The Süper Lig top scorers are called Gol Kralı (literally meaning "Goal King" in Turkish) in Turkey. It is the title earned by the top goalscorer in Turkish football league divisions. The title is currently held by Enner Valencia, who scored 29 goals for Fenerbahçe in the 2022–23 season.
The highest number of goals scored in a season was 39, by Tanju Çolak for Galatasaray in 1987–88. Metin Oktay (1962–63) and Hakan Şükür (1996–97) narrowly missed the record; they each scored 38 goals for Galatasaray. Oktay has won the award the most times with six wins in 1959, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1964–65 and 1968–69, which was also his last season. Bosnian Tarik Hodžić was the first non-Turkish winner, when he scored 16 goals for Galatasaray in the 1983–84 season. Oktay (1959, 1960, 1961), Çolak (1986, 1987, 1988) and Şükür (1997, 1998, 1999) are the only players to win the award in three consecutive seasons. Brazilian Alex de Souza is the only foreign player to become top scorer twice. He became top scorer with Fenerbahçe in the 2006–07 and 2010–11 seasons, also winning the Turkish championship title with his club on both occasions. Fenerbahçe are the only club in Süper Lig history to have brought forth the top scorer in four consecutive seasons, from 1991–92 to the 1994–95 season.
Çolak won the European Golden Shoe for his 39 for Galatasaray in 1987–88 and came second with 31 goals in 1990–91.[1] In the 1962–63 season Oktay scored 38 for Galatasaray and became Europe's top scorer.[2] Şükür came third in 1996–97, despite scoring the most goals in Europe.[1]
All-time top scorers edit
Key
- Bold shows players still playing in Süper Lig.
- Italics show players still playing professional football in other leagues.
- As of 15 May 2021[3]
| Rank | Player | Goals | Apps | Ratio | First | Last | Club(s) (goals/apps) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hakan Şükür
|
249 | 489 | 0.51 | 1987 | 2008 | Sakaryaspor (10/42), Bursaspor (11/54), Galatasaray (228/393) | |
| 2 | Tanju Çolak
|
240 | 282 | 0.85 | 1982 | 1993 | Samsunspor (74/103), Galatasaray (116/125), Fenerbahçe (50/54) | |
| 3 | Hami Mandıralı
|
219 | 476 | 0.46 | 1984 | 2003 | Trabzonspor (218/468), Ankaragücü (1/8) | |
| 4 | Metin Oktay
|
217 | 258 | 0.84 | 1959 | 1969 | Galatasaray | |
| 5 | Aykut Kocaman
|
200 | 360 | 0.56 | 1984 | 2000 | Sakaryaspor (23/68), Fenerbahçe (140/210), İstanbulspor (37/82) | |
| 6 | Feyyaz Uçar
|
191 | 376 | 0.51 | 1982 | 1996 | Beşiktaş (170/321), Fenerbahçe (13/32), Antalyaspor (8/23) | |
| 7 | Serkan Aykut
|
188 | 336 | 0.56 | 1993 | 2006 | Samsunspor (165/289), Galatasaray (23/47) | |
| 8 | Burak Yılmaz
|
187 | 323 | 0.58 | 2006 | 2020 | Beşiktaş (30/79), Manisaspor (9/16), Fenerbahçe (0/6), Trabzonspor (82/103), Eskişehirspor (1/14), Galatasaray (65/105) | |
| 9 | Umut Bulut
|
163 | 515 | 0.32 | 2001 | 2021 | Ankaragücü (36/90), Trabzonspor (67/161), Galatasaray (32/114), Kayserispor (23/102), Yeni Malatyaspor (5/48) | |
| 10 | Necati Ateş
|
138 | 363 | 0.38 | 1997 | 2015 | Altay (2/21), Adanaspor (23/49), Galatasaray (54/109), İstanbul Başakşehir (8/12), Ankaraspor (3/14), Antalyaspor (30/76), Eskişehirspor (16/60), Kayseri Erciyesspor (2/22) | |
| 11 | Cenk İşler
|
