Jamie Vardy joins Sergio Aguero, Frank Lampard and Alan Shearer in Premier League 100-goal club – in pictures

Leicester City striker continues his remarkable career journey by reaching a century of English top-flight goals

100 goals in 223 appearances (as of April 25, 2022): Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United). Reuters

100 goals in 270 appearances: Matt Le Tissier (Southampton). Getty

104 goals in 254 appearances: Didier Drogba (Chelsea). Getty

106 goals in 316 appearances (as of April 25, 2022): Raheem Sterling (Liverpool and Manchester City). PA

106 goals in 276 appearances: Darren Bent (Ipswich, Charlton, Tottenham, Sunderland, Aston Villa, Fulham). Getty

107 goals in 499 appearances: Paul Scholes (Manchester United). Getty

108 goals in 468 appearances: Peter Crouch (Aston Villa, Southampton, Liverpool, Portsmouth, Tottenham, Stoke, Burnley). Reuters

109 goals in 259 appearances (as of April 25, 2022): Sadio Mane (Southampton and Liverpool). AFP

109 goals in 632 appearances: Ryan Giggs (Manchester United). Getty

110 goals in 516 appearances: Emile Heskey (Leicester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Wigan, Aston Villa). Getty

111 goals in 312 appearances: Dion Dublin (Manchester United, Coventry, Aston Villa). Getty

113 goals in 213 appearances: Ian Wright (Arsenal, West Ham). Getty

118 goals in 239 appearances: Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea, West Bromwich Albion, Everton, Manchester United). Getty

119 goals in 189 appearances (as of April 25, 2022): Mohamed Salah (Chelsea and Liverpool). AP

120 goals in 504 appearances: Steven Gerrard (Liverpool). Getty

123 goals in 375 appearances: Dwight Yorke (Aston Villa, Manchester United, Blackburn, Birmingham, Sunderland). Getty

125 goals in 364 appearances: Nicolas Anelka (Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Bolton, Chelsea, West Bromwich Albion). Getty

126 goals in 349 appearances: Robbie Keane (Coventry, Leeds, Tottenham, Liverpool, West Ham, Aston Villa). Getty

127 goals in 288 appearances: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Leeds, Chelsea, Middlesbrough, Charlton). Getty

128 goals in 264 appearances (as of April 25, 2022): Jamie Vardy (Leicester City). EPA

144 goals in 280 appearances: Robin van Persie (Arsenal, Manchester United). Reuters

146 goals in 418 appearances: Teddy Sheringham (Nottingham Forest, Tottenham, Manchester United, Portsmouth, West Ham). Allsport

149 goals in 351 appearances: Les Ferdinand (Queens Park Rangers, Newcastle, Tottenham, West Ham, Leicester, Bolton). Allsport

150 goals in 326 appearances: Michael Owen (Liverpool, Newcastle, Manchester United, Stoke). Getty

162 goals in 496 appearances: Jermain Defoe (West Ham, Tottenham, Portsmouth, Sunderland, Bournemouth). AFP

163 goals in 379 appearances: Robbie Fowler (Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester City, Blackburn). Getty

175 goals in 258 appearances: Thierry Henry (Arsenal). AFP

177 goals in 609 appearances: Frank Lampard (West Ham, Chelsea, Manchester City). Getty

178 goals in 274 appearances (as of April 25, 2022): Harry Kane (Tottenham). PA

184 goals in 275 appearances: Sergio Aguero (Manchester City). PA

187 goals in 414 appearances: Andy Cole (Newcastle, Manchester United, Blackburn, Fulham, Manchester City, Portsmouth, Sunderland). Getty

208 goals in 491 appearances: Wayne Rooney (Everton, Manchester United). Getty

260 goals in 441 appearances: Alan Shearer (Blackburn, Newcastle). Getty

As rags to riches sporting stories go, it does not get much better than that of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy.

From starting out at Stocksbridge Park Steels after being released by boyhood club Sheffield Wednesday, the 33-year-old has worked his way up the English football pyramid – from the Steels to Leicester City via Halifax and Fleetwood Town – to the pinnacle of British football.

It is a football fairy tale that has seem him secure a Premier League winner's medal, 26 England caps and score a phenomenal amount of goals along the way.

And on Saturday, Vardy became the 29th player to seal his place in the Premier League's 100-goal club.

He reached this latest milestone of a memorable career by scoring two in their 3-0 win at home to Crystal Palace, taking his record to 101 goals in 206  appearances.

In doing so, he joined an elite band of players consisting of some of the greatest talents to have graced the modern English top-flight, including the likes of Frank Lampard, Thierry Henry, Sergio Aguero and Alan Shearer.

To see who else has made this remarkable list of goalscoring greats, click on the arrows in the gallery above or swipe on your mobile device.