topscorer

Highest tally holder

The topscorer is the player who scores the most goals or points in a competition, league, or tournament: She finished as topscorer in the Premier League with 23 goals.

The term is common in British English sports coverage, especially football.

American English typically uses leading scorer or top scorer as two words.

recognition

MVP

Best player award

  • championTop competitor, or advocate
  • awardHonor given for merit
  • titleFormal honorific or name

accolade · honors · record-holder · legendary · milestone · leaderboard · ranking · statistics · crown · laurels

scoring

goals

Intended end results

tally · finisher · poacher · net · clinical · precision · hat-trick · brace · conversion · shooting

achievement

triumph

Resounding, celebrated victory

dominance · breakthrough · record · highscore · benchmark · unprecedented · personal-best · all-time · historic

skill

sharpshooter

Expert precision shooter

ace · maestro · virtuoso · prodigy · talent · instinct · positioning · composure · finishing · technique

Opposites
scoring rank

topscorerwooden spoon

Carved cooking utensil

cellar dweller · tail-ender

player role/contribution type

topscorergoalkeeper

Net-defending player

playmaker · shot-stopper · tackler · defender

Family

top, score, scorer, scorers, tops, topped, topping, scores, scored

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G