top scorer
Highest point earner
The top scorer is the player who has scored the most points or goals in a competition, season, or match: She finished as the league's top scorer with twenty-three goals.
The term applies across sports—football, basketball, hockey—wherever scoring determines success.
A team's top scorer is often its most valuable offensive player.
One who hits targets
basket · touchdown · hat-trick · finisher · poacher · sharpshooter · playmaker · assists
Award for winning
- MVPBest player award
- golden bootEarly retirement incentive
- awardHonor given for merit
- accoladeExpression of high esteem
record-holder · hall of fame · all-star · honor · selection · ceremony · announcement · statistics
Ordered list by performance
- leaderboardRanked list of competitors
- rivalOne who competes against
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
- opponentOne who contends against
highscore · dominance · outperform · standings · bracket · tournament · league · title race
Formal declarations of support
- sponsorshipFunded endorsement arrangement
- headlinesArticle titles in newspapers
- fansArdent admirers or coolers
- autographsHandwritten celebrity names
interview · media · commercials · brand · marketability · fame · spotlight · contract
striker
One who hits targets
net · basket · touchdown · hat-trick · finisher · poacher · sharpshooter · playmaker · assists · tally
trophy
Award for winning
- MVPBest player award
- golden bootEarly retirement incentive
- awardHonor given for merit
accolade · record-holder · hall of fame · all-star · honor · selection · ceremony · announcement · statistics · career
rankings
Ordered list by performance
- leaderboardRanked list of competitors
- rivalOne who competes against
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
opponent · highscore · dominance · outperform · standings · bracket · tournament · league · title race · points leader
endorsements
Formal declarations of support
- sponsorshipFunded endorsement arrangement
- headlinesArticle titles in newspapers
- fansArdent admirers or coolers
autographs · interview · media · commercials · brand · marketability · fame · spotlight · contract · transfer
- Sports honorsOlympic medal, World Cup trophy, Ballon d'Or, Golden Boot, MVP award
- stat leadersbatting champion, MVP, points leader, league leader
- Soccergoal, soccer, pass, football, goalkeeper
- scoringgoal, points, goals, runs, assist
- winnerswinner, winners, champion, champions, victors
- Race/Competition Termssprinter, marathoner, champion, winner, runner-up
top scorerbenchwarmer
Seldom-used team member
substitute · bench player · reserve · third-stringer · warming the bench
top scorergoalkeeper
Net-defending player
goalie · defender · defensive specialist · stopper · shot blocker
top, score, scoring, topmost, scorer, scorers, outscore, scoreless, outscored