Islam Slimani is one of the best header scorers of the 21st century. With 53 goals, he is in 15th place. He is ahead of some world stars who are known for their good heading, like Sergio Ramos, Harry Kane or Romelu Lukaku.
The site specializing in statistics “PopFoot” has established the ranking of the best scorers of the head of the 21st century. This is a ranking of the top 20 footballers with a very good heading game.
The name of Islam Slimani appears there. Indeed, he occupies the 15th place. According to the specialized site “PopFoot”, of the 160 goals scored in his career, the Greens striker scored 53 with a header, with a rate of 33%. This is not a surprise since he is known for his very good heading game thanks in particular to his large size. Thus, he is ahead of some world stars who have, however, scored several headed goals. And this, thanks to his last headed goal in the 1/8th final of the Coupe de France against RC Lens. We cite in particular Sergio Ramos (52 headed goals out of 108), Olivier Giroud (52 headed goals out of 260) or Romelu Lukaku (51 headed goals out of 268).
At 34 and still active, the child of Chéraga is able to improve his statistics to appear in the top 10. Remember that Slimani is the top scorer in the history of the Algerian national team with 41 goals in 91 selections.
—PopFoot (@ThePopFoot) January 20, 2023
Who is at the top of the ranking according to “PopFoot”?
Unsurprisingly, Critiano Ronaldo is at the top of the rankings. Known for his impressive relaxation, the Portuguese legend was able to score 112 headed goals out of 701 scored in his career.
He is followed by Dutchman Luuk De Jong. The latter has 84 headed goals out of 212 scored in his career. Robert Lewandowski completes the podium with 83 headed goals out of 546.
In the top 10, the Spaniard David Llorente is in 4th place (77 headed goals out of 183 goals). He is followed by Colombian Radamel Falcao (71 headed goals out of 303), Dutchman Bas Dost (68 headed goals out of 257), Spaniard Ariz Aduriz (63 headed goals out of 285), Bosnian Edin Dzeko (62 headers out of 328), Croatian Mario Mandzukic (60 headers out of 227 goals) and finally Karim Benzema (59 headers out of 415 goals).
? The top club head scorers of the 21st century pic.twitter.com/F4qchhbHMw
—PopFoot (@ThePopFoot) January 20, 2023
