How to display a max, min, and average result from an array in c#?

Question

Basically I have to write a program that asks a user to name the amount of players on their football team, list their names and how many goals they have scored. The output should then be "the top player is..with a score of .. The average goals scored is.. The lowest goals scored is.."

We haven't really covered arrays properly yet, but I have started this question now and it will drive me crazy until I get it done. I know I am probably a good bit away from getting what I need but any point in the right direction would be really appreciated! P.S I know the last bit of my code is completely wrong I just don't know where to go from here. My code:

    Console.WriteLine("Enter the amount of players");
    int amount = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());

    string[] names = new string[amount];
    int[] playerGoals = new int[amount];
    int result;
    string playerName;

    for (int i = 0; i < playerGoals.Length; i++)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Enter a players name");
        playerName = Console.ReadLine();
        names[i] = playerName;

        Console.WriteLine("Enter how many goals they have score this season");
        result = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
        playerGoals[i] = result;
    }

    int minimum = playerGoals.Min();
    int maximum = playerGoals.Max();
    double average = playerGoals.Average();

    Console.WriteLine("The top player is {0} with a score of {1}", maximum);
    Console.WriteLine("");
    Console.WriteLine("The average goals scored is {0}", average);
    Console.WriteLine("");
    Console.WriteLine("The lowest goal scored is {1}");

    Console.ReadLine();

Answer 1

Here are some approaches you could take:

1. Look up the player with the max score

   string maxPlayer = names[Array.IndexOf(playerGoals, maximum)];
   

2. Calculate the max yourself in a loop (either as you're taking the inputs or afterward), in a way that you keep track of the player along with it.

3. Create a PlayerStats class so you have one array (PlayerStats[]) instead of two, and use MoreLINQ's MaxBy. This would end up with the best code in my opinion, but is possibly more advanced than you're ready for (knowing how to do things manually is a good skill to have, although you don't always use it in the real world).

   var best = playerStats.MaxBy(x => x.Goals);
   Console.WriteLine("The top player is {0} with a score of {1}",
                     best.Name, best.Goals);
   
   public class PlayerStats
   {
       public string Name { get; set; }
       public int Goals { get; set; }
   }
   

Answer 2

 class Player
        {
            public string Name { get; set; }
            public int goals { get; set; }
        }
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Enter the amount of players");
            int amount = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
            List<Player> _players = new List<Player>();
            for (int i = 0; i < amount; i++)
            {
                Player objPlayer = new Player();
                Console.WriteLine("Enter a players name");
                objPlayer.Name = Console.ReadLine();
                Console.WriteLine("Enter how many goals they have score this season");
                objPlayer.goals  = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
                _players.Add(objPlayer);

            }

            int maxgoals = _players.Max(t => t.goals);
            var maxplayer = _players.FirstOrDefault(t => t.goals == maxgoals).Name;

            int mingoals = _players.Min(t => t.goals);
            var minplayer = _players.FirstOrDefault(t => t.goals == maxgoals).Name;

            var average = _players.Sum(t=>t.goals)/amount;

            Console.WriteLine("The top player is {0} with a score of {1}", maxplayer, maxgoals);
            Console.WriteLine("");
            Console.WriteLine("The bottom player is {0} with a score of {1}", minplayer, mingoals);
            Console.WriteLine("");
            Console.WriteLine("The average goals scored is {0}", average);
            Console.ReadLine();
        }