Only Anthony Yeboah and Andre Ayew has more goals in the Top Five European leagues of Spain, England, Italy, Germany and France than Crystal Palace striker Jordan Ayew in history.
The Palace number 9 grabbed his 9th Premier League goal of the season in his sides’s 2-0 away victory against Bournemouth last Saturday taking his total tally in Europe’s Top 5 soccer leagues to 56 after netting 14 times for Olympique de Marseille in the Ligue 1.
Here SportsWorldGhana.com take you through the all-time list of the Ghanaian players with most goals scored in the Best 5 European football leagues.
1.Anthony Yeboah – 120 goals in 270 games for Frankfurt, Hamburg both of the Bundesliga and Leeds United of the EPL
2.Andre Ayew – 68 goals in 270 games for Marseille, Lorient, Swansea City and West Ham United
3.Jordan Ayew – 56 goals in 288 games for Marseille, Sochaux, Lorient, Aston Villa, Swansea City and Crystal Palace
4.Abedi Ayew Pele – 53 goals in 251 games for Marseille, Lille, Lyon and Torino.
5.Kevin-Prince Boateng – 40 goals in 301 games for Hertha Berlin, Dortmund, Schalke 04, Frankfurt, Tottenham Hotspurs, Portmouth, AC Milan, Sassuolo, Fiorentina, Las Palmas and FC Barcelona
6.Michael Essien – 37 goals in 341 games for Bastia, Lyon, Chelsea, Real Madrid and AC Milan.
7.Asamoah Gyan – 35 goals in 121 games for Udinese, Rennes and Sunderland
8. Majeed Waris- 34 goals in 105 games for Valenciennes, Lorient and Nantes
9.Sule Muntari – 32 goals in 308 games for Udinese, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Pescara, Portmouth and Sunderland
10.Kwadwo Asamoah – 13 goals in 270 serie A games for Udinese, Juventus and Inter Milan