List of Eliteserien top scorers

List of top goal scorers in the top flight of Norwegian football, currently known as Eliteserien. The statistics begin with the 1948–49 season. The League of Norway, played from 1937–38 to 1947–48, was divided in eleven conferences with different numbers of game weeks and is therefore not included in this statistics.

Top scorers

By season

The following is a list of top scorers in the top football league of Norway by season.

†	Multiple top scorers in the season
*	Top scorer also won the league in the same season

Season	Player	Nat.	Club	Goals	Matches	G/M
1948–49	Arvid Havnås	Norway	Sandefjord	12	14	0.86
1949–50	Reidar Dørum	Norway	Ørn	13	14	0.93
1950–51	John Sveinsson	Norway	Lyn	19	14	1.36
1951–52	Jan Tangen	Norway	Strømmen	15	14	1.07
1952–53	Gunnar Thoresen†	Norway	Larvik Turn*	15	14	1.07
1952–53	Per Jacobsen†	Norway	Odd	15	14	1.07
1953–54	Gunnar Thoresen	Norway	Larvik Turn	15	14	1.07
1954–55	Harald Hennum	Norway	Skeid	13	14	0.93
1955–56	Willy Fossli	Norway	Asker	17	14	1.21
1956–57	Per Kristoffersen	Norway	Fredrikstad*	15	14	1.07
1957–58	Harald Hennum	Norway	Skeid	17	14	1.21
1958–59	Reidar Sundby	Norway	Larvik Turn	13	14	0.93
1959–60	Per Kristoffersen	Norway	Fredrikstad*	13	14	0.93
1960–61	Per Kristoffersen	Norway	Fredrikstad*	15	14	0.93
1961–62	Rolf Birger Pedersen	Norway	Brann*	26	30	0.87
1963	Leif Eriksen	Norway	Vålerenga	16	18	0.89
1964	Ole Stavrum	Norway	Lyn*	18	18	1.00
1965	Harald Berg	Norway	Lyn	19	18	1.06
1966	Per Kristoffersen	Norway	Fredrikstad	20	18	1.11
1967	Odd Iversen	Norway	Rosenborg	17	18	0.94
1968	Odd Iversen	Norway	Rosenborg	30	18	1.67
1969	Odd Iversen	Norway	Rosenborg*	26	18	1.44
1970	Steinar Pettersen	Norway	Strømsgodset*	16	18	0.89
1971	Jan Fuglset	Norway	Fredrikstad	17	18	0.94
1972	Egil Solberg†	Norway	Mjøndalen	16	22	0.73
1972	Johannes Vold†	Norway	Viking	16	22	0.73
1973	Stein Karlsen	Norway	HamKam	17	22	0.77
1974	Odd Berg	Norway	Molde	13	22	0.59
1975	Arne Dokken	Norway	Lillestrøm	18	22	0.82
1976	Jan Fuglset	Norway	Molde	17	22	0.77
1977	Trygve Johannessen	Norway	Viking	17	22	0.77
1978	Tom Lund	Norway	Lillestrøm	17	22	0.77
1979	Odd Iversen	Norway	Vålerenga	16	22	0.73
1980	Arne Dokken	Norway	Lillestrøm	14	22	0.64
1981	Pål Jacobsen	Norway	Vålerenga	16	22	0.73
