List of Eliteserien top scorers

List of top goal scorers in the top flight of Norwegian football, currently known as Eliteserien. The statistics begin with the 1948–49 season. The League of Norway, played from 1937–38 to 1947–48, was divided in eleven conferences with different numbers of game weeks and is therefore not included in this statistics.

Top scorers

By season

The following is a list of top scorers in the top football league of Norway by season.[1]

	Multiple top scorers in the season
*	Top scorer also won the league in the same season[2]

Season	Player	Nat.	Club	Goals	Matches	G/M
1948–49	Arvid Havnås	NOR	Sandefjord	12	14	0.86
1949–50	Reidar Dørum	NOR	Ørn	13	14	0.93
1950–51	John Sveinsson	NOR	Lyn	19	14	1.36
1951–52	Jan Tangen	NOR	Strømmen	15	14	1.07
1952–53	Gunnar Thoresen	NOR	Larvik Turn*	15	14	1.07
1952–53	Per Jacobsen	NOR	Odd	15	14	1.07
1953–54	Gunnar Thoresen	NOR	Larvik Turn	15	14	1.07
1954–55	Harald Hennum	NOR	Skeid	13	14	0.93
1955–56	Willy Fossli	NOR	Asker	17	14	1.21
1956–57	Per Kristoffersen	NOR	Fredrikstad*	15	14	1.07
1957–58	Harald Hennum	NOR	Skeid	17	14	1.21
1958–59	Reidar Sundby	NOR	Larvik Turn	13	14	0.93
1959–60	Per Kristoffersen	NOR	Fredrikstad*	13	14	0.93
1960–61	Per Kristoffersen	NOR	Fredrikstad*	15	14	0.93
1961–62	Rolf Birger Pedersen	NOR	Brann*	26	30	0.87
1963	Leif Eriksen	NOR	Vålerenga	16	18	0.89
1964	Ole Stavrum	NOR	Lyn*	18	18	1.00
1965	Harald Berg	NOR	Lyn	19	18	1.06
1966	Per Kristoffersen	NOR	Fredrikstad	20	18	1.11
1967	Odd Iversen	NOR	Rosenborg	17	18	0.94
1968	Odd Iversen	NOR	Rosenborg	30	18	1.67
1969	Odd Iversen	NOR	Rosenborg*	26	18	1.44
1970	Steinar Pettersen	NOR	Strømsgodset*	16	18	0.89
1971	Jan Fuglset	NOR	Fredrikstad	17	18	0.94
1972	Egil Solberg	NOR	Mjøndalen	16	22	0.73
1972	Johannes Vold	NOR	Viking	16	22	0.73
1973	Stein Karlsen	NOR	HamKam	17	22	0.77
1974	Odd Berg	NOR	Molde	13	22	0.59
1975	Arne Dokken	NOR	Lillestrøm	18	22	0.82
1976	Jan Fuglset	NOR	Molde	17	22	0.77
1977	Trygve Johannessen	NOR	Viking	17	22	0.77
1978	Tom Lund	NOR	Lillestrøm	17	22	0.77
1979	Odd Iversen	NOR	Vålerenga	16	22	0.73
1980	Arne Dokken	NOR	Lillestrøm	14	22	0.64
1981	Pål Jacobsen	NOR	Vålerenga	16	22	0.73
1982	Tor Arne Granerud	NOR	HamKam	11	22	0.50
1982	Trygve Johannessen	NOR	Viking*	11	22	0.50
1983	Olav Nysæter	NOR	Kongsvinger	14	22	0.64
1984	Sverre Brandhaug	NOR	Rosenborg	13	22	0.77
1985	Jørn Andersen	NOR	Vålerenga	23	22	1.05
1986	Arve Seland	NOR	Start	12	22	0.55
1987	Jan Kristian Fjærestad	NOR	Moss*	18	22	0.82
1988	Jan Åge Fjørtoft	NOR	Lillestrøm	14	22	0.64
1989	Jahn Ivar Jakobsen	NOR	Rosenborg	18	22	0.82
1990	Tore André Dahlum	NOR	Start	20	22	0.91
1991	Karl Petter Løken	NOR	Rosenborg*	12	22	0.55
1992	Kjell Roar Kaasa	NOR	Kongsvinger	17	22	0.77
1993	Mons Ivar Mjelde	NOR	Lillestrøm	19	22	0.86
1994	Harald Martin Brattbakk	NOR	Rosenborg*	17	22	0.77
1995	Harald Martin Brattbakk	NOR	Rosenborg*	26	26	1.00
1996	Harald Martin Brattbakk	NOR	Rosenborg*	28	26	1.08
1997	Sigurd Rushfeldt	NOR	Rosenborg*	27	26	1.04
1998	Sigurd Rushfeldt	NOR	Rosenborg*	25	26	0.96
1999	Rune Lange	NOR	Tromsø	23	26	0.88
2000	Thorstein Helstad	NOR	Brann	18	24	0.75
2001	Frode Johnsen	NOR	Rosenborg*	17	25	0.68
2001	Thorstein Helstad	NOR	Brann	17	23	0.74
2001	Clayton Zane	AUS	Lillestrøm	17	22	0.77
2002	Harald Martin Brattbakk	NOR	Rosenborg*	17	25	0.68
2003	Harald Martin Brattbakk	NOR	Rosenborg*	17	25	0.68
2004	Frode Johnsen	NOR	Rosenborg*	19	26	0.73
2005	Ole Martin Årst	NOR	Tromsø	16	26	0.62
2006	Daniel Nannskog	SWE	Stabæk	19	26	0.73
2007	Thorstein Helstad	NOR	Brann*	22	24	0.92
2008	Daniel Nannskog	SWE	Stabæk*	16	26	0.62
2009	Rade Prica	SWE	Rosenborg*	17	28	0.61
2010	Baye Djiby Fall	SEN	Molde	16	28	0.57
2011	Mustafa Abdellaoue	NOR	Tromsø	17	29	0.59
2012	Péter Kovács	HUN	Strømsgodset	14	28	0.50
2012	Zdeněk Ondrášek	CZE	Tromsø	14	29	0.48
2013	Frode Johnsen	NOR	Odd	16	30	0.53
2014	Viðar Örn Kjartansson	ISL	Vålerenga	25	29	0.86
2015	Alexander Søderlund	NOR	Rosenborg*	22	27	0.81
2016	Christian Gytkjær	DEN	Rosenborg*	19	28	0.68
2017	Nicklas Bendtner	DEN	Rosenborg*	19	29	0.66
2018	Franck Boli	CIV	Stabæk	17	29	0.59
2019	Torgeir Børven	NOR	Odd	21	30	0.70

