Clubs have often proved to be the launch pad for football players. Several names in the game became legends of the sport proving their mettle in the club games.
Football clubs have been dominated by stars who became a driving force in their times. Here are five fastest players to reach 100 goals for a single club in the recent history of football.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) – 105 Games
Cristiano Ronaldo played for Real Madrid from 2009–2018 appearing in 292 matches for the club. He became the fastest player to reach 100 goals for a club achieving the feat in 105 games. He scored 33 goals in 35 appearances in his first season under manager Manuel Pellegrini. He made 292 appearances for the La Liga club scoring 311 goals.
Luis Suarez (Barcelona) – 120 Games
Luis Suarez took 120 games to reach the 100 goals milestone for Barcelona. He represented the Spanish club from 2014 to 2020 after an exceptional campaign with Liverpool. The striker played a total of 191 matches for Barcelona scoring 147 goals for the club.
Suarez scored 25 goals in 39 games as Barcelona won the treble in 2014-15 season, and went on to score 59 goals the following year.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PSG) – 124 Games
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored the first hundred goals for Paris Saint Germain (PSG) in 124 games. He made 122 appearances for Barcelona in his four seasons for the French club. He scored 113 goals for the team in total.
The striker won all the Serie A titles in all the four seasons in the French capital. He scored at least 30 goals in each season and netted 50 goals in 51 games in his final season with PSG.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) – 131 Games
What he did with Read Madrid, the Portuguese nearly replicated at Juventus. Cristiano Ronaldo took 131 games to reach 100 goals for the Italian club.
The striker spent three seasons with the club from 2018 to 2021. He appeared for the Italian club in 98 matches and went on to score 81 goals with the team. He won his first Capocannoniere award, having scored 29 Serie A goals, five more than anyone else, finishing top-four in the 2020-2 1 season.
