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Thierry Henry is the all-time top goalscorer for Arsenal. He passed Ian Wright's eight-year record after scoring twice in a European tie against Sparta Prague in October 2005. [36] Henry was Arsenal's leading goalscorer for seven consecutive seasons, from 1999–2000 to 2005–06. [37] Competitive matches only.
Player Club Goals [3] 1 ... Arsenal: 1993–94. Rank Player Club Goals 1 Andy Cole: ... List of top Premier League goal scorers by season.
Cesc Fàbregas is Arsenal's youngest-ever goalscorer, and captained the side from 2008 to 2011. Per Mertesacker made 221 appearances for Arsenal and is the current Arsenal Academy manager. Mikel Arteta made 150 appearances for Arsenal and is the current manager. Players highlighted in bold are still actively playing at Arsenal.
Managed by Mikel Arteta in his fourth full season, Arsenal were the third-youngest team in the Premier League with an average starting age of 25 years and 158 days. [3] Six first-team players – Jorginho, Reiss Nelson, Martin Ødegaard, William Saliba, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Ben White – signed new contracts with the club during the campaign.
The top tier in English football today is the Premier League, replacing the Football League First Division for the 1992–93 inaugural season. Since the 1888–89 season, the first year of top flight football, three players have scored over 300 goals with a further 25 players scoring over 200 goals.
The Arsenal Player of the Season award is an official award given by Arsenal Football Club to the best performing player from the club over the course of the season. The award is given based on votes by Arsenal fans on the club's website, [1] [2] it was previously based on votes by the Arsenal Supporters' Trust.
When Arsenal was founded in 1886 by munition workers' from Woolwich, the club resisted the lure of professionalism and remained an amateur side. [12] Success in local cup competitions soon followed, and a tie against Derby County in the FA Cup on 17 January 1891 led to the opposition approaching two of Arsenal's players, in view of offering them professional contracts. [12]
Number of teams scored against in a season: 17 20-team league: [103] Ian Wright (Arsenal, 1996–97) Robin van Persie (Arsenal, 2011–12) Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, 2017–18) 22-team league: [citation needed] Andy Cole (Newcastle United, 1993–94) Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers, 1994–95) Fastest goal: 7.69 seconds, Shane Long (for ...