By player

Rank	Player	Country	Titles	Years
1	Harald Martin Brattbakk	Norway	5	1994, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2003
2	Per Kristoffersen	Norway	4	1956–57, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1966
2	Odd Iversen	Norway	4	1967, 1968, 1969, 1979
4	Thorstein Helstad	Norway	3	2000, 2001, 2007
4	Frode Johnsen	Norway	3	2001, 2004, 2013
6	Gunnar Thoresen	Norway	2	1952–53, 1953–54
6	Harald Hennum	Norway	2	1954–55, 1957–58
6	Jan Fuglset	Norway	2	1971, 1976
6	Arne Dokken	Norway	2	1975, 1980
6	Trygve Johannessen	Norway	2	1977, 1982
6	Sigurd Rushfeldt	Norway	2	1997, 1998
6	Daniel Nannskog	Sweden	2	2006, 2008
13	Arvid Havnås	Norway	1	1948–49
13	Reidar Dørum	Norway	1	1949–50
13	John Sveinsson	Norway	1	1950–51
13	Jan Tangen	Norway	1	1951–52
13	Per Jacobsen	Norway	1	1952–53
13	Willy Fossli	Norway	1	1955–56
13	Reidar Sundby	Norway	1	1958–59
13	Rolf Birger Pedersen	Norway	1	1961–62
13	Leif Eriksen	Norway	1	1963
13	Ole Stavrum	Norway	1	1964
13	Harald Berg	Norway	1	1965
13	Steinar Pettersen	Norway	1	1970
13	Egil Solberg	Norway	1	1972
13	Johannes Vold	Norway	1	1972
13	Stein Karlsen	Norway	1	1973
13	Odd Berg	Norway	1	1974
13	Tom Lund	Norway	1	1978
13	Pål Jacobsen	Norway	1	1981
13	Tor Arne Granerud	Norway	1	1982
13	Olav Nysæter	Norway	1	1983
13	Sverre Brandhaug	Norway	1	1984
13	Jørn Andersen	Norway	1	1985
13	Arve Seland	Norway	1	1986
13	Jan Kristian Fjærestad	Norway	1	1987
13	Jan Åge Fjørtoft	Norway	1	1988
13	Jahn Ivar Jakobsen	Norway	1	1989
13	Tore André Dahlum	Norway	1	1990
13	Karl Petter Løken	Norway	1	1991
13	Kjell Roar Kaasa	Norway	1	1992
13	Mons Ivar Mjelde	Norway	1	1993
13	Rune Lange	Norway	1	1999
13	Clayton Zane	Australia	1	2001
13	Ole Martin Årst	Norway	1	2005
13	Rade Prica	Sweden	1	2009
13	Baye Djiby Fall	Senegal	1	2010
13	Mustafa Abdellaoue	Norway	1	2011
13	Péter Kovács	Hungary	1	2012
13	Zdeněk Ondrášek	Czech Republic	1	2012
13	Viðar Örn Kjartansson	Iceland	1	2014
13	Alexander Søderlund	Norway	1	2015
13	Christian Gytkjær	Denmark	1	2016
13	Nicklas Bendtner	Denmark	1	2017
13	Franck Boli	Ivory Coast	1	2018
13	Torgeir Børven	Norway	1	2019

