Although Ligue 1 is generally dominated by Paris Saint-Germain, there has been the occasional surprise where players from other teams pulled off the unimaginable.
That was not the case in 2021-22, though, as Kylian Mbappe saw off Wissam Ben Yedder, Martin Terrier and Moussa Dembele to win the Ligue 1 Golden Boot.
Mbappe is among the favourites to win the coveted individual trophy once more this term, but he faces plenty of competition.
There's PSG team-mates Lionel Messi and Neymar who have been scoring at will throughout their careers, there's the aforementioned Ben Yedder and the likes of Jonathan David a Lille and Alexandre Lacazette at Lyon are proven goal scorers, too.
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GettyAnd that's not even taken into account surprise packages like Florian Sotoca, Folarin Balgun and Terem Mofi!
GOAL brings you a rundown of the leading goal scorers in Ligue 1 across the 2022-23 season.
Ligue 1 top scorers 2022-23
Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kylian Mbappe | Paris Saint-Germain | 29 |
2 | Alexandre Lacazette | Lyon | 27 |
3 | Jonathan David | Lille | 24 |
| 4 | Folarin Balogun | Reims | 21 |
| =4 | Lois Openda | Lens | 21 |
6 | Habib Diallo | Strasbourg | 20 |
| 7 | Elye Wahi | Montpellier | 19 |
=7 | Wissam Ben Yedder | AS Monaco | 19 |
| 9 | Terem Moffi | Nice | 18 |
10 | Lionel Messi | Paris Saint-Germain | 16 |
| 11 | Gaetan Laborde | Nice | 15 |
| 12 | Alexis Sanchez | Marseille | 14 |
| =12 | Amine Gouri | Rennes/Nice | 14 |
14 | Neymar | Paris Saint-Germain | 13 |
| 15 | Breel Embolo | AS Monaco | 12 |
=15 | Thijs Dallinga | Toulouse | 12 |
=15 | Mama Balde | Troyes | 12 |
| =15 | Teji Savanier | Montpellier | 12 |
| 19 | Jeremy Le Douaron | Brest | 10 |
| 20 | Grejohn Kyei | Clermont Foot | 10 |
| 21 | Martin Terrier | Rennes | 9 |
=21 | Kevin Gameiro | Strasbourg | 9 |
| =21 | Arnaud Nordin | Montpellier | 9 |
24 | Arnaud Kalimuendo | Rennes | 7 |
=24 | Mostafa Mohamed | Nantes | 7 |
| =24 | Ludovic Blas | Nantes | 7 |
| =24 | Remy Cabella | Lille | 7 |
=24 | Ibrahima Kone | Lorient | 7 |
| =24 | Marshall Munetsi | Reims | 7 |
=24 | Florian Sotoca | Lens | 7 |
| =24 | Benjamin Bourigeaurd | Rennes | 7 |
Who finished as the Ligue 1 top scorer last season?
Kylian Mbappe is one of the star names in Ligue 1. He has finished as top scorer of Ligue 1 in the last four seasons, from 2018-19 to 2021-22.
Mbappe scored a whopping 28 goals in 35 league appearances last season, helping Les Parisiens to win the league.