Sergio Aguero became the first Manchester City player to score 200 goals for the club so we look at the statistics and facts behind his record-breaking feats.
The Argentina star, who signed for 'just' £38 million from Atletico Madrid in 2011, struck his 200th and 201st goals in their FA Community Shield victory over Chelsea at Wembley to further underline his long-standing threat ahead of the new season.
Here we take a look at how his goals have been scored, how many games he's played, season-by-season and competition breakdowns plus which clubs he enjoys scoring against the most, who assisted him the best, the trophies he's won and where he ranks with other Man City greats.
How the 201 goals were scored and how quickly
Sergio Aguero’s 201 goals for Manchester City have come over 293 games – averaging a goal every 108 minutes during his spell at the club. Only 16% of these have come from the penalty spot, with 91% coming from inside the penalty box.
- 293 games
- 248 games started
- 21709 minutes played
- 108 minutes per goal
- 0.69 goals per game
- Left foot: 35
- Right foot: 147
- Headed: 19
- Inside box: 182
- Outside box: 19
- Penalties: 33 (42 taken)
Sergio Aguero: Season-by-season
Sergio Aguero’s most prolific season in front of goal at Manchester City was in 2016-17, when he scored 33 goals in all competitions for the club. Arguably, his best season in front of goal at the club was in 2013-14, when he netted 28 goals in just 2289 minutes on the pitch – his best-ever minutes per goal ratio at Manchester City (82 mins per goal).
He’s only won the Premier League Golden Boot on one occasion, however. This was in 2014-15, when the Argentine netted 26 goals for Manchester City; five more than Harry Kane (21).
- 2011-12: 33 goals (48 games, 116 mins/goal)
- 2012-13:17 (40 games, 159 mins/goal)
- 2013-14: 28 (34 games, 82 mins/goal)
- 2014-15: 32 (43 games, 100 mins/goal)
- 2015-16: 29 (44 games, 121 mins/goal)
- 2016-17: 33 (45 games, 106 mins/goal)
- 2017-18: 30 (39 games, 98 mins/goal)
- 2018-19: 2 (1 game, 40 mins/goal)
Sergio Aguero: Competition-by-competition
Sergio Aguero has scored in seven different competitions for Manchester City, including 143 goals in the Premier League. Since the start of his first Manchester City season in the Premier League (2011/12), Aguero has scored 35 more goals than any other player in the competition (Harry Kane the next best with 108 goals).
Aguero’s tally of 26 Champions League goals for the club is 17 more than any other Manchester City player in the competition and equates to 26% of Manchester City’s total goal tally in the Champions League (26/101).
- Premier League: 143 goals, 206 games
- Champions League: 26 goals, 47 games
- FA Cup: 16 goals, 18 games
- League Cup: 7 goals, 15 games
- Europa League: 4 goals, four games
- Champions League qualifying: 3 goals, 1 game
- Community Shield: 2 goals, 2 games
Aguero's favourite opponents
Sergio Aguero has scored against 51 of the 56 different opponents that he’s faced for Manchester City in all competitions, only failing to score against PSG (two apps), Juventus (two apps), Borussia Dortmund (two apps), Celtic (one app) and Bolton Wanderers (one app).
Aguero has been most prolific against Newcastle United in all competitions, netting 14 goals in 12 appearances overall – including a five-goal haul for City in a Premier League game versus the Magpies in October 2015 (6-1 win).
- Newcastle: 14 goals, 12 games
- Watford: 10 goals, 6 games
- Tottenham: 10 goals, 12 games
- Chelsea: 10 goals, 15 games
- Stoke: 8 goals, 9 games
- West Brom: 8 goals, 11 games
- Manchester United: 8 goals, 12 games
- West Ham: 8 goals, 13 games
- Arsenal: 8 goals, 14 games
- Sunderland: 7 goals, 11 games
Aguero's Milestone goals
The striker’s first goal for Manchester City came on his debut for the club, in August 2011 versus Swansea City. Despite only playing 30 minutes in this match after coming on as a substitute, he scored two goals and assisted another.
Both his 50th and 100th goals for Manchester City came in games against rivals Manchester United.
- First goal v Swansea, Premier League, August 15 (2011)
- 50th goal v Manchester United, Premier League, September 22 ('13)
- 100th goal v Manchester United, Premier League, April 4 ('15)
- 150th goal v Middlesbrough, Premier League, November 5 ('16)
- 200th goal v Chelsea, Community Shield, August 5, ('18)
Aguero's assist kings
During his career at Manchester City, David Silva has assisted the most goals for Sergio Aguero (19), closely followed by Yaya Toure (17) and Kevin De Bruyne (15).
Since the start of 2017/18, Kevin De Bruyne has assisted the most goals in all competitions for Aguero (six).
- David Silva: 19 assists
- Yaya Toure: 17
- Kevin De Bruyne: 15
- Samir Nasri: 11
- Fernandinho: 7
- Raheem Sterling: 7
- Edin Dzeko: 6
- Aleksandar Kolarov: 6
- Jesus Navas: 6
- Leroy Sane: 5
🔵📊 Stats for Sergio Aguero's 201 #MCFC goals...
— Sporting Life Football (@SportingLifeFC) August 6, 2018
👟 293 games
⏱️ 108 minutes per goal
🔥 0.69 goals per game
◀️ Left foot: 35
🎱 Right foot: 147
🤕 Headed: 19
🦊 Inside box: 182
🚀 Outside box: 19
⚽️ Penalties: 33 (42 taken) pic.twitter.com/cROaNXcN3F
Sergio Aguero: Trophies won and honours
His 201 goals haven't been in vain either, collecting six major trophies and two Community Shields along the way.
- 3 x Premier League titles (2011-12, '13-14, '17-18)
- 3 x League Cups (2013-14, '15-16, '17-18)
- 2 x Community Shields (2012, 2018)
- Manchester City Player of the Year: 2011–12, 2014–15
- Premier League Player of the Month: October 2013, November 2014, January 2016, April 2016, January 2018
- PFA Team of the Year: 2017–18 Premier League
- Football Supporters' Federation Player of the Year: 2014
- Premier League Golden Boot: 2014–15
Manchester City's top goalscorers
- Sergio Aguero: 201
- Eric Brook: 177
- Tommy Johnson: 166
- Colin Bell: 153
- Joe Hayes: 152
- Billy Meredith: 151
- Francis Lee: 148
- Tommy Browell: 139
- Billy Gillespie: 132
- Fred Tilson: 132
🔵⚽️ Sergio Aguero's 201 #MCFC goals: Season-by-season
— Sporting Life Football (@SportingLifeFC) August 6, 2018
3⃣0⃣ (48 games, 2011-12)
1⃣7⃣ (40 games, '12-13)
2⃣8⃣ (34 games, '13-14)
3⃣2⃣ (43 games, '14-15)
2⃣9⃣ (44 games, '15-16)
3⃣3⃣ (45 games, '16-17)
3⃣0⃣ (39 games, '17-18)
2⃣ (1 game, '18-19)
🔥 Prolific pic.twitter.com/c7uas1A8km
