Serie A Top Scorers: The Most Prolific Strikers Since 2000

A Comprehensive Look at the Serie A’s Most Accomplished Goal-Scorers of the Past Two Decades

Ciro Immobile, Lazio

When it comes to top-flight football in Italy, the Serie A has long been renowned for showcasing some of the world’s most accomplished strikers. Over the years, countless legendary players have lit up the league with their exceptional goal-scoring prowess, becoming beloved figures among fans and feared adversaries among rival clubs.

For anyone looking to explore the history of the Serie A and its most iconic players, a great place to start is with the league’s top scorers. Since the turn of the millennium, a number of truly remarkable players have led the league in goals, cementing their status as some of the greatest goal-scorers of their generation.

To help you better appreciate these players and their incredible achievements, we’ve compiled a comprehensive table of the Serie A’s top scorers since 2000. This table includes the name of each top scorer, their nationality, the club they played for when they led the league in scoring, and the number of goals they scored that season.

Without further ado, let’s take a look at the top scorers of the Serie A over the past two decades:

SeasonPlayerNationalityClubGoals
2000Andriy ShevchenkoUkraineAC Milan24
2001Hernán CrespoArgentinaLazio26
2002David TrezeguetFranceJuventus24
2003Christian VieriItalyInter Milan24
2004Andriy ShevchenkoUkraineAC Milan24
2005Cristiano LucarelliItalyLivorno24
2006Francesco TottiItalyAS Roma26
2007Francesco TottiItalyAS Roma22
2008Alessandro Del PieroItalyJuventus21
2009Zlatan IbrahimovicSwedenInter Milan25
2010Antonio Di NataleItalyUdinese29
2011Antonio Di NataleItalyUdinese28
2012Zlatan IbrahimovicSwedenAC Milan28
2013Edinson CavaniUruguayNapoli29
2014Ciro ImmobileItalyTorino22
2015Luca Toni / Mauro Icardi/Verona / Inter22
2016Gonzalo HiguaínArgentinaNapoli/Juventus36
2017Edin DžekoBosniaAS Roma29
2018Ciro Immobile / Mauro Icardi/Lazio / Inter29
2019Fabio QuagliarellaItalySampdoria26
2020Ciro ImmobileItalyLazio36
2021Cristiano RonaldoPortugalJuventus29
2022Ciro ImmobileItalyLazio27

Breaking Down the Record for Most Goals in a Single Serie A Season: Higuain and Immobile’s Remarkable Feats

The Serie A has seen some impressive scoring performances over the years, but two players have managed to break the record for most goals in a single season. In the 2015-16 season, Gonzalo Higuain set the record while playing for Napoli, scoring an incredible 36 goals in 35 appearances. Higuain’s remarkable feat helped Napoli finish second in the league that season.

Just three years later, in the 2018-19 season, Ciro Immobile equaled Higuain’s record, scoring 36 goals in 37 appearances for Lazio. Immobile’s impressive scoring spree helped his team finish in the top four and secure a spot in the following season’s UEFA Champions League. Both players’ records still stand, making them among the most prolific goal scorers in Serie A history.

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