5 active Premier League players who have scored more headers than Cristiano Ronaldo

#3 Romelu Lukaku (25)

Arsenal v Chelsea - Premier League

Romelu Lukaku has worked really hard on his game over the last decade to become a great finisher. Of course, the Belgian still has moments where he misses clear-cut chances. Regardless, his goal-scoring record in England is impeccable.

The Belgian international can shrug off opponents, hold up the ball and even get his head on most crosses in the box due to his aerial ability. A brute force in the air, Lukaku is strong enough to hold off opponents and bury the ball in the back of the net. The Chelsea striker's headers against Aston Villa and Brighton this term are fine examples of the same.

Like Cristiano Ronaldo, the 28-year-old ace also has a good physique and can jump higher than most. Out of the 118 Premier League goals the Chelsea star has scored, 25 of them have been headers.

Lukaku is yet to get going this season but Thomas Tuchel will be hoping Lukaku can deliver more of his trademark headers in the second half of the campaign.

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#2 Harry Kane (26)

Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League

Harry Kane is one of the few strikers in England that has developed all the facets of his game and is incredibly consistent in delivering season-after season. The current campaign has been a forgettable one so far. However, one would not bet against him turning things around in the coming months.

An all-round team player, Kane can score goals himself and also create for others. In fact, he uses his aerial ability to not just score goals but also facilitate the build-up play. However, once the ball is crossed into the box, the English international is the first man to try and nestle into the net.

Like Michail Antonio, Kane also takes up good positions in the box, which allows him to score comfortably. One thing he has mastered is the art of glancing headers. Kane often runs towards the near post and puts in the deftest headed touch to beat the defender and the goalkeeper. The Tottenham Hotspur star has scored 26 headers out of his 171 league goals.

While Cristiano Ronaldo excels at taking towering headers, Kane has his own style of using his aerial prowess to score goals.

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#1 Christian Benteke (33)

Crystal Palace v Everton - Premier League

Christian Benteke has spent the last decade of his professional life in English football playing for Aston Villa, Liverpool and now Crystal Palace. Although he is not the most potent finisher of the ball, Benteke certainly knows where the goal is.

While Benteke lacks the pace of a natural centre-forward, his aerial abilities more than make up for it. What is even more impressive is the kind of power he generates on them. Even a cross with little to no venom can be put away with quite a lot of force by the Belgian international.

Although Cristiano Ronaldo is far more active in the penalty box, Benteke dominates his opponents by comfortably leaping over them. Over the last nine and a half seasons, the 31-year-old has scored 86 league goals in England, with 33 of them being headers.

One of the best headers of the ball in the Premier League, Benteke may never win a Ballon d'Or like Cristiano Ronaldo but can take great pride in his aerial ability.