Phil Foden surpasses 50 Premier League goals: Decoding his stats
Manchester City youngster Phil Foden scored a stunning brace in his side's 4-0 hammering of Brighton in the Premier League. Foden scored Manchester City's second and third goals respectively as he breached the 50-goal mark in the Premier League. The Englishman reached the milestone with his first goal against the Seagulls at the Amex Stadium. Here we decode Foden's Premier League stats.
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Foden's Premier League career in stats
In 160 Premier League appearances, Foden owns 51 goals in addition to 25 assists. 39 of his goals have come from his preferred left foot. Out of his 289 shots, 125 have been on target. He has smashed the woodwork nine times. Foden has created 36 big chances in addition to providing 109 accurate long balls. He owns 50 interceptions and 43 clearances.
His stats in the Premier League 2023-24 season
In 31 Premier League appearances this season, Foden owns 16 goals in addition to seven assists. 15 of his goals have come from his preferred left foot. Out of his 93 shots, 40 have been on target. He has smashed the woodwork once. Foden has created 10 big chances in addition to providing 37 accurate long balls. He owns 13 interceptions and 15 clearances.
Foden's season-wise goals and assists in the Premier League
Foden made his Premier League debut in the 2017-18 season under Pep Guardiola. He clocked one assist in five matches. The 2018-19 season saw Foden score once in 13 appearances. In 2019-20, he managed five goals and two assists (23 appearances). He made 28 appearances each in 2020-21 and 2021-22, scoring nine goals (A5) in both campaigns. In 2022-23, he scored 11 times (A5).
10th City player with 50-plus goals in the Premier League
Foden became the 10th player for City to score 50-plus goals in the Premier League after Sergio Aguero (184), Raheem Sterling (91), Kevin De Bruyne (68), David Silva (60), Yaya Toure (59), Carlos Tevez (58), Gabriel Jesus (58), Erling Haaland (56) and Edin Dzeko (50).
Foden joins Haaland and Messi
Foden became just the third player to score 50 top-flight goals under manager Guardiola while aged 23 or younger, after Lionel Messi for FC Barcelona and Haaland for Man City.
Foden has scored eight Premier League goals against Brighton
Notably, Foden has scored 42 goals from inside the box and nine outside the box. Brighton are the team he's scored the most goals against - eight in total. He has six goals against Manchester United and five against Brentford. He also owns three Premier League goals against Liverpool.
Foden is a five-time Premier League champion
Foden is a five-time Premier League champion winning the title in 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 respectively. He has been adjudged Young Player of the Season on two occasions (2020-21 and 2021-22). He has also won PFA Young Player of the Year award twice.