137 | 350 | 0.39 | 1995 | 2011 | Samsunspor (33/103), Adanaspor (34/62), İstanbulspor (17/42), Konyaspor (12/30), Ankaragücü (8/15), Kayseri Erciyesspor (27/63), Kasımpaşa (6/26), Bucaspor (0/9) | |
| 12 |  Alex de Souza
|
136 | 241 | 0.56 | 2004 | 2013 | Fenerbahçe | |
| Ümit Karan
|
136 | 359 | 0.38 | 1996 | 2011 | Gençlerbirliği (49/137), Galatasaray (71/170), Ankaraspor (5/11), Eskişehirspor (11/41) | ||
| 14 | Fevzi Zemzem
|
135 | 288 | 0.47 | 1963 | 1973 | Göztepe | |
| 15 | Saffet Sancaklı
|
130 | 266 | 0.49 | 1987 | 1998 | Beşiktaş (4/25), Eskişehirspor (11/30), Konyaspor (10/24), Sarıyer (0/10), Kocaelispor (53/76), Galatasaray (31/43), Fenerbahçe (21/58) | |
| Fatih Tekke
|
130 | 303 | 0.43 | 1994 | 2012 | Trabzonspor (88/196), Altay (8/24), Gaziantepspor (28/57), Ankaragücü (3/9), Beşiktaş (0/2), Orduspor (3/15) | ||
| Mehmet Özdilek
|
130 | 386 | 0.34 | 1988 | 2001 | Beşiktaş | ||
| 18 |  Elvir Bolic
|
128 | 281 | 0.46 | 1992 | 2005 | Galatasaray (2/8), Gaziantepspor (43/72), Fenerbahçe (69/146), İstanbulspor (11/28), Yeni Malatyaspor (1/11), Gençlerbirliği (2/16) | |
| 19 | Ertuğrul Sağlam
|
126 | 328 | 0.38 | 1989 | 2003 | Samsunspor (44/161), Beşiktaş (82/167) | |
| 20 | Mustafa Denizli
|
124 | 401 | 0.31 | 1967 | 1984 | Altay (121/386), Galatasaray (3/15) | |
| 21 | Oktay Derelioğlu
|
122 | 249 | 0.49 | 1992 | 2006 | Trabzonspor (15/15), Beşiktaş (73/154), Gaziantepspor (16/20), Fenerbahçe (5/21), Samsunspor (4/17), Akçaabat Sebatspor (9/21), Diyarbakırspor (0/1) | |
| Fikri Elma
|
122 | 283 | 0.43 | 1959 | 1969 | Ankara Demirspor | ||
| 23 | Ertan Adatepe
|
118 | 264 | 0.45 | 1959 | 1971 | Galatasaray (1/7), Ankaragücü (69/137), PTT (48/120) | |
| 24 | Cemil Turan
|
117 | 309 | 0.38 | 1968 | 1980 | İstanbulspor (32/117), Fenerbahçe (85/192) | |
| 25 | Halil Ibrahim Eren
|
113 | 345 | 0.33 | 1976 | 1989 | Boluspor (37/107), Ankaragücü (53/123), Gençlerbirliği (16/83), Samsunspor (3/11), Sakaryaspor (4/21) | |
| 26 | Osman Arpacioglu
|
112 | 247 | 0.45 | 1965 | 1977 | Hacettepe (0/1), Mersin Talim Yurdu (52/110), Fenerbahçe (60/136) | |
| 27 | Mert Nobre
|
109 | 291 | 0.37 | 2004 | 2014 | Fenerbahçe (46/80), Beşiktaş (35/127), Mersin Talim Yurdu (23/56), Kayserispor (5/28) | |
| Zafer Tuzun
|
109 | 295 | 0.37 | 1980 | 1996 | Eskişehirspor (18/76), Fenerbahçe (14/50), Adana Demirspor (11/30), Sakaryaspor (10/26), Bakırköyspor (43/76), Kayseri Erciyesspor (11/27), Denizlispor (2/10) | ||
| 29 | Sergen Yalcin
|
105 | 346 | 0.3 | 1991 | 2006 | Beşiktaş (71/229), İstanbulspor (14/36), Fenerbahçe (8/24), Galatasaray (11/36), Trabzonspor (1/21) | |
| Arif Erdem
|
105 | 347 | 0.3 | 1991 | 2005 | Galatasaray | ||
| 31 | Gokmen Ozdenak
|
104 | 313 | 0.33 | 1965 | 1980 | İstanbulspor (5/16), Galatasaray (99/297) | |
| 32 | Ogun Altiparmak
|
102 | 302 | 0.34 | 1959 | 1971 | Karşıyaka (35/129), Fenerbahçe (67/173) | |
| 33 | Gokhan Unal
|
100 | 261 | 0.38 | 1999 | 2015 | Gençlerbirliği (3/15), Kayserispor (67/135), Trabzonspor (17/45), Fenerbahçe (2/13), İstanbul Başakşehir (2/11), Karabükspor (4/19), Balıkesirspor (5/23) |
Top scorers by season edit
The top scorers of the former Turkish Football Championship and National Division are not included in the following list:[4][5]
- Teams in bold were the champions of the mentioned season.
