Top five highest goal scorers in ISL history

Two active Indian players feature on the list

The Indian Super League (ISL) has improved in terms of quality over the years. It is always high on entertainment across every edition. Across the seven editions, the ISL has seen some incredible attackers feature as the highest scorers in the league. Sunil Chhetri broke the retired Bartholomew Ogbeche’s record with a spot-kick against Mohun Bagan Super Giant on September 19, 2024, to become the joint all-time leading goalscorer in the ISL’s history.

Players from India and foreign countries have scored many goals in the process of achieving success for their sides. While the best of the best domestic players have featured in the history of the tournament, some foreign players have also left their mark and become fan favourites.

Here are the top five all-time highest scorers in the history of the ISL.

5. Lallianzuala Chhangte – 40 goals

Lallianzuala Chhangte is the only other Indian player to feature on this list and the newly-appointed Mumbai City FC captain aspires to lead by example like his national compatriot on this list. After his move from Chennaiyin FC, Chhangte has grown in leaps and bounds, notching 16 and 13 goal contributions in the 2022-23 and the 2023-24 seasons respectively.

Although the “Mizo Flash” took time to settle in with the Islanders, he helped them to the League Winners’ Shield in 2023 and the ISL Trophy in 2024. In the process, he racked up his total goals tally in the league to 40 and also got nominated as the AIFF’s Men’s Player of the Year for the 2023-24 season.

4. Ferran Corominas – 48 goals

Ferran Corominas occupies the third spot among the highest scorers in the league’s history with 48 goals. The Spaniard joined the ISL in 2017-18 and scored 18 goals in 20 games for FC Goa, winning the Golden Boot in the process. He followed up his incredible debut season by scoring 16 goals during the 2018-19 season, winning the Golden Boot yet again. Lovingly called “Coro” by fans, the attacker scored 14 goals in his final season in India before departing the Goan club. 

The forward has 64 goal contributions (48 goals and 16 assists) in 57 games, which shows he was in a league of his own. The 38-year-old left the Gaurs ahead of the 2020-21 campaign, joining Atlético Baleares. Corominas held the record as the highest scorer in the league for a few years before Ogbeche surpassed him on January 31, 2022.

3. Roy Krishna – 58 goals

Odisha FC’s Roy Krishna shows no signs of stopping after he rose to the third spot in the ISL all-time top scorers list with 56 goals, surpassing the prolific Corominas. The scoring rate of the striker might have taken a backseat during his last season with ATK Mohun Bagan and then in the successive campaign with Bengaluru FC. But the Fiji international revved up his form, scoring 13 goals in the 2023-24 season (finishing as Odisha FC’s top scorer) and once in the current campaign.

Roy Krishna was instrumental in ATK’s league triumph in the 2019-20 season, scoring 15 goals. He scored 14 goals in the second season in India with ATK Mohun Bagan, guiding them to the final of the tournament. 

2. Bartholomew Ogbeche – 63 goals

Former Hyderabad FC hitman Bartholomew Ogbeche is the joint all-time leading goalscorer in the history of the ISL. The Nigerian marksman has scored 53 goals and made seven assists in 77 appearances. He made his debut during the 2018-19 campaign for NorthEast United, scoring 12 goals in the process.

The 36-year-old joined Kerala Blasters in his second season and continued the goalscoring form. He scored 15 goals in 16 games for the Yellow Army before joining Mumbai City FC on loan ahead of the 2020-21 season. He helped guide the Islanders to their maiden ISL trophy before making the move to Hyderabad FC on a permanent transfer in the 2021 summer transfer window. In the following campaign, he followed a similar pattern scoring 18 goals for the Nizams, winning the Golden Boot, and helping them win their maiden league cup trophy.

“Big Bart” hung up his boots in 2023, marking an end to an illustrious career as the Indian Super League’s most clinical import till date.

1. Sunil Chhetri – 64 goals

Sunil Chhetri scripted history to become the all-time leading goalscorer in ISL history after his spot-kick against Mohun Bagan. From being the only Indian to feature in this list to going to the top as the highest active and overall goalscorer in the league, the former Indian skipper just can’t stop breaking records.

The Bengaluru FC captain has maintained his exemplary record through sheer discipline and with his latest contributions taking his tally to 63 goals, he has proven that age is just a number. Chhetri has been playing in the league since 2016, initially donning the blue of Mumbai City FC before returning to his current side and amassing 150+ appearances for them after they joined the ISL.

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