1982	Tor Arne Granerud†	Norway	HamKam	11	22	0.50
1982	Trygve Johannessen†	Norway	Viking*	11	22	0.50
1983	Olav Nysæter	Norway	Kongsvinger	14	22	0.64
1984	Sverre Brandhaug	Norway	Rosenborg	13	22	0.77
1985	Jørn Andersen	Norway	Vålerenga	23	22	1.05
1986	Arve Seland	Norway	Start	12	22	0.55
1987	Jan Kristian Fjærestad	Norway	Moss*	18	22	0.82
1988	Jan Åge Fjørtoft	Norway	Lillestrøm	14	22	0.64
1989	Jahn Ivar Jakobsen	Norway	Rosenborg	18	22	0.82
1990	Tore André Dahlum	Norway	Start	20	22	0.91
1991	Karl Petter Løken	Norway	Rosenborg*	12	22	0.55
1992	Kjell Roar Kaasa	Norway	Kongsvinger	17	22	0.77
1993	Mons Ivar Mjelde	Norway	Lillestrøm	19	22	0.86
1994	Harald Martin Brattbakk	Norway	Rosenborg*	17	22	0.77
1995	Harald Martin Brattbakk	Norway	Rosenborg*	26	26	1.00
1996	Harald Martin Brattbakk	Norway	Rosenborg*	28	26	1.08
1997	Sigurd Rushfeldt	Norway	Rosenborg*	27	26	1.04
1998	Sigurd Rushfeldt	Norway	Rosenborg*	25	26	0.96
1999	Rune Lange	Norway	Tromsø	23	26	0.88
2000	Thorstein Helstad	Norway	Brann	18	24	0.75
2001	Frode Johnsen†	Norway	Rosenborg*	17	25	0.68
2001	Thorstein Helstad†	Norway	Brann	17	23	0.74
2001	Clayton Zane†	Australia	Lillestrøm	17	22	0.77
2002	Harald Martin Brattbakk	Norway	Rosenborg*	17	25	0.68
2003	Harald Martin Brattbakk	Norway	Rosenborg*	17	25	0.68
2004	Frode Johnsen	Norway	Rosenborg*	19	26	0.73
2005	Ole Martin Årst	Norway	Tromsø	16	26	0.62
2006	Daniel Nannskog	Sweden	Stabæk	19	26	0.73
2007	Thorstein Helstad	Norway	Brann*	22	24	0.92
2008	Daniel Nannskog	Sweden	Stabæk*	16	26	0.62
2009	Rade Prica	Sweden	Rosenborg*	17	28	0.61
2010	Baye Djiby Fall	Senegal	Molde	16	28	0.57
2011	Mustafa Abdellaoue	Norway	Tromsø	17	29	0.59
2012	Péter Kovács†	Hungary	Strømsgodset	14	28	0.50
2012	Zdeněk Ondrášek†	Czech Republic	Tromsø	14	29	0.48
2013	Frode Johnsen	Norway	Odd	16	30	0.53
2014	Viðar Örn Kjartansson	Iceland	Vålerenga	25	29	0.86
2015	Alexander Søderlund	Norway	Rosenborg*	22	27	0.81
2016	Christian Gytkjær	Denmark	Rosenborg*	19	28	0.68
2017	Nicklas Bendtner	Denmark	Rosenborg*	19	29	0.66
2018	Franck Boli	Ivory Coast	Stabæk	17	29	0.59
2019	Torgeir Børven	Norway	Odd	21	30	0.70
2020	Kasper Junker	Denmark	FK Bodø/Glimt*	27	25	1.08
2021	Ohi Omoijuanfo	Norway	Molde	27	29	0.93
2022	Amahl Pellegrino	Norway	Bodø/Glimt	25	27	0.93
2023	Amahl Pellegrino	Norway	Bodø/Glimt*	24	29	0.83

