Oliver Giroud has scored the most headed goals in the Premier League since his debut in 2012
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Oliver Giroud has scored the most headed goals in the Premier League since his debut in 2012

Daily Mail  

Olivier Giroud has scored more headed goals than any other player in the Premier League since his debut in 2012 after nodding home his 31st against Norwich on Tuesday. Olivier Giroud has scored more headers than any other players since his debut back in 2012 He netted with a diving header against relegated Norwich to reach a total of 31 headed goals Of the 84 goals Giroud has scored in the Premier League, 37 per cent of those have been from his head, seeing him top the charts with some all-time greats. Stoke striker Peter Crouch became the first person to head 50 goals in the Premier League He tops the list of 10 esteemed players and potent aerial threats from the Premier League era The half-century accounts for almost half of his 103 Premier League goals over a career spanning the best part of 15 years in the English top flight. The Premier League's all-time leading scorer Alan Shearer sits in second place with 46 TOP 10 HEADED SCORERS IN PREMIER LEAGUE HISTORY Peter Crouch - 53 - 53 Alan Shearer - 46 - 46 Dion Dublin - 45 - 45 Les Ferdinand - 40 - 40 Dwight Yorke - 38 - 38 Duncan Ferguson - 36 - 36 Teddy Sheringham - 36 - 36 Olivier Giroud - 31 - 31 Tim Cahil - 31 - 31 Robbie Fowler - 28 Manchester United's potent duo at the turn of the century - Dwight Yorke and Teddy Sheringham - also feature in the top 10 list of aerial threats during the early Premier League era.

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