre-Forward | Türkiye | Retired | 278 | 603 |
| 42 |  Alex | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil | Retired | 278 | 654 |
| 43 |  Simon Engelmann | Attack - Centre-Forward | Germany | SV Meppen | 277 | 531 |
| 44 |  Claudiu Keșerü | Attack - Centre-Forward | Romania | Retired | 274 | 645 |
| 45 |  Rivaldo | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil Spain | Retired | 274 | 632 |
| 46 |  David Trezeguet | Attack - Centre-Forward | France Argentina | Retired | 273 | 555 |
| 47 |  Hisato Sato | Attack - Centre-Forward | Japan | Retired | 272 | 684 |
| 48 |  Dries Mertens | Attack - Second Striker | Belgium | Retired | 271 | 820 |
| 49 |  Mike Wunderlich | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Germany | Retired | 270 | 630 |
| 50 |  Bas Dost | Attack - Centre-Forward | Netherlands | Career break | 269 | 540 |
| 51 |  Diego Souza | Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil | Retired | 269 | 914 |
| 52 |  Marco Di Vaio | Attack - Centre-Forward | Italy | Retired | 269 | 698 |
| 53 |  Carlos Bacca | Attack - Centre-Forward | Colombia | Junior FC | 267 | 650 |
| 54 |  Martin Kamburov | Attack - Centre-Forward | Bulgaria | Retired | 267 | 527 |
| 55 |  Paolo Guerrero | Attack - Centre-Forward | Peru | Club Alianza Lima | 267 | 702 |
| 56 |  Mauro Icardi | Attack - Centre-Forward | Argentina Italy | Galatasaray | 266 | 473 |
| 57 |  José Cardozo | Attack - Centre-Forward | Paraguay | Retired | 265 | 424 |
| 58 |  Hernán Barcos | Attack - Centre-Forward | Argentina Peru | Club Alianza Lima | 264 | 639 |
| 59 |  Tarmo Neemelo | Attack - Centre-Forward | Estonia | FC Zenit Tallinn | 262 | 600 |
| 60 |  Simon Terodde | Attack - Centre-Forward | Germany | Retired | 262 | 536 |
| 61 |  Francesco Tavano | Attack - Centre-Forward | Italy | Retired | 262 | 703 |
| 62 |  Sascha Mölders | Attack - Centre-Forward | Germany | Retired | 261 | 594 |
| 63 |  Wissam Ben Yedder | Attack - Centre-Forward | France Tunisia | Sakaryaspor | 260 | 519 |
| 64 |  Lisandro López | Attack - Centre-Forward | Argentina Italy | Retired | 259 | 725 |
| 65 |  Miroslav Klose | Attack - Centre-Forward | Germany | Retired | 258 | 668 |
| 66 |  Gabriel Barbosa | Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube | 257 | 562 |
| 67 |  Marcel Sökler | Attack - Centre-Forward | Germany | FC 08 Villingen | 254 | 421 |
| 68 |  Shota Arveladze | Attack - Centre-Forward | Georgia | Retired | 254 | 468 |
| 69 |  José Sand | Attack - Centre-Forward | Argentina | Retired | 253 | 619 |
| 70 |  Fabian Klos | Attack - Centre-Forward | Germany | Retired | 252 | 590 |
| 71 |  Marco Paixão | Attack - Centre-Forward | Portugal | Athens Kallithea | 252 | 558 |
| 72 |  Yoshito Okubo | Attack - Centre-Forward | Japan | Retired | 249 | 672 |
| 73 |  Marco Reus | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Germany | Los Angeles Galaxy | 248 | 667 |
| 74 |  Andy Cook | Attack - Centre-Forward | England | Bradford City | 247 | 629 |
| 75 |  Guillaume Hoarau | Attack - Centre-Forward | France Réunion | Retired | 246 | 550 |
| 76 |  Marcel von Walsleben-Schied | Attack - Second Striker | Germany | KSG Lalendorf/Wattmannshagen | 244 | 626 |
| 77 |  Marcelinho Paraíba | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil | Retired | 244 | 766 |
| 78 |  Bruno Labbadia | Attack - Centre-Forward | Germany | Retired | 243 | 627 |
| 79 |  Oleg Veretennikov | Attack - Second Striker | Russia | Retired | 242 | 565 |
| 80 |  Jorge Molina | Attack - Centre-Forward | Spain | Retired | 240 | 636 |
| 81 |  Kévin Gameiro | Attack - Centre-Forward | France | Retired | 240 | 715 |
| 82 |  Fabio Quagliarella | Attack - Centre-Forward | Italy | Retired | 239 | 719 |
| 83 |  Alexis Alexandris | Attack - Centre-Forward | Greece | Retired | 239 | 512 |
| 84 |  Milivoje Novakovic | Attack - Centre-Forward | Slovenia | Retired | 239 | 501 |
| 85 |  Dario Tadic | Attack - Centre-Forward | Austria | SC Pinkafeld | 237 | 535 |
| 86 |  Jelle Vossen | Attack - Centre-Forward | Belgium | Zulte Waregem | 237 | 621 |
| 87 |  Nassim Akrour | Attack - Centre-Forward | Algeria France | Retired | 237 | 702 |
| 88 |  Felice Evacuo | Attack - Centre-Forward | Italy | Retired | 237 | 666 |
| 89 |  Jan Koller | Attack - Centre-Forward | Czech Republic | Retired | 237 | 591 |
| 90 |  Manuel Pera | Attack - Centre-Forward | Italy | US Vorno | 236 | 430 |
| 91 |  Christian Vieri | Attack - Centre-Forward | Italy Australia | Retired | 236 | 477 |
| 92 |  Ronaldinho | Attack - Left Winger | Brazil Spain | Retired | 236 | 646 |
| 93 |  James Collins | Attack - Centre-Forward | Ireland England | Lincoln City | 235 | 716 |
| 94 |  Aritz Aduriz | Attack - Centre-Forward | Spain | Retired | 234 | 607 |
| 95 |  Umut Bulut | Attack - Centre-Forward | Türkiye | Retired | 234 | 753 |
| 96 |  Paddy Madden | Attack - Centre-Forward | Ireland | Accrington Stanley | 232 | 697 |
| 97 |  Shinzo Koroki | Attack - Centre-Forward | Japan | Retired | 232 | 725 |
| 98 |  Rodrigo Tabata | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Qatar Brazil | Al-Kharaitiyat SC | 232 | 685 |
| 99 |  Adam Rooney | Attack - Centre-Forward | Ireland | Hereford FC | 232 | 685 |
| 100 |  Yuri | Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil Portugal | Retired | 232 | 637 |