By player

Rank	Player	Country	Titles	Years
1	Harald Martin Brattbakk	Norway	5	1994, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2003
2	Per Kristoffersen	Norway	4	1956–57, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1966
2	Odd Iversen	Norway	4	1967, 1968, 1969, 1979
4	Thorstein Helstad	Norway	3	2000, 2001, 2007
4	Frode Johnsen	Norway	3	2001, 2004, 2013
6	Gunnar Thoresen	Norway	2	1952–53, 1953–54
6	Harald Hennum	Norway	2	1954–55, 1957–58
6	Jan Fuglset	Norway	2	1971, 1976
6	Arne Dokken	Norway	2	1975, 1980
6	Trygve Johannessen	Norway	2	1977, 1982
6	Sigurd Rushfeldt	Norway	2	1997, 1998
6	Daniel Nannskog	Sweden	2	2006, 2008
6	Amahl Pellegrino	Norway	2	2022, 2023
13	Arvid Havnås	Norway	1	1948–49
13	Reidar Dørum	Norway	1	1949–50
13	John Sveinsson	Norway	1	1950–51
13	Jan Tangen	Norway	1	1951–52
13	Per Jacobsen	Norway	1	1952–53
13	Willy Fossli	Norway	1	1955–56
13	Reidar Sundby	Norway	1	1958–59
13	Rolf Birger Pedersen	Norway	1	1961–62
13	Leif Eriksen	Norway	1	1963
13	Ole Stavrum	Norway	1	1964
13	Harald Berg	Norway	1	1965
13	Steinar Pettersen	Norway	1	1970
13	Egil Solberg	Norway	1	1972
13	Johannes Vold	Norway	1	1972
13	Stein Karlsen	Norway	1	1973
13	Odd Berg	Norway	1	1974
13	Tom Lund	Norway	1	1978
13	Pål Jacobsen	Norway	1	1981
13	Tor Arne Granerud	Norway	1	1982
13	Olav Nysæter	Norway	1	1983
13	Sverre Brandhaug	Norway	1	1984
13	Jørn Andersen	Norway	1	1985
13	Arve Seland	Norway	1	1986
13	Jan Kristian Fjærestad	Norway	1	1987
13	Jan Åge Fjørtoft	Norway	1	1988
13	Jahn Ivar Jakobsen	Norway	1	1989
13	Tore André Dahlum	Norway	1	1990
13	Karl Petter Løken	Norway	1	1991
13	Kjell Roar Kaasa	Norway	1	1992
13	Mons Ivar Mjelde	Norway	1	1993
13	Rune Lange	Norway	1	1999
13	Clayton Zane	Australia	1	2001
13	Ole Martin Årst	Norway	1	2005
13	Rade Prica	Sweden	1	2009
13	Baye Djiby Fall	Senegal	1	2010
13	Mustafa Abdellaoue	Norway	1	2011
13	Péter Kovács	Hungary	1	2012
13	Zdeněk Ondrášek	Czech Republic	1	2012
13	Viðar Örn Kjartansson	Iceland	1	2014
13	Alexander Søderlund	Norway	1	2015
13	Christian Gytkjær	Denmark	1	2016
13	Nicklas Bendtner	Denmark	1	2017
13	Franck Boli	Ivory Coast	1	2018
13	Torgeir Børven	Norway	1	2019
13	Kasper Junker	Denmark	1	2020
13	Ohi Omoijuanfo	Norway	1	2021

By club

	Club	Titles	Seasons
1	Rosenborg	19	1967, 1968, 1969, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017
2	Lillestrøm	6	1975, 1978, 1980, 1988, 1993, 2001
3	Fredrikstad	5	1956–57, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1966, 1971
3	Vålerenga	5	1963, 1979, 1981, 1985, 2014
5	Brann	4	1961–62, 2000, 2001, 2007
5	Molde	4	1974, 1976, 2010, 2021
7	Lyn	3	1950–51, 1964, 1965
7	Viking	3	1972, 1977, 1982
7	Tromsø	3	1999, 2005, 2011
7	Stabæk	3	2006, 2008, 2018
7	Odd	3	1952–53, 2013, 2019
7	Bodø/Glimt	3	2020, 2022, 2023
12	Larvik Turn	2	1952–53, 1953–54
12	Skeid	2	1954–55, 1957–58
12	Start	2	1986, 1990
12	Kongsvinger	2	1983, 1992
12	Strømsgodset	2	1970, 2012
18	Sandefjord BK	1	1948–49
18	Ørn-Horten	1	1949–50
18	Strømmen	1	1951–52
18	Asker	1	1955–56
18	Mjøndalen	1	1972
18	HamKam	1	1982
18	Moss	1	1987

By nationality

Country	Titles
Norway	68
Sweden	3
Denmark	3
Australia	1
Senegal	1
Hungary	1
Czech Republic	1
Iceland	1
Ivory Coast	1

All-time topscorers with over 50 goals

The following is an all-time top-scorer list. Players who have scored 50 or more goals are included.

