The best young strikers in the Premier League so far this season
Among the 6 strikers aged 23 or under with at least 158 minutes in the Premier League this season, Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton & Hove Albion, 19) has the highest rank score, 70 out of 100, measured against all 25 strikers who have played that much.
Brighton & Hove Albion · 19
Ipswich Town · 22
Everton · 23The top 6
Rank score is 0 to 100: how a player compares with every striker in the Premier League with 158+ minutes, of any age, across the measures below. 50 is the middle of that group and 100 the best. The small figure is his place on each measure among the same 25.
| # | Player | Age | Mins | Rank score | Goals per 90 | Shots on target per 90 | Assists per 90 | Aerials won per 90 | Dribbles per 90 | Average rating | Last season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Charalampos Kostoulas Brighton & Hove Albion |
19 | 356 | 70 | 0.517th | 1.265th | 0.255th | 2.0214th | 1.267th | 6.9210th | - |
| 2 |
Emersonn Ipswich Town |
22 | 322 | 68 | 0.566th | 1.1210th | 0.284th | 1.9615th | 0.8412th | 7.155th | 58 (Ligue 1) ▲ |
| 3 |
Thierno Barry Everton |
23 | 419 | 58 | 0.438th | 1.0711th | 0.0010th | 3.654th | 0.8610th | 6.8115th | 36 ▲ |
| 4 | 
Liam Delap  Nottingham Forest |
23 | 278 | 48 | 0.3211th | 0.3223rd | 0.0010th | 1.6218th | 1.943rd | 6.989th | 33 ▲ |
| 5 | 
Gonzalo García  Fulham |
22 | 427 | 42 | 0.2115th | 0.4222nd | 0.0010th | 3.376th | 0.8411th | 6.7318th | 46 (La Liga) ▼ |
| 6 | 
Matías Fernández-Pardo  Newcastle United |
21 | 159 | 14 | 0.0018th | 0.0025th | 0.0010th | 0.5723rd | 0.5719th | 6.5224th | 58 (Ligue 1) ▼ |
Against the rest of the league
Each player is measured against every striker in the league who has played enough, not only the ones on this list.
Since last season
Rank scores now against the same players' rank scores last season.
Charalampos Kostoulas has no rank score from last season: he did not play 450 league minutes in the top five leagues.
Emersonn has risen from a rank score of 58 last season in Ligue 1 to 68 now.
Thierno Barry has risen from a rank score of 36 last season to 58 now.
Liam Delap has risen from a rank score of 33 last season to 48 now.
How this list is made
Strikers aged 23 or under in the Premier League 2026/27 with at least 158 league minutes, ranked on goals per 90, shots on target per 90, assists per 90, aerials won per 90, dribbles per 90 and average rating. Each measure is a percentile against every striker in the league with the same minutes, so a young player is judged by the standard of the whole position, not only of his age group. 5 rounds have been played, so the minutes bar is 158. It rises as the season goes on, until it reaches 450, about five full matches.
The league median for strikers on each measure:
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