Without a striker, it is believed a team might struggle to get goals when it matters and yeah, there are lot of strikers in the scene who have proved how prolific they are and how they could bang in goals for their side.
In this article, Netbet Nigeria take you through some strikers that are underrated in football especially in Europe top 5 leagues and as usual, it’s going to be in no particular order.
- DUVAN ZAPATA (ATALANTA)
Yes, Atalanta scores a lot of goals but many do not where most of the goals are coming. We all know team work is good but the end point if finishing and that is where Duvan Zapata comes in. The 29-year-old Colombian has been on the end of most of those goals scored by the Italian team.
Scoring 19 goals in the previous campaign, Zapata is no doubt one of the best target man in Europe but many won’t talk about him maybe because he plays in a team with less recognition but that isn’t a barrier for the Colombian as he shows his hunger for goals every single match day.
He has scored 5 goals in all competitions this season and would be looking to add more to his tally when they face Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday.
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- WISSAM BEN YEDDER (AS MONACO)
The name Wissam Ben Yedder came to the ears of many when the French striker came on a substitute for Sevilla against Manchester United in their UEFA Champions League round 16 encounter. The French striker came on and scored two quickfire goals for the Spanish outfit and secured their place in the Quarter Finals of the competition.
Ben Yedder went on to join Monaco in 2019 from Sevilla and his then become a key player to the French team scoring 18 league goals in 26 appearance. He his that clinical. The 30 year old striker has also scored 5 goals this 2020/21 season in just 8 games which proves he’s a key factor to the team to win games and secure maximum points.
- FABIO QUAGLIARELLA (SAMPDORIA)
At age 37, it feels like the striker just hit his prime because at that age, many strikers have retired or maybe gone to a very lower league but the Italian striker has been a threat to many teams in the Serie A. Plays for Sampdoria, Fabio Qualiarella is in no doubt of the most important players for his team and can never be left out of matchday squad except he’s injured.
He has spent his entire playing career in Italy, winning three consecutive Serie A titles from the 2011–2012 to the 2013–14 season with Juventus, but wasn’t a regular starter.
Quagliarella has scored a total of 175 goals and would score more before hanging his boots which I’m sure of.
- ANDREJ KRAMARIC (HOFFEINHAM)
Plays for German side Hoffeinham, Kramaric is one striker the team would never want to miss out on any day. Averaging 15 goals a season for his club, Kramaric is one striker that can never be left out of the squad except he’s injured. He has shown how prolific he his to the team and his work is under appreciated.
Just this new season, he has scored 6 goals in 3 games for Hoffeinham which means he has scored 8 goals in all competition (4 games) for the club.
The 29-year-old Croatian striker moved to Hoffeinham in 2016 on a permanent deal from Leicester City after a loan spell from the English team a season before.
- DANNY INGS (SOUTHAMPTON)
Southampton is a mid-table club, but Danny Ings shouldn’t be a mid-striker because of his goal-scoring prowess. You might not believe this but Ings has scored 103 club goals despite injury woes and playing for different mid-clubs.
The English striker scored 22 league goals in the previous campaign for Southampton and currently scored 4 in 6 leagues games. His positioning, ability to hide without being noticed, physical strength and composure in front of goal making him a different breed of a striker.
He’s a vital player for his team because if he’s not scoring, he’s creating chances and giving assists.
