Find Europe's In-Form Strikers 2025/26
TopScorers is a scouting-grade goalscorer database for the 2025/26 European season: every ranking can be filtered by age, league, position and scoring rate, and quality-adjusted with the IIG impact index. Built for fans, scouts and sporting directors alike.
Season in progress — updated 2026-08-05.
Scout with four filters
Age, league, position and scoring rate are the four levers of every shortlist. TopScorers exposes all four on its live rankings: the free Scouter Top-20 per league ranks by the IIG index so a goal in a tougher league weighs more, and every player page links straight into the head-to-head comparator.
The tables below are live examples from the curated dataset — the same numbers behind the league pages and team pages — narrowed to the age bands scouts ask for first.
Top U21 scorers in Europe — 2025/26
| # | Player | League | Age | GP | Goals | Assists | G/match | IIG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇪🇸 ChupeMalaga | Segunda División | 21 | 42 | 24 | 5 | 0.76 | 24.9 |
| 2 | 🇩🇰 A. PriskeDjurgardens IF | Allsvenskan | 21 | 27 | 18 | 2 | 0.77 | 18.2 |
| 3 | 🇳🇱 D. HaenWillem II | Eerste Divisie | 21 | 38 | 18 | 4 | 0.56 | 17.7 |
| 4 | 🇧🇪 M. GodtsAjax | Eredivisie | 20 | 34 | 17 | 13 | 0.53 | 27.5 |
| 5 | 🇪🇸 Lamine YamalBarcelona | La Liga | 18 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 0.63 | 27.4 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱 Julian Dean RijkhoffAlmere City FC | Eerste Divisie | 20 | 41 | 16 | 2 | 0.52 | 14.8 |
| 7 | 🇵🇹 Youssef ChermitiRangers | Premiership | 21 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 0.68 | 18.5 |
| 8 | 🇪🇸 Gorka CarreraReal Sociedad II | Segunda División | 20 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 0.46 | 16.1 |
| 9 | 🇳🇱 J. UnekenWaalwijk | Eerste Divisie | 21 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 0.48 | 15.9 |
| 10 | 🇳🇱 R. DuivenJong PSV U21 | Eerste Divisie | 19 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 0.71 | 13.3 |
Top U23 scorers in Europe — 2025/26
| # | Player | League | Age | GP | Goals | Assists | G/match | IIG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇪🇸 ChupeMalaga | Segunda División | 21 | 42 | 24 | 5 | 0.76 | 24.9 |
| 2 | 🇳🇱 R. PostemaEmmen | Eerste Divisie | 23 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 0.70 | 23.5 |
| 3 | 🇸🇮 Z. VipotnikSwansea | Championship | 23 | 44 | 23 | 3 | 0.70 | 24.0 |
| 4 | 🇩🇪 N. FutkeuSpVgg Greuther Fürth | 2. Bundesliga | 23 | 36 | 20 | 5 | 0.62 | 21.5 |
| 5 | 🇲🇦 T. BentayebEstac Troyes | Ligue 2 | 23 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 0.82 | 18.4 |
| 6 | 🇩🇰 A. PriskeDjurgardens IF | Allsvenskan | 21 | 27 | 18 | 2 | 0.77 | 18.2 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱 D. HaenWillem II | Eerste Divisie | 21 | 38 | 18 | 4 | 0.56 | 17.7 |
| 8 | 🇳🇴 D. KarlsbakkSarpsborg 08 FF | Eliteserien | 22 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 0.69 | 17.3 |
| 9 | 🇧🇪 M. GodtsAjax | Eredivisie | 20 | 34 | 17 | 13 | 0.53 | 27.5 |
| 10 | 🏴 Tawanda Jethro MaswanhiseMotherwell | Premiership | 23 | 35 | 17 | 2 | 0.53 | 18.3 |
Take it further with Scout
Everything above is free. The Scout plan adds the working layer on top: cross-league IIG comparator, private shortlists with alerts, per-player IIG breakdowns and PDF scout reports.
See plans →Frequently asked questions
Who is Europe's top under-21 goalscorer in 2025/26?+
Chupe (Malaga, Segunda División) is the top under-21 scorer tracked by TopScorers in the 2025/26 season with 24 goals in 42 games, ahead of A. Priske (18). Figures update as the season is played.
Who is the best under-23 striker in Europe right now?+
By goals in the 2025/26 season, Chupe (Malaga) leads the under-23 group with 24 goals. For a quality-adjusted view, the IIG impact index weighs goals by league strength and adds rating and assists.
How do TopScorers scouting filters work?+
Every ranking on TopScorers can be narrowed by age, league, position and season, and sorted by goals, assists or scoring rate. The free Scouter Top-20 ranks each league by the IIG impact index; the Scout plan adds the cross-league comparator, shortlists and per-player IIG breakdowns.
What is the IIG impact index?+
IIG = goals × league coef + (rating − 6) × 3 + assists × 0.5. A derived index built from real season stats.
Is the 2025/26 scouting data final?+
No — the 2025/26 season is in progress. Tables on this page are updated as new league data comes in (last updated 2026-08-05).