Liverpool’s Philipe Coutinho has become the top Brazilian scorer in the Premier League, but who else makes the top five?
Philippe Coutinho – Liverpool (30 goals)
Liverpool’s Roberto Firmino celebrates scoring their second goal with Philippe Coutinho
Playmaker Coutinho recorded his ninth Premier League goal of the season when he came on as a Liverpool substitute to equalise against Stoke City last weekend.
Liverpool went on to win the game 2-1 and the 23-year-old became the record holder for most Premier League goals by a Brazilian player, eclipsing a record that had stood for nearly 13 years.
Juninho – Middlesbrough (29 goals)
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Juninho left the Premier League in 2004, but not before establishing himself as one of Middlesbrough’s greatest players.
Nicknamed ‘The Little Fella’, Juninho scored 29 goals across his three separate spells for the at Middlebrough, and was part of the Brazil squad that won the 2002 World Cup.
Oscar – Chelsea (21 goals)
Chelsea’s Oscar in action
Oscar signed for Chelsea in the summer of 2012, cementing his place as a first team regular under then-manager Roberto Di Matteo as part of a midfield trio that contained Juan Mata and Eden Hazard.
Scoring 21 goals in his four years for Chelsea, he now plies his trade in the Chinese Super League with Shanghai SIPG, transferring for a fee reported by the Guardian to be £52 million.
Roberto Firmino – Liverpool (19 goals)
Liverpool’s Roberto Firmino in action with Stoke City’s Erik Pieters
Firmino, a regular starter under Jurgen Klopp alongside leading scorer Coutinho, transferred to Liverpool in 2015 from Bundesliga side Hoffenheim.
A slow burner in his first season in the Premier League, the 25-year-old has since become an important member of Liverpool’s front line and his match-winning goal against Stoke City at the weekend took his league tally to 19 league goals for the club.
Willian – Chelsea (17 goals)
Chelsea’s Willian (L) in action with Liverpool’s Kevin Stewart
Transferring from Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala in 2013, Willian has been an ever present and reliable force for Chelsea, scoring 17 goals league goals during his time at the London club.
The 28-year-old winger was voted Fans’ Player of the Year and Players Player of the Year for Chelsea in 2016, being one of few players who maintained a high level of form during Jose Mourinho’s ill-fated final season at the helm.
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