The highest-scoring Asian players in Premier League history
The earliest recorded game that bares the closest resemblance to modern-day football was born in Asia. The Chinese pastime of cuju - which literally means 'kickball' and is pronounced tsoo-joo - was played more than 2,000 years ago. More than half of humanity comes from Asia yet the biggest continent on the planet with a rich history in the sport has not had a commensurate impact on the scoring charts of the world's most popular football league. The Premier League has been home to some of the continent's greatest talents but only one Asian player has ever scored from than 20 times in the History of the Premier League . There are no prizes for guessing which player tops this particular list but the remaining names may be harder to pluck out of thin air. 6. Kaoru Mitoma (Japan) - 7 goals Kaoru Mitoma swiftly became one of his continent's leading scorers after just one season of Premier League football / Sebastian Frej/MB Media/GettyImages Kaoru Mitoma burst into ...