The influx of stars to the Saudi Pro League is going to make the Golden Boot race a compelling watch throughout the 2023/24 season.
Al Ahli’s new arrival, ex-Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino, started strong with a hat-trick in his first league match for his club, and he was matched by 26-year-old Brazilian compatriot Malcom, who also hit for three goals for Al Hilal. While Firmino sat out his team’s second match due to injury, Malcom is due to play on Saturday.
The two Brazilians are still in the top spots in these early days of the season, but the challengers are coming.
Robin Quaison has two goals in two games for Steven Gerrard’s Al Ettifaq, while Cristian Tello had a breakout match for Al Fateh with a brace. Igor Coronado will look to add to his two goals on Saturday with Al Ittihad.
The Sporting News will be following the 2023/24 Saudi Pro League campaign and tracking the top scorers, with assists serving as the first tiebreaker, and fewest minutes played the second tiebreaker, as per FIFA’s major international tournaments.
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Saudi Pro League Top Scorers Table 2023/24
The Sporting News will be updating the table below during every matchday of the 2023/24 Saudi Pro League season through to the final round of matches on May 27, 2024.
Updated as of Friday, August 18, 2023.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals (PKs) | Assists | Matches | Mins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Malcom | Al Hilal | 3 (0) | 0 | 1 | 81 |
| Roberto Firmino | Al Ahli Saudi | 3 (0) | 0 | 1 | 90 | |
| 3. | Saleh Al Abbas | Al Riyadh | 2 (0) | 1 | 2 | 131 |
| Cristian Tello | Al Fateh | 2 (1) | 1 | 2 | 180 | |
| Igor Coronado | Al Ittihad | 2 (0) | 0 | 1 | 83 | |
| Abdullah Al Ammar | Damac | 2 (0) | 0 | 2 | 180 | |
| Robin Quaison | Al Ettifaq | 2 (0) | 0 | 2 | 180 | |
| 8. | Fashion Sakala | Al Feiha | 1 (0) | 1 | 1 | 90 |
| Riyad Mahrez | Al Ahli Saudi | 1 (0) | 1 | 2 | 148 | |
| Knowledge Musona | Al Riyadh | 1 (0) | 1 | 2 | 180 | |
| Abdulaziz Al Harabi | Al Ta’ee | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 | 14 | |
| Ricardo | Al Feiha | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 | 20 | |
| Yahya Naji | Al Wehda | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 | 23 | |
| Hisham Al Dubais | Al Khaleej | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 | 26 | |
| Sumayhan Al Nabit | Al Ahli Saudi | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 | 28 | |
| Mansour Hamzi | Al Khaleej | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 | 44 | |
| Ahmed Abdu Jaber | Al Shabab | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 | 45 | |
| Ahmed Bahusayn | Al Taawoun | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 | 74 | |
| Sultan Mandash | Al Feiha | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 87 | |
| Saad Bguir | Abha | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 | 89 | |
| Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al Ittihad | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 | 90 | |
| Vitinho | Al Ettifaq | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 | 134 | |
| Feras Albrikan | Al Fateh | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 | 154 | |
| Hussain Al Eisa | Al Wehda | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 | 158 | |
| Florin Tanase | Al Akhdoud | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 | 164 | |
| Moussa Dembele | Al Ettifaq | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 | 165 | |
| Anselmo | Al Wehda | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 | 172 | |
| Leandre Tawamba | Al Taawoun | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 | 177 | |
| Mourad Batna | Al Fateh | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 | 180 | |
| Andrei Burca | Al Akhdoud | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 | 180 | |
| Andrei Girotto | Al Taawoun | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 | 180 | |
| Roger Ibanez | Al Ahli Saudi | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 | 180 | |
| Sadio Mane | Al Nassr | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 | 180 | |
| Vina | Al Hazem | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 | 180 |
There have been a total of 44 goals scored thus far in the 2023/24 Saudi Pro League with 1 own goal:
- Al Wehda (1): Jaward El Yamiq
Saudi Pro League Top Scorers table 2022-2023
Al Ittihad’s Morocco international forward Abderrazak Hamdallah scored 21 of the 60 goals that his team tallied on their run to the 2022/23 Saudi Pro League title. It was his third Golden Boot in the previous five seasons.
While Hamdallah did his damage across 26 matches, Cristiano Ronaldo joined Al Nassr midseason and only played in 16 matches, but still managed to finish in 5th place with 14 goals.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al Ittihad | 21 | 3 |
| 2. | Talisca | Al Nassr | 20 | 2 |
| 3. | Odion Ighalo | Al Hilal | 19 | 2 |
| 4. | Firas Al-Buraikan | Al Fateh | 17 | 4 |
| 5. | Cristiano Ronaldo | Al Nassr | 14 | 2 |
| 6. | Romarinho | Al Ittihad | 13 | 5 |
| Cristian Guanca | Al Shabab | 13 | 3 | |
| 8. | Carlos Junior | Al Shabab | 12 | 2 |
Saudi Pro League Golden Boot Winners
Below are the top scorers in each season of the Saudi Pro League, dating back to 2007/08, when the league was rebranded from the Saudi Premier League.
Former Saudi Arabia international Nasser Al-Shamrani was the dominant winner in the early period of the league, with five Golden Boot triumphs in seven seasons, from 2007 to 2014.
The bar was raised by Syrian star Omar Al Somah, as he won three successive Golden Boots from 2014 to 2017, before Hamdallah set a new league record of 34 goals in 2018/19.
| Year | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al Ittihad | 21 |
| 2021/22 | Odion Ighalo | Al Hilal | 24 |
| 2020/21 | Bafetimbi Gomis | Al Hilal | 24 |
| 2019/20 | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al Nassr | 29 |
| 2018/19 | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al Nassr | 34 |
| 2017/18 | Ronnie Fernandez | Al Fayha | 13 |
| 2016/17 | Omar Al Somah | Al Hilal | 22 |
| 2015/16 | Omar Al Somah | Al Hilal | 27 |
| 2014/15 | Omar Al Somah | Al Hilal | 24 |
| 2013/14 | Nasser Al-Shamrani | Al Shabab | 21 |
| 2012/13 | Sebastian Tagliabue | Al Shabab | 19 |
| 2011/12 | Nasser Al-Shamrani | Al Shabab | 21 |
| Victor Simoes | Al Hilal | 21 | |
| 2010/11 | Nasser Al-Shamrani | Al Shabab | 17 |
| 2009/10 | Mohammad Al-Shalhoub | Al Hilal | 12 |
| 2008/09 | Nasser Al-Shamrani | Al Shabab | 12 |
| Hicham Aboucherouane | Al Ittihad | 12 | |
| 2007/08 | Nasser Al-Shamrani | Al Shabab | 18 |