Goran Pandev wrote his name among the Serie A goal scoring legends as tonight he scoring a brace for Genoa and reached 100 goals in one of the world’s best leagues.

photo: Pandev celebrates his 100th goal

His club welcome Benevento, a team who was twice taking the lead starting from the 5th minute. However, Pandev fist equalized on 1:1 in the 11th minute when a cross into the box was badly cleared away by a visiting defender, falling instead to Pandev who scored a simple goal from close range. This was his 99th Serie A goal.

Goran scores his 99th goal

Just four minutes later Benevento took another lead, but in the 21st minute Goran the Great once again did his job. The 100th Serie A goal from Pandev came on a left footed shot from a tight angle after some more bad defending from the visitors.

Pandev scored his 100th goal

Genoa did not win as the match ended 2:2, but still, this is a game that Pandev will remember forever, and not just him but all Macedonian football fans as since tonight a Macedonia is among the Seria A legends.

Pandev’s goals vs. Benevento:

Well done Goran!!

Pandev’s Serie A goals by clubs:
27 – Genoa
19 – Napoli
5 – Inter
48 – Lazio
1 – Ancona

On the all time table Pandev is the 85th player to reach 100 goals in Serie A. There are still rounds to be played so he may improve his records as at the moment he is equal on goals with Pierino Prati and Marek Hamšík, the first long time retired, the later is playing in Sweden.

This a list of all foreign players that have scored at least 100 goals in Serie A:

225 (3) Gunnar Nordahl
190 (8) Kurt Hamrin
184 (12) Gabriel Batistuta
155 (23) Luís Vinício
153 (25) István Nyers
153 (25) Hernán Crespo
147 (29) Zlatan Ibrahimović*
139 (36) John Hansen
127 (46) Andriy Shevchenko
125 (47) Gonzalo Higuaín
123 (48) David Trezeguet
121 (52) Mauro Icardi
117 (56) Abel Balbo
112 (61) Edinson Cavani
103 (77) Adrian Mutu
103 (77) Sergio Clerici
102 (80) Oliver Bierhoff
101 (83) Dries Mertens*
100 (84) Marek Hamšík
100 (84) Goran Pandev*

*still playing in Serie A.
NOTE: in brackets is their actual ranking.

Pandev is just 3 goals behind Mutu who is best scorers from the Balkans. But, Pandev is the best scorer from the players coming from countries from former Yugoslavia.

100 Goran Pandev*
96 Mirko Vučinić
93 Josip Iličić
85 Edin Džeko