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30 January 2012
Most efficient strikers in top European leagues
Higuain and Ronaldo score every 65 and 75 minutes, respectively
Margarita Perez / Translation by Michael J. O'Donnell
Real Madrid recently became the all-time top scoring side in the first leg of La Liga with 67 strikes and are well on their way to breaking the 107 goal record established by Toshack's Real in the the 1989/90 season. But it's also worth noting that Higuain and Cristiano Ronaldo are more efficient at scoring than strikers in the other top four European leagues, netting goals every 65 and 75 minutes, respectively. The Argentine has so far scored 14 goals and Ronaldo an unprecedented 24 strikes.
Higuain tops the ranking after becoming the third top scorer in La Liga this season. He's tallied 14 strikes in 19 games, 11 of which he scored coming from the bench. Ronaldo tops the national ranking with 24 strikes. He has played in all 20 league games this season, starting in 19.
| MOST EFFICIENT STRIKERS IN EUROPE | ||||||
| PLAYER | TEAM | GOALS | MINUTES PLAYED | MINUTES PER GOAL | ||
| 1. Higuaín | Real Madrid | 14 | 922 | 65' | ||
| 2. C. Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 24 | 1,806 | 75' | ||
| 3. Messi | Barcelona | 22 | 1,802 | 82' | ||
| 4. Mario Gomez | Bayern Munchen | 17 | 1,477 | 86' | ||
| 5. Agüero | M. City | 14 | 1.351 | 96' | ||
| 6. Huntelaar | Schalke 04 | 16 | 1,549 | 97' | ||
| 7. Van Persie | Arsenal | 19 | 1,923 | 101' | ||
| 8. Demba Ba | Newcastle | 15 | 1,540 | 102' | ||
| 9. Podolski | Cologne | 15 | 1.554 | 103' | ||
| 10. Ibrahimovic | Milan | 15 | 1,566 | 104' | ||
Higuain and Ronaldo need considerably less time than strikers in the other top four European leagues to score.
| 25 EUROPEAN TOP SCORERS | ||||||
| LIGA BBVA | ||||||
| PLAYER | TEAM | GOALS | MINUTES | MINUTES PER GOAL | ||
| 1. C. Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 24 | 1,806 | 75' | ||
| 2. Messi | Barcelona | 22 | 1,802 | 82' | ||
| 3. Higuain | Real Madrid | 14 | 922 | 65' | ||
| 4. Falcao | At. Madrid | 14 | 1,530 | 109' | ||
| 5. Soldado | Valencia | 12 | 1,576 | 131' | ||
| PREMIER LEAGUE | ||||||
| 1. Van Persie | Arsenal | 19 | 1,923 | 101' | ||
| 2. Demba Ba | Newcastle | 15 | 1,540 | 102' | ||
| 3. Aguero | M. City | 14 | 1,351 | 96' | ||
| 4. Rooney | M. United | 13 | 1,651 | 127' | ||
| 5. Ayegbeni | Blackburn | 12 | 1,359 | 113' | ||
| SERIE A | ||||||
| 1. Ibrahimovic | AC Milan | 15 | 1,566 | 104' | ||
| 2. Di Natale | Udinese | 14 | 1,676 | 119' | ||
| 3. Cavani | Napoli | 12 | 1,570 | 130' | ||
| 4. Denis German | Atalanta | 12 | 1,882 | 156' | ||
| 5. Klose | Lazio | 11 | 1,786 | 162' | ||
| BUNDESLIGA | ||||||
| 1. Mario Gomez | Bayern Munchen | 17 | 1,477 | 86' | ||
| 2. Huntelaar | Schalke 04 | 16 | 1,549 | 97' | ||
| 3. Podolski | Colonia | 15 | 1,554 | 103' | ||
| 4. Lewandowski | Borussia D. | 14 | 1,597 | 118' | ||
| 5. Pizarro | Werder Bremen | 13 | 1,443 | 111' | ||
| LIGUE 1 | ||||||
| 1. Giroud | Montpellier | 15 | 1,793 | 119' | ||
| 2. Remy | O. Marseille | 9 | 1,618 | 179' | ||
| 3. Gameiro | PSG | 9 | 1,697 | 188' | ||
| 4. Nene | PSG | 9 | 1,740 | 193' | ||
| 5. Oliech | AJ Auxerre | 8 | 1,601 | 200' | ||
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