The influx of stars to the Saudi Pro League is going to make the Golden Boot race a compelling watch throughout the 2023/24 season.
Al Ahli's new arrival, ex-Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino, started strong with a hat-trick in his first league match for his club and he has the early lead in the top scorers table.
But the season is just getting underway and there are a host of players who will challenge Firmino, from last year's winner Abderrazak Hamdallah, his Al Ittihad teammate Karim Benzema, Al Hilal's Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, and the Al Nassr pair of Cristiano Ronaldo and Talisca.
The Sporting News will be following the 2023/24 Saudi Pro League campaign and tracking the top scorers, with assists serving as the first tiebreaker, and fewest minutes played the second tiebreaker, as per major international tournaments.
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Saudi Pro League Top Scorers Table 2023/24
The Sporting News will be updating the table below during every matchday of the 2023/24 Saudi Pro League season through to the final round of matches on May 27, 2024.
Updated as of Saturday, August 12, 2023.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals (PKs) | Assists | Matches | Mins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Roberto Firmino | Al Ahli Saudi | 3 (0) | 0 | 1 | 90 |
| 2. | Fashion Sakala | Al Feiha | 1 (0) | 1 | 1 | 90 |
| Abdulaziz Al Harabi | Al Ta'ee | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 | 14 | |
| Ricardo | Al Feiha | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 | 20 | |
| Hisham Al Dubais | Al Khaleej | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 | 24 | |
| Sultan Mandash | Al Feiha | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 87 | |
| Vina | Al Hazem | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 | 90 |
There have been a total of 9 goals scored thus far in the 2023/24 Saudi Pro League.
Saudi Pro League Top Scorers table 2022-2023
Al Ittihad's Morocco international forward Abderrazak Hamdallah scored 21 of the 60 goals that his team tallied on their run to the 2022/23 Saudi Pro League title. It was his third Golden Boot in the previous five seasons.
While Hamdallah did his damage across 26 matches, Cristiano Ronaldo joined Al Nassr midseason and only played in 16 matches, but still managed to finish in 5th place with 14 goals.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al Ittihad | 21 | 3 |
| 2. | Talisca | Al Nassr | 20 | 2 |
| 3. | Odion Ighalo | Al Hilal | 19 | 2 |
| 4. | Firas Al-Buraikan | Al Fateh | 17 | 4 |
| 5. | Cristiano Ronaldo | Al Nassr | 14 | 2 |
| 6. | Romarinho | Al Ittihad | 13 | 5 |
| Cristian Guanca | Al Shabab | 13 | 3 | |
| 8. | Carlos Junior | Al Shabab | 12 | 2 |
Saudi Pro League Golden Boot Winners
Below are the top scorers in each season of the Saudi Pro League, dating back to 2007/08, when the league was rebranded from the Saudi Premier League.
Former Saudi Arabia international Nasser Al-Shamrani was the dominant winner in the early period of the league, with five Golden Boot triumphs in seven seasons, from 2007 to 2014.
The bar was raised by Syrian star Omar Al Somah, as he won three successive Golden Boots from 2014 to 2017, before Hamdallah set a new league record of 34 goals in 2018/19.
| Year | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al Ittihad | 21 |
| 2021/22 | Odion Ighalo | Al Hilal | 24 |
| 2020/21 | Bafetimbi Gomis | Al Hilal | 24 |
| 2019/20 | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al Nassr | 29 |
| 2018/19 | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al Nassr | 34 |
| 2017/18 | Ronnie Fernandez | Al Fayha | 13 |
| 2016/17 | Omar Al Somah | Al Hilal | 22 |
| 2015/16 | Omar Al Somah | Al Hilal | 27 |
| 2014/15 | Omar Al Somah | Al Hilal | 24 |
| 2013/14 | Nasser Al-Shamrani | Al Shabab | 21 |
| 2012/13 | Sebastian Tagliabue | Al Shabab | 19 |
| 2011/12 | Nasser Al-Shamrani | Al Shabab | 21 |
| Victor Simoes | Al Hilal | 21 | |
| 2010/11 | Nasser Al-Shamrani | Al Shabab | 17 |
| 2009/10 | Mohammad Al-Shalhoub | Al Hilal | 12 |
| 2008/09 | Nasser Al-Shamrani | Al Shabab | 12 |
| Hicham Aboucherouane | Al Ittihad | 12 | |
| 2007/08 | Nasser Al-Shamrani | Al Shabab | 18 |