Top 5 Robin Van Persie Premier League goals ranked | OneFootball

Robin Van Persie is one of the Premier League’s most prolific strikers, scoring 190 goals in 383 games, but what are the top 5 goals from the retired football star?

The Dutch forward has scored a plethora of goals, from headers to tap-ins, and some have stood head and shoulders above the rest. Having won titles with both Arsenal and Manchester United, he managed to amass an incredible tally of goals during his time in England’s top division.

In this article, we’ll be looking at some of the most iconic goals in the Dutch player’s career, and somehow taking the difficult task of ranking the top five strikes!

Here are our picks for the top 5 Robin Van Persie Premier League goals during his time with Arsenal and Manchester during the mid to late 2000s.

The top 5 Robin Van Persie Premier League goals ever

5) Fulham 2-1 Arsenal (2006)

The result wasn’t the one that Arsenal fans wanted during the 2006/07 season against Fulham, but the moment of the match was provided by Van Persie, whose strike looked to spark a potential comeback.

A foul on Hoyte in the 34th minute set up a 25-yard freekick for RVP. The Dutchman struck the ball around the wall and beyond Niemi, who couldn’t stop the strike from heading into the net.

The ball nestled into the top corner and gave Arsenal hope, creating a highlight-reel goal for the Dutch striker.

4) Arsenal 1-0 Everton (2011)

A pivotal moment in Robin Van Persie’s golden boot-winning Premier League season saw the Arsenal captain at the time score a goal of the season candidate against Everton.

The game looked as if it was going to finish 0-0 at the Emirates Stadium, but a cushion over the top through ball from Alex Song was met by a sensational volley from Van Persie that nestled into the bottom right corner of the goal, leaving Tim Howard stranded.

This was a fantastic strike from the Dutch player, and it comes in at fourth on our list of the top 5 Robin Van Persie Premier League goals!

3) Manchester United 3-2 Manchester City (2012/13)

The 2012/13 season saw a shock transfer of Robin Van Persie from Arsenal to Manchester United as he led the line alongside Wayne Rooney in Sir Alex Ferguson’s final season in charge.

However, the first Manchester Derby for Van Persie came on Matchday 16 at the Etihad. Manchester United would take a 2-0 lead after a brace from Rooney, but this was shut down by goals from Manchester City’s Yaya Toure and Pablo Zabaleta.

The game looked as if it was going to finish with both Manchester sides collecting a point each. However, a foul from Carlos Tevez on Rafael in the 90th minute won a freekick for United from around 20-25 yards out from the opposition goal.

Van Persie and Rooney stood over the set piece, but Van Persie would be the one to hit it, curling the ball with his left foot, helped on by a deflection from Zabaleta, past Joe Hart into the bottom left corner, sending the United fans into pandemonium and creating another massive moment in the Dutch player’s incredible Premier League career.

With the title in the palm of Manchester United’s hands, Alex Ferguson’s men had to secure 3 points against Aston Villa, and his farewell season would have the perfect send-off.

This match would be the Robin Van Persie show, with the Dutchman scoring a hattrick to win Man United the Premier League title in his first season for the Red Devils. The first came as Van Persie tapped in a squared cross from the left-hand side of the box.

However, it would be Van Persie’s second goal that had fans out of their seats. A searching through ball by Rooney from the halfway line was met by a thunderous volley from Van Persie that thumped the bottom corner.

Van Persie would wrap up an unforgettable performance with a great improvised finish into the top left corner of the goal, and that’s why this strike sits at #2 on our list of the top 5 Robin Van Persie Premier League goals!

1) Arsenal 3-1 Charlton (2004/05)

After signing for Arsenal at the beginning of 2004/05 from Feyenoord, the highly rated wonderkid Van Persie made his name in the Premier League during Matchday 21 against Charlton at The Valley.

Van Persie started the game alongside Thierry Henry up top and played a part in the goal that put Arsenal 2-1 up, with Freddie Ljungberg slotting home in the 48th minute.

However, the 68th minute saw a floated cross travel to the edge of the box as Van Persie connected with venom and rifled the ball into the top right corner of the goal, hence why it sits atop our list of the top 5 Robin Van Persie Premier League goals!