THE TOP SCORERS IN DIFFERENT LEAGUES
Picture : Cristiano Ronaldo is the only one in the Football History to win the Goalscorer title in 4 national leagues !
Seasonal top-scorers in 3+ national leagues
Cristiano Ronaldo was crowned the Saudi league’s top scorer in his both full seasons there (2023-24 and 2024-25). Thus, he became the first player in football history to win the title of top scorer of the season in 4 different national leagues.
Here we publish a detailed list of players who managed to achieve this in at least 3 national leagues.
This “Club” currently includes 14 players. Of these, 5 are active (they are highlighted).
It was opened in 1944 by Isidro Langara, who became the top scorer in the Mexican league after achieving a similar feat in the leagues of Spain and Argentina.
It took 80 years to overcome his achievement, repeated many times.
Players who have won the scoring competition in the 3 leagues are listed in the order they joined the "Club".
The last column shows the clubs and seasons in which the player became the top scorer (the season is indicated by the last two digits of the year it ended).
SEASONAL | TOP | SCORERS | IN | MOST NATIONAL LEAGUES |
Player/Nationality | NL | Leagues | Times | Clubs |
Cristiano Ronaldo | 4 | England | 1 | Manchester United 08 |
Portugal | Spain | 3 | Real Madrid 11,14,15 | |
Italy | 1 | Juventus 21 | ||
Saudi Arabia | 2 | Al Nassr 24, 25 | ||
Isidro Lángara | 3 | Spain | 3 | Oviedo 34,35,36 |
Spain | Argentina | 1 | San Lorenzo 40 | |
México | 2 | España 44,46 | ||
Alfredo Di Stefano | 3 | Argentina | 1 | River Plate 47 |
Argentina/Spain | Colombia | 2 | Millonarios 51,52 | |
Spain | 5 | Real Madrid 54,56,57,58,59 | ||
Romário | 3 | Netherlands | 3 | PSV 89,90,91 |
Brazil | Spain | 1 | Barcelona 94 | |
Brazil | 3 | Vasco da Gama 00,01,05 | ||
Márcio Amoroso | 3 | Brazil | 1 | Guarani 94 |
Brazil | Italy | 1 | Udinese 99 | |
Germany | 1 | Borussia Dortmund 02 | ||
Sonny Anderson | 3 | Switzerland | 1 | Servette 93 |
Brazil | France | 3 | Monaco 96 | |
Lyon 00,01 | ||||
Qatar | 1 | Al-Rayyan 05 | ||
Ruud van Nistelrooy | 3 | Netherlands | 2 | PSV 99,00 |
Netherlands | England | 1 | Manchester United 03 | |
Spain | 1 | Real Madrid 07 | ||
Magno Alves | 3 | Brazil | 1 | Fluminense 00 |
Brazil | Japan | 1 | Gamba Osaka 06 | |
Qatar | 1 | Umm-Salal 09 | ||
Seydou Doumbia | 3 | Ivory Coast | 1 | Denguélé 05 |
Ivory Coast | Switzerland | 3 | Young Boys 09,10 | |
Basel 17 | ||||
Russia | 2 | CSKA Moscow 12,14 | ||
Luis Suárez | 3 | Netherlands | 1 | Ajax 10 |
Uruguay | England | 1 | Liverpool 14 | |
Spain | 1 | Barcelona 16 | ||
Nemanja Nikolić | 3 | Hungary | 3 | Kaposvár,Videoton 10 |
Hungary | Videoton 14,15 | |||
Poland | 1 | Legia Warsaw 16 | ||
USA (MLS) | 1 | Chicago Fire 17 | ||
Roy Krishna | 3 | New Zealand | 1 | Waitakere 13 |
Fiji | Australia | 1 | Wellington Phoenix 19 | |
India (Super League) | 2 | ATK 20 | ||
ATK Mohun Bagan 21 | ||||
Hulk | 3 | Portugal | 1 | Porto 11 |
Brazil | Russia | 1 | Zenit 15 | |
Brazil | 1 | Atlético Mineiro 21 | ||
Robert Lewandowski | 3 | Poland | 1 | Lech Poznań 10 |
Poland | Germany | 7 | Borussia Dortmund 14, | |
Bayern Munich 16,18,19,20,21,22 | ||||
Spain | 1 | Barcelona 23 |