283 goals for club(s)
30 goals for country
Total : 313 goals
How many goals has Alan Shearer scored in his football career?
After starting his senior career in 1988, striker Alan Shearer had the following goalscoring stats:
- 23 goals from 118 appearances for Southampton (1988-1992)
- 112 goals from 138 appearances for Blackburn Rovers (1992-1996)
- And of course 148 goals from 303 appearances in his decade at Newcastle (1996-2006)
He has also accrued the following international stats:
- 13 goals from 11 caps for England U21 (1990-1992)
- 30 goals from 63 caps for England A (1992-2000)
TOTAL: 313 goals.
These numbers made him the single highest Premier League scorer of all time, ahead of Andy Cole, and the 6th highest goalscorer for the English national team.
Alan Shearer has scored 283 domestic goals in his career out of 559 games. He has scored the most goals overall in the Premier League, with his 260 eclipsing his next rival, Andy Cole (187).
At International level, for England, he has scored 30 in 63 games, joint 6th all time England scorer.
Alan Shearer scored a total of 313 goals for club and country throughout his senior football career. He scored 23 goals for Southampton, 112 goals for Blackburn Rovers, 148 goals for Newcastle United, and 30 goals for England.
- Alan Shearer was born on 13th August, 1970 in Newcastle, England.
- He used to play as a midfielder when he played in the street as a kid.
- He became interim manager at Newcastle United in 2009.
- Shearer scored his first competitive goal for Newcastle United on his home league debut against Wimbledon.
- He scored a staggering five goals against Sheffield Wednesday in 1999.
- Shearer was the top scorer for Newcastle United in all ten seasons he played for the club.
- He was the top scorer in the Premier League on three occasions.
Here's a great video of Alan Shearer's "Top 6 Goals":
