HEAD & SHOULDERS
Strikers with most headed goals revealed with Man Utd’s Cristiano Ronaldo putting rivals to shame with staggering record
CRISTIANO RONALDO has scored more headed goals tahn any other striker since the 2009/10 season, his staggering record reveals.
The 37-year-old added another to his collection on Saturday when Manchester United saw off top-four rivals Tottenham 3-2.
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Ronaldo bagged himself his second Red Devils hat-trick, with the first coming in the 6-0 win over Newcastle in 2008.
Since the start of the 2009 season, Ronaldo has scored 66 headers in 414 appearances in Europe's top leagues.
That averages an impressive 0.16 headed goals per game.
On his hat-trick, Ronaldo said: "Tremendously happy with my first hat-trick since I came back to Old Trafford!
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"Nothing beats the feeling of being back on the pitch and help the team with goals and effort.
"We’ve proven once again that we can beat any team in any given day, as long as we work hard and stand together as one.
"There are no limits for Man Utd! No matter what! Let’s go, Devils!"
His nearest rival is Robert Lewandowski, with the Bayern Munich striker netting 48 headers.
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The Ballon d'Or runner-up managed 48 in 376 appearances.
Former Juventus and Tottenham striker Fernando Llorente comes in at third on the list.
The Spaniard scored 47 goals in 325 league appearances.
Colossal strikers like Edinson Cavani, Mario Mandzukic, Aritz Aduriz and Olivier Giroud make up the rest of the list.
Premier League winner Eden Dzeko also features, as well as Crystal Palace's Christian Benteke.
Real Madrid's Champions League hat-trick hero, Karim Benzema comes in at No10.
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