Scottish Premiership top scorers - Scotland 2022/2023
The leading goalscorers in Scottish Premiership (SPFL) in the 2022/2023 season, as well as the players with the most assists and all hat-tricks.
Quick overview
- Top scorer list winner: Kyogo Furuhashi, Celtic - 27 goals
- Most assists: Matt O'Riley, Celtic - 12 assists
- Number of hat-tricks: 9
SPFL best goalscorers 2022/2023
Below is the final top scorer list for the Scottish Premiership 2022/2023, including the 26 players who scored the most goals during the season.
| # | Player, Team | Nationality | Age | % team's goals | Min/goal | GoalsGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Kyogo Furuhashi Celtic |
Japan | 28 | 23.7% | 86 | |
| 2. |
Kevin van Veen Motherwell |
Netherlands | 31 | 47.2% | 126 | |
| 3. |
Lawrence Shankland Hearts |
Scotland | 27 | 38.1% | 126 | |
| 4. |
Bojan Miovski Aberdeen |
North Macedonia | 23 | 28.6% | 180 | |
|
James Tavernier Rangers |
England | 31 | 17.2% | 209 | ||
|
Luís Lopes Aberdeen |
Cape Verde | 23 | 28.6% | 157 | ||
| 7. |
Antonio Mirko Colak Rangers |
Croatia | 29 | 15.1% | 101 | |
| 8. |
Fashion Sakala Rangers |
26 | 12.9% | 150 | ||
|
Kevin Nisbet Hibernian |
Scotland | 26 | 21.1% | 114 | ||
| 10. |
Alfredo Morelos Rangers |
Colombia | 26 | 11.8% | 145 | |
|
Jordan White Ross County |
Scotland | 31 | 29.7% | 262 | ||
|
Josh Ginnelly Hearts |
England | 26 | 17.5% | 191 | ||
|
Jota Celtic |
Portugal | 24 | 9.6% | 199 | ||
| 14. |
Liel Abada Celtic |
Israel | 21 | 8.8% | 146 | |
|
Malik Tillman Rangers |
United States | 21 | 10.8% | 194 | ||
|
Mark O'Hara St Mirren |
Scotland | 27 | 23.3% | 289 | ||
| 17. |
Curtis Main St Mirren |
England | 30 | 20.9% | 341 | |
|
Daniel Armstrong Kilmarnock |
Scotland | 25 | 24.3% | 305 | ||
|
Elie Youan Hibernian |
France | 24 | 15.8% | 292 | ||
|
Steven Fletcher Dundee United |
Scotland | 36 | 22.5% | 284 | ||
|
Stevie May St Johnstone |
Scotland | 30 | 22.0% | 291 | ||
| 22. |
Daizen Maeda Celtic |
Japan | 25 | 7.0% | 238 | |
|
Jamie McGrath Dundee United |
Ireland | 26 | 20.0% | 302 | ||
|
Josh Campbell Hibernian |
Scotland | 23 | 14.0% | 320 | ||
| 25. |
Drey Wright St Johnstone |
England | 28 | 17.1% | 460 | |
|
Joel Nouble Livingston |
England | 27 | 19.4% | 371 |
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 28 May 2023
Most assists in the Scottish Premiership 2022/2023
This is the list of the players that assisted to most goals the Scottish Premiership during the 2022/2023 season.
| # | Player, team | Nationality | Age | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Matt O'Riley Celtic |
Denmark | 22 | 12 |
| 2. |
Jota Celtic |
Portugal | 24 | 11 |
| 3. |
Aaron Mooy Celtic |
Australia | 32 | 10 |
| 4. |
Borna Barisic Rangers |
Croatia | 30 | 9 |
|
James Tavernier Rangers |
England | 31 | 9 |
|
| 6. |
Reo Hatate Celtic |
Japan | 25 | 8 |
|
Leighton Clarkson Aberdeen |
England | 21 | 8 |
|
|
Ryan Kent Rangers |
England | 26 | 8 |
|
| 9. |
Daniel Armstrong Kilmarnock |
Scotland | 25 | 7 |
|
Fashion Sakala Rangers |
26 | 7 |
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Elie Youan Hibernian |
France | 24 | 7 |
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Blair Spittal Motherwell |
Scotland | 27 | 7 |
Scored hat-tricks in Scottish Premiership, season 2022/2023
In total there were 9 scored hat-tricks during the season 2022/2023 in Scottish Premiership, Scotland. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan White Ross County |
Dundee United - Ross County 1-3 Sat 13 May 2023 |
3 1', 57', 72' |
| Lawrence Shankland Hearts |
Hearts - Ross County 6-1 Sat 22 April 2023 |
3 28', 45+7', 59' |
| Josh Campbell Hibernian |
Hibernian - Aberdeen 6-0 Sat 28 January 2023 |
3 10', 15', 88' |
| Kevin Nisbet Hibernian |
Motherwell - Hibernian 2-3 Sun 8 January 2023 |
3 16', 52', 74' |
| Lawrence Shankland Hearts |
Hearts - Celtic 3-4 Sat 22 October 2022 |
3 45+3', 47', 65' |
| James Forrest Celtic |
Celtic - Hibernian 6-1 Sat 15 October 2022 |
3 9', 24', 58' |
| Kevin van Veen Motherwell |
Ross County - Motherwell 0-5 Tue 4 October 2022 |
3 26', 51', 89' |
| Kyogo Furuhashi Celtic |
Dundee United - Celtic 0-9 Sun 28 August 2022 |
3 15', 40', 45+2' |
| Liel Abada Celtic |
Dundee United - Celtic 0-9 Sun 28 August 2022 |
3 50', 59', 77' |
30 July 2022 was the starting date for the Scottish Premiership season 2022/2023, and the final games were played 28 May 2023.

