Have a look at the list of the biggest five one season football wonders to have ever played in the Premier League
One-Season wonder term is used for the player who had an excellent breakthrough season for the club but failed to establish their name in the coming seasons and disappeared from the limelight. Here is the list of top 5 players who had an exceptional one season in the Premier League.
Ranking The Biggest Premier League One Season Wonders
1. Amr Zaki
Retired Egyptian striker Amr Zaki is the first name of the list with an extraordinary breakthrough Premier League season with Wigan Athletic who took him on loan of £1.5million from Zamalek in 2008. He scored 10 goals for Wigan and became a crucial part of the team.
It was not his on pitch performance which caused troubled, but his unprofessional attitude caught the eye of the management of Wigan Athletic as he failed to report to training 4 times returning from the International Break which forced the club to not make the loan move permanent.
2. Asamoah Gyan
Premier League club Sunderland splashed out a club record fee of £13million to acquire the services of star striker Asamoah Gyan from Ligue-1 club Rennes. In his first season with the club, he featured in 31 Premier League games finding the net 10 times.
The following season, he suffered a hamstring injury which saw him out of action for the remainder of the season.
3. Michu
In the summer of 2012, Swansea City announced the signing of Michu from La Liga club Rayo Vallecano for a transfer fee around £2million. Spanish forward started the season well and finished with 18 goals in the Premier League making 35 appearance for the club.
4. Roque Santa Cruz
Blackburn Rovers acquired the signature of Roque Santa Cruz from Bayern Munich for a transfer fee around £3.5million. He finished the season with 19 goals and featuring in all the Premier League games for the club except one where he was suspended.
5. Robinho
Manchester City broke the bank to acquire the services of Robinho from Real Madrid for a transfer fee around £32.5million. He scored 14 goals in his first season for the club in 31 League games becoming a crucial part of the team.
The following season, he was out of action for three months, as a result, he fell down the pecking order and was loaned out to Brazilian club Santos for the remainder of the season.
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