Gabriel Magalhaes has chipped in with a number of targets for Arsenal, however the place does he rank among the many highest-scoring centre-backs in Premier League historical past?
The Brazilian has made a reputation for himself as a goalscoring defender and has change into significantly deadly from set-piece conditions.
Given how harmful Arsenal have change into in that division, it’s no shock that the 28-year-old has scored so many targets over the previous six years.
Actually, since making his debut for Arsenal in 2020-21, he’s scored extra targets (20), than every other Premier League defender.
The likes of Fabian Schar, Virgil van Dijk, Michael Keane, Kurt Zouma, John Stones, Ben Mee and Lewis Dunk have additionally scored double figures in that point, however none have scored greater than Gabriel.
“That reveals loads and never solely set-pieces technique but additionally mentality,” Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino instructed BBC MOTD when describing Gabriel’s objective in opposition to Newcastle again in September.
“Different groups in the event that they get six/seven corners and so they don’t rating, they begin to lose perception within the qualities however for us it’s a matter of maintain doing what we do, doing it on the highest stage and in the long run the final one, final second, we scored and I’m actually glad.”
Within the wider context of the all-time standings, the Brazilian defender moved as much as joint 14th following his newest objective in opposition to Newcastle.
He’s now solely two targets away from matching Sol Campbell’s Premier League tally and is simply three targets away from securing a spot within the high 10.
Unsurprisingly, John Terry tops the listing with a mammoth 41 league targets. Second on the listing is Ian Marshall with 33 targets, though he did spend a portion of his profession enjoying as a ahead.
The remainder of the highest 5 is then made up of Virgil van Dijk, Gary Cahill and William Gallas.
Offering that Gabriel stays within the Premier League for the foreseeable future, there’s an opportunity that he might retire because the second-highest-scoring centre-back within the league’s historical past.
Admittedly, catching as much as Terry’s report of 41 targets does appear out of attain, even for Gabriel.
As of writing, he’s scored 20 targets in 188 appearances, averaging a objective within the Premier League each 816 minutes. For context, that’s a greater minutes per objective ratio than Terry averaged throughout his time within the high flight.
Right here’s the complete breakdown of the highest-scoring centre-backs in Premier League historical past.
1. John Terry – 41 targets
2. Ian Marshall – 33 targets
3. Virgil van Dijk – 29 targets
4. Gary Cahill – 28 targets
5. William Gallas – 25 targets
6. Joleon Lescott – 24 targets
=7. Matt Elliott – 22 targets
=7. Laurent Koscielny – 22 targets
=7. Sami Hyypia – 22 targets
=10. Robert Huth – 21 targets
=10. Craig Dawson – 21 targets
=12. Sol Campbell – 20 targets
=12. Gabriel Magalhaes – 20 targets
=14. Michael Keane – 19 targets
=14. Ugo Ehiogu – 19 targets
=16. Fabian Schar – 18 targets
=16. Nathan Ake – 18 targets
=16. Vincent Kompany – 18 targets
=16. Phil Jagielka – 18 targets
=19. Frank Leboeuf – 17 targets
=19. Gareth Southgate – 17 targets
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