ISL Stats: Players with the most goals in ISL history | Chhetri at top

The Indian Super League (ISL) has been the stand-out football league in India since its introduction. Many great players have played in the ISL and left their marks. However, some of them are still contributing to the league with their team. As the eleventh edition of The ISL has started, SportzPoint brings you the list of 8 players with the most goals in ISL.

8 players with the most goals in ISL history:

8. Marcelinho (34 Goals)

Marcelo Leite Pereira better known as Marcelinho is a retired Brazilian footballer who started his professional career with the Spanish club Atlético Madrid B. Marcelinho's best season was in the 2016 Indian Super League season when he finished as the league's top scorer with 10 goals and won the Golden Boot with Delhi Dynamos FC.

He has also played for other Indian clubs such as FC Pune City, Hyderabad FC, Odisha FC, Mohun Bagan SG, NorthEast United FC, and a non-ISL club Rajasthan United. 

Before hanging up his boots in 2023, Marcelinho had 34 goals in 87 matches playing in the ISL and he is the 8th highest goalscorer in ISL history. 

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7. Cleiton Silva (36 Goals)*

Number six on the list is The 37-year-old veteran striker Cleiton Silva who is the second-highest goalscorer in the Thai League 1 history. The Brazilian came to India in 2020 to play for Bengaluru FC. After a two-year stint at Bengaluru, Cleiton signed for Kolkata giants East Bengal in 2022.

As of now, Cleiton has scored 36 goals in 78 matches in the ISL.

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6. Diego Mauricio (38 Goals)*

Diego Mauricio emerged in the professional football circuit through the academy of the Brazilian football club Flamengo. Mauricio came to India in the 2020 season to play for Odisha FC. Though he left India in 2021, Mumbai City FC again brought him back to India in 2022. 

Mauricio is currently playing for Odisha FC and has scored 38 goals in 71 appearances in the ISL and is the fifth-highest goalscorer in ISL history.

5. Lallianzuala Chhangte (40 Goals)*

Lallianzuala Chhangte is considered one of the most promising talents in Indian football. Chhangte has been named AIFF Player of the Year for the 2022-23 season and received the ISL Hero of the League title in the same season. The 27-year-old currently plays for Mumbai City FC and he is the captain and key player for the Islanders. He has also played for Delhi Dynamos, NorthEast United, and Chennaiyin FC in the ISL. 

He has scored 40 goals in 144 ISL matches as of now and his tally will surely go up in the upcoming seasons.

4.  Ferrán Corominas (48 Goals)

Ferrán Corominas Telechea, commonly known as Coro was a Spanish professional footballer. Although he has retired from professional football, he holds the record for the 4th most number of goals in the ISL. Coro is an absolute beast when it comes to goal-scoring.

In 2017, he signed with Goa in the Indian Super League, winning several team and individual accolades. Coro also holds the record for most goals in a single ISL edition with 18 goals along with Bartholomew Ogbeche.

He has scored 48 goals in just 57 matches for FC Goa and has a stunning goal-scoring ratio of 0.84.

3. Roy Krishna (55 Goals)*

Roy Krishna is a Fijian professional footballer who is currently playing for Odisha FC. Roy Krishna came to India in 2019 to play for ATK in the Indian Super League. Later he joined ATK Mohun Bagan and also featured for Bengaluru FC for a short stint.

As of now, the Fijian International has 55 goals in 107 matches in the ISL. Krishna has an incredible goalscoring ratio of 0.51. 

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2. Bartholomew Ogbeche (63 Goals)

The number two on the list is Bartholomew Owogbalor Ogbeche who is a retired Nigerian professional footballer. He is the second all-time top goalscorer for Kerala Blasters and featured for NorthEast United FC, Mumbai City FC, and Hyderabad FC. He holds the record for Most goals in a single ISL edition jointly with Coro with 18 Goals.

Before he announced his retirement in 2023, Ogbeche had scored 63 goals in 98 matches in the ISL with a brilliant goal-scoring ratio of 0.64.

1. Sunil Chhetri (64 Goals)*

Making his way to the number one in this list is the Indian football legend Sunil Chhetri. He has made an immense contribution to every team he has played for. Chhetri announced his retirement from International Football in 2024 but keeps scoring goals for Bengaluru FC.

The attacking forward has played for Mumbai City FC and Bengaluru FC, and he has managed to score 64 goals in 158 appearances as of now. The Indian legend will surely clinch the first spot in this list in the coming matches. Chhetri is the highest-scoring Indian in the ISL as well. He can also be very instrumental from the spot as 19 of his 63 ISL goals have come from the penalty spot.

N.B.: The stats are accurate as of September 28, 2024.

N.B.: Starred (*) players are active players in the ISL.