Capocannoniere (Serie A) — winners, records and the 2026/27 race
Serie A top scorers for the 2026/27 season, updated from the curated dataset: Donyell Malen leads on 6 goals. Full top ten, past Capocannoniere winners and the competition records.
Serie A top scorers — 2026/27 season
| # | Player | Club | GP | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donyell Malen | AS Roma | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Davide Frattesi | Lazio | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Franco Mastantuono | Fiorentina | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Lassana Coulibaly | Lecce | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Hassane Kamara | Udinese | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Jurgen Ekkelenkamp | Udinese | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Francesco Esposito | Inter | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Assane Diao | Como | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Martin Baturina | Como | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | Vasilije Adžić | Sassuolo | 4 | 2 |
Capocannoniere — recent winners
| Season | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Mateo Retegui | Atalanta | 25 |
| 2023/24 | Lautaro Martínez | Inter | 24 |
| 2022/23 | Victor Osimhen | Napoli | 26 |
| 2021/22 | Ciro Immobile | Lazio | 27 |
| 2020/21 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Juventus | 29 |
| 2019/20 | Ciro Immobile | Lazio | 36 |
| 2018/19 | Fabio Quagliarella | Sampdoria | 26 |
| 2017/18 | Ciro Immobile & Mauro Icardi | Lazio / Inter | 29 |
| 2016/17 | Edin Džeko | Roma | 29 |
| 2015/16 | Gonzalo Higuaín | Napoli | 36 |
Serie A: the Golden Boot race
Donyell Malen leads the Serie A 2026/27 Capocannoniere race with 6 goals in 4 games for AS Roma, ahead of Davide Frattesi (Lazio, 3), Franco Mastantuono (Fiorentina, 3).
Behind the leading trio, the rest of the 2026/27 top ten reads Lassana Coulibaly (Lecce, 2), Hassane Kamara (Udinese, 2), Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Udinese, 2), Francesco Esposito (Inter, 2), Assane Diao (Como, 2), Martin Baturina (Como, 2), Vasilije Adžić (Sassuolo, 2) — the chase pack that decides the Capocannoniere race if the leader stalls.
Mateo Retegui won the Capocannoniere in 2024/25 with 25 goals, and the 10 most recent winners are listed below. Every number on this page comes from the same curated 2026/27 dataset that powers the rest of TopScorers.
Capocannoniere is the Italian name for the Serie A top-scorer award: it goes to the player who scores the most league goals in a single season, and since 2023 it has been presented officially as the Premio Paolo Rossi, after the striker who won the 1982 World Cup golden boot. It is the Italian equivalent of Spain's Pichichi, England's Golden Boot and Germany's Torjägerkanone. When two players finish level on goals, they share it — as Ciro Immobile and Mauro Icardi did in 2017/18 with 29 goals each. The full list of winners of the last ten seasons is in the table above.
What are the scoring records?
Frequently asked questions
Who is the Serie A top scorer in 2026/27?+
Donyell Malen leads the Serie A 2026/27 Capocannoniere race with 6 goals in 4 games for AS Roma, ahead of Davide Frattesi (Lazio, 3), Franco Mastantuono (Fiorentina, 3).
What is the Capocannoniere?+
The Capocannoniere is given to the player who scores the most goals in a Serie A season. Players level on goals normally share the award.
Who won the Capocannoniere in 2024/25?+
Mateo Retegui won it in 2024/25 with 25 goals for Atalanta.
Is the Capocannoniere the same as the Golden Boot?+
It is the same idea, not the same trophy. The Capocannoniere is the award for the top scorer of a Serie A season, exactly as the Golden Boot is in the Premier League and the Pichichi is in La Liga. The European Golden Shoe is a different award: it compares scorers across every European league using a coefficient per league.
How many goals does it take to win the Capocannoniere?+
There is no fixed threshold — it depends on the season. Over the last ten seasons the winning total has ranged from 24 goals (Lautaro Martínez, 2023/24) to 36 (Ciro Immobile, 2019/20, matching Gonzalo Higuaín's 2015/16 record for a 20-team season).
Who has won the most Capocannoniere titles?+
Gunnar Nordahl, the Swedish AC Milan striker, holds the record with five titles in the 1950s. Among modern players Ciro Immobile is the closest, with four.
Where can I follow the Serie A Capocannoniere race live?+
TopScorers.com tracks goalscoring charts across the big-five leagues and the main international competitions, with standings, results and player stats in one place.