Most Goals In English Domestic Cups Since August 2011 : Only Aguero Above Iheanacho

Published: March 05, 2020

Leicester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho is Africa's leading scorer in domestic cup competitions in England since the start of the 2011-2012 season to date, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.

According to the statisticians at Sky Sports, only Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has scored more goals than the Nigeria international in domestic cup competitions since August 2011.

The South American star has tallied 30 goals, twelve more than Iheanacho, Luton Town's Danny Hylton and Everton's Theo Walcott who are joint second.

Iheanacho making the list of goalscorers in remarkable considering the fact that he made his domestic cup debut five years ago, specifically on October 28, 2015 against Crystal Palace,

In his debut season as a professional, the 2013 U17 World Cup Golden Ball winner tallied six goals in the cup, one the following season, five in the 2017-2018 campaign, one last term and has five this season.

Of his eighteen goals, ten were scored in the FA Cup and the others came in the Carabao Cup.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

Photo Credit : lcfc.com