The very finest footballers who don the No.9 on their back. In football there are some very iconic shirts and none more so than the No.9, which traditionally is worn by an out-and-out striker. So fanatix has put together a list of the 10 best players in world football who sport the number - note that doesnt necessarily mean they are a striker. 10. Jackson Martinez - FC Porto This Colombia international has been touted by some of Europes elite after scoring 50 goals in just 68 matches for the Portuguese champions since arriving at the club in 2012. 9. Lukas Podolski - Arsenal A talented forward that has developed from a more attacking presence to someone who can now operate on the wing and Podolski is the youngest player ever to reach 100 international caps. 8. Mario Mandzukic - Bayern Munich In a team jam-packed full of stars its easy to overlook the Croatian, but Mandzukic is a supremely talented forward who knocked Mario Gomez out of the side and has 11 goals in just 13 Bundesliga starts this term. 7. Alexis Sanchez - Barcelona Has been compared to national compatriot Mario Salas and is certainly a talented Chilean who is now a firm addition in the Barca starting XI with 15 goals this season from the wing. 6. Alvaro Negredo - Manchester City Made a big impression on La Liga with Sevilla and then converted that form to the Premier League when making the £20m switch to the Etihad Stadium in 2013 and already has 23 goals. 5. Karim Benzema - Real Madrid Being in attack alongside Cristiano Ronaldo is always going to be somewhat daunting and whilst Benzema cant compete in scoring terms, 103 goals in 214 games is commendable. 4. Gonzalo Higuain - Napoli Was previously a competitor with Benzema at the Santiago Bernabeu before being sold to Napoli for £34.5m in the summer and has 16 goals in 30 matches since. 3. Radamel Falcao - AS Monaco If one thing is true of the Colombian its that he is a goal-scorer, with the 27-year-old having scored 205 goals for both club (including Porto, Atletico Madrid and now Monaco) in 329 appearances. 2. Robert Lewandowski - Borussia Dortmund Arrived at the Westfalenstadion in 2010 as a relative unknown and has since developed into one of the finest strikers on the planet and will be joining Bayern in the summer. 1. Edinson Cavani - Paris Saint-Germain Just edging it at No.1 is the £55m Uruguay international, who moved to PSG after three prolific years with Napoli and alongside Zlatan Ibrahimovic has 20 goals in 30 appearances.
Posted on: Fri, 07 Feb 2014 09:20:10 +0000
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