Bundesliga top scorers 2022-23: Fullkrug, Nkunku, and Musiala lead goal scoring charts
The Bundesliga is one of the best leagues in Europe and has produced its fair share of prolific goal scorers. Players like Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Robert Lewandowski and Erling Haaland to name a few have taken the league by storm in the last decade or so with their sheer goal scoring prowess.
This season, it will be interesting to see who gets their hands on the Bundesliga golden boot after the aforementioned Haaland and Lewandowski moved on.
After helping Werder Bremen achieve promotion to the first division, Niclas Fullkrug is firing on all cylinders early one, while the MVP from the 2021-22 season, RB Leipzig's Christopher Nkunku, is also among the top goal scorers this season.
GOAL brings you a rundown of the leading goal scorers in Bundesliga across the 2022-23 season.
Bundesliga top scorers 2022-23
Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Niclas Fullkrug | Werder Bremen | 15 |
2 | Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig | 12 |
=2 | Vincento Grifo | SC Freiburg | 12 |
=2 | Marcus Thuram | Borussia Monchengladbach | 12 |
5 | Jamal Musiala | Bayern Munich | 11 |
=5 | Randal Kolo Muani | Eintracht Frankfurt | 11 |
7 | Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting | Bayern Munich | 10 |
=7 | Dodi Lukebakio | Hertha BSC | 10 |
9 | Serge Gnabry | Bayern Munich | 9 |
10 | Karim Onisiwo | Mainz 05 | 8 |
=10 | Michael Gregoritsch | SC Freiburg | 8 |
=10 | Jonas Hofmann | Borussia Monchengladbach | 8 |
=10 | Marcus Ingvartsen | Mainz 05 | 8 |
=10 | Julian Brandt | Borussia Dortmund | 8 |
=10 | Moussa Diaby | Bayer Leverkusen | 8 |
=10 | Mergim Berisha | Augsburg | 8 |
17 | Daichi Kamada | Eintracht Frankfurt | 7 |
=17 | Sheraldo Becker | Union Berlin | 7 |
=17 | Jesper Lindstrom | Eintracht Frankfurt | 7 |
=17 | Philipp Hofmann | Vfl Bochum | 7 |
=17 | Ermedin Demirovic | FC Augsburg | 7 |
=17 | Jae-Sung Lee | Mainz 05 | 7 |
=17 | Timo Werner | RB Leipzig | 7 |
=17 | Leroy Sane | Bayern Munich | 7 |
=17 | Marvin Ducksch | Werder Bremen | 7 |
=17 | Andrej Kramaric | Hoffenheim | 7 |
=17 | Marius Butler | Schalke 04 | 7 |
28 | Sadio Mane | Bayern Munich | 6 |
=28 | Serhou Guirassy | Vfb Stuttgart | 6 |
=28 | Youssoufa Moukoko | Borussia Dortmund | 6 |
=28 | Emil Forsberg | RB Leipzig | 6 |
Who finished as the Bundesliga top scorer last season?
Lewandowski, who now plays for Barcelona in LaLiga, was the recipient of the Torjägerkanone (which means "top scorer cannon") seven times in his illustrious Bundesliga career, five of which came in succession in the last five seasons.
The Polish striker scored 35 goals in 34 appearances in the 2021-22 season, leading Bayern to their 10th successive league title.
Lewandowski finished his Bundesliga career with with 312 goals in 384 appearances, finishing second behind Gerd Muller in the Bundesliga all-time goal scoring list.