Manchester United chiefs will be feeling better and better about their decision to sign Benjamin Sesko last summer.
In the latest 2-1 win over Brentford, striker Benjamin Sesko scored his 10th goal of the season in what is his debut season with Manchester United.
After a slow start to life in England, Sesko has shown an elite mentality to turn things around, and now he is finding the back of the net frequently in 2026.
There is confidence that Sesko is a big upgrade on Rasmus Hojlund among staff at Carrington, but statistics suggest United actually have the best young striker in Europe.
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Benjamin Sesko dominates attacking stats among Europe strikers
In 2026, Sesko’s scoring streak has been remarkable, and the underlying stats to his game are impressive.
As per DataMB, Sesko comes out on top of three key statistics when compared to U23s strikers across Europe’s top leagues.
◉ Goals per 100 touches – 1st
◉ xG per 100 touches – 1st
◉ Shots on target – 1st
Sesko ranks first in the number of goals per 100 touches, expected goals per 100 touches and in terms of shots on target.
It shows that Sesko has a big impact in the final third with minimal touches, and is taking a high amount of shots per game.
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Benjamin Sesko is outscoring Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe in 2026
Erling Haaland (25) and Kylian Mbappe (27) are not included in the statistics above because they are out of the age bracket. Sesko is still just 22 years old.
But while Haaland and Mbappe are considered two of the best forwards in Europe, Sesko is actually scoring more frequently than both of them this calendar year.
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As pointed out by Statman Dave, Sesko’s eight league goals for United in 2026 means he has scored more than Haaland (5) and Mbappe (6).
With four league games remaining in 2025/26, Sesko still has a chance to add to his goal tally this season.
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