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List of Indian football first tier top scorers

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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 (1996–972021–22) 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

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By season

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Key
Player (X) Name of the player and number of times they were top scorer at that point (if more than one)
Indicates multiple top scorers in the same season
§ Denotes the club were Indian champions in the same season
Season Player(s) Nationality Club(s) Goals
1996–97 Bhaichung Bhutia  India JCT§ 14
1997–98 Raman Vijayan  India Kochin 10
1998–99 Philip Mensah  Ghana Churchill Brothers 11
1999–2000 Igor Shkvyrin  Uzbekistan Mohun Bagan§ 11
2000–01 José Barreto  Brazil Mohun Bagan 14
2001–02 Yusif Yakubu  Ghana Churchill Brothers 18
2002–03 Yusif Yakubu (2)  Ghana Churchill Brothers 21
2003–04 Cristiano Júnior  Brazil East Bengal§ 15
2004–05 Dudu Omagbemi  Nigeria Sporting Goa 21
2005–06 Ranti Martins  Nigeria Dempo 13
2006–07 Odafa Onyeka Okolie  Nigeria Churchill Brothers 18
2007–08 Odafa Onyeka Okolie (2)  Nigeria Churchill Brothers 22
2008–09 Odafa Onyeka Okolie (3)  Nigeria Churchill Brothers§ 24
2009–10 Odafa Onyeka Okolie (4)  Nigeria Churchill Brothers 21
2010–11 Ranti Martins (2)  Nigeria Dempo 28
2011–12 Ranti Martins (3)  Nigeria Dempo§ 32
2012–13 Ranti Martins (4)  Nigeria Prayag United 27
2013–14 Sunil Chhetri  India Bengaluru§ 14
Darryl Duffy  Scotland Salgaocar 14
Cornell Glen  Trinidad and Tobago Shillong Lajong 14
2014–15 Ranti Martins (5)  Nigeria East Bengal 17
2015–16 Ranti Martins (6)  Nigeria East Bengal 12
2016–17 Aser Pierrick Dipanda  Cameroon Shillong Lajong 11
2017–18 Coro  Spain Goa 18
2018–19 Pedro Manzi  Spain Chennai City§ 21
Willis Plaza  Trinidad and Tobago Churchill Brothers 21
2019–20 Roy Krishna  Fiji ATK§ 15
Nerijus Valskis  Lithuania Chennaiyin 15
Bartholomew Ogbeche  Nigeria Kerala Blasters 15
2020–21 Roy Krishna (2)  Fiji ATK Mohun Bagan 14
Igor Angulo  Spain Goa 14
2021–22 Bartholomew Ogbeche (2)  Nigeria Hyderabad§ 18
2022–23 Diego Maurício  Brazil Odisha 12
Cleiton Silva  Brazil East Bengal 12
Dimitri Petratos  Australia Mohun Bagan SG 12
2023-24 Dimitris Diamantakos  Greece Kerala Blasters 13

By number of seasons as top scorer

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Rank Player Titles Club(s) Years
1
Nigeria Ranti Martins
6
Dempo, Prayag United, East Bengal 2005–06
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2014–15
2015–16
2
Nigeria Odafa Onyeka Okolie
4
Churchill Brothers 2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
3
Ghana Yusif Yakubu
2
Churchill Brothers 2001–02
2002–03
Fiji Roy Krishna
2
ATK, ATK Mohun Bagan 2019–20
2020–21
Nigeria Bartholomew Ogbeche
2
Kerala Blasters, Hyderabad 2019–20
2021–22
4
India Bhaichung Bhutia
1
JCT 1996–97
India Raman Vijayan
1
Kochin 1997–98
Ghana Philip Mensah
1
Churchill Brothers 1998–99
Uzbekistan Igor Shkvyrin
1
Mohun Bagan 1999–2000
Brazil José Barreto
1
Mohun Bagan 2000–01
Brazil Cristiano Júnior
1
East Bengal 2003–04
Nigeria Dudu Omagbemi
1
Sporting Goa 2004–05
India Sunil Chhetri
1
Bengaluru 2013–14
Scotland Darryl Duffy
1
Salgaocar 2013–14
Trinidad and Tobago Cornell Glen
1
Shillong Lajong 2013–14
Cameroon Aser Pierrick Dipanda
1
Shillong Lajong 2016–17
Spain Coro
1
Goa 2017–18
Spain Pedro Manzi
1
Chennai City 2018–19
Trinidad and Tobago Willis Plaza
1
Churchill Brothers 2018–19
Lithuania Nerijus Valskis
1
Chennaiyin 2019–20
Brazil Diego Maurício
1
Odisha 2022–23
Brazil Cleiton Silva
1
East Bengal 2022–23
Australia Dimitri Petratos
1
Mohun Bagan SG 2022–23
Greece Dimitris Diamantakos
1
Kerala Blasters 2023-24
  • Bold denotes players currently playing in the Indian Super League.
  • Italics denotes players still playing professional football.

