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Alan Shearer

English footballer

  • Fame64.6
  • Momentum17.6
  • Footballers rank#229
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  • Fame64.6
  • Momentum17.6
  • Footballers rank#229
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Born 1970 · age 56United Kingdom
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  • Age
    56
    Born 1970
  • Awards
    3
    recognised works
Summary
Updated 2026-08-17

Alan Shearer is an English football pundit and former professional player who played as a striker. Widely regarded as one of the best strikers of all time and one of the greatest players in Premier League history, he is the league's record goalscorer with 260 goals. He was named Football Writers' Association Player of the Year in 1994 and won the PFA Player of the Year award in 1995. In 1996, he came third in both Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players. Shearer was one of the first two players inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame in 2021.

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Teams

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  • Newcastle United F.C.
    1996–2006
  • Blackburn Rovers F.C.
    1992–1996
  • England national association football B team
    1992–1992
  • England men's national association football team
    1992–2000
  • England national under-21 association football team
    1990–1992
  • Southampton F.C.
    1988–1992
19882006
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Season stats

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1996–2006303148
1992–1996138112
1992–199210
1992–20006330
1990–19921113
1988–199211823
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Awards

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  • Premier League Hall of Fame
  • Commander of the Order of the British Empire
  • Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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Fame
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64.6
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Momentum17.6
Historical28.6
Now attention83.6
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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Category rank
#229
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