The twenty deadliest finishers in world football
There are a few surprises in this list to say the least.
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Whilst the ‘usual suspects’ are present in this list of deadliest finishers it’s fair to say that one or two high ranking players will surprise many.
20) Mattia Destro | Current club: Roma | MINUTES PER GOAL: 143.63 | Total goals: 35 | Shot accuracy: 64% | Shot conversion: 30%
19) Diego Milito | Current club: Racing | MINUTES PER GOAL: 141.35 | Total goals: 37 | Shot accuracy: 64% | Shot conversion: 30%
18) Alvaro Negredo | Current club: Valencia (loan) | MINUTES PER GOAL: 140.21 | Total goals: 53 | Shot accuracy: 46% | Shot conversion: 19%
17) Neymar | Current club: Barcelona | MINUTES PER GOAL: 139.79 | Total goals: 24 | Shot accuracy: 54% | Shot conversion: 22%
16) Luis Suarez | Current club: Barcelona | MINUTES PER GOAL: 132.83 | Total goals: 65 | Shot accuracy: 50% | Shot conversion: 16%
15) Karim Benzema | Current club: Real Madrid | MINUTES PER GOAL: 131.09 | Total goals: 75 | Shot accuracy: 59% | Shot conversion: 24.0%
14) Robert Lewandsowki | Current club: Bayern Munich | MINUTES PER GOAL: 130.97 | Total goals: 89 | Shot accuracy: 60% | Shot conversion: 24%
13) Antonio Di Natale | Current club: Udinese | MINUTES PER GOAL: 129.99 | Total goals: 69 | Shot accuracy: 52% | Shot conversion: 20%
12) Klaas Jan Huntelaar | Current club: Schalke | MINUTES PER GOAL: 129.73 | Total goals: 63 | Shot accuracy: 64% | Shot conversion: 30%
11) Edinson Cavani | Current club: Paris Saint-Germain | MINUTES PER GOAL: 128.23 | Total goals: 84 | Shot accuracy: 49% | Shot conversion: 21%
10) Robin van Persie | Current club: Manchester United | MINUTES PER GOAL: 124.05 | Total goals: 82 | Shot accuracy: 57% | Shot conversion: 22%
9) Diego Costa | Current club: Chelsea | MINUTES PER GOAL: 120.11 | Total goals: 64 | Shot accuracy: 61% | Shot conversion: 30%
8) Radamel Falcao | Current club: Manchester United | MINUTES PER GOAL: 119.02 | Total goals: 64 | Shot accuracy: 55% | Shot conversion: 25%
7) Gonzalo Higuain | Current club: Napoli | MINUTES PER GOAL: 119.01 | Total goals: 68 | Shot accuracy: 63% | Shot conversion: 30%
6) Claudio Pizarro | Current club: Bayern Munich | MINUTES PER GOAL: 116.29 | Total goals: 38 | Shot accuracy: 64% | Shot conversion: 30%
5) Sergio Aguero | Current club: Manchester City | MINUTES PER GOAL: 111.6 | Total goals: 73 | Shot accuracy: 57% | Shot conversion: 23%
4) Zlatan Ibrahimovic | Current club: Paris Saint-Germain | MINUTES PER GOAL: 104.5 | Total goals: 107 | Shot accuracy: 58% | Shot conversion: 22%
3) Mario Gomez | Current club: Fiorentina | MINUTES PER GOAL: 98.43 | Total goals: 54 | Shot accuracy: 60% | Shot conversion: 30%
2) Cristiano Ronaldo | Current club: Real Madrid | MINUTES PER GOAL: 74.59 | Total goals: 170 | Shot accuracy: 56% | Shot conversion: 21%
1) Lionel Messi | Current club: Barcelona | MINUTES PER GOAL: 73.5 | Total goals: 163 | Shot accuracy: 64% | Shot conversion: 30%
Stats courtesy of Goal.com