The Norwegian striker reached triple figures with his first finish against Arsenal on Sunday, requiring just 105 appearances to hit the landmark.
He’s the latest addition to a group of great goalscorers that span the long and storied history of Manchester City.
Here we’ll take a look at each of those prolific finishers…
Sergio Aguero
260 in 390 matches between 2011 and 2021
The difference maker.
Aguero’s signing in 2011 added the final piece of the jigsaw to Roberto Mancini’s title-chasers after FA Cup success the season before.
He started as he meant to go on, with two goals on his debut, and ended his first season with the most memorable goal in Premier League history.
For nine campaigns, he was one of the first names on the teamsheet as we won 14 major trophies.
He remained remarkably consistent in front of goal, notching somewhere between 28 and 33 in all but three of his 10 seasons.
After leaving in 2021, he was honoured with a statue outside the Etihad Stadium - immortalising the goal that changed everything back in 2012.
Eric Brook
177 in 493 appearances between 1927 and 1939
A left-winger by trade, Brook rarely stayed on the flanks and considered the position as somewhere to find his bearings but any right-back hoping to man-mark Brook from start to finish would likely leave a big hole on one side of the defence as the City ‘winger’ had a licence to roam – and roam he did.
Brook cut a powerful figure and was physically imposing and strong. He possessed one of the most powerful shots of his era and would regularly thump home penalties with venom.
City lifted the FA Cup in 1934 with Brook assisting the winning goal for strike partner Fred Tilson and were crowned champions of England in 1937 and Brook rarely missed a game in either campaign - netting a career best 22 goals in the league title season.
Tommy Johnson
166 in 355 appearances between 1919 and 1930
Following the return of league football in August 1919, Tommy was forced to wait for his debut until February 1920 when he wore the number 9 shirt for City for the first time in a Football League game at Middlesbrough, scoring both goals in a 2-0 City win.
Playing either as an inside forward or as a centre forward, he scored one of City’s goals in our first ever league match at Maine Road against Sheffield United.
Although he made only infrequent appearances in his early seasons at the Club, he established himself in the City team towards the end of the 1921/2 season and during the following 1922/23 season.
He went on to make a total of 328 league appearances for City, scoring 158 goals. He also played for City in the 1926 FA Cup Final which City lost to Bolton Wanderers 1-0.
Until Erling Haaland‘s arrival, Johnson held the club record for goals in a single season - scoring 38 times in 1928/29.
Colin Bell
153 in 501 appearances between 1965 and 1979
Still regarded by many City fans of a certain vintage as the greatest player ever to represent the club - even with all the talent of recent years!
Bell was a midfielder through and through. While scoring goals was a major part of his game, he could do everything on a football pitch.
Nicknamed ‘Nijinsky’ after the famous race horse due to his incredible stamina and running power, Bell was a key man in the 1968 league title success.
While his main role was to set up the likes of Neil Young and Francis Lee who also feature on this list, he popped up with many a strike himself.
Bell’s partnership with Lee and Mike Summerbee is remembered with a statue outside the Etihad Stadium, while the 2022/23 home shirt in which we won the Treble was in honour of his legacy at the Club.
If you want to hear all about tales of City in yesteryear, mention Bell’s name to any fan who saw him play and you’ll see the passion he creates.
Billy Meredith
152 in 394 appearances between 1894 and 1924
Regarded as ‘The First Superstar’ of football, Meredith was an iconic figure in our club’s earliest years.
Born in 1874, 14 years before the first ever game in the Football League, in the North Welsh village of Chirk, a life at the local Black Park Colliery was a common path for men and boys in the town.
Meredith worked there too. But, despite being initially reluctant, managed to break away to have a remarkable football career at City, Manchester United and Wales.
A celebrated star of his era, the winger is still remembered for his incredible feats a century after he hung up his battered old leather boots.
He was a consistent scorer between 1894 and 1905 in his first spell - helping us win the FA Cup in 1904 - before returning almost 20 years later for a shorter second stint.
Joe Hayes
152 in 364 appearances between 1953 and 1965
Although Hayes knew exactly where the goal was, his was a name adored at Maine Road but a series of unfortunate events throughout his career meant he was rarely discussed beyond south Manchester.
The Bolton-born inside forward scored three minutes into an FA Cup final that saw City lift the trophy for a third time but was overshadowed by Bert Trautmann’s heroics in goal that day.
Hayes particularly enjoyed scoring against Manchester United – ten goals in seventeen appearances making him one of our standout performers in that match’s history.
All of this from an inside forward position that, in modern terms, would be a player expected to create as much as they were to score.
A man of average height and slim build, Hayes was nippy and skilful.
However, he was never able to add to his trophy haul after the 1956 FA Cup and never earned England recognition.
Francis Lee
148 in 330 appearances between 1967 and 1975
One third of the axis upon which Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison built their famous side of the late 1960s, Lee was an all-action scorer, creator and downright nuisance for opposition defenders.
In eight years, he won six trophies with the Club and his name became instantly synonymous with friends and team-mates Colin Bell and Mike Summerbee. The trio are celebrated with a statue outside the Etihad Stadium.
His most famous goal came in the title-clinching win at Newcastle United in 1968, scoring the fourth in a 4-3 win to seal the trophy.
He also scored a penalty in the European Cup Winners Cup final in our 2-1 victory over Gornik in 1970.
