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I-League Golden Boot

Golden boot winners in the I-League

Summary

Golden boot winners in the I-League

The I-League Golden Boot is an annual Indian association football award given to the top goalscorer at the end of the I-League season, the top domestic league competition in club Football in India, since its creation in 2007.

The top-scoring I-League Golden Boot winner is Ranty Martins Soleye with 32 goals in a 26-game season with Odafe Onyeka Okolie holding the record when the league was an 18-game season with 22 goals. Ranti won the award for the most times with five wins however Odafe has won the award most times for a single club, winning thrice while playing for Churchill Brothers.

Álex Sánchez of Gokulam Kerala is the latest winner of the Golden Boot. During the 2023–24 season, he scored 19 goals in 22 matches.

Recipients

As of the April 2024, 13 players have won the golden boot award. Only three player has won the award more than once with Ranti winning the award most times with five wins. Winning the golden boot though might not translate into league success as thrice once in eleven I-League seasons as the team which has the golden boot winner won the league as well and the latest was in 2015-16 when scoring leader Sunil Chhetri and his team, Bengaluru won the league.

List of Golden Boot winners

The following table is a list of winners of the I-League Golden Boot per season, detailing their club, goal tally, actual games played, and their strike rate (goals/games).

SeasonWinnerClubGoalsGamesRate
2007–08Nigeria Odafe Onyeka OkolieChurchill Brothers22181.22
2008–09Nigeria Odafe Onyeka OkolieChurchill Brothers24221.09
2009–10Nigeria Odafe Onyeka OkolieChurchill Brothers21240.87
2010–11Nigeria Ranti MartinsDempo28221.27
2011–12Nigeria Ranti MartinsDempo32261.23
2012–13Nigeria Ranti MartinsPrayag United26251.14
2013–14TRI Cornell GlenShillong Lajong14190.74
IND Sunil ChhetriBengaluru230.61
SCO Darryl DuffySalgaocar240.58
2014–15NGA Ranti MartinsEast Bengal17200.85
2015–16NGA Ranti MartinsEast Bengal12130.92
2016–17CMR Aser Pierrick DipandaShillong Lajong11170.65
2017–18CMR Aser Pierrick DipandaMohun Bagan13180.72
2018–19ESP Pedro ManziChennai City21181.16
Trinidad and Tobago Willis PlazaChurchill Brothers201.05
2019–20CMR Aser Pierrick DipandaMinerva Punjab12160.75
2020–21IND Bidyashagar SinghTRAU12150.80
2021–22TTO Marcus JosephMohammedan15180.83
2022–23SLO Luka MajcenPunjab16200.80
2023–24ESP Álex SánchezGokulam Kerala19220.86
2024–25COL David CastañedaSreenidi Deccan17220.77

Leading Indian goalscorer

Ever since the beginning of the I-League in 2007, only two Indian players have been the I-League Golden Boot winners with Sunil Chettri winning the award in 2013-14 season and Bidyashagar Singh winning the award in 2020–21 season. The following table lists the top Indian goalscorer in each season and their overall ranking in that season's top scorer table.

SeasonPlayerClubGoalsGamesRateOverall rank
2007–08IND Bhaichung BhutiaMohun Bagan10160.625th
2008–09IND Sunil ChhetriEast Bengal9140.644th
2009–10IND Mohammed RafiMahindra United14220.682nd
2010–11IND Jeje LalpekhluaIndian Arrows13150.867th
2011–12IND Chinadorai SabeethPailan Arrows9260.3411th
2012–13IND C. K. VineethPrayag United7230.3013th
2013–14IND Sunil ChhetriBengaluru14230.611st
2014–15IND Thongkhosiem HaokipPune7180.397th
2015–16IND Sunil ChhetriBengaluru5140.366th
IND Sushil Kumar SinghMumbai160.31
2016–17IND C. K. VineethBengaluru7150.475th
IND Sunil ChettriBengaluru160.44
2017–18IND Abhijit SarkarIndian Arrows4140.298th
IND Subhash SinghNEROCA170.24
2018–19IND Jobby JustinEast Bengal9170.524th
2019–20IND RochharzelaAizawl6150.411th
2020–21IND Bidyashagar SinghTRAU12150.81st
2021–22IND Thahir ZamanGokulam Kerala5150.3312th
2022–23IND Seilenthang LotjemSudeva Delhi6210.2911th
IND Samuel KynshiReal Kashmir
2023–24IND Lalrinzuala LalbiakniaAizawl15200.753rd
2024–25IND Lalrinzuala LalbiakniaAizawl12190.633rd
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