Unlike other numbers, a #9 typifies a striker’s role. The e product. The finisher, the punisher. The one who puts t final piece in the jigsaw puzzle of an attack and also one w can take the team forward with their pace, dribblin physicality, and lethal finishing.



Some players like Ronaldo Nazario, Filippo Inzaghi, Fernan Torres, Robbie Fowler and Alan Shearer are among illustrious few who made the number the striker’s grade wi their contemporary counterparts the following suit.

But unlike others, the #9 is more of people who a considered out-and-out finishers of the attack but with t creativity and work-rate of modern footballers. Today we look at the current top #9s in the world based on their reality and virtual ( FIFA 20) characteristics and qualities.

1. Robert Lewandowski



Among these few gentlemen, Poland and Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski is becoming one of the best number 9s in Europe if not in the history of the game. Recently, he has been in a rollicking form. In the Champions League group match encounter against Red Star Belgrade, the Polish striker smashed 4 goals in just 14 minutes and 31 seconds. Such insane displays are nothing new for Lewandowski, who smashed 4 six years ago against Real Madrid. Meanwhile, in 2015 at Bundesliga in 2015, he plundered 5 goals in 9 minutes against Vlf Wolfsburg.

After scoring 4 goals the other night, Lewandowski also became the club’s all-time scorer in the tournament – the same record he holds with Borussia Dortmund as well – and the fastest player in tournament’s history to do.

For the club and country this year, Lewandowski has scored 51 goals in 53 games – 10 goals from 7 games in the Champions League. According to the statistics of Daily Mail, Lewandowski’s goal-scoring run leads to a goal approximately in every 57 minutes.

Interestingly, this stellar run is about seven minutes quicker than Messi’s best ever La Liga and Europe season in 2012-13 where he scored 46 goals in 32 appearances. Barcelona won the La Liga title with historical 100 points with the Argentine proving a prolific best. Ronaldo, on the other hand, had best minutes-to-goal campaign in 2013-14, where he scored every 73.6 minutes for Real Madrid. These feats have now been beaten by Lewandowski with 24 Bundesliga matches remaining.

Robert Lewandowski:

—25 goals in 20 games this season

—Top scorer in 2019/20 Champions League

—Fifth player to score 60 UCL goals

—Bayern’s all-time leading goalscorer in the Champions League

2. Luis Suarez



One of the best strikers in the world and considered by ma to be the best #9 at the moment, there is no doubt that L Suarez is striking royalty. The forward has perform brilliantly in a stellar career for club and country winni multiple honours including the Copa America with his natio He also recently scored his 400th career league goal t season.

Suarez went under the radar last season with underwhelming 21 goals in LaLiga and also struggled to g going in the Champions League which was attributed as o of the reasons for Barcelona’s inability to get their hands the trophy.

This year though Suarez has started strongly proving people why he’s considered by many to be the world’s be striker. In the absence of Lionel Messi, Suarez has l Barcelona’s charge with four goals in six LaLiga games with total of six in eight games across all competitions.

Suarez is proficient in assisting other players as he is scoring. His consistent scoring rate for Barcelona have oft been soothing for Lionel Messi who nowadays takes a bacseat from looking to always score (despite still scoring 35- goals a season) to laying off for his Uruguayan amigo ap nicknamed “El Pistolero.

3. Karim Benzema

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