By club

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Rank Club Titles Seasons
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

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Country Titles
 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

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Rank Player Years Goals Apps Ratio Club Goals/Appearances
1 Nigeria Ranti Martins 2004–2016 214 248 0.86 Dempo 146/164 - Prayag United 31/40 - Rangdajied United 8/8 - East Bengal 29/36
2 Nigeria 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 India Sunil Chhetri 2002– 151 336 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 85/211
4 Ghana Yusif Yakubu 2001–2014 147[1] Churchill Brothers 65/103 - Mahindra United 17 - East Bengal 20 - Salgaocar 15 - Prayag United 12 - Mumbai 18
5 Nigeria 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 Brazil Jose Ramirez Barreto 1999–2012 101[1] Mohun Bagan 94 - Mahindra United 7
7 India Bhaichung Bhutia 1996–2013 89[1] East Bengal 49 - JCT 15 - Mohun Bagan 25
8 Nigeria Bartholomew Ogbeche 2018–2023 63 98 0.64 NorthEast United 12/18 - Kerala Blasters 15/16 - Mumbai City 8/23 - Hyderabad 28/41
9 Cameroon 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 Fiji Roy Krishna 2019– 54 102 0.55 ATK 15/21 - Mohun Bagan SG 21/39 - Bengaluru 6/22 - Odisha 12/20
11 India 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

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Club Player Name Goals Years
Aizawl Malaysia Ansumana Kromah 9 2018–2019
ATK Fiji Roy Krishna 15 2019–2020
Bengaluru India Sunil Chhetri 85 2013–present
Chennai City Spain Pedro Manzi 22 2018–2019
Chennaiyin Lithuania Nerijus Valskis 17 2019–2022
Churchill Brothers Nigeria Odafa Onyeka Okolie 113 2005–2011
Dempo Nigeria Ranti Martins 146 2004–2012
DSK Shivajians Cameroon Aser Pierrick Dipanda 7 2015–2016
East Bengal India Bhaichung Bhutia 49 1997–2011
Goa Spain Coro 48 2017–2020
Gokulam Kerala Trinidad and Tobago Marcus Joseph 14 2019–2020
Hyderabad Nigeria Bartholomew Ogbeche 28 2021–2023
Jamshedpur Nigeria Daniel Chima Chukwu 18 2021–present
Kerala Blasters Greece Dimitrios Diamantakos 28 2022–2024
Minerva Punjab Cameroon Aser Pierrick Dipanda 12 2019–2020
Mohun Bagan Brazil José Barreto 94 1999–2012
Mumbai City India Bipin Singh Thounaojam 22 2018–present
NEROCA Nigeria Felix Chidi Odili 24 2017–2019
NorthEast United Nigeria Bartholomew Ogbeche 12 2018–2019
Odisha Brazil Diego Maurício 30 2020–present
Punjab England Kurtis Guthrie 13 2021–2022
Real Kashmir Scotland Mason Robertson 25 2018–2022
Shillong Lajong Trinidad and Tobago Cornell Glen 30 2013–2016
Sreenidi Deccan Colombia David Castañeda 10 2021–2022
TRAU India Bidyashagar Singh 12 2020–2021
United SC Nigeria Ranti Martins 31 2012–2014

Top Indian scorers

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Rank Player Span Goals
1 Sunil Chhetri 2002– 151
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]

Records

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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.

Notes

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  1. ^ Includes titles won under the names ATK Mohun Bagan and Mohun Bagan Super Giant

See also

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References

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