Ligue 1 top scorers - France 2016/2017
The leading goalscorers in Ligue 1 in the 2016/2017 season, as well as the players with the most assists and all hat-tricks.
Quick overview
- Top scorer list winner: Edinson Cavani, Paris Saint-Germain - 35 goals
- Most assists: Morgan Sanson, Marseille/Montpellier - 14 assists
- Number of hat-tricks: 11
Ligue 1 best goalscorers 2016/2017
Below is the final top scorer list for the Ligue 1 2016/2017, including the 28 players who scored the most goals during the season. If you want to see each players' goal progression per round during the season you can find it here.
| # | Player, Team | Nationality | Age | % team's goals | GoalsGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Edinson Cavani Paris Saint-Germain |
Uruguay | 30 | 42.2% | |
| 2. |
Alexandre Lacazette Lyon |
France | 25 | 36.4% | |
| 3. |
Radamel Falcao Monaco |
Colombia | 31 | 19.6% | |
| 4. |
Bafetimbi Gomis Marseille |
France | 31 | 35.1% | |
| 5. |
Florian Thauvin Marseille |
France | 24 | 26.3% | |
|
Ivan Santini Caen |
Croatia | 27 | 41.7% | ||
|
Kylian Mbappé Monaco |
France | 18 | 14.0% | ||
|
Mario Balotelli Nice |
Italy | 26 | 23.8% | ||
| 9. |
Nicolas De Preville Lille |
France | 26 | 35.0% | |
|
Steve Mounie Montpellier |
 |
22 | 29.2% | ||
| 11. |
Benjamin Moukandjo Lorient |
Cameroon | 28 | 29.5% | |
| 12. |
Emiliano Sala Nantes |
Argentina | 26 | 30.0% | |
|
Jimmy Briand Guingamp |
France | 31 | 26.1% | ||
|
Lucas Moura Paris Saint-Germain |
Brazil | 24 | 14.5% | ||
| 15. |
Alassane Plea Nice |
France | 24 | 17.5% | |
|
Martin Braithwaite Toulouse |
Denmark | 25 | 29.7% | ||
|
Ryad Boudebouz Montpellier |
Algeria | 27 | 22.9% | ||
| 18. |
Enzo Crivelli Bastia |
France | 22 | 34.5% | |
|
Loïs Diony Dijon |
France | 24 | 21.7% | ||
|
Valère Germain Monaco |
France | 27 | 9.3% | ||
| 21. |
Diego Rolan Bordeaux |
Uruguay | 24 | 17.0% | |
|
Fabinho Monaco |
Brazil | 23 | 8.4% | ||
|
Giovanni Sio Rennes |
Ivory Coast | 28 | 25.0% | ||
|
Julio Tavares Dijon |
Cape Verde | 28 | 19.6% | ||
|
Majeed Waris Lorient |
Ghana | 25 | 20.5% | ||
|
Nabil Fekir Lyon |
France | 23 | 11.7% | ||
|
Ronny Rodelin Caen |
France | 27 | 25.0% | ||
|
Thomas Lemar Monaco |
France | 21 | 8.4% |
TIP! Click on the number of goals to see the matches in which the player scored.
- Sources: Historical statistics are based on data from our providers and checked against archived season records when needed. Read more in our About Us section.
- Methodology: We count league goals, including knockout rounds when they are part of the same competition. Qualification, promotion and relegation playoffs are not included.
The age of the players is when the season ended at 20 May 2017
Most assists in the Ligue 1 2016/2017
This is the list of the players that assisted to most goals the Ligue 1 during the 2016/2017 season.
| # | Player, team | Nationality | Age | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Morgan Sanson Marseille/Montpellier |
France | 22 | 14 |
| 2. |
Thomas Lemar Monaco |
France | 21 | 10 |
| 3. |
Bernardo Silva Monaco |
Portugal | 22 | 9 |
|
Thomas Mangani Angers |
France | 30 | 9 |
|
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Jean Michaël Seri Nice |
Ivory Coast | 25 | 9 |
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Ryad Boudebouz Montpellier |
Algeria | 27 | 9 |
|
| 7. |
Loïs Diony Dijon |
France | 24 | 8 |
|
Kylian Mbappé Monaco |
France | 18 | 8 |
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Florian Thauvin Marseille |
France | 24 | 8 |
|
| 10. |
Valentin Eysseric Nice |
France | 25 | 7 |
|
Léo Dubois Nantes |
France | 22 | 7 |
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Marçal Guingamp |
Brazil | 28 | 7 |
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Memphis Depay Lyon |
Netherlands | 23 | 7 |
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Ángel Di Maria Paris Saint-Germain |
Argentina | 29 | 7 |
|
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Maxime Lopez Marseille |
France | 19 | 7 |
Scored hat-tricks in Ligue 1, season 2016/2017
In total there were 11 scored hat-tricks during the season 2016/2017 in Ligue 1, France. All players scoring these hat-tricks (or more than 3 goals), and the matches they scored it in, are listed here.
| Player, Team | Match | GoalsGoals |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolas De Preville Lille |
Lille - Nantes 3-0 Sat 20 May 2017 |
3 16', 46', 53' |
| Florian Thauvin Marseille |
Caen - Marseille 1-5 Sun 30 April 2017 |
3 2', 63', 89' |
| Kylian Mbappé Monaco |
Monaco - Metz 5-0 Sat 11 February 2017 |
3 7', 20', 50' |
| Bafetimbi Gomis Marseille |
Marseille - Montpellier 5-1 Fri 27 January 2017 |
3 4', 19', 77' |
| Ola Toivonen Toulouse |
Toulouse - Lorient 3-2 Sat 10 December 2016 |
3 8', 20', 60' |
| Radamel Falcao Monaco |
Bordeaux - Monaco 0-4 Sat 10 December 2016 |
3 4', 50', 63' |
| Alassane Plea Nice |
Metz - Nice 2-4 Sun 23 October 2016 |
3 12', 38', 84' |
| Rodrigue Ninga Montpellier |
Dijon - Montpellier 3-3 Sat 1 October 2016 |
3 18', 25', 58' |
| Edinson Cavani Paris Saint-Germain |
Caen - Paris Saint-Germain 0-6 Fri 16 September 2016 |
4 12', 23', 38', 45+1' |
| Mevlut Erding Metz |
Nantes - Metz 0-3 Sun 11 September 2016 |
3 18', 45+3', 78' |
| Alexandre Lacazette Lyon |
Nancy - Lyon 0-3 Sun 14 August 2016 |
3 33', 44', 90+2' |
The first game in Ligue 1 the season 2016/2017 was played 12 August 2016, and the season ended 20 May 2017.