‡	Active player
Bold	Active player in 2024 Eliteserien

As of 28 May 2024

Rank	Player	Goals	Matches	Avg.	Seasons	Club(s)
1	Sigurd Rushfeldt	172	296	0.58	1992-2011	Tromsø, Rosenborg
2	Harald Brattbakk	166	255	0.65	1990-2005	Rosenborg, Bodø/Glimt
3	Petter Belsvik	159	292	0.54	1989-2003	Molde, HamKam, Start, Stabæk, Rosenborg, Vålerenga, Lillestrøm
4	Odd Iversen	158	225	0.70	1966-1982	Rosenborg, Vålerenga
5	Per Kristoffersen	146	194	0.75	1956-1968	Fredrikstad
6	Frode Johnsen	132	301	0.45	1999-2015	Odd, Rosenborg
7	Arne Pedersen	120	217	0.51	1951-1966	Fredrikstad
8	Thorstein Helstad	116	234	0.49	1995-2014	HamKam, Brann, Rosenborg, Lillestrøm
	Bengt Sæternes		272	0.43	1996-2011	Viking, Bodø/Glimt, Brann, Vålerenga
10	Jostein Flo	112	213	0.53	1987-2001	Molde, Sogndal, Strømsgodset
11	Arild Sundgot	111	322	0.34	1995-2011	Hødd, Lillestrøm
12	Jan Fuglset	109	209	0.52	1967-1982	Fredrikstad, Molde
13	Svein Mathisen	106	327	0.32	1973-1989	IK Start
14	Ole Martin Årst	101	249	0.40	1995-2012	Tromsø, Start
	Morten Berre		452	0.23	1996-2015	Skeid, Haugesund, Viking, Vålerenga
16	Mini Jakobsen	98	194	0.51	1988-2000	Rosenborg
	Steffen Iversen		231	0.44	1995-2012	Rosenborg, Vålerenga
18	Henry Johannessen	96	139	0.69	1946-1961	Hødd, Fredrikstad
19	Espen Hoff	95	406	0.24	1999-2016	Odd, Lyn, Stabæk, Start
20	Harald Hennum	94	121	0.78	1949-1963	Frigg, Skeid
	Amahl Pellegrino ‡		180	0.52	2014-2023	Lillestrøm, Mjøndalen, Strømsgodset, Kristiansund, Bodø/Glimt
22	Ohi Omoijuanfo ‡	92	250	0.36	2010-2021	Lillestrøm, Stabæk, Molde
23	Gunnar Thoresen	91	116	0.78	1947-1962	Larvik Turn
24	Willy Olsen	89	151	0.59	1949-1961	Fredrikstad
	Thomas Lehne Olsen ‡		202	0.44	2013-	Strømsgodset, Tromsø, Lillestrøm
	Tore André Dahlum		220	0.40	1989-1999	Start, Rosenborg
	Gøran Sørloth		228	0.39	1984-1995	Strindheim, Rosenborg, Viking
28	Olivier Occéan	88	241	0.37	2004-2019	Odd, Lillestrøm, Mjøndalen
	Magne Hoseth		311	0.32	1999-2017	Molde, Vålerenga, Stabæk, Viking, Aalesund, Kristiansund
30	Alexander Søderlund	87	245	0.36	2011-2023	Haugesund, Rosenborg
31	Roar Strand	86	425	0.20	1990-2010	Rosenborg, Molde
32	Steinar Pettersen	85	153	0.56	1967-1975	Strømsgodset
	Stig Johansen		213	0.40	1995-2009	Bodø/Glimt
34	Mons Ivar Mjelde	84	173	0.49	1990-2001	Brann, Lillestrøm, Sogndal
