List of Indian football first tier top scorers
The top tier in Indian football today is the Indian Super League, replacing the I-League for the 2022–23 season. The list includes records from National Football League or I-League (1996–97 – 2021–22) and the Indian Super League (2017–18 – present). Since the 1996–97 season, the first year of top flight football, 20 different individual players have been named top scorer.
Top scorers
By season
Player (X) | Name of the player and number of times they were top scorer at that point (if more than one) |
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† | Indicates multiple top scorers in the same season |
§ | Denotes the club were Indian champions in the same season |
By number of seasons as top scorer
- Bold denotes players currently playing in the Indian Super League.
- Italics denotes players still playing professional football.
By club
Rank | Club | Titles | Seasons |
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1 | Churchill Brothers | 8 | 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2018–19 |
2 | East Bengal | 4 | 2003–04, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2022–23 |
Mohun Bagan[a] | 4 | 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2020–21, 2022–23 | |
3 | Dempo | 3 | 2005–06, 2010–11, 2011–12 |
4 | Shillong Lajong | 2 | 2013–14, 2016–17 |
Kerala Blasters | 2 | 2019–20, 2023-24 | |
Goa | 2 | 2017–18, 2020–21 | |
5 | JCT | 1 | 1996–97 |
Kochin | 1 | 1997–99 | |
Sporting Goa | 1 | 2004–05 | |
Prayag United | 1 | 2012–13 | |
Bengaluru | 1 | 2013–14 | |
Salgaocar | 1 | 2013–14 | |
Chennai City | 1 | 2018–19 | |
ATK | 1 | 2019–20 | |
Chennaiyin | 1 | 2019–20 | |
Hyderabad | 1 | 2020–21 | |
Odisha | 1 | 2022–23 |
By nationality
Country | Titles |
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Nigeria | 13 |
Brazil | 4 |
India | 3 |
Ghana | 3 |
Spain | 3 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 2 |
Fiji | 2 |
Uzbekistan | 1 |
Scotland | 1 |
Cameroon | 1 |
Lithuania | 1 |
Australia | 1 |
Greece | 1 |
All-time Top Scorers with over 50 goals
Rank | Player | Years | Goals | Apps | Ratio | Club Goals/Appearances |
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1 | Ranti Martins | 2004–2016 | 214 | 248 | 0.86 | Dempo 146/164 - Prayag United 31/40 - Rangdajied United 8/8 - East Bengal 29/36 |
2 | Odafa Onyeka Okolie | 2003–2018 | 179[1] | — | — | Mohammedan 1 - Churchill Brothers 113/106 - Mohun Bagan 51/60 - Sporting Goa 14/23 - Gokulam Kerala 0/3 |
3 | Sunil Chhetri | 2002– | 148 | 333 | 0.45 | Mohun Bagan 16/32 - JCT 22/48 - East Bengal 9/17 - Dempo 8/13 - Chirag United 7/7 - Churchill Brothers 4/8 - Bengaluru 82/208 |
4 | Yusif Yakubu | 2001–2014 | 147[1] | — | — | Churchill Brothers 65/103 - Mahindra United 17 - East Bengal 20 - Salgaocar 15 - Prayag United 12 - Mumbai 18 |
5 | Chidi Edeh | 2003–2014 | 104 | 217 | 0.48 | Mohammedan 4/19 - Sporting Goa 15/37 - JCT 12/16 - Dempo 8/15 - Mahindra United 11/22 - Mohun Bagan 21/39 - Salgaocar 6/21 - East Bengal 27/48 |
6 | Jose Ramirez Barreto | 1999–2012 | 101[1] | — | — | Mohun Bagan 94 - Mahindra United 7 |
7 | Bhaichung Bhutia | 1996–2013 | 89[1] | — | — | East Bengal 49 - JCT 15 - Mohun Bagan 25 |
8 | Bartholomew Ogbeche | 2018–2023 | 63 | 98 | 0.64 | NorthEast United 12/18 - Kerala Blasters 15/16 - Mumbai City 8/23 - Hyderabad 28/41 |
9 | Aser Pierrick Dipanda | 2015–2022 | 59 | 107 | 0.55 | DSK Shivajians 7/13 - Shillong Lajong 11/17 - Mohun Bagan 21/38 - Minerva Punjab 12/16 - Real Kashmir 4/10 - Aizawl 4/13 |
10 | Roy Krishna | 2019– | 54 | 102 | 0.55 | ATK 15/21 - Mohun Bagan SG 21/39 - Bengaluru 6/22 - Odisha 12/20 |
11 | Jeje Lalpekhlua | 2009–2021 | 51 | 171 | 0.3 | Pune 12/52 - Pailan Arrows 13/15 - Dempo 5/18 - Chennaiyin 10/36 - Mohun Bagan 4/10 - Aizawl 10/43 - East Bengal 1/7 |
- Bold denotes players currently playing in the Indian Super League.
