Top 10 Players With Most Penalties Scored in Premier League History

Most Penalties Scored in Premier League History: A penalty kick is the simplest chance in football. Twelve yards. One player. One goalkeeper. And yet most players crack under the pressure. These ten men were different. They stepped up in the biggest moments, in packed stadiums, with everything on the line — and they scored.

Most Penalties Scored in Premier League History

These are the ten greatest penalty takers in Premier League history ranked by total spot-kicks scored.

10. Matt Le Tissier

• Position: Midfielder 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
• Scored: 25
• Taken: 26
• Ratio: 0.96

Matt Le Tissier has the greatest penalty conversion rate in Premier League history. He scored 25 out of 26 Premier League spot-kicks with a 0.96 ratio. Across all competitions he scored 47 out of 48 penalties throughout his entire career. He missed just one penalty in the Premier League in 15 seasons. He played his entire career for Southampton and never left to join a bigger club despite multiple offers.

He was one of the most gifted English players of his generation. He simply walked up and placed the ball wherever he wanted with complete calm. Goalkeepers had no chance against him. His 0.96 ratio is the best conversion rate of any player with more than 20 penalties in Premier League history.

9. Bruno Fernandes

• Position: Midfielder 🇵🇹
• Scored: 25
• Taken: 31
• Ratio: 0.81

Bruno Fernandes has scored 25 Premier League penalties for Manchester United with a 0.81 ratio. He is the most prolific penalty taker at Manchester United in the Premier League era. He was often criticised for winning penalties and then stepping up to score them himself. He was also criticised for missed penalties. But 25 scored shows how dependable he was from the spot overall.

He joined Manchester United in January 2020 and immediately became their first-choice penalty taker. He won the Premier League Player of the Month award multiple times. He represented Portugal at three major tournaments. His 25 penalty goals are a key part of his outstanding goal contribution record at Old Trafford.

8. Jamie Vardy

• Position: Forward 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
• Scored: 27
• Taken: 34
• Ratio: 0.79

Jamie Vardy scored 27 Premier League penalties in 34 attempts with a 0.79 ratio. He played almost his entire Premier League career at Leicester City. He was one of the most natural penalty-area forwards the Premier League has ever produced. He would go down easily but he could also deliver. He was not afraid to step up and he scored with consistency throughout his time at Leicester.

He won the Premier League title with Leicester City in 2015-16 in one of the greatest sporting upsets in history. He scored 23 goals that season, many from inside the box after winning penalties himself. He represented England at the 2018 World Cup. His 27 penalty goals are a significant part of his overall Premier League legacy.

7. Sergio Agüero

• Position: Forward 🇦🇷
• Scored: 27
• Taken: 33
• Ratio: 0.82

Sergio Agüero scored 27 Premier League penalties in 33 attempts with a 0.82 ratio. He scored them all for Manchester City. He was City’s undisputed penalty taker for a decade. He had a routine — a short run-up, a powerful low drive to one side, and the goalkeeper was beaten almost every single time. He was clinical and ice-cold from the spot.

He won five Premier League titles at Manchester City. He is the highest-scoring foreign player in Premier League history with 184 goals. His 0.82 conversion rate is excellent. He edges Vardy by ratio alone to rank as the better penalty taker of the two.

6. Mark Noble

• Position: Midfielder 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
• Scored: 28
• Taken: 33
• Ratio: 0.85
• Years Active: 2004–2022

Mark Noble scored 28 Premier League penalties in 33 attempts for West Ham United with a 0.85 ratio. He played his entire career at West Ham. He was the captain, the penalty taker, and the heartbeat of the club for over 15 years. Every time West Ham won a penalty, no one else picked up the ball. The armband said it all.

He never won a major trophy with West Ham but he gave the club everything. He made 550 Premier League appearances for one club — the second most in West Ham history. His 0.85 conversion rate is the fourth best on this entire list. He stepped up in relegation battles, cup run deciders, and season-defining moments — and he delivered almost every time.

