10 most efficient forwards in Europe

#4 Alexandre Lacazette – Olympique Lyonnais – 22.31%

The Frenchman is the most efficient striker in Ligue 1

Alexandre Lacazette will soon be an Arsenal player – and Gunners fans who have been left underwhelmed by his signing ought to take a closer look at the Frenchman. He’s one of the few players to have scored 20+ league goals in the last three seasons, albeit this is Ligue 1 we are talking about.

Of all the strikers in this list, Lacazette is hurt the most by the fact that we exclude penalties from our stats – he’s taken 23 over the last 3 seasons in Ligue 1 and scored an incredible 20 of them. The Frenchman has grown ever more efficient with his conversion rate, and if he averages 100 shots on goal that most Arsenal strikers do every season, we can expect him to score around 25 league goals, something that must not have escaped Arsene Wenger’s mind.

With 56 goals from 251 shots in the last 3 seasons, Lacazette is one of the best strikers in today’s market.

SeasonShots On TargetShots Off TargetShots BlockedTotal ShotsGoalsConversion %2014/15442617872022.992015/1649395931920.432016/17352412711723.94Total12889342515622.31