- Italics denotes players still playing professional football.
Clubs top scorer in top tier
Top Indian scorers
Rank | Player | Span | Goals |
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1 | Sunil Chhetri | 2002– | 147 |
2 | Bhaichung Bhutia | 1996–2013 | 89[1] |
3 | Jeje Lalpekhlua | 2009–2021 | 51 |
4 | R. C. Prakash | 2000–2008 | 49[1] |
5 | Raman Vijayan | 1996–2005 | 43[2] |
- Bold denotes players currently playing in the Indian Super League.
Records
All records listed below pertain to league matches played in the National Football League, I-League (2006–07 to 2021–22) and the Indian Super League (2017–18 to present) only.
- Most goals in a season: 32 Ranti Martins, Dempo (2011–12)[1]
- Most goals in a season by an Indian: 14
- Bhaichung Bhutia, JCT (1996–97)
- Mohammed Rafi, Mahindra United (2009–10)
- Sunil chhetri, Bengaluru (2013–14, 2017–18)
- Most individual goals in a match: 6 Ranti Martins for Dempo v. Air India 30 May 2011[1]
- Fastest goal in a match: 9 seconds Komron Tursunov for TRAU v. Real Kashmir 10 January 2021[3]
- Most number of hat-tricks: Odafa Onyeka Okolie (13)[4]
- First ever goal scorer: Raman Vijayan for East Bengal v. Mohammedan Sporting 17 December 1996[5]
- First ever golden boot winner: Bhaichung Bhutia, 14 goals for JCT in 1996–97 season
- Youngest ever goal scorer: Rohit Danu 16 years, 5 months and 27 days for Indian Arrows v. Aizwal 5 January 2019[6]
- Youngest ever hat-trick scorer: Bungo Singh 18 years and 3 days for Air India v. SBT 5 March 2001[7]
Notes
- ^ Includes titles won under the names ATK Mohun Bagan and Mohun Bagan Super Giant
See also
- Indian Super League Golden Boot
- I-League Golden Boot
- List of Indian Super League records and statistics
- List of I-League records and statistics
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Time to regain lost glory". Archived from the original on 5 May 2016.
- ^ Chattopadhyay, Hari Prasad. Indian Football Records. Kolkatatoday.com. p. 30. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "Komron Tursunov Scores Fastest Goal in I-League History But TRAU FC Held 1–1 by Real Kashmir FC". news18.com. 10 January 2021. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021.
- ^ Time to regain lost glory Telegraph India. Retrieved 22 September 2021
- ^ Bose, Saibal (22 April 1997). "Vijayan punishes Sporting with two goals". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 April 1997. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "I-League: Rohit Danu becomes youngest scorer as Indian Arrows beats Aizawl FC". sportstar.thehindu.com. 5 January 2019. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022.
- ^ S Ayyappa Swamy (5 March 2001). "Bungo 'tricks' Air India's big win". rediff.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2023.