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Alexander Isak is Swedish football’s biggest star at the moment.
Now the 23-year-old has received a powerful recognition after the PL success.
Isak has been named one of the world’s best strikers, according to ESPN.
After Zlatan Ibrahimovic finished his football career for good, he has left a void behind him in Swedish football. Our blue-yellow country is thirsty for a new big star to follow in top football.
Isak’s success
The star that shines brightest right now is Alexander Isak. The 23-year-old signed for Newcastle last summer in a record transfer and has now made his very first season in the world’s best league, the Premier League.
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Despite the season being affected by injury problems, Isak managed to show his great talent for England. In 22 games played, the Swedish attacking star managed to score 10 goals and then we must remember that there were a lot of goals during the season.
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Best in the world
Now Alexander Isak has received his great recognition when the American sports channel ESPN has named the world’s best striker in the soccer world. Then we find the 23-year-old in a very nice eighth place among all goal scorers around the big clubs.
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All employees at ESPN have been allowed to vote on which strikers did the best this past season and Isak is gaining a lot of trust from the reputable TV channel, see the picture below.
“The Swede is only 23 years old and the feeling at St. James’ Park is that he has only just begun,” they write in the justification.
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He is number 1
Number one on the list of the world’s best strikers does not immediately come as a surprise that it is the goal king Erling Haaland. The Norwegian broke the all-time scoring record in the Premier League with an incredible 36 goals in 35 games and also won the treble with Manchester City.
Behind him comes Karim Benzema and Harry Kane in second and third place on the prestigious list. Really big names and that is why it is so respectable that Alexander Isak can manage a very nice eighth place, see the picture below.
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