Former Italian international striker Alberto Gilardinho once said; “As long as I keep shooting, one is bound to go in”. Needless to say then that he had a terrible shot conversion rate. However, all the names below have excelled exceptionally to prove that they are good value for money in front of goal.
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10. Mame Biram Diouf – Stoke City
25.81%
With just eight goals in 26 Premier League appearances so far this term, the Senegalese international has proved himself to be a reborn Emile Heskey that manages to find the net slightly more frequently.
9. Leonardo Ulloa – Leicester City
26.92%
The Argentine began the season brilliantly for the Foxes, however the goals have dried up recently and his has still been unable to move on from seven in 20 and into double figures.
8. Wayne Rooney – Manchester United
27.50%
Rooney’s conversion rate has been hampered by the fact that Louis Van Gaal has anchored him further back in an attacking midfield position for the majority of this campaign. However, with 11 goals in 26 games so far, he’s on course to grab a few more before the season’s end.
7. Dwight Gayle – Crystal Palace
27.78%
Gayle is still being talked about as a future superstar, despite being at Palace for two seasons now and being 25-year-old. With five goals to his name, his shots have been reduced thanks to being played more on the wing.
6. Steven Naismith – Everton
30.00%
Naismith is having an unbelievable season in front of goal. Having bagged six so far from a slightly deeper position, he has focussed more on creating for others around him.
5. Harry Kane – Tottenham Hotspur
31.15%
The 21-year-old is enjoying a rip-roaring season so far, and has already managed to bag 19 goals in the league already. He generally scores when he shoots, thus wracking up an impressive score with eight games to go.
4. Olivier Giroud – Arsenal
31.71%
Giroud hasn’t had to carry the goalscoring burden by himself this season, but has still found good form. It’s a surprise that he doesn’t have a higher conversion rate considering he’s managed to chalk up 13 in 19 game so far.
3. Diego Costa – Chelsea
33.33%
Costa has been an unmitigated success during his maiden season in the English top flight and with 18 in 22 so far he sits behind only Harry Kane in the goalscoring charts.
2. Papiss Cisse – Newcastle United
34.38%
Cisse has got himself back into a run of form this season, and has found the back of the net 11 times already, which has been far better than he’s managed for the past three years.
1. Jon Walters – Stoke City
38.89%
Yep, you’ve redid that right, the Premier League’s most efficient striker is a man that has never his double figures for goals in the Premier League. With seven goals under his belt this term, he’s enjoying his most prolific season since 2013.
Numbers courtesy of Beyond the Last Man.