Top 5 Asian goalscorers in the Premier League 

PFC CSKA Moskva v Tottenham Hotspur FC - UEFA Champions League
Son is one of Tottenham Hotspur's main attacking outlets

#4 Shinji Okazaki (Japan) - 12 goals

Leicester City v Newcastle United - Premier League
Okazaki scores a bicycle kick goal for Leicester City against Newcastle United

Japanese superstar and Premier League winner with Leicester City, Shinji Okazaki moved to England in 2015 from Mainz. 10 years earlier, Okazaki began his career with Shimizu S-Pulse in the J-League and spent five years at the club.

In 2011, Stuttgart signed the player who went on to make 63 appearances for the club scoring 10 goals during his two seasons at the club. Mainz signed the veteran Japanese striker and he spent two years at the club before joining Leicester.

Okazaki has made more than 100 appearances for Japan and is the country's third highest goal scorer. He was part of the Leicester team that won the Premier League crown under Claudio Ranieri and is fourth on the list of the highest scoring Asians in the PL with 12 goals.

Still actively playing for the English club, Okazaki could equal the third highest Asian goalscorer's tally with another goal.

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