More goals than Haaland & Kane - Who is Stuttgart sensation Serhou Guirassy?

Serhou Guirassy has written history to start the season. The 27-year-old striker has already scored 14 goals in the first eight Bundesliga games this season.

This breaks a start record set by Robert Lewandowski during the 2020/21 season. That season, Lewandowski would set the record for the most goals scored in the Bundesliga (41). Guirassy is still somewhat away from that record, but the Stuttgart forward has been the most prolific forward in Europe's top 5 leagues this season ahead of Feyenoord striker Santiago Gimenez and with five goals more than a certain Erling Haaland. 

Indeed, Stuttgart's no.9 has now scored three goals more than his previous single season record 11 goals. Guirassy put up that record last season when he scored 11 goals in 22 Bundesliga games. This year, Guirassy has been involved in 65% of Stuttgart's Bundesliga goals and has scored every 44 minutes. 

The question is, will it last? According to Wyscout, Guirassy's xG this season has been 6.37 or 7.63 xG less than the goals he actually scored. In other words, there were expectations that Guirassy's goalscoring will slow down sooner or later. But that just hasn't happened yet. The good news for Stuttgart, however, is that Guirassy still ranks third in the league in xG, only behind Victor Boniface (7.4) and Harry Kane (7.43). Both Kane (8) and Boniface (7) trail Guirassy in goalscoring at the moment (overview). 

Guirassy might not break the Bundesliga goalscoring record or finish ahead of Kane or Boniface. But an argument could be made that he could finish the season as a top-three scorer. At the moment, Guirassy ranks third in shots in the league and second with touches inside the penalty box. If he keeps up that workrate, he will be among the