Melbourne City star Jamie Maclaren has won his fifth career A-League Golden Boot and his fourth consecutively.
The Melbourne City striker finished the regular season on 24 goals after playing 26 matches
Fellow Socceroos striker Jason Cummings was a considerable eight goals behind.
Wellington Phoenix's Oskar Zawada rounds out the podium.
The Sporting News consolidates of all the A-League Men goal-scoring statistics for the current season below.
A-League Men top scorers table (2022/2023)
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jamie Maclaren | Melbourne City | 24 | 1 | 26 |
| 2. | Jason Cummings | Central Coast Mariners | 16 | 5 | 25 |
| 3. | Oskar Zawada | Wellington Phoenix | 15 | 1 | 25 |
| 4. | Brandon Borrello | Western Sydney Wanderers | 13 | 5 | 26 |
| 5. | Craig Goodwin | Adelaide United | 12 | 11 | 25 |
| 6. | Adam Le Fondre | Sydney FC | 10 | 2 | 23 |
| =7. | Robert Mak | Sydney FC | 9 | 1 | 24 |
| =7. | Marco Tilio | Melbourne City | 9 | 5 | 26 |
| =7. | Marco Túlio | Central Coast Mariners | 9 | 4 | 26 |
| =7. | Jay O'Shea | Brisbane Roar | 9 | 2 | 24 |
Last updated: May 3, 2023
A-League Men pre-season odds to win Golden Boot
Defending Golden Boot winner Jamie Maclaren was the pre-season $3.25 favourite to claim the title again in 2022/23, according to Ladbrokes.
Western United striker Aleksandar Prijovic loomed as his closest rival at $5.50 with Newcastle Jets forward Beka Mikeltadze also viewed as a $7.50 contender.
Marquee man Nani was given rather generous $9.00 odds to win the Golden Boot in his first (and only) ALM season.
A-League Men Golden Boot winners
Below are the top scorers in each season of the A-League Men (since 2005-06).
Bobo (Sydney FC) has the record for the most goals scored in a single campaign with 27.
Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) has finished atop the A-League Men scoring chart in four different seasons, more than any player all time. Besart Berisha (Melbourne Victory) and Shane Smeltz (Wellington/Gold Coast) follow with two scoring titles each.
| Year | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | Jamie Maclaren | Melbourne City | 15 |
| 2020-21 | Jamie Maclaren | Melbourne City | 25 |
| 2019-20 | Jamie Maclaren | Melbourne City | 22 |
| 2018-17 | Roy Krishna | Wellington Phoenix | 18 |
| 2017-16 | Bobo | Sydney FC | 27 |
| 2016-17 | Jamie Maclaren | Melbourne City | 19 |
| Besart Berisha | Melbourne Victory | 19 | |
| 2015-16 | Bruno Fornaroli | Melbourne City | 23 |
| 2014-15 | Marc Janko | Sydney FC | 16 |
| 2013-14 | Adam Taggart | Newcastle Jets | 16 |
| 2012-13 | Daniel McBreen | Central Coast | 17 |
| 2011-12 | Besart Berisha | Brisbane Roar | 19 |
| 2010-11 | Sergio van Dijk | Adelaide United | 16 |
| 2009-10 | Shane Smeltz | Gold Coast United | 19 |
| 2008-09 | Shane Smeltz | Wellington Phoenix | 12 |
| 2007-08 | Joel Griffiths | Newcastle Jets | 12 |
| 2006-07 | Danny Allsopp | Melbourne Victory | 11 |
| 2005-05 | Archie Thompson | Melbourne Victory | 8 |
| Bobby Despotovski | Perth Glory | 8 | |
| Stewart Petrie | Central Coast | 8 | |
| Alex Brosque | 8 |
A-League Men Golden Boot table 2021/22
Melbourne City's Jamie Maclaren won a fourth A-League Men golden boot and third consecutive with 15 goals across last season.
He also scored the most goals without penalties (13) ahead of Melbourne Victory's Nick D'Agostino (10).
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals (PKs) | Assists | Matches | Mins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Maclaren | Melbourne City | 15 (2) | 2 | 24 | 2133 |
| 2. | Beka Mikeltadze | Newcastle Jets | 13 (5) | 3 | 24 | 2119 |
| 3 | Jason Cummings | Central Coast | 10 (2) | 6 | 20 | 1617 |
| 4. | Nick D'Agostino | Melbourne Victory | 10 (0) | 1 | 24 | 1248 |
| 5. | Aleksandar Prijovic | Western United | 9 (1) | 5 | 23 | 1782 |
| Mathew Leckie | Melbourne City | 9 (0) | 4 | 20 | 1515 |