5. Steven Gerrard

• Position: Midfielder 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
• Scored: 32
• Taken: 41
• Ratio: 0.78
• Years Active: 1999–2015

Steven Gerrard scored 32 Premier League penalties in 41 attempts for Liverpool with a 0.78 ratio. He was Liverpool’s first-choice penalty taker for over a decade. His 0.78 ratio is the lowest on the top six of this list but 32 converted penalties across 16 seasons is a remarkable achievement. He was fearless from the spot even in the most pressure-filled situations.

He captained Liverpool for 11 years. He won the UEFA Champions League in 2005, the FA Cup in 2006, and the UEFA Cup in 2001. He represented England 114 times. His 32 penalty goals are one of many remarkable statistical achievements from a player who gave everything to Liverpool throughout his entire career.

4. Harry Kane

• Position: Forward 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
• Scored: 33
• Taken: 37
• Ratio: 0.89
• Years Active: 2012–2023

Harry Kane has the best penalty conversion rate among the top five on this list at 0.89. He scored 33 Premier League penalties in 37 attempts entirely for Tottenham Hotspur. He was the most reliable penalty taker in the Premier League throughout his time in England. He had a precise, powerful technique — low and to the corner, hit with conviction every single time.

He scored 213 Premier League goals in total, the second most ever. He won the Premier League Golden Boot three times. He joined Bayern Munich in 2023. His 0.89 ratio is the second best conversion rate on this entire list, surpassed only by Matt Le Tissier’s extraordinary 0.96.

3. Mohamed Salah

• Position: Forward 🇪🇬
• Scored: 35
• Taken: 41
• Ratio: 0.85
• Years Active: 2014–present

Mohamed Salah has scored 35 Premier League penalties in 41 attempts for Liverpool and Chelsea with a 0.85 ratio. He is third on the all-time Premier League penalty scoring list. He is still playing in 2026. His total will keep growing. He has a very reliable low-to-the-corner technique with his right foot. He steps up with total composure and rarely misses.

He won the Premier League title with Liverpool in 2019-20 and the Champions League in 2019. He has won the Premier League Golden Boot four times. His 35 penalty goals are a significant contribution to his total of 192 Premier League goals. He is still active and could challenge Frank Lampard’s record of 43 before he retires.

2. Frank Lampard

• Position: Midfielder 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
• Scored: 43
• Taken: 50
• Ratio: 0.86
• Years Active: 1997–2015

Frank Lampard scored 43 Premier League penalties in 50 attempts with a 0.86 ratio. He is second on the all-time penalty scoring list. His 43 goals from the spot are a central part of his overall tally of 177 Premier League goals. He was Chelsea’s first-choice penalty taker for nearly a decade. He hit the ball with enormous power and almost always low and to the goalkeeper’s right.

He won three Premier League titles at Chelsea and the Champions League in 2012. He was voted FWA Footballer of the Year in 2005. He also scored penalties for West Ham United and Manchester City. His 0.86 ratio is the third best on this entire list. Only Harry Kane and Matt Le Tissier converted at a higher rate among the top ten.

1. Alan Shearer

• Position: Forward 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
• Scored: 56
• Taken: 67
• Ratio: 0.84
• Years Active: 1992–2006

Alan Shearer is the all-time Premier League penalty scoring record holder with 56 goals from the spot. He also holds the record for the most Premier League penalties missed with 11 — which simply shows that he was the most prolific penalty taker in the competition’s history by an enormous distance. He had a powerful right-footed technique — straight down the middle or into the corners — delivered with absolute authority.

He took 67 Premier League penalties in 14 seasons. He scored 10 in a single season in 1994-95 for Blackburn Rovers and another 10 in 2005-06 for Newcastle United. He is the all-time Premier League top scorer with 260 goals. His 56 penalty goals represent 21.5% of his total Premier League tally. The record has stood since he retired in 2006 and no one has come close to breaking it.