Vedat Muriqi Nears Hasselbaink’s Negative 20‑Goal Record

Vedat Muriqi is one goal away from matching the negative record set by Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in 2000, when the striker scored more than 20 goals but Atletico Madrid were relegated to Segunda. In the 2000 season, Hasselbaink recorded over 20 goals for Atletico Madrid, yet the club finished the campaign in relegation, a rare combination of high individual scoring and team failure. Muriqi's current tally puts him on the brink of the 20‑goal mark, a milestone that would normally secure safety but now threatens to echo a historic low point for the club. Atletico Madrid, traditionally a top‑flight side, has rarely faced relegation, making the potential repetition of the 2000 negative record particularly noteworthy. The 2000 case remains one of the few instances in top‑level football where a striker's prolific scoring coincided with demotion, underscoring the rarity of such an outcome. If Muriqi adds another goal, he will equal Hasselbaink's dubious record, a statistic that will likely dominate discussions about Atletico Madrid's season trajectory.