Top 5 goalscorers for Chelsea in Premier League history

One of the few clubs in Premier League history that has stood the test of the teams is Chelsea Football Club. From the strugglers in the late 90s to completely changing the landscape and challenging for multiple titles in a single season, Chelsea have come a long way. While Jose Mourinho taught the club how to lay the life while defending, the club's strikers made it easy to protect those leads.

Here is the list of the top five goalscorers for Chelsea in Premier League history: 

5. Gianfranco Zola

The diminutive Italian magician was there at Stamford Bridge when Chelsea was showing the promise that they deserved to be at the top of the pile. He graced the Premier League with his presence while weaving spells with the ball at his feet. Playing his first season in 1996 after arriving from Parma in a deal worth €6.2 million, the player went on to dazzle. With superior technical ability and brilliance, he mesmerized the fans.

When he moved back to Italy in 2003, the player had 59 goals to his name in the English top flight. Not only did he find the back of the net, but the Italian also assisted his teammates in finding the goals. He had 42 assists to his name for the Stamford Bridge-based outfit.

4) Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink

If there is a player who made an impact in a small tenure at Stamford Bridge, it has to be this Dutch powerhouse. Moving to Chelsea from Atletico Madrid in a deal worth €22.5 million in 2000-2001, the player brought raw strength and lethal finishing to Chelsea's frontline. During his four seasons at Stamford Bridge, he amassed 69 goals and had 27 assists to his name.

The player had a huge striking ability, converting the goals from range, and in point-blank, keepers struggled to keep the ball out. In his first season, he had 23 goals to his name and nine assists in the English top flight, followed by the same number of goals in the next season. His work ethic was top-notch, earning him the love of the fans. 

3) Eden Hazard 

While kids of a certain age or fans will not know who Eden Hazard was, or they know them for his Real Madrid stint, Eden Hazard was a different beast at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea secured the services of the Belgian for €35 million. During his seven seasons at the club, he scored 85 goals and 54 assists in 245 appearances.

The Belgian’s impact was beyond scoring goals. He was the one who turned football into an art.  In the 2018/19 season, his final campaign with Chelsea, Hazard reached his peak with 16 goals and 15 assists in the league. His signature move of cutting inside from the left wing before curling shots into the far corner became his trademark, leaving countless defenders wondering what hit them.

2. Didier Drogba 

If you ask any Chelsea fan about the best striker that the club had in the past, it would be none other than Didier Drogba. The Ivorian warrior left a huge impact on the club and terrorized Premier League defenses for nine seasons. The player arrived at the Premier League outfit in a deal worth €38.5 million and scored 104 league goals in Chelsea blue.

But Drogba was more than just a goalscorer - he was Chelsea's talisman during their most successful period. His physical presence, combined with surprising technical ability, made him the complete forward. In the 2009/10 season, he claimed the Golden Boot with 29 goals (39 G/A), but his ability to deliver in big moments set him apart. Defenders would lose sleep before facing Drogba, knowing they were in for 90 minutes of relentless battling.

1. Frank Lampard 

"I have to adapt to what young players are now. Lampard at 23 was a man. Players now at 23 aren't men, they're brats"- Jose Mourinho

Getting applauded by Jose Mourinho, the Special One, is always special and it is not that easy. Frank Lampard achieved that distinction when he used to put the bodies on the line for the club. The Super Frank was not just a midfielder but a midfielder who marauded the opposition as a striker. During his 13 years at Stamford Bridge, he had 147 goals to his name, a remarkable figure for the midfielder in the English top flight.

The player had a unique trait of arriving late to the box to score the crucial goals. Barring his first two years and the final year at Chelsea Football Club, he had touched double-digit figures in terms of goals. In the 2009/10 seasons, the player scored 22 goals, his highest ever, helping Chelsea to win the Premier LEague title that season. His trademark long-range strikes and penalty-taking excellence made him not just Chelsea's greatest Premier League goalscorer, but one of English football's finest midfielders.