	Sverre Brandhaug		225	0.37	1981-1991	Rosenborg
36	Ole Stavrum	82	96	0.85	1962-1967	Lyn
	Pål Jacobsen		158	0.52	1973-1986	HamKam, Vålerenga
38	Willy Fossli	81	108	0.75	1952-1959	Asker
	Kai Sjøberg		155	0.52	1961-1970	Skeid
	Steinar Aase		211	0.38	1973-1985	Brann, Start
41	Torgeir Børven ‡	80	233	0.34	2009-	Odd, Vålerenga, Brann, Rosenborg
42	Mustafa Abdellaoue	79	237	0.33	2009-2020	Vålerenga, Tromsø, Aalesund, Strømsgodset, Sarpsborg, Sandefjord
	Jan-Derek Sørensen		300	0.26	1992-2009	Lyn, Bodø/Glimt, Rosenborg, Vålerenga
44	Erik Nevland	78	189	0.42	1997-2012	Viking
	Veton Berisha ‡		210	0.37	2011-	Viking, Brann, Molde
	Geir Henæs		227	0.34	1977-1988	Moss
	Péter Kovács		234	0.34	2003-2017	Tromsø, Viking, Odd, Strømsgodset, Sarpsborg, Sandefjord
48	Per Jacobsen	77	164	0.47	1951-1962	Odd
49	Trygve Johannessen	76	178	0.43	1974-1985	Viking, Brann
50	Daniel Nannskog	74	114	0.65	2006-2010	Stabæk
51	Jan Tangen	73	139	0.53	1950-1961	Strømmen
	Veigar Páll Gunnarsson		177	0.42	2001-2012	Strømsgodset, Stabæk, Vålerenga
53	Marcus Pedersen	72	164	0.44	2008-2022	HamKam, Strømsgodset, Vålerenga, Brann
	Trond Olsen		336	0.21	2011-2018	Bodø/Glimt, Lillestrøm, Rosenborg, Viking
	Daniel Berg Hestad		473	0.15	1993-2016	Molde
56	Reidar Sundby	71	110	0.65	1953-1962	Larvik Turn
	Hans Nordahl		148	0.48	1949-1960	Skeid
	Ingar Pettersen		174	0.41	1967-1976	Strømsgodset
59	Arne Larsen Økland	70	145	0.48	1976-1987	Vard, Bryne
	Leke James ‡		149	0.47	2012-2020	Aalesund, Molde
	Egil Solberg		150	0.47	1969-1982	Mjøndalen
	Egil Østenstad		161	0.43	1990-2005	Viking
	Øyvind Storflor		421	0.17	1998-2017	Rosenborg, Moss, Strømsgodset, Ranheim
64	Ola Dybwad-Olsen	69	142	0.49	1964-1978	Lyn
65	Harald Berg	68	131	0.52	1964-1979	Lyn, Bodø/Glimt
66	Stein Kollshaugen	67	178	0.38	1974-1987	Raufoss, Moss, HamKam
67	Raymond Kvisvik	66	247	0.27	1998-2009	Moss, Brann, Fredrikstad
68	Frank Strandli	65	153	0.42	1989-1999	Start, Brann, Lillestrøm
	Ole Bjørn Sundgot		225	0.29	1991-2004	Molde, Lyn
	Runar Berg		335	0.19	1991-2009	Rosenborg, Tromsø, Bodø/Glimt, Lyn
71	Åsbjørn Skjærpe	64	133	0.48	1955-1965	Viking
	Arne Dokken		147	0.44	1975-1986	Strømsgodset, Lillestrøm, Rosenborg
	Tom Lund		149	0.43	1975-1982	Lillestrøm
	Karl Petter Løken		208	0.31	1987-1998	Rosenborg, Stabæk
