‘Have you seen his numbers?’ – Guardiola compares Haaland to Messi and Ronaldo
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A thunderous effort inside the box beat Bernd Leno after Haaland had already hit the post earlier in the game.
Haaland reached his 100th strike in 111 games, 13 games faster than now-former record-holder Alan Shearer, who achieved the feat in 124 games.
The sharpshooter has had an incredible start to the season and already has 23 goals in all competitions for City this season.
It is no surprise that Haaland is the fastest player to 100 strikes, given the number of accomplishments he has already racked up in the Premier League.
He hit 50 goals in 48 games, crushing Andy Cole’s half-century record by 17 matches.
With 15 league goals this season already, he sits rather comfortably as the top scorer, with only Brentford’s Igor Thiago (11) close to him this term.
He scored 22 league goals last season, and is already seven away from matching that tally by the start of December.
Fastest players to 100 Premier League goals
| Player | Games taken to reach 100 goals |
| Erling Haaland | 111 |
| Alan Shearer | 124 |
| Harry Kane | 141 |
| Sergio Aguero | 147 |
| Thierry Henry | 160 |
| Mohamed Salah | 162 |
| Ian Wright | 173 |
| Robbie Fowler | 175 |
| The Ferdinands | 178 |
| Michael Owen | 185 |
| Andy Cole | 185 |
No one knows what the rest of the season will bring in terms of set-backs and injuries, but Haaland is on track to smash his own record for most goals in a single Premier League campaign. He netted 36 times in 2022/23.
That debut season saw him cruise past Shearer and Cole’s goal-scoring records, both of whom scored 34 in a 42-match season in 1993/94 and 1994/95 respectively.
All-time Premier League top scorers
| Player | Premier League Goals | Premier League appearances |
| Alan Shearer | 260 | 441 |
| Harry Kane | 213 | 320 |
| Wayne Rooney | 208 | 491 |
| Mohamed Salah | 190 | 313 |
| Andy Cole | 187 | 414 |
| Sergio Aguero | 184 | 275 |
| Frank Lampard | 177 | 609 |
| Thierry Henry | 175 | 258 |
| Robbie Fowler | 163 | 379 |
| Jermain Defoe | 162 | 496 |
His trajectory is pointing towards a legendary career, and the possibility of him reaching Shearer’s all-time record for Premier League goals with 260 now looks realistic, if he decides to stay in England.
Haaland is now tied with Matt Le Tissier for most Premier League goals with 100, and is just behind Cristiano Ronaldo (103) and Didier Drogba (104).
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‘Unstoppable’ Haaland scores for 12th game in a row to give Man City lead
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