Bundesliga top scorers and stats 2026-27

Bundesliga stats track the leading scorers, assists, clean sheets, cards and team totals in Germany's top football division. Read the scoring table by comparing each player's league goals, giving football and soccer readers a common measure.

The Bundesliga began in 1963/64, and its scoring history gives today's numbers useful company. Read the race alongside the records, with Ghanaian and Nigerian interests close at hand.

Who Leads the Bundesliga Top Scorers Table?

The first player in the live scoring table leads on league goals. Where an update timestamp is available, check it to see when the figures were refreshed. Where appearances, minutes and penalties are available, read them alongside goals to understand the total. Where nationality filters are available, use them to follow Ghanaian and Nigerian players without losing sight of the wider race. A displayed order between equal scorers does not necessarily mean one has won the award.

Who Is the Bundesliga Highest Goal Scorer in History?

Read the career scoring records to identify the player with the most Bundesliga league goals, checking the reference date alongside the figures. The historical totals below cover Bundesliga appearances only. Keep that boundary in mind when comparing players whose careers also included domestic cups, European football or another German division.

Which Other Bundesliga Statistics Matter?

Assists, clean sheets, disciplinary records and team goals broaden the picture beyond the scoring race. An assist credits a contribution to a goal under the data provider's definition; a clean sheet means conceding none. Cards record cautions and dismissals, while goals conceded measure the other end of a team's performance. Use the Bundesliga table, or log, to connect those figures with league position. Where player names link to team pages, follow those links to explore the club's statistics.

Which Scoring Records Give the Race Its Context?

Lewandowski set the single season record with 41 goals in 2020/21, passing Müller's 40 from 1971/72. Müller won seven scoring titles between 1966/67 and 1977/78, while Harry Kane won with 36 in 2023/24. Read the dated winners archive season by season, checking the club and total beside each name. Shared winners belong together, because the history includes seasons when nobody finished alone at the top.

How Are Goals and Shared Scoring Titles Counted?

Compare Bundesliga league goals when reading the scoring records. Yeboah and Stefan Kuntz shared the 1993/94 scoring title with 18 league goals each. Goals per 90 expresses scoring against playing time; xG, or expected goals, estimates chance quality from shot characteristics rather than counting goals actually scored.

Which African Players Have Won the Scoring Award?

Ghana's Tony Yeboah and Gabon's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang have both finished as Bundesliga goal kings. Yeboah won with Eintracht Frankfurt in 1992/93 and 1993/94, sharing the latter title with Stefan Kuntz on 18 goals. Aubameyang scored 31 for Borussia Dortmund in 2016/17. For readers in Accra and Lagos, these records give nationality filters, where available, a purpose: following African contributions across the whole league, including Nigeria's internationals.

How Do Kick-Off Times Translate Across Africa?

Readers in Nigeria use WAT, Kenya and Uganda use EAT, South Africa uses SAST, and Ghana uses GMT to compare the same kick-off. For example, 14:30 GMT converts to 15:30 WAT, 17:30 EAT and 16:30 SAST; Germany's seasonal clock changes make the dated listing essential. Check Bundesliga fixtures before arranging your afternoon, then open Bundesliga results to connect the final score with changes in the statistical tables.