Benzema, Lewandowski, Kane, Suarez, Aguero, Zlatan: Who has the best career stats?

Karim Benzema and Robert Lewandowski have lit up the football world in recent times.

Despite both being in their 30s, the two superstar strikers are regularly performing to an insanely high standard.

Last week, they each scored hat-tricks in the Champions League to help Real Madrid and Bayern Munich progress to the quarter-finals of the competition.

Lewandowski also found the back of the net for a 43rd time this season on the weekend in a 1-1 draw against Hertha Berlin, while Benzema scored a brace and recorded an assist in a 3-0 win over Mallorca on Monday.

So, with the two strikers firmly in the limelight right now, we’ve decided to compare their overall career stats with what we believe are the other four best strikers over the past decade or so.

The quartet in question? Harry Kane, Luis Suarez, Sergio Aguero and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

So, let’s take a look at how six of the greatest strikers football has ever seen compare against one another, with all the stats below sourced from the ever-reliable Transfermarkt.

GPG = goals-per-game

G/APG = goals or assists-per-game.

Club | 741 games, 377 goals, 184 assists | GPG (0.51), G/APG (0.76)

International | 94 games, 36 goals, 20 assists | GPG (0.38), G/APG (0.60)

Total | 834 games, 413 goals, 204 assists | GPG (0.49), G/APG (0.74)

Club | 666 games, 502 goals, 132 assists | GPG (0.75), G/APG (0.95)

International | 128 games, 74 goals, 27 assists | GPG (0.58), G/APG (0.79)

Total | 794 games, 576 goals, 159 assists | GPG (0.73), G/APG (0.93)

Club | 454 games, 269 goals, 69 assists | GPG (0.59), G/APG (0.74)

International | 67 games, 48 goals, 14 assists | GPG (0.72), G/APG (0.93)

Total | 521 games, 317 goals, 83 assists | GPG (0.61), G/APG (0.77)

Club | 689 games, 435 goals, 240