Neymar wins his fans back after scoring the fastest opening goal ever in an Olympic match on Wednesday. (Javier Etxezarreta/EPA)

The French international made his mark after just 46 seconds by opening the scoring, thus becoming the fastest goal scorer of the season. Unfortunately for the former Reims and PSG player, his record lasted only a few hours.

Having both taken 185 games to net their 100 Premier League goals, Andy Cole and Michael Owen jointly take their places on this list of the fastest players to score a century of goals. The former was a genius finisher and ultimate poacher, and enjoyed some incredibly fruitful spells with Newcastle, Manchester United and later Blackburn Rovers.

Blink, and you'll miss it!It took Hugo Ekitike all of 46 seconds to give Liverpool the lead in their Premier League clash against Brighton at Anfield. The Frenchman deftly controlled a flick-on

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It took Hugo Ekitike all of 46 seconds to give Liverpool the lead in their Premier League clash against Brighton at Anfield. The Frenchman deftly controlled a flick-on header from Joe Gomez, firing past Bart Verbruggen, and into the roof of the net.

The list is completed by the duo of Michael Owen and Andrew Cole, who needed 185 games to achieve the century goal landmark. This article was originally published on www.si.com as The 10 Fastest Players to Score 100 Premier League Goals—Ranked.