10 Great Premier League one-season wonders of the decade (2010-2019)

Modified Dec 17, 2019 12:37 GMT

Michu scored 22 goals in his first season at Swansea City

#4 Papiss Cisse

Papiss Cisse scored the goal of the season in 2011-12, but couldn't keep up his great form

More of a half-season wonder than a one-season wonder, Papiss Cisse was signed by Newcastle United midway through the 2011-12 campaign after plundering 22 goals in 32 matches for Bundesliga side Freiburg in 2010-11. The Senegalese striker was brought in to support countryman Demba Ba, but ended up overshadowing him entirely.

Cisse scored the winning goal on his debut for the Magpies – a thumping volley against Aston Villa – and simply didn’t slow down, scoring 13 goals in the 14 Premier League games he appeared in, including a ridiculous half-volley with the outside of his right foot against Chelsea, a strike that won him the Goal of the Season award.

Newcastle surprisingly ended the season in 5th place, with Cisse’s form being partially responsible, but if they thought they’d unearthed a world-beater, the Magpies were unfortunately mistaken. Cisse did continue to score goals for Newcastle, but not at the same rate he’d started off with, and his second season saw him score just 8, while he managed just 2 in 2013-14.

By the time he departed St. James’ Park in 2016, the Senegalese striker had scored just 24 goals in the 4 campaigns that followed his stunning debut, never quite reaching the heights of that incredible half-season.

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