Aguero creates history in a poetic farewell; the numbers behind his records

Sergio ‘Kun’ Aguero signed off his Premier League career in the most poetic of fashions, creating history by scoring twice in the 5-0 demolition of Everton after he came on as a substitute at the Etihad.

Aguero came on after the 60th minute mark and struck an amazing brace in the space of five minutes – first toe-poking his way through the Everton defense and slotting the ball past Jordan Pickford and then heading in a fine goal from Fernandinho’s pin-point cross – and in doing so, became, Manchester City’s most decorated player with a host of records during his 10-year-tenure.

He officially was crowned the Premier League’s greatest ever goal scorer for a single club with 184 strikes in 275 appearances – overtaking Wayne Rooney’s 183 goals in 393 appearances.

The Argentina striker is also second on the list for the best goal-ratio in the competition’s history of 0.67 – just marginally behind a joint record of 0.68 of Thierry Henry & still active Harry Kane, who have 175 & 166 goals in 275 & 245 appearances respectively.

However, he does better than both of them with the best ever goal-per-minute ratio of any player in the history of the Premier League, 108 – an unprecedented 14 minutes lesser than Henry & Kane, who both sit with 122.

Aguero also holds the record for the most hattricks in the Premier League, with 12 – one better than Alan Shearer.

Alongside Dmitar Berbatov, Jermain Defoe, Alan Shearer and Andrew Cole, Aguero holds the record for the most number of goals (5) in a single Premier League match. Nevertheless, he does better the four of them for having scored 5 goals in just 66 minutes, as opposed to their tally of as many goals in 90 minutes.

The marksman has seen himself score 20+ goals for 5 consecutive seasons with the club – the most consecutive goalscoring seasons by any player in the competition’s history.

Overall, Aguero has 260 goals in 389 appearances for City over the span of ten glory-filled years.

The 32-year-old Argentine is the most decorated player in City’s history – winning 15 major trophies, and a possible sixteenth enroute as the club take on Chelsea in the upcoming Champions League final showdown.

Here is the list of all his trophies won as a Cityzen:

· Premier League: 2011/12, 2013/14, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2020/21

· FA Cup: 2018/19

· Football League (EFL Cup): 2013/14, 2015/16, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21

· FA Community Shield: 2012, 2018, 2019

He championed Manchester City the club’s first ever Premier League title in his debut season at the club, in the final minute of the season, usurping city rivals Manchester United on the final match day.

His 94th minute title-winner against Queens Park Rangers in the 2011/12 would usher an era of dominance for the blue side of Manchester.

Aguero leaves behind an unmatched legacy in Manchester, as one of the city’s greatest ever players.

Take a bow, legend.