With the rise of PSG as a global force in recent years, the Paris-based club enters every year expecting to win every trophy and the defending champions currently find themselves atop the Ligue 1 table once again. That has translated to the Ligue 1 top goal scorers table, although there are additional challenges that threaten to unseat the traditional contenders.
Kylian Mbappe, still just 23 years old, is aiming for his fifth straight Ligue 1 top goalscorer award, which would tie the all-time record for most in a career. His teammate Neymar is right behind him, racking up double-digit goals and assists through the first half of the season. However, injuries have derailed both of their seasons, and seen them drift back in the race.
Instead, there’s Arsenal youngster Folarin Balogun who is on loan at Stade de Reims. Balogun, who is eligible to play for both the United States or England internationally and has not yet decided, took the lead with a hat-trick against Lorient in early February.
There is plenty of competition elsewhere from players hailing from other top clubs like Lyon, Lille, Lens, and other teams pushing for top spots with in-form goalscorers. Another ex-Gunner Alexandre Lacazette has been productive for Lyon, while Canadian youngster Jonathan David continues to be one of the hottest forwards in Europe with Lille.
Monaco duo Wissam Ben Yedder and Breel Embolo are proving dangerous as the club pushes for a top four spot, while Martin Terrier of Stade Rennes heartbreakingly tore his ACL and will be unable to build on his strong early total.
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Ligue 1 Top Scorers Table (2022-2023)
The table below will be updated after each matchday of the 2022/23 season with the ranking of the Ligue 1 top scorers. The first tiebreaker is assists and the second is minutes played as with major FIFA competitions.
Updated as of Saturday, February 4.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals (Pens) | Assists | Matches | Mins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Folarin Balogun | Stade Reims | 14 (3) | 1 | 20 | 1,512 |
| 2. | Kylian Mbappe | PSG | 13 (2) | 2 | 19 | 1,469 |
| 3. | Neymar | PSG | 12 (2) | 10 | 18 | 1,416 |
| Jonathan David | LOSC Lille | 12 (2) | 4 | 20 | 1,416 | |
| Alexandre Lacazette | Lyon | 12 (4) | 4 | 21 | 1,836 | |
| Terem Moffi | Lorient | 12 (1) | 0 | 18 | 1,392 | |
| Wissam Ben Yedder | AS Monaco | 12 (4) | 2 | 18 | 1,068 | |
| 8. | Breel Embolo | AS Monaco | 11 (0) | 2 | 21 | 1,430 |
| 9. | Lionel Messi | PSG | 10 (0) | 10 | 18 | 1,580 |
| 10. | Martin Terrier | Stade Rennes | 9 (0) | 4 | 16 | 1,322 |
| Lois Openda | RC Lens | 9 (0) | 1 | 21 | 1,287 | |
| Mama Blade | Troyes | 9 (0) | 3 | 19 | 1,494 | |
| 13. | Habib Diallo | Strasbourg | 8 (1) | 0 | 21 | 1,456 |
| Amine Gouiri | Rennes / Nice | 8 (0) | 1 | 19 | 1,504 |
- 7 goals: 6 players
- 6 goals: 5 players
- 5 goals: 6 players
- 4 goals: 18 players
- 3 goals: 26 players
- 2 goals: 42 players
- 1 goal: 94 players
There have been 603 total goals scored in Ligue 1 this season with 22 own goals:
- Angers (3): Miha Blazic, Cedric Hountondji, Abdallah Sima
- Lens (1): Salis Abdul Samed
- Lille (1): Bafode Diakite
- Lorient 1): Julien Laporte
- Marseille (3): Leonardo Balerdi, Matteo Guendouzi, Jordan Veretout
- Monaco (2): Caio Henrique, Youssouf Fofana
- Montpellier (2): Maxime Esteve, Falaye Sacko
- Nantes (2): Nicolas Pallois, Joao Victor
- PSG (1): Marquinhos
- Stade Brestois (1): Brendan Chardonnet
- Stade de Reims (1): Wout Faes
- Stade Rennes (1): Arthur Theate
- Toulouse (1): Rasmus Nicolaisen
- Troyes (2): Erik Palmer-Brown, Yasser Larouci
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Ligue 1 Golden Boot Winners
Below are the top scorers in each season of Ligue 1 action dating back to the year 2000.
Kylian Mbappe has won the top goalscorer award every single season since 2018/19, and he is charging up the all-time Ligue 1 goalscoring list. His 148 career Ligue 1 goals at the turn of the calendar year from 2022 to 2023 saw him sit 21st all-time despite his youthful age of 23 years old.
Other big names to win the Ligue 1 top goalscorer award in recent years include Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edinson Cavani, both of whom played for PSG. Olivier Giroud finished jointly atop the 2011/12 list before making a move to Arsenal, and Karim Benzema has also previously won the award before his big move to Real Madrid.
The most Ligue 1 top goalscorer awards by one individual is five, accomplished by both Jean-Pierre Papin of Marseille and Carlos Bianchi of Stade de Reims and PSG. Mbappe can win his fifth if he finishes atop the charts in 2022/23.
| Year | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | Kylian Mbappe | PSG | 28 |
| 2020/21 | Kylian Mbappe | PSG | 27 |
| 2019/20 | Kylian Mbappe | PSG | 18 |
| Wissam Ben Yedder | AS Monaco | 18 | |
| 2018/19 | Kylian Mbappe | PSG | 33 |
| 2017/18 | Edinson Cavani | PSG | 28 |
| 2016/17 | Edinson Cavani | PSG | 35 |
| 2015/16 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | PSG | 38 |
| 2014/15 | Alexandre Lacazette | Lyon | 27 |
| 2013/14 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | PSG | 26 |
| 2012/13 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | PSG | 30 |
| 2011/12 | Olivier Giroud | Montpellier | 21 |
| Nene | PSG | 21 | |
| 2010/11 | Moussa Sow | Lille | 25 |
| 2009/10 | Mamadou Niang | Marseille | 18 |
| 2008/09 | Andre-Pierre Gignac | Toulouse | 24 |
| 2007/08 | Karim Benzema | Lyon | 20 |
| 2006/07 | Pauleta | PSG | 15 |
| 2005/06 | Pauleta | PSG | 21 |
| 2004/05 | Alexander Frei | Stade Rennes | 20 |
| 2003/04 | Djibril Cisse | Auxerre | 26 |
| 2002/03 | Shabani Nonda | AS Monaco | 26 |
| 2001/02 | Djibril Cisse | Auxerre | 22 |
| Pauleta | Bordeaux | 22 | |
| 2000/01 | Sonny Anderson | Lyon | 22 |