The capocannoniere award (Italian: [ˌkapokannoˈnjɛːre]; lit. 'head gunner'), known as Paolo Rossi Award since 2021,[1] is awarded by the Italian Footballers' Association (AIC) to the highest goalscorer of each season in Italy's Serie A. From the 2010–11 season unti the change of denomination, it was called the AIC Award to the Top Scorer (Italian: Premio AIC al Capocannoniere in Italian). The award is currently held by Mateo Retegui, who scored 25 goals for Atalanta in the 2024–25 season.
| Paolo Rossi Award | |
|---|---|
 Gunnar Nordahl, by winning the capocannoniere award five times, is the pluricapocannoniere of Serie A, while playing at AC Milan. | |
| Awarded for | The leading goalscorer in a single Serie A season |
| Country | Italy |
| Presented by | Italian Footballers' Association |
| Formerly called | Capocannoniere |
| First award | 2011 |
| Currently held by | Mateo Retegui (2024–25) |
| Most wins | Gunnar Nordahl (5) |
The highest number of goals scored to win the Capocannoniere is 36, by Gino Rossetti for Torino in 1928–29, Gonzalo Higuaín for Napoli in 2015–16 and Ciro Immobile for Lazio in 2019–20. Ferenc Hirzer, Julio Libonatti and Gunnar Nordahl are in joint fourth place for this record; they each scored 35 goals for Juventus, Torino and Milan respectively.
Gunnar Nordahl of Milan has won the title of capocannoniere five times: 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1953–54 and 1954–55, more than any other player in the history of Italian championship.[2]
Winners
editData relating to seasons prior to 1923–24 are incomplete or imprecise due to scarcity of sources.
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Statistics
editWins by player (multiple)
editThe capocannonieri are unknown for 15 seasons.
Wins by club
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The players' clubs are unknown for 15 seasons. Current Serie A teams are shown in bold.
| Club | Total |
|---|---|
| Milan | 18 |
| Juventus | 15 |
| Internazionale | 15 |
| Lazio | 12 |
| Torino | 11 |
| Roma | 9 |
| Bologna | 7 |
| Fiorentina | 5 |
| Napoli | 4 |
| Udinese | 4 |
| Cagliari | 3 |
| Sampdoria | 3 |
| Atalanta | 2 |
| Internazionale Torino | 2 |
| Livorno | 2 |
| US Milanese | 2 |
| Vicenza | 2 |
| Bari | 1 |
| Genoa | 1 |
| Piacenza | 1 |
| Hellas Verona | 1 |
Wins by country
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The nationalities are unknown for 15 seasons.
| Country | Total |
|---|---|
 Italy
|
74 |
 Argentina
|
10 |
 Sweden
|
7 |
 France
|
4 |
 Brazil
|
3 |
 Denmark
|
3 |
 Uruguay
|
3 |
 Austria
|
2 |
 Hungary
|
2 |
 Netherlands
|
2 |
 Switzerland
|
2 |
 Ukraine
|
2 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
1 |
 England
|
1 |
 Germany
|
1 |
 Wales
|
1 |
 Portugal
|
1 |
 Nigeria
|
1 |
See also
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Nasce il Premio Paolo Rossi". Associazione Italiana Calciatori) (in Italian). 3 August 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Serial-scoring Swede who inflamed Milan". FIFA. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ "Umberto Malvano". Magliarossonera.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 23 February 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ "Guido Pedroni (I)". Magliarossonera.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 February 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ Fontanelli, Carlo (2006). Fratelli d'Italia – I campionati italiani della stagione 1922-23 (in Italian). Empoli: Geo Edizioni.
- ^ a b c d "I capocannonieri nella storia della Serie A TIM". DAZN (in Italian). 11 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ Bliss, Dominic (9 March 2021). "The story of Julio Libonatti, the first of Italian football's oriundi". These Football Times. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Is the Serie A Top Goalscorer Race Already Over?". Football Italia. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ a b c Di Maggio, Roberto. "Italy - Serie A Top Scorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Retegui breaks Atalanta record, joins Cristiano Ronaldo in list of Paolo Rossi Award winners". Sportstar. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
External links
edit- Italy – Serie A Top Scorers at RSSSF.com