Europe’s Ten Most Valuable Goalscorers: Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez ranks tenth of players who have won points on their own…
‘One man team’ is a phrase coined all too often these days, and can often unfairly reflect on the excellent standard of a player’s teammates. But there is no debating these statistics, which reveal the clubs most heavily reliant on a single player.
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So who are Europe’s top ten most valuable goalscorers? These are the players whose goals have won points in their club’s domestic league – according to football statistics website Who Scored.
For example, Lionel Messi has scored ten Liga goals this season but if you were to take them away Barcelona would still have as many points as they do at this stage (31). Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez has scored nine goals, winning seven points in the process.
The full list is below:
10) Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal)
Points Won: 7, Goals: 9, % of Team’s Total Points: 30.4%
The £35m summer signing has proved a stroke of genius, and you have to wonder where they’d be without him this season.
9) Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)
Points Won: 7, Goals: 14, % of Team’s Total Points: 23.3%
The Argentine has continued his impressive record for the club, with his goals proving vital in all competitions.
8) Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur)
Points Won: 7, Goals: 5, % of Team’s Total Points: 35.0%
A couple of crucial winners have made Tottenham’s season look far better than it might have otherwise done.
7) Cheick Diabate (Bordeaux)
Points Won: 7, Goals: 6, % of Team’s Total Points: 25.0%
The 26-year-old Mail international has helped Bordeaux to fourth place in the Ligue 1 table – winning nine of 17 games.
6) Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers)
Points Won: 7, Goals: 8, % of Team’s Total Points: 63.6%
The England hopeful is the top scoring Englishman currently playing in the Premier League, and could fire QPR to safety.
5) Benjamin Moukandjo (Reims)
Points Won: 7, Goals: 5, % of Team’s Total Points: 31.8%
His goals have helped his team to a comfortable mid-table position in Ligue 1.
4) Paulo Dybala (Palermo)
Points Won: 7, Goals: 6, % of Team’s Total Points: 41.2%
The highly rated Argentine has kept the newly promoted side in a solid position of safety in the Serie A table.
3) Jonathas (Elche)
Points Won: 7, Goals: 6, % of Team’s Total Points: 70.0%
No team is more reliant than Elche are on Jonathas, who they hope will help fire them to La Liga safety.
2) Jeremy Menez (AC Milan)
Points Won: 7, Goals: 7, % of Team’s Total Points: 33.3%
A smart signing from PSG this summer, the French international has been crucial to a rejuvenated AC Milan.
1) Jose Callejon (Napoli)
Points Won: 8, Goals: 8, % of Team’s Total Points: 34.8%
The former Real Madrid youngster has been in impressive form so far this season, and even earned a Spain call-up.
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