Which players scored their country's first goal in the Premier League? – quiz

Aston Villa lost to Bournemouth on Saturday but Mbwana Samatta’s goal made him the first Tanzanian to score in the Premier League Photograph: Neville Williams/Aston Villa FC via Getty Images

1. Who was the first player from England to score in the Premier League (in 1992)?

   1. Micky Quinn for Coventry

   2. Alan Shearer for Blackburn

   3. Brian Deane for Sheffield United

   4. Teddy Sheringham for Nottingham Forest

2. Who was the first scorer from Wales (in 1992)?

   1. Ryan Giggs for Manchester United

   2. Barry Horne for Everton

   3. Mark Hughes for Manchester United

   4. Ian Rush for Liverpool

3. Who was the first scorer from Scotland (in 1992)?

   1. Duncan Ferguson for Everton

   2. Graeme Sharp for Oldham

   3. Gary McAllister for Leeds

   4. Brian McClair for Manchester United

4. Who was the first scorer from Sweden (in 1992)?

   1. Tomas Brolin for Leeds

   2. Anders Limpar for Arsenal

   3. Freddie Ljungberg for Arsenal

   4. Jesper Blomqvist for Manchester United

5. Who was the first scorer from Norway (in 1992)?

   1. Henning Berg for Blackburn

   2. John Carew for Aston Villa

   3. Gunnar Halle for Oldham

   4. Tore André Flo for Chelsea

6. Who was the first scorer from France (in 1992)?

   1. Patrick Vieira for Arsenal

   2. Eric Cantona for Leeds

   3. David Ginola for Newcastle

   4. Rémi Garde for Arsenal

7. Who was the first scorer from Denmark (in 1992)?

   1. John Jensen for Arsenal

   2. Jan Molby for Liverpool

   3. Peter Schmeichel for Manchester United

   4. Jon Dahl Tomasson for Newcastle

8. Who was the first scorer from the Netherlands (in 1992)?

   1. Dennis Bergkamp for Arsenal

   2. Marco Boogers for West Ham

   3. Michel Vonk for Manchester City

   4. George Boateng for Coventry

9. Who was the first scorer from Spain (in 1992?)

   1. Cesc Fàbregas for Arsenal

   2. Nayim for Tottenham

   3. Gaizka Mendieta for Middlesbrough

   4. Xabi Alonso for Liverpool

10. Who was the first scorer from Germany (in 1994)?

    1. Steffen Freund for Tottenham

    2. Dietmar Hamann for Newcastle

    3. Uwe Rosler for Manchester City

    4. Jürgen Klinsmann for Tottenham

11. Who was the first scorer from Belgium (in 1994)?

    1. Dedryck Boyata for Manchester City

    2. Luc Nilis for Aston Villa

    3. Philippe Albert for Newcastle

    4. Gilles De Bilde for Sheffield Wednesday

12. Who was the first scorer from Ghana (in 1995)?

    1. Kevin-Prince Boateng for Tottenham

    2. Junior Agogo for Sheffield Wednesday

    3. Nii Lamptey for Aston Villa

    4. Tony Yeboah for Leeds

13. Who was the first scorer from Brazil (in 1995)?

    1. Juninho for Middlesbrough

    2. Isaias for Coventry City

    3. Edu for Arsenal

    4. Emerson for Middlesbrough

14. Who was the first scorer from Portugal (in 1996)?

    1. Luís Boa Morte for Arsenal

    2. José Dominguez for Birmingham City

    3. Abel Xavier for Everton

    4. Dani for West Ham

15. Who was the first scorer from Colombia (in 1996)?

    1. Juan Pablo Ángel for Aston Villa

    2. Faustino Asprilla for Newcastle

    3. Hámilton Ricard for Middlesbrough

    4. Hugo Rodallega for Wigan

16. Who was the first scorer from Italy (in 1996)?

    1. Attilio Lombardo for Crystal Palace

    2. Fabrizio Ravanelli for Middlesbrough

    3. Paolo Di Canio for Sheffield Wednesday

    4. Roberto Di Matteo for Chelsea

17. Who was the first scorer from Czech Republic (in 1996?)

    1. Patrik Berger for Liverpool

    2. Karel Poborsky for Manchester United

    3. Milan Baros for Liverpool

    4. Vladimir Smicer for Liverpool

18. Who was the first scorer from Argentina (in 1998?)

    1. Julio Arca for Sunderland

    2. Carlos Marinelli for Middlesbrough

    3. Juan Sebastián Verón for Manchester United

    4. Horacio Carbonari for Derby

19. Who was the first scorer from Senegal (in 2002?)

    1. Ali Dia for Southampton

    2. El Hadji Diouf for Liverpool

    3. Henri Camara for Wolves

    4. Salif Diao for Liverpool

20. Who was the first scorer from Egypt (in 2005)?

    1. Amr Zaki for Hull City

    2. Mido for Tottenham

    3. Mohamed Shawky for Middlesbrough

    4. Hossam Ghaly for Tottenham

Solutions

1:C - 839 players from England have scored in the Premier League. Alan Shearer is the most prolific with 260 goals., 2:B - 69 players from Wales have scored in the Premier League. Ryan Giggs is the most prolific with 109 goals., 3:B - 113 players from Scotland have scored in the Premier League. Duncan Ferguson is the most prolific with 68 goals., 4:B - 31 players from Sweden have scored in the Premier League. Freddie Ljungberg is the most prolific with 48 goals., 5:C - 36 players from Norway have scored in the Premier League. Ole Gunnar Solskjær is the most prolific with 91 goals., 6:B - 125 players from France have scored in the Premier League. Thierry Henry is the most prolific with 175 goals., 7:B - 35 players from Denmark have scored in the Premier League. Christian Eriksen is the most prolific with 51 goals., 8:C - 89 players from the Netherlands have scored in the Premier League. Robin van Persie is the most prolific with 144 goals., 9:B - 75 players from Spain have scored in the Premier League. Fernando Torres is the most prolific with 85 goals., 10:C - 35 players from Germany have scored in the Premier League. Mesut Özil is the most prolific with 32 goals., 11:C - 35 players from Belgium have scored in the Premier League. Romelu Lukaku is the most prolific with 113 goals., 12:D - 12 players from Ghana have scored in the Premier League. Yeboah is the most prolific with 24 goals., 13:B - 54 players from Brazil have scored in the Premier League. Roberto Firmino is the most prolific with 56 goals., 14:D - 35 players from Portugal have scored in the Premier League. Cristiano Ronaldo is the most prolific with 84 goals., 15:B - 12 players from Colombia have scored in the Premier League. Juan Pablo Ángel is the most prolific with 44 goals., 16:B - 49 players from Italy have scored in the Premier League. Paolo Di Canio is the most prolific with 66 goals., 17:B - 11 players from Czech Republic have scored in the Premier League. Patrik Berger is the most prolific with 38 goals., 18:D - 43 players from Argentina have scored in the Premier League. Sergio Agüero is the most prolific with 180 goals., 19:B - 27 players from Senegal have scored in the Premier League. Sadio Mané is the most prolific with 77 goals., 20:B - Eight players from Egypt have scored in the Premier League. Mo Salah is the most prolific with 70 goals.

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