One player equals half of the team's firepower? Premier League top scorers Haaland & Thiago have scored more than 50% of their teams' goals

It is extremely rare for a single player to account for half of a team's attacking strength. According to the latest statistics from the well-known data agency WhoScored, after 13 rounds of the Premier League this season, two players have scored more than half of their teams' goals: Manchester City's striker Haaland and Brentford's forward Igor Thiago, who also rank first and second on the Premier League scoring chart.

In the Premier League scoring leaderboard, Haaland leads with 14 goals excluding penalties, accounting for 52% of Manchester City's total goals; Igor Thiago ranks second with 11 goals including 5 penalties, making up 52% of Brentford's total goals. The third highest proportion of team goals scored by a single player is Mateta, who has scored 7 goals, representing 41% of Crystal Palace's total goals.

Haaland is well known to everyone, so let's introduce Brentford's Brazilian striker Igor Thiago, who is 24 years old, 1.91 meters tall, right-footed, playing as a center forward, with a contract at Brentford until 2029 and a transfer market value of 22 million euros. Igor Thiago has played all 13 Premier League matches this season, scoring 11 goals with no assists, making him a pure finisher.

Many fans suggest that Brazil should include Igor Thiago in their squad for the 2026 World Cup, with Ancelotti needing a tall striker as a Plan B for the Samba team.