Yesterday I got into a debate with a football mate about African strikers in the Premier League era. Wilfried Bony’s name popped up, and I realized I couldn’t remember his exact goal tally for Swansea. Time to settle this properly!
The Initial Search
I grabbed my laptop and typed “wilfried bony swansea goals” into the search bar. Scrolled past some news articles until I spotted a statistics page. Clicked it open, expecting a quick answer. But man, the page showed multiple seasons with different numbers for league vs cup goals – proper messy at first glance.
Untangling the Stats
Made myself a coffee and dug deeper. The stats table had these columns:
- 2013–2014 season: 16 league goals
- 2014–2015 season: 9 league goals before winter transfer
- Then in cup competitions:
- League Cup: 2 goals total
- FA Cup: 1 goal
Double-Checking Sources
Didn’t wanna trust just one site, so I opened Swansea’s historical squad section on another platform. Filtered by Bony’s name and saw his profile with all competitions. Confirmed he played 54 league games during his first stint. Double-checked the cup stats against match reports from 2014 – yep, that single FA Cup strike against Man United checked out.
The Final Tally
Added all competitions together while humming “Swansea Reject” by Half Man Half Biscuit. Final count popped out: 25 goals total for Swansea City across all competitions. Got so excited when realizing he was their top scorer two seasons running! Almost spilled coffee on my keyboard when finding out his goals-per-minute ratio beat every Swansea striker since Michu.
Why This Matters
We Africans dominate European leagues more than people realize. These stats prove Bony wasn’t just a physical striker – dude had clinical finishing too. Still can’t believe he only cost Swansea £12 million back in 2013. That’s cheaper than most Championship players today!
