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Can you guess the footballer from just one 2017 statistic?

You’ll do well to get 10/10 in this one.
9.01pm, 25 Dec 2017

All information correct as of 20 December 2017

1. This Premier League player has faced four teams beginning with W this season (including friendlies) and only failed to score against West Brom
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James McClean
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Mo Salah
2. His 17 goals in 17 games make him the top-scorer in Italian football
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Ciro Immobile
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Mauro Icardi
3. His eight assists are the most in La Liga's Primera Division
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Jordi Alba
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Pione Sisto
4. He scored 42% of his team's Airtricity League Premier Division goals this season
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Dinny Corcoran
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Seani Maguire
5. His two own goals are the most in the Bundesliga
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Kevin Vogt
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Julian Schuster
6. With a success rate of 96.2%, he is the most accurate passer in Ligue 1
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Thiago Silva
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Julian Draxler
7. His 7.5 shots per game were the most in the group stages of this year's Champions League
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Cristiano Ronaldo
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Neymar
8. With seven goals, he's the highest scoring Irish player in the Championship
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David McGoldrick
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Daryl Murphy
9. He is upended 3.3 times per game making him the most fouled player in the Premier League this season
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Richarlison
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Dele Alli
10. His 24 goals saw him finish as joint-top scorer in the MLS this season
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David Villa
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Bradley Wright-Phillips
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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You scored out of !
Gold
Top of the pile, you really were paying attention.
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You scored out of !
Silver
Not too bad at all. If you'd paid a little more attention you could have won the gold.
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You scored out of !
Bronze
The questions just didn't suit you this time.
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You scored out of !
Wooden Spoon
Well now. There's not much we can say about that. Do you even like football?
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