The Bundesliga is one of the best leagues in Europe and has produced its fair share of prolific goal scorers. Players like Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Robert Lewandowski and Erling Haaland to name a few have taken the league by storm in the last decade or so with their sheer goal scoring prowess.
This season, it will be interesting to see who gets their hands on the Bundesliga golden boot after the aforementioned Haaland and Lewandowski moved on.
After helping Werder Bremen achieve promotion to the first division, Niclas Fullkrug is firing on all cylinders early one, while the MVP from the 2021-22 season, RB Leipzig's Christopher Nkunku, is also among the top goal scorers this season.
GOAL brings you a rundown of the leading goal scorers in Bundesliga across the 2022-23 season.
Bundesliga top scorers 2022-23
Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Niclas Fullkrug | Werder Bremen | 16 |
=1 | Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig | 16 |
3 | Vincento Grifo | SC Freiburg | 15 |
=3 | Randal Kolo Muani | Eintracht Frankfurt | 15 |
5 | Serge Gnabry | Bayern Munich | 14 |
6 | Marcus Thuram | Borussia Monchengladbach | 13 |
7 | Marvin Ducksch | Werder Bremen | 12 |
=7 | Andrej Kramaric | Hoffenheim | 12 |
=7 | Jonas Hofmann | Borussia Monchengladbach | 12 |
=7 | Jamal Musiala | Bayern Munich | 12 |
11 | Dodi Lukebakio | Hertha BSC | 11 |
=11 | Marius Bulter | Schalke 04 | 11 |
=11 | Sheraldo Becker | Union Berlin | 11 |
=11 | Serhou Guirassy | VfB Stuttgart | 11 |
15 | Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting | Bayern Munich | 10 |
=15 | Michael Gregoritsch | SC Freiburg | 10 |
=15 | Marcus Ingvartsen | Mainz 05 | 10 |
=15 | Karim Onisiwo | Mainz 05 | 10 |
19 | Mergim Berisha | Augsburg | 9 |
=19 | Moussa Diaby | Bayer Leverkusen | 9 |
=19 | Donyell Malen | Borussia Dortmund | 9 |
=19 | Timo Werner | RB Leipzig | 9 |
=19 | Daichi Kamada | Eintracht Frankfurt | 9 |
=19 | Sebastien Haller | Borussia Dortmund | 9 |
=19 | Julian Brandt | Borussia Dortmund | 9 |
26 | Leroy Sane | Bayern Munich | 8 |
=26 | Jeremie Frimpong | Bayer Leverkusen | 8 |
=26 | Ermedin Demirovic | FC Augsburg | 8 |
=26 | Philipp Hofmann | Vfl Bochum | 8 |
=26 | Jude Bellingham | Dortmund | 8 |
=26 | Kingsley Coman | Bayern Munich | 8 |
32 | Jesper Lindstrom | Eintracht Frankfurt | 7 |
=32 | Jae-Sung Lee | Mainz 05 | 7 |
=32 | Youssoufa Moukoko | Borussia Dortmund | 7 |
=32 | Sadio Mane | Bayern Munich | 7 |
=32 | Marco Richter | Hertha Berlin | 7 |
36 | Emil Forsberg | RB Leipzig | 6 |
=36 | Thomas Muller | Bayern Munich | 6 |
=36 | Jonas Wind | VfL Wolfsburg | 6 |
Who finished as the Bundesliga top scorer last season?
Lewandowski, who now plays for Barcelona in LaLiga, was the recipient of the Torjägerkanone (which means "top scorer cannon") seven times in his illustrious Bundesliga career, five of which came in succession in the last five seasons.
Getty ImagesThe Polish striker scored 35 goals in 34 appearances in the 2021-22 season, leading Bayern to their 10th successive league title.
Lewandowski finished his Bundesliga career with with 312 goals in 384 appearances, finishing second behind Gerd Muller in the Bundesliga all-time goal scoring list.