The ISL Golden Boot award is given to the top scorer of the Indian Super League (ISL) every season. The player who ends up scoring most number of goals in an ISL season, is awarded with the ISL Golden Boot Award.
Throughout the years, there have been several star footballers who have impressed everyone with their striking skills and ended up winning the Golden Boot in the Indian Super League. Here’s the list of all the winners of the Golden Boot winners in ISL.
Most ISL Golden Boot Winners List
Elano Blumer – ISL 2014
Former Brazilian footballer Elano Blumer was the first player to win the Golden Boot in the ISL. Playing for Chennaiyin FC, Blumer finished as the top scorer in the inaugural of the ISL with eight goals and one assist in 11 matches.
Stiven Mendoza – ISL 2015
Another player from Chennaiyin FC to win the Golden Boot was Colombian footballer Stiven Mendoza. He finished as the top scorer in ISL 2015 with 13 goals and three assists in 16 matches and played a monumental role in Chennaiyin FC’s maiden title win.
Marcelinho – ISL 2016
Former Brazilian footballer Marcelinho was the highest goal scorer in ISL 2016 while playing for Delhi Dynamos. He scored 10 goals and five assists from 15 matches in that edition.
Ferran Corominas – ISL 2017-18
Former Spanish footballers Ferran Corominas was the top scorer in the ISL 2017-18 for FC Goa. The forward scored 18 goals and five assists from 20 matches in that edition.
Ferran Corominas – ISL 2018-19
Ferran Corominas makes his appearance in the list again by winning the ISL Golden Boot for the second consecutive time in ISL 2018-19 and helped FC Goa to reach the final in that edition. Corominas had 16 goals and seven assists to his name from 20 matches in ISL 2018-19.
Nerijus Valskis – ISL 2019-20
Former Lithuanian forward and midfielder Nerijus Valskis was the highest goal-scorer in ISL 2019-20 and helped Chennaiyin FC to reach their third ISL final in that edition. Valskis scored 15 goals and six assists from 20 matches in ISL 2019-20.
Igor Angulo – ISL 2020-21
Former Spanish footballers Igor Angulo scored the most goals for FC Goa in ISL 2020-21. He had 14 goals in 21 matches to his name in that season.
Bartholomew Ogbeche – ISL 2021-22
Nigeria’s Bartholomew Ogbeche was the highest scorer in ISL 2021-22 that helped Hyderabad to win their maiden ISL title in that edition. Ogbeche scored 18 goals and one goal in 20 matches in ISL 2021-22.
Diego Mauricio – ISL 2022-23
Brazil’s Diego Mauricio scored most number of goals while playing for Odisha FC in ISL 2022-23. The striker scored 12 goals and four assists in 21 games in that edition.
Dimitrios Diamantakos – ISL 2023-24
Dimitrios Diamantakos is the latest Golden Boot winner in the ISL. The Greek footballers scored most number of goals in ISL 2023-24 while playing for Kerala Blasters FC. The striker scored 13 goals and three assists from 17 matches in ISL 2023-24.