Statistics edit
By player edit
By club edit
| Rank | Club | Titles | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galatasaray | 17 | 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1984, 1988, 1991, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2009, 2013, 2018, 2019 |
| 2 | Fenerbahçe | 16 | 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2023 |
| 3 | Trabzonspor | 5 | 1977, 1996, 2005, 2012, 2020 |
| 4 | Bursaspor | 4 | 1980, 2001, 2003, 2015 |
| Beşiktaş | 4 | 1964, 1990, 2002, 2016 | |
| 6 | Eskişehirspor | 3 | 1970, 1972, 1975 |
| MKE Ankaragücü | 3 | 1966, 1967, 1976 | |
| Samsunspor | 3 | 1986, 1987, 2000 | |
| 10 | Adanaspor | 2 | 1979, 1981 |
| Kayserispor | 2 | 2006, 2010 | |
| Kasımpaşa | 2 | 2019, 2022 | |
| 11 | Ankara Demirspor | 1 | 1962 |
| Göztepe | 1 | 1968 | |
| Altay | 1 | 1980 | |
| Sakaryaspor | 1 | 1985 | |
| Konyaspor | 1 | 2004 | |
| Sivasspor | 1 | 2014 | |
| Alanyaspor | 1 | 2017 | |
| Hatayspor | 1 | 2021 |
By country edit
| Country | Titles |
|---|---|
| Turkey |
53 |
| Brazil |
4 |
 Czech Republic |
1 |
 Georgia |
1 |
 Morocco |
1 |
 Portugal |
1 |
 Yugoslavia |
1 |
 Germany |
1 |
 France |
1 |
 Senegal |
1 |
 Norway |
1 |
 Gabon |
1 |
 Ecuador |
1 |
Records edit
- Most goals in a season: 39
- Tanju Çolak (Galatasaray) 1987–88
- Highest scoring average: 1.461 Goals per match
- Metin Oktay (Galatasaray) 1962–63 (38 goals in 26 matches)
- Most consecutive wins: 3
- Metin Oktay (1959, 1960, 1961)
- Tanju Çolak (1986, 1987, 1988)
- Hakan Şükür (1997, 1998, 1999)
- Most consecutive club wins: 4
- Fenerbahçe (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995)
- Youngest topscorers:
- Tanju Çolak (1985–86, 22 years 203 days)
- Selçuk Yula (1981–82, 22 years 216 days)
- Okan Yılmaz (2000–01, 23 years 4 days)
- Metin Oktay (1959, 23 years 124 days)
- Oldest topscorers:
- Alex de Souza (2010–11, 33 years 250 days)
- Enner Valencia (2022–23, 33 years 215 days)
- Metin Oktay (1968–69, 33 years 112 days)
- Vágner Love (2016–17, 32 years 352 days)
- Bafétimbi Gomis (2017–18, 32 years 286 days)
- Ogün Altıparmak (1970–71, 32 years 208 days)
- Tarık Hodzic (1983–84, 32 years 177 days)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Golden Boot ("Soulier d'Or") Awards". RSSSF. RSSSF. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "European Topscorers before 1967/68". RSSSF. RSSSF. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "Türkiye Süper Lig - History - Players". Mackolik.
- ^ "Turkey – List of Topscorers". RSSSF. RSSSF. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "Ligin Gol Kralları". tff.org (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
External links edit
- RSSSF Turkish top scorers
- Turkish Football Federation (in Turkish)