Peter Shalulile of Mamelodi Sundowns. Photo: Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix
Top scorers in the PSL era? Grobler, Shalulile and Billiat all in the mix
Peter Shalulile is coming for all of the PSL records, and he’s in a hurry to break them. How close is he to a century?
Peter Shalulile of Mamelodi Sundowns. Photo: Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix
The PSL era has seen some top-quality finishers. Who are the most prolific players, across all competitions, since it came into existence? Spoiler alert: Peter Shalulile, Bradley Grobler and Khama Billiat are all in the reckoning.
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Top scorers in the PSL era: Grobler, Billiat, Shalulile in the hunt
Namibian marksman Shalulile has hit 98* goals for Sundowns across all competitions, which is a frightening number considering he hasn’t been around for that long. All-time, the great Siyabonga Nomvete remains the most prolific player in the PSL era with 123 goals to his name. Bradley Grobler is the only active player to have hit a century, but Shalulile is hot on his heels…
Shalulile charging towards 100
Note that with Shalulile’s brace against Al Ahly and another brace tonight against Royal AM, he moves up to 98 goals for PSL clubs (71* for Sundowns and 27 for Highlands Park), just a single strike behind Kaizer Chiefs star Khama Billiat. Shalulile is almost certain to hit the century this season, though, whereas Billiat is out for the remainder of the campaign.
How many record will this man smash while he’s on the books of Masandawana?
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