Bukayo Saka entered Arsenal’s history books when he scored against Liverpool.
The winger was a shock starter after recovering from injury to start Sunday’s top-of-the-table encounter, and he took only nine minutes to get on the scoresheet, bringing down Ben White’s long pass, dribbling past Andrew Robertson and smashing into the back of the net.
In scoring, he became the youngest Arsenal player in Premier League history to reach a half-century of goals, aged 23 years and 52 days.
Youngest Arsenal players to score 50 PL goals
Player Age scored 50th goal
Bukayo Saka 23 years, 52 days
Thierry Henry 24 years, 128 days
Theo Walcott 26 years, 69 days
Robin van Persie 27 years, 162 days
Alexis Sanchez 28 years, 145 days
Saka has surpassed club legend Thierry Henry, who was more than a year older – at 24 years and 128 days – when he struck his 50th Premier League goal in December 2001.
Seventh-fastest of all-time
Only six players in history have scored 50 Premier League goals at a younger age than Saka.
Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler holds the record. He was 20 years and 252 days old when he reached the landmark with a double against Manchester United in 1996. He went on to score 163 times in the Premier League.
Youngest players to score 50 PL goals
Player Club Age
Robbie Fowler Liverpool 20 years, 252 days
Michael Owen Liverpool 20 years, 256 days
Wayne Rooney Everton / Man Utd 21 years, 46 days
Romelu Lukaku West Brom / Everton 22 years, 192 days
Cristiano Ronaldo Man Utd 22 years, 341 days
Harry Kane Spurs 23 years, 44 days
Bukayo Saka Arsenal 23 years, 52 days
Marcus Rashford Man Utd 23 years, 56 days
Emile Heskey Leicester / Liverpool 23 years, 101 days
Erling Haaland Man City 23 years, 127 days
Michael Owen, another of Liverpool’s academy graduates, fell short of Fowler’s record by just four days but made up for it by becoming the youngest player to score a Premier League century, at the age of 23 years and 254 days.
How Saka scored his 50 goals
We have analysed Saka’s first 50 Premier League goals to see how he scored them.
He used his left foot for the vast majority, 37, while 11 have come from his right foot and two have been headers. Only 10 of his goals have come from penalties.
This latest feat continues Saka’s incredible form this season. He leads the division’s assists chart, with seven, and has created more chances than any other player.
