Premier League top goal scorers 2021-2022: Updated golden boot rankings
Can anyone catch Mohamed Salah? The Liverpool star has already hit 20 goals on the season and his own teammate, Diogo Jota, is one of his closest competitors, six goals away.
Tottenham duo Son Heung-min (14 goals) and Harry Kane (12 goals) have quickly been charging up the chart. Cristiano Ronaldo and another Liverpool player, Sadio Mane, are also on 12 goals.
No surprise that Man City has five players with seven or more goals on the list, and Brentford’s Ivan Toney has hit double digits with 11 goals, as the Bees look set to remain in the Premier League for another season.
Below is the top scorer table with assists and minutes played serving as the first and second tiebreakers as per major European tournaments run by UEFA.
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Premier League Top Scorers (2021-2022)
Updated through Wednesday, April 6.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals (PKs) | Assists | Matches | Mins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 20 (5) | 10 | 28 | 2,330 |
| 2. | Diogo Jota | Liverpool | 14 (0) | 1 | 27 | 1,847 |
| Son Heung-min | Tottenham | 14 (0) | 6 | 27 | 2,341 | |
| 4. | Harry Kane | Tottenham | 12 (2) | 6 | 29 | 2,512 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Man United | 12 (2) | 3 | 24 | 1,918 | |
| Sadio Mane | Liverpool | 12 (0) | 1 | 27 | 2,251 | |
| 7. | Ivan Toney | Brentford | 11 (5) | 3 | 26 | 2,278 |
| 8. | Riyad Mahrez | Man City | 10 (4) | 4 | 22 | 1,207 |
| Kevin De Bruyne | Man City | 10 (0) | 3 | 23 | 1,615 | |
| Raheem Sterling | Man City | 10 (2) | 3 | 24 | 1,658 | |
| Jamie Vardy | Leicester City | 10 (0) | 2 | 18 | 1,400 | |
| Wilfried Zaha | Crystal Palace | 10 (4) | 1 | 25 | 2,112 | |
| 13. | Jarrod Bowen | West Ham | 9 (0) | 8 | 29 | 2,430 |
| Bruno Fernandes | Man United | 9 (0) | 6 | 28 | 2,404 | |
| Bukayo Saka | Arsenal | 9 (0) | 5 | 29 | 2,235 | |
| Emmanuel Dennis | Watford | 9 (0) | 5 | 28 | 2,195 | |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 9 (3) | 3 | 28 | 2,341 | |
| Emile Smith Rowe | Arsenal | 9 (0) | 2 | 25 | 1,594 | |
| 19. | Mason Mount | Chelsea | 8 (1) | 7 | 25 | 1,756 |
| Michail Antonio | West Ham | 8 (0) | 7 | 30 | 2,576 | |
| James Maddison | Leicester City | 8 (0) | 4 | 27 | 1,815 | |
| Conor Gallagher | Crystal Palace | 8 (0) | 3 | 26 | 2,294 | |
| Neal Maupay | Brighton | 8 (1) | 2 | 28 | 2,125 | |
| Teemu Pukki | Norwich City | 8 (3) | 2 | 29 | 2,541 | |
| Ollie Watkins | Aston Villa | 8 (1) | 1 | 27 | 2,256 | |
| 26. | James Ward-Prowse | Southampton | 7 (3) | 4 | 28 | 2,497 |
| Phil Foden | Man City | 7 (0) | 3 | 22 | 1,675 | |
| Che Adams | Southampton | 7 (0) | 3 | 24 | 1,737 | |
| Bernardo Silva | Man City | 7 (0) | 2 | 29 | 2,421 | |
| Maxwel Cornet | Burnley | 7 (0) | 1 | 19 | 1,241 |
- 6 goals: 13 players
- 5 goals: 16 players
- 4 goals: 20 players
- 3 goals: 23 players
- 2 goals: 58 players
- 1 goal: 91 players
Note: There have also been 29 own goals among the total of 826 goals scored in the 2021-22 Premier League thus far.
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Premier League Top Scorers (since 1992-93)
Below are the top scorers in each season of the Premier League era (since 1992-93). Andy Cole and Alan Shearer share the record for most goals scored in a single campaign with 34.
Thierry Henry finished atop the Premier League scoring chart in four different seasons, more than any player all-time. Shearer and Harry Kane follow with three scoring titles each, with Kane figuring as the most recent top scorer after scoring 23 goals in 2020-21.
| Year | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | Harry Kane | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 |
| 2019-20 | Jamie Vardy | Leicester City | 23 |
| 2018-19 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Arsenal | 22 |
| Sadio Mane | Liverpool | 22 | |
| Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 22 | |
| 2017-18 | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 32 |
| 2016-17 | Harry Kane | Tottenham Hotspur | 29 |
| 2015-16 | Harry Kane | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 |
| 2014-15 | Sergio Aguero | Manchester City | 26 |
| 2013-14 | Luis Suarez | Liverpool | 31 |
| 2012-13 | Robin Van Persie | Arsenal | 26 |
| 2011-12 | Robin Van Persie | Arsenal | 30 |
| 2010-11 | Dimitar Berbatov | Manchester United | 20 |
| Carlos Tevez | Manchester City | 20 | |
| 2009-10 | Didier Drogba | Chelsea | 29 |
| 2008-09 | Nicolas Anelka | Chelsea | 19 |
| 2007-08 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | 31 |
| 2006-07 | Didier Drogba | Chelsea | 20 |
| 2005-06 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal | 27 |
| 2004-05 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal | 25 |
| 2003-04 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal | 30 |
| 2002-03 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Manchester United | 25 |
| 2001-02 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal | 24 |
| 2000-01 | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | Chelsea | 23 |
| 1999-00 | Kevin Phillips | Sunderland | 30 |
| 1998-99 | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | Leeds United | 18 |
| Michael Owen | Liverpool | 18 | |
| Dwight Yorke | Manchester United | 18 | |
| 1997-98 | Dion Dublin | Coventry City | 18 |
| Michael Owen | Liverpool | 18 | |
| Chris Sutton | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | |
| 1996-97 | Alan Shearer | Newcastle United | 25 |
| 1995-96 | Alan Shearer | Blackburn Rovers | 31 |
| 1994-95 | Alan Shearer | Blackburn Rovers | 34 |
| 1993-94 | Andy Cole | Newcastle United | 34 |
| 1992-93 | Teddy Sheringham | N. Forest / Tottenham | 22 |
