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2. Alan Shearer
It is often forgotten that the all-time leading goal scorer in the history of Premier League is a Southampton academy product. Signed by the Saints at the age of 15, Alan Shearer spent two years in the academy before making his debut for the first team.
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The striker spent five seasons in the First Division with Southampton FC amassing 158 appearances and scoring 43 times before joining Blackburn Rovers for a record-breaking fee of £3.6 million in the newly formed Premier League.
Shearer spent four seasons at Ewood Park and won his only Premier League title with Blackburn before moving to join his boyhood club Newcastle United. The striker went on to spend 10 seasons at St James Park before retiring from the sport in 2006.
Alan Shearer remains miles ahead of all the other Premier League players with 260 goals in 410 appearances.
1. Matt Le Tissier
The nickname "Le God" in itself is a testimony to how the Saints faithful view the striker. Matt Le Tissier belongs to a rare class of players who played for a single club in their entire professional career.
Signed at the age of 16 in 1985, Le Tissier was a gifted attacking-minded player who eventually broke into the first team a year after joining the academy. The striker quickly established himself as one of the key players in the club of the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s as Southampton enjoyed their longest stay in the premier division.
Blessed with exquisite technical skill and an eye for the goal, Le Tissier spent 16 seasons in the South Coast and almost single-handedly ensured top-flight status for the Saints on more than one occasion. He amassed 540 appearances for Southampton and scored 209 times before ending his professional career in 2002 before joining non-professional side Easleight in a two-season spell.
Matt Le Tissier deservedly scored the last goal at Southampton's old stadium 'The Dell' before it was demolished in 2001. He is also the side's second-highest goal scorer as well as the fourth-highest appearance maker.
