Sunderland's all-time top Premier League goalscorers: How close is Brian Brobbey to Kevin Phillips and Co?
Brian Brobbey scored his fifth Premier League goal for Sunderland at the weekend.
Brian Brobbey scored his fifth Premier League goal of the season against West Ham United on Saturday.
Though the Dutchman’s strike couldn’t stop the Black Cats from falling to a disappointing defeat in East London, it did see him climb to the top of the club’s scoring charts this season, moving ahead of Wilson Isidor (4) outright. However, Brobbey still has a long way to go if he’s to feature among Sunderland’s all-time top scorers in the Premier League. After all, some top strikers have graced the Stadium of Light, while other players have stuck around long enough to contribute plenty of memorable moments. With that in mind, here are the top 10.
Sunderland’s all-time top Premier League goalscorers
- Kevin Phillips - 61 (139 apps)
- Jermain Defoe - 34 (87 apps)
- Darren Bent - 32 (58 apps)
- Niall Quinn - 29 (129 apps)
- Kenwyne Jones - 26 (94 apps)
- Steven Fletcher - 23 (94 apps)
- Adam Johnson - 19 (122 apps)
- Stephane Sessegnon - 17 (87 apps)
- Kieran Richardson - 14 (134 apps)
- Fabio Borini - 14 (82 apps)
It’ll surprise absolutely nobody to see Kevin Phillips top of Sunderland’s Premier League goalscoring charts, with his 61 goals leaving him at least 27 clear of any other player. The former England international won the Premier League Golden Boot in 1999/00 with a stunning 30 goals, becoming the first Sunderland player to top the English top-flight goalscoring charts since 1950, and only the fourth player from the club to hit the 30-goal mark. Even beyond that incredible campaign, Phillips registered totals of 14, 11 and six in the following three seasons.
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Phillips’ partner in crime, Niall Quinn, is fourth on the list with 29 goals, but between the pair are Jermain Defoe and Darren Bent. The former was incredibly popular at the Stadium of Light, and his goals were key in avoiding relegation in 2015/16, while he even managed 14 goals a year later despite Sunderland going down, such was his quality.
The latter, meanwhile, was one of the most clinical strikers Sunderland have seen, netting 32 goals in just 58 Premier League appearances, though he’s less popular given he jumped ship to Aston Villa after just 18 months.
There are some popular names that make up the rest of the top 10, including Kenwyne Jones, Stephane Sessegnon and Fabio Borini. Among the current crop of players at the Stadium of Light, Brobbey is their top Premier League goalscorer. As mentioned, though, he has plenty of work to do if he’s to break into the top 10.