{"id":3411,"date":"2017-05-10T17:06:09","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T08:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/?p=3411"},"modified":"2017-05-30T16:46:25","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T07:46:25","slug":"top-domestic-league-goalscorers-east-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/2017\/05\/10\/top-domestic-league-goalscorers-east-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 domestic league goalscorers in East Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Football Tribe Asia<\/em> takes a look at the top scorers of the domestic leagues in East Asia.<\/p>\n

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10. Phil Younghusband (Meralco Manila – Philippines Football League) – 69 goals<\/strong><\/p>\n

The former Chelsea youth player has turned out to be a prolific striker for his club and country. Since joining Meralco Manila in 2011, Phil Younghusband has made 61 appearances and netted 69 goals for his club.<\/p>\n

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9. Li Jinyu (Shandong Luneng – Chinese Super League) – 74 goals<\/strong><\/p>\n

Li Jinyu is the top goalscorer in Chinese professional league history and has won the Golden Boot Award three times in the process by netting 74 goals in his 6 years with Shandon Luneng.<\/p>\n

In 2004, Shandong Luneng paid\u00a04,900,000 yuan to make him the most expensive signing in Chinese football transfer history at the time.<\/p>\n

Together with Shandong, Li won three Chinese Super League titles (2006, 2008, 2010), two Chinese FA Cups (2004, 2006) and a\u00a0Chinese Super League Cup (2004).<\/p>\n

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8. Besart\u00a0Berisha (Brisbane Roar & Melbourne Victory – A-League) – 102 goals<\/strong><\/p>\n

Berisha became the A-league’s first ever player to score 100 goals in the competition after scoring a goal in a 1\u20130 win over the Central Coast Mariners on 14 April 2017.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old attacker scored his first A-League goal at Allianz Stadium against Sydney FC in 2011 and now boasts an incredible 102 goals in 158 games, including 54 goals in 82 games for Melbourne and 48 goals in 76 games for Brisbane\u00a0Roar.<\/p>\n

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7.\u00a0<\/strong>Cleiton Silva (Osotspa, BEC Tero & Muangthong United – Thai League T1) – 119 goals<\/strong><\/p>\n

Silva is one of the celebrated strikers in the Thai League T1, as he won the league’s top goalscorer in 2012 and 2016. The Brasilian is also\u00a0the first foreigner to score 100 league goals in Thailand.<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old won the domestic title with Muangthong in 2016.<\/p>\n

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6.\u00a0<\/strong>Hoang Vu Samson (Than Quang Ninh, Dong Thap & Hanoi FC – V.League 1) – 122 goals<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Nigerian-born striker is a legend in the Vietnamese domestic league thanks to his prolific goalscoring record.<\/p>\n

Samson found his success in Hanoi after transferring here in 2011, winning the V.League 1 in 2013 and 2016, as well as finishing runner-up in 2014 and 2015.<\/p>\n

Samson scored 133 goals in 116 games in all competitions for the capitol-based club and won the league top scorer award in 2014 and 2015.<\/p>\n

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5. Chan Vathanaka (Preah Khan Reach & Boeung\u00a0Ket Angkor – Cambodian League) – 126 goals<\/strong><\/p>\n

Despite being just 23 years old, Chan Vathanaka has achieved a feat that stunned many fans and pundits alike. The Kampot-born forward has netted over 100 goals in the Cambodian League.<\/p>\n

Vathanaka scored 116 goals in just 90 appearances with\u00a0Boeung Ket Angkor and 10 goals in 17 appearances with\u00a0Preah Khan Reach.<\/p>\n

He is currently on loan at J3 League\u00a0Fujieda MYFC for the remainder of the 2017 season.<\/p>\n

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4. Mohd Amri Yahyah (Selangor, JDT & Melaka United – Malaysian Super League) – 143 goals<\/strong><\/p>\n

Widely regarded by Malaysian fans to be the finest player of his generation, Mohd Amri Yahyah enjoyed an illustrious 12-year career with his boyhood club Selangor FA.<\/p>\n

The 36-year-old striker scored 118 times in 374 appearances for Selangor between 2001 and 2013, before moving on to Johor Darul Ta’zim in 2014. He spent two years here and scored 23 goals in 46 appearances, and joined Melaka United in the 2017 season.<\/p>\n

Mohd won 5 Malaysian Super League titles with Selangor and JDT, as well as five Malaysian Charity Shields and 4 Malaysian FA Cups.<\/p>\n

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3. Yoshito Okubo (Cerezo Osaka, Vissel\u00a0Kobe, Kawasaki Frontale & FC Tokyo – J1 League) – 173 goals<\/strong><\/p>\n

Okubo found his stride at Kawasaki Frontale when he scored 82 goals in 132 appearances and won the J1 League Top Scorer in three consecutive years (2013, 2014, 2015).<\/p>\n

The 34-year-old also netted 57 goals for Cerezo Osaka and 54 goals for Vissel Kobe.<\/p>\n

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2. Lee Dong-gook\u00a0(Pohang Steelers, Gwangju Sangmu, Seongnam Ilhwa & Jeonbuk Motors – K-League) – 176 goals<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lee is the record scorer in the K-League with 166 goals for four different clubs in 402 appearances.<\/p>\n

Together with\u00a0Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, he won the K-League Classic in\u00a02009, 2011, 2014 and 2015, as well as winning the\u00a0AFC Champions League in 2016.<\/p>\n

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1. Aleksandar \u0110uri\u0107 (Geylang\u00a0United, Singapore Armed Forces & Tampines Rovers – S-League) – 310 goals<\/strong><\/p>\n

The towering striker spent 16 seasons at the S-League and won trophies with subsequent clubs Home United, Geylang United, Singapore Armed Forces, and Tampines Rovers.<\/p>\n

\u0110uri\u0107 won eight league titles and three Singapore Cups in 16 seasons, amassing three Player of the Year and four top scorer awards on the way to becoming the league’s all-time top scorer.<\/p>\n

The Yugoslavian-born forward scored 6 goals for Home United (2000), 97 goals for Geylang United\u00a0(2001\u20132004), 129 goals for Singapore Armed Forces\u00a0(2005\u20132009) and 78 goals for Tampines Rovers (2010\u20132014).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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