He would later return to City as club Chairman in 1994, spending four years at the helm.
Tommy Browell
139 in 247 appearances between 1913 and 1926
Who knows how many goals Browell could have scored in a different era?
In a career put on hold for four seasons due to the First World War, Browell still achieved what many can only dream of.
His most prolific campaign came in 1920/21 with 31 strikes in 43 matches for Hyde Road-based City.
Billy Gillespie
132 in 231 appearances between 1896 and 1905
Playing alongside the aforementioned Billy Meredith, Gillespie was a key part of our first ever major piece of silverware - the FA Cup in 1904.
In fact, he scored 21 in 30 appearances that season after 30 in 33 the year before and built an excellent relationship with the match going fans in Manchester.
Fred Tilson
132 in 275 appearances between 1927 and 1938
Eric Brook’s great friend and partner at the top of the pitch, Tilson was an incredible scorer in his own right.
Tilson’s decade with City produced a goal ratio close to one every two games and but for injury, could easily have sat atop this prestigious list.
His partnership with Brook, the pair netted more than 300 goals between them, was key in our successes in both the 1933/34 FA Cup and 1936/37 Division One title.
Raheem Sterling
131 in 339 appearances between 2015 and 2022
Choosing to join City after an electric start to his career at Liverpool, all eyes were on Sterling from a young age.
The winger silenced his critics over and over again, consistently reinventing himself to get the best out of himself and be the ultimate team player.
Pep Guardiola‘s arrival saw Sterling grow into a more natural goalscorer, arriving late in the box to convert chances that he otherwise wouldn’t have had.
The pair enjoyed a strong bond as Sterling helped City to 11 major trophies including four Premier League titles.
Alec Herd
126 in 288 appearances between 1932 and 1948
Tempted down from Scotland in 1933, Herd was an instant hit at Maine Road and helped City to FA Cup success in his first full season with the Club.
Manager Wilf Wild knew just how to get the best out of him, alongside Eric Brook and Fred Tilson, and the trio combined to devastating effect to earn us the 1936/37 Division One title.
Tasked with creating opportunities for his team-mates just as much as scoring them himself, he still managed to find the net at a rate just shy of once every two games.
Horace Barnes
125 in 235 appearances between 1914 and 1925
Another career sadly affected by the outbreak of war, Barnes showed great promise in his solitary campaign before all action ceased.
When it returned, he was an incredible threat for Ernest Mangnall’s City side and scored at least 20 times in four of his five full seasons across both Hyde Road and Maine Road.
Frank Roberts
124 in 222 appearances between 1922 and 1928
Roberts joined from Bolton Wanderers after a successful time there and more than made his mark at City.
His two most prolific seasons came in 1924/25 and 1925/26 as he broke through the 30-goal barrier.
In fact, his 32 in the first of those two years was the most in a single season by a City player at the time, with Tommy Johnson eclipsing that figure a few seasons later.
20 goals in 29 appearances in his final season ensured promotion from Division Two back to the top tier.
Dennis Tueart
109 in 275 appearances between 1974 and 1983
Tueart made the move from his native North East in 1974 having attracted plenty of attention for his exploits at Sunderland.
He continued that excellent form at Maine Road, with his finest season in front of goal coinciding with our League Cup success in 1976. Tueart scored 24 times in 50 appearances that season.
He remained a major threat to opposition in the six seasons that followed at City, broken up by a spell in the USA with the famous New York Cosmos.
Neil Young
108 in 416 appearances between 1961 and 1972
Young sometimes goes without the accolades of Bell, Lee and Summerbee who he played alongside for much of his City career, but without his goals that team would not have achieved a fraction of its success.
In fact, he truly came into his own in 1967/68, when Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison led us to Division One success - scoring 21 times in 48 appearances.
He remained pivotal in the FA Cup and Cup Winners’ Cup triumphs that followed.
Born only a stone’s throw from Maine Road, Young was Manchester City through and through.
Kevin De Bruyne
103 in 386 appearances since 2015
The greatest playmaker of his generation, De Bruyne first looks to set up a team-mate rather than score himself.
Since signing in 2015, the Belgian has become a talismanic figure for Pep Guardiola‘s all conquering side.
That he has managed to rack up the number of goals he has, alongside smashing the Premier League record for speed to 100 assists, shows just how influential he has been in our club’s golden era.
Shaun Goater
103 in 212 appearances between 1998 and 2003
A youth player at Manchester United, City fans may have been initially sceptical about Goater’s signing in 1998.
Now, the Bermudan is a cult hero for all fans who saw him at his best for the Club.
His goals fired us back to the Premier League under Joe Royle and then Kevin Keegan, before playing a key role in keeping us there in 2002/03.
And his brace in an emotional final Manchester derby at Maine Road? Iconic.
Erling Haaland
100 in 105 appearances since 2022
In just two full seasons at City, Haaland has smashed almost every record available to him.
The Norwegian’s 52 goals in his first season was more than anyone else has ever scored in a single season for City, while the 36 in the Premier League that year was the best haul of any player in the modern era.
Haaland’s goals gave Pep Guardiola‘s the edge to win an historic Treble in 2022/23 and retain our Premier League crown last year to make us the first side ever to win English football’s top-flight four times in a row.
He has started the 2024/25 season on fire and at just 24, there’s plenty more to come from our No.9.
