Serie A goals

Reading the numbers

M. Retegui leads the Serie A goals standings on 9 goals for Torino, with M. Thuram (Inter Milan) 2 behind. Third place belongs to R. Lukaku on 6.

The table lists 12 players and 51 goals in total. Torino are the best represented club in the top ten with 2 entries, which says as much about how they share the workload as about individual quality.

Goals is the simplest column in football and the one that decides most matches. This table counts every goal credited to a player in the league this season, penalties included; own goals are excluded because they are recorded against the defender, not for him. A striker who scores 20 in a 38-game season is producing at roughly one goal every other match, which is the benchmark most clubs use when they talk about a "20-goal forward".

When comparing entries, remember that opportunity drives output. Minutes played decide how often a player can add to his tally, so a squad player with a strong per-90 rate can outrank a starter over a full season. Every figure on this page is recalculated after each round, so the order you see is the order after the most recent matchday in the Serie A.