Only Messi & Ronaldo have scored more league goals than Di Natale since 2009

Good things come in small packages, while many get better with age. Antonio Di Natale has been likened to the finest of wines, but the Udinese centre-forward hardly needs superlatives. Such is his goalscoring record in recent times, he can simply be described as one of the best strikers in football.

Despite earning his wage at a provincial club whose attacking phases come at less frequent intervals than some of the sport's bigger-name outfits, Di Natale has racked up a phenomenal 102 goals in the last four league seasons to leave some of football's most talked-about front men in his shadow. After netting 29 goals in 2009-10, he earned a second successive Capocannoniere crown with 28 more the following year. Last season's 23 and this term's 22 have ensured that his consistency in front of goal has helped Udinese to punch above their weight a while longer.

The numbers are extraordinary. Only Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo - with 161 and 145 goals respectively - can boast better goal tallies over the same period. The Argentine has bagged totals of 34, 31, 50 and 46 in the last four seasons with Barcelona, while Real Madrid's Ronaldo has picked up 26, 40, 46 and 33 in the corresponding campaigns. The pair's records are frankly untouchable, especially given the relative power of their two clubs compared to the rest of La Liga, and Di Natale's relative handicap given his playing surroundings make his chalking up four consecutive 20-goal campaigns even more noteworthy. Alongside Messi and Ronaldo, he is the only player in a top European league with such a record.

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