Erling Haaland Breaks Mo Salah's Record For Most Goals In A 38-Game Premier League Season

Erling Haaland has broken the Premier League record for most goals scored in a 38-game season. Haaland took the record from Mo Salah.
Erling Haaland Breaks Mo Salah's Record For Most Goals In A 38-Game Premier League Season
Erling Haaland Breaks Mo Salah's Record For Most Goals In A 38-Game Premier League Season /

Erling Haaland has broken the Premier League record for most goals scored in a 38-game season.

The 22-year-old Manchester City forward netted his 33rd goal of an incredible debut campaign in Wednesday's 4-1 win over Arsenal.

Haaland, who also registered two assists against the Gunners, has taken just 29 games to hit 33 EPL goals.

Prior to Haaland, Liverpool's Mo Salah had held the EPL record for the most prolific campaign since the competition downsized from 22 clubs to 20 in 1994.

Salah scored 32 goals in 36 appearances for Liverpool in the 2017/18 season.

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland pictured celebrating after scoring his 33rd goal of the 2022/23 Premier League season
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland pictured celebrating after scoring his 33rd goal of the 2022/23 Premier League season :: IMAGO/Pro Sports Images/Ian Stephen

Including Salah and Haaland, only eight players have reached the 30-goal mark in a 38-game EPL season.

Alan Shearer was the first in 1995/96, followed by Kevin Phillips, Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo, Robin van Persie and Luis Suarez.

Shearer and Andy Cole still share the overall EPL record for most goals scored in a single season, having each netted 34 times in a 42-match campaign during the early 1990s.

However, Haaland will almost certainly break that record too in the coming weeks.

Most Goals Scored In A 38-Game Premier League Season

Player

Team

Goals

Season

Appearances

1. Erling Haaland

Man City

33

2022/23

29

2. Mo Salah

Liverpool

32

2017/18

36

3. Luis Suarez

Liverpool

31

2013/14

33

4. Cristiano Ronaldo

Man United

31

2007/08

34

5. Alan Shearer

Blackburn

31

1995/96

35

6. Kevin Phillips

Sunderland

30

1999/2000

36

7. Thierry Henry

Arsenal

30

2003/04

37

8. Robin van Persie

Arsenal

30

2011/12

38


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Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.