Five players that broke goalscoring records in 2017

2017 has definitely been a great year, and it will be remembered by players, fans, and managers alike.

With records broken and new ones set, the excitement for the coming year and the promise of football to come along is already being anticipated.

A lot of players have made the year memorable for the viewers of football, but in this piece, we will be taking a look at five players who set new goalscoring records.

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#5 Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

The signing of the season?

Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp will be more than happy with the signing of Mo Salah, an investment that has proved to be the best this season.

The 25-year-old has been in electric form since making the switch from AS Roma to England and has definitely repaid the fees after Liverpool splashed the cash to make him their record signing.

Salah has justified the tag of the "signing of the season" and will hope to continue his form into 2018.

The Egyptian's record of 9 goals in 12 outings, beat the long-standing record of Kop legend Robbie Fowler's 8 goals in the same number of games. He also matched Daniel Sturridge's club record for most Premier League goals after the first 13 outings.

Salah is favourite to win the CAF player of the year award, after being named BBC African player of the year and will hope next year brings better fortunes.

Just months into his Reds career, Salah is looking set to etch his name into the history books of Liverpool and the football world at large.

#4 Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund)

Aubameyang, most prolific African goalscorer in the Bundesliga

AC Milan would definitely rue letting the Gabon striker go, following the striking issues they have had in recent times.

Aubameyang has been impressing in the German Bundesliga for Borussia Dortmund and looks set to continue in the coming year.

The Gabonese striker recently set a new record of 97 goals to be the African with the most goals in the German topflight surpassing Tony Yeboah's record of 96.

The prolific goalscorer has been in awesome form this year, earning a place in the three-man final list for the African Player of The Year award, and he will be hoping to win the gong for the second time.

#3 Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)

Sergio Aguero heads into the history books of Manchester City

When Aguero first touched the ball in a City shirt against Swansea City back in 2011, he looked destined to be named among the greats at the club. He went on to score a brace in that match and has not stopped scoring since then.

The Argentine broke Eric Brook's record of 177 goals to become the highest goalscorer in the club's history. This was achieved when he scored his 178th goal against Napoli in the Champions League to become the Citizens' highest goalscorer in the history of the club.

Aguero set the new record in 6 years and is still looking to create further records in the sky blue shirts of Manchester City.

With talks of him being unhappy under Pep Guardiola, and a possibility of him leaving at the end of the season. Aguero will forever be remembered by the fans of the blue half of Manchester, as he makes his way into the history books.

#2 Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid CF)

Ronaldo has had a wonderful year at Real Madrid

2017 has definitely been the best for Ronaldo who lead Madrid to a successive Champions League title.

The Portuguese superstar, claimed the UEFA player of the year award, alongside a second FIFA's The Best Award and a fifth Ballon d'Or award in what has been a magnificent year.

He also won 5 trophies with Real Madrid, a feat that has eluded the Spanish capital club under Zidane.

While Ronaldo's form in the La Liga has deteriorated, he remains prolific in the Champions League and he set a new record for the most goals in the Champions League in a calendar year with his 17 goals beating his previous record of 16 goals.

Ronaldo also went on to set a new record as the only player to score in all group matches in the Champions League, after finding the back of the net in all of Real Madrid's group matches as Los Merengues ended the group stage behind Tottenham.

#1 Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)

The goal king, Kane has been the highest goalscorer in Europe for 2017

The man of the moment, Harry Kane has been in blistering form all year and ends the year by breaking Alan Shearer's long-standing record of 36 goals in the English topflight.

He scored 21 times in the second half of last season, and his first goal against Southampton - his first on Boxing Day - was his 37th of the year, breaking the 22-year record held by Alan Shearer.

Kane matched the record with a hat trick or against Burnley on December 23 and has now set a new record of 39 goals in a calendar year for the EPL.

With Real Madrid rumoured to be interested, it won't be a surprise if the Spurs chairman finally cashes in on his hottest property.

At just 24, Harry Kane has already entered into the Premier League's hall of fame and holds the promise to set records. If his form persists next year, he might as well be in the running for the Ballon d'Or award