75	Christian Gytkjær ‡	63	121	0.52	2012-2016	Sandnes Ulf, Haugesund, Rosenborg
	Geir Frigård		177	0.36	1990-2005	Lillestrøm, Kongsvinger, HamKam
	Mushaga Bakenga ‡		180	0.35	2009-2023	Rosenborg, Molde, Tromsø, Ranheim, Odd, Stabæk
78	Pål Sæthrang	62	100	0.62	1963-1969	Skeid
	Harry Kure		142	0.44	1950-1965	Selbak, Sarpsborg
80	Olav Håkon Blengsli	61	99	0.62	1962-1967	Steinkjer
	Tryggvi Gudmundsson		141	0.43	1998-2003	Tromsø, Stabæk
	Bård Finne ‡		183	0.33	2012-	Brann, Vålerenga
	Martin Andresen		294	0.21	1996-2009	Moss, Viking, Stabæk, Molde, Brann, Vålerenga
84	Rolf Birger Pedersen	60	121	0.50	1958-1968	Brann
	Sten Glenn Håberg		193	0.31	1981-1992	Lillestrøm, Start, Brann
	Bjørn Skjønsberg		197	0.30	1972-1983	Skeid, HamKam
87	Kjell Roar Kaasa	59	134	0.44	1992-1999	Kongsvinger, Lyn, Rosenborg, Stabæk, Vålerenga
	Trond Egil Soltvedt		168	0.35	1989-1998	Viking, Brann, Rosenborg
	Tom Gulbrandsen		307	0.19	1983-1997	Mjøndalen, Lillestrøm
	Simen Brenne		315	0.19	2000-2015	Moss, Fredrikstad, Lillestrøm, Odd, Strømsgodset, Sarpsborg
91	Per Knudsen	58	176	0.33	1955-1967	Vålerenga
92	Rade Prica	57	104	0.55	2009-2012	Rosenborg
	Bjørn Tronstad		112	0.51	1974-1981	Brann
	Tore André Flo		134	0.42	1994-2012	Sogndal, Tromsø, Brann, Vålerenga
	Leif Eriksen		142	0.40	1959-1968	Vålerenga
	Ola Kamara ‡		149	0.38	2009-	Stabæk, Strømsgodset, Molde
	Einar Bruno Larsen		155	0.37	1959-1968	Vålerenga
	Odd Johnsen		180	0.32	1982-1994	Mjøndalen, Brann, Strømsgodset
	Bent Skammelsrud		272	0.21	1990-2002	Rosenborg
100	Erling Knudtzon ‡	56	416	0.13	2007-	Lyn, Lillestrøm, Molde
101	Andreas Lund	55	99	0.56	1995-2000	Start, Molde
	Odd Wangen		132	0.42	1950-1961	Strømmen
	Petter Vaagan Moen		274	0.20	2004-2016	HamKam, Brann, Lillestrøm, Strømsgodset
104	Per Ljostveit	54	99	0.55	1953-1961	Larvik Turn
105	Olav Nilsen	53	179	0.30	1960-1974	Viking
	Alexander Ødegaard		227	0.23	2001-2010	Sogndal, Rosenborg, Viking
107	Rune Lange	52	92	0.57	1997-2008	Tromsø, Vålerenga
108	Ríkharður Daðason	51	81	0.63	1998-2003	Viking, Lillestrøm, Fredrikstad
	Franck Boli ‡		135	0.38	2012-2019	Stabæk, Aalesund
	Magnus Wolff Eikrem ‡		209	0.24	2011-	Molde
	Aasmund Bjørkan		250	0.20	1993-2005	Bodø/Glimt, Vålerenga
112	Arvid Havnås	50	105	0.48	1949-1960	Sandefjord
	Espen Ruud ‡		323	0.15	2003-	Odd