Tuesday 26 April 2016

REVEALED: Iheanacho is Europe's deadliest finisher

Nigerian international   Kelechi Iheanacho has been rated as the deadliest finisher in all of Europe's top five leagues in terms of minute-to-goal ratio, according to a report.

The 19-year-old is quietly blossoming into a clinical finisher at City, and this was highlighted by his two goals in their 4-0 Premier League win over Stoke on Saturday.

That double took his overall tally to 11 in the season and a stat that sees him crowned as Europe's deadliest marksman.

His minute-to-goal ratio stands at 81.27 - a figure that surpasses illustrious forwards such Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Based on players having scored 10 goals or more this term in all competitions, Iheanacho's nearest challenger is Barcelona forward Luis Suarez. The 29-year-old has scored 53 times at a minute-to-goal ratio of 83.77.

Real Madrid duo Ronaldo (47 goals) and Karim Benzema (27) sit third and fourth respectively in this list at 84.21 and 85.93 respectively.

Real Madrid duo Ronaldo (47 goals) and Karim Benzema (27) sit third and fourth respectively in this list at 84.21 and 85.93 respectively.

Paris Saint-Germain talisman Zlatan Ibrahimovic rounds out the top five with his 42 goals coming every 88.45 minutes.
Messi is 8th in this list with his 40 goals for Barcelona coming every 95.95 minutes.

Bayern Munich striker Lewandowski (38 goals) is 10th at 98.89 with Gareth Bale (18) next at a ratio of a strike every 106.39 minutes.

Aside from Iheanacho, only City team-mate Sergio Aguero and Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge are from the Premier League inside the top 20.

Aguero's minute-to-goal ratio of 112.89 places him 13th while Sturridge finds him 16th with 121.73.


EUROPE'S DEADLIEST FINISHERS IN ALL TOP FIVE LEAGUES THIS SEASON


Player                          Club                      Mins/Goal            Goals
Iheanacho                Man City                    81.27                       11
Suarez                      Barcelona                   83.77                       53
Ronaldo                   Real Madrid                84.21                       47
Benzema                 Real Madrid                 85.93                     27
Ibrahimovic                   PSG                         88.45                     42
Agirretxe              Real Sociedad                 90.31                     13
Higuain                     Napoli                           94.59                     32
Messi                        Barcelona                     95.95                    40
 Aubameyang           Dortmund                     98.27                  37
Lewandowski        Bayern Munich                98.89                  38
Bale                         Real Madrid                     106.39                 18
Muller                           Bayern                       110.06                 31
Aguero                       Man City                        112.89                 28
 Pizarro               Werder Bremen                    115.47               15
Hernandez             Bayer Leverkusen             116.27                26
Sturridge                Liverpool                            121.73               11
Bakambu               Villarreal                              123.86               22
Gameiro                Sevilla                                   127.2                25
Aduriz                    Athletic Bilbao                   127.94                 33
Griezmann             Atletico Madrid                 135.66                  29


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