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 (1996–972021–22) 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
  Ranti Martins
6
Dempo, Prayag United, East Bengal 2005–06
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2014–15
2015–16
2
  Odafa Onyeka Okolie
4
Churchill Brothers 2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
3
  Yusif Yakubu
2
Churchill Brothers 2001–02
2002–03
  Roy Krishna
2
ATK, ATK Mohun Bagan 2019–20
2020–21
  Bartholomew Ogbeche
2
Kerala Blasters, Hyderabad 2019–20
2021–22
4
  Bhaichung Bhutia
1
JCT 1996–97
  Raman Vijayan
1
Kochin 1997–98
  Philip Mensah
1
Churchill Brothers 1998–99
  Igor Shkvyrin
1
Mohun Bagan 1999–2000
  José Barreto
1
Mohun Bagan 2000–01
  Cristiano Júnior
1
East Bengal 2003–04
  Dudu Omagbemi
1
Sporting Goa 2004–05
  Sunil Chhetri
1
Bengaluru 2013–14
  Darryl Duffy
1
Salgaocar 2013–14
  Cornell Glen
1
Shillong Lajong 2013–14
  Aser Pierrick Dipanda
1
Shillong Lajong 2016–17
  Coro
1
Goa 2017–18
  Pedro Manzi
1
Chennai City 2018–19
  Willis Plaza
1
Churchill Brothers 2018–19
  Nerijus Valskis
1
Chennaiyin 2019–20
  Diego Maurício
1
Odisha 2022–23
  Cleiton Silva
1
East Bengal 2022–23
  Dimitri Petratos
1
Mohun Bagan SG 2022–23
  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   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– 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   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

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