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Alan Shearer was the first player in English Premier League history to score 200 career goals. The forward accomplished the feat against Charlton Athletic on April 20, 2002. Shearer's goal in the 89th minute gave Newcastle United a 3-0 win. Shearer is the only player to score 100 goals for two Premier League clubs, netting 112 goals for the Blackburn Rovers from 1992 to 1996 and another 148 for Newcastle from 1996 until his retirement in 2006. Shearer's 260 career Premier League goals remain the most in league history. Here's a look at the all-time leading Premier League goal scorers: Alan Shearer: 260 Harry Kane: 213 Wayne Rooney: 208 Andrew Cole: 187 Sergio Agüero: 184 Frank Lampard: 177 Thierry Henry: 175 Mohamed Salah: 167 Robbie Fowler: 163 Jermain Defoe: 162 Michael Owen: 150 Les Ferdinand: 149 Teddy Sheringham: 146 Robin van Persie: 144 Jamie Vardy: 140 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink: 127 Robbie Keane: 126 Nicolas Anelka: 125 Son Heung-min: 123 Raheem Sterling: 123 Dwight Yorke: 123 Romelu Lukaku: 121 Steven Gerrard: 120 Ian Wright: 113 Dion Dublin: 111 Sadio Mané: 111 Emile Heskey: 110 Ryan Giggs: 109 Peter Crouch: 108 Paul Scholes: 107 Darren Bent: 106 Didier Drogba: 104 Cristiano Ronaldo: 103 Matthew Le Tissier: 100 Check out the ESPN soccer hub page for the latest news, transfers, scores, schedules and more.
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