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Balogun's streak was also one goal away from the 21st-century Ligue 1 goalscoring streak record.
He was not one goal away from the 21st-century Ligue 1 record. Official Ligue 1 and Monaco sources say Balogun’s streak was 8 games, while Sonny Anderson’s 21st-century record is 11.
Full reasoning
Official Ligue 1 statistics say Balogun scored in eight consecutive Ligue 1 matches from 21 February to 19 April 2026. The same official source says that in the 21st century, the benchmark streak is 11 matches by Sonny Anderson for Lyon in 2001. AS Monaco’s own season-review article repeats that same list: Anderson on 11, with Balogun joining a group of players on 8. That means Balogun was three matches/goals away from the 21st-century Ligue 1 streak record, not one.
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- Ligue 1 McDonald's 2025/26: the key player stats
Folarin Balogun (Monaco) went on a run of scoring in eight consecutive games in Ligue 1 McDonald's ... after Sonny Anderson (Lyon) in 2001 (11), Shabani Nonda (Monaco) in 2003 (8), Rony Lopes (Monaco) in 2018 and Moussa Dembélé (Lyon) in 2022 (8).
- Folarin Balogun is the Bang & Olufsen MVP of the AS Monaco season! | AS Monaco
He became the fifth striker to achieve this feat in the top flight in the 21st century, after Sonny Anderson with Lyon in 2001 (11), Shabani Nonda with AS Monaco in 2003 (8), Rony Lopes ... in 2018 (8), and Moussa Dembélé ... in 2022 (8).