By club

	Club	Titles	Seasons
1	Rosenborg	19	1967, 1968, 1969, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017
2	Lillestrøm	6	1975, 1978, 1980, 1988, 1993, 2001
3	Fredrikstad	5	1956–57, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1966, 1971
3	Vålerenga	5	1963, 1979, 1981, 1985, 2014
5	Brann	4	1961–62, 2000, 2001, 2007
6	Lyn	3	1950–51, 1964, 1965
6	Viking	3	1972, 1977, 1982
6	Molde	3	1974, 1976, 2010
6	Tromsø	3	1999, 2005, 2011
6	Stabæk	3	2006, 2008, 2018
6	Odd	3	1952–53, 2013, 2019
12	Larvik Turn	2	1952–53, 1953–54
12	Skeid	2	1954–55, 1957–58
12	Start	2	1986, 1990
12	Kongsvinger	2	1983, 1992
12	Strømsgodset	2	1970, 2012
17	Sandefjord BK	1	1948–49
17	Ørn-Horten	1	1949–50
17	Strømmen	1	1951–52
17	Asker	1	1955–56
17	Mjøndalen	1	1972
17	HamKam	1	1982
17	Moss	1	1987

By nationality

Country	Titles
Norway	66
Sweden	3
Denmark	2
Australia	1
Senegal	1
Hungary	1
Czech Republic	1
Iceland	1
Ivory Coast	1

All-time topscorers with over 50 goals

The following is an all-time top-scorer list.[3] Players who have scored 50 or more goals are included.

‡	Active player
Bold	Active player in 2020 Eliteserien

As of 30 July 2020

Rank	Player	Goals	Matches	Avg.	Seasons	Club(s)
1	Sigurd Rushfeldt	172	296	0.58	1992–2011	Tromsø, Rosenborg
2	Harald Martin Brattbakk	166	255	0.65	1990–2005	Rosenborg, Bodø/Glimt
3	Petter Belsvik	159	292	0.54	1989–2003	Molde, HamKam, Start, Stabæk, Rosenborg, Vålerenga, Lillestrøm
4	Odd Iversen	158	225	0.70	1966–1982	Rosenborg, Vålerenga
5	Per Kristoffersen	146	194	0.75	1956–1968	Fredrikstad
6	Frode Johnsen	132	301	0.45	1999–2015	Odd, Rosenborg
7	Arne Pedersen	120	217	0.51	1951–1966	Fredrikstad
8=	Thorstein Helstad	116	234	0.49	1995–2014	HamKam, Brann, Rosenborg, Lillestrøm
8=	Bengt Sæternes	116	272	0.43	1996–2011	Viking, Bodø/Glimt, Brann, Vålerenga
10	Jostein Flo	112	213	0.53	1987–2001	Molde, Sogndal, Strømsgodset
11	Arild Sundgot	111	322	0.34	1995–2011	Hødd, Lillestrøm
12	Jan Fuglset	109	209	0.52	1967–1982	Fredrikstad, Molde
13	Svein Mathisen	106	327	0.32	1973–1989	Start
14=	Ole Martin Årst	101	249	0.40	1995–2012	Tromsø, Start
14=	Morten Berre	101	452	0.23	1996–2015	Skeid, Haugesund, Viking, Vålerenga
16	Mini Jakobsen	98	194	0.51	1988–2000	Rosenborg
17	Steffen Iversen	98	231	0.44	1995–2012	Rosenborg, Vålerenga
18	Henry Johannessen	96	139	0.69	1946–1961	Fredrikstad
19	Espen Hoff	95	406	0.24	1999–2016	Odd, Lyn, Stabæk, Start
20	Harald Hennum	94	121	0.78	1949–1963	Frigg, Skeid
21	Gunnar Thoresen	91	116	0.78	1947–1962	Larvik Turn
22=	Gøran Sørloth	89	228	0.39	1984–1995	Strindheim, Rosenborg, Viking
22=	Tore André Dahlum	89	220	0.40	1989–1999	Start, Rosenborg
22=	Willy Olsen	89	151	0.59	1949–1961	Fredrikstad
25=	Magne Hoseth	88	311	0.32	1999–2017	Molde, Vålerenga, Stabæk, Viking, Aalesund, Kristiansund
25=	Olivier Occéan	88	241	0.37	2004–2019	Odd Grenland, Lillestrøm, Odd, Mjøndalen
27	Roar Strand	86	425	0.20	1990–2010	Rosenborg, Molde
28	Steinar Pettersen	85	153	0.56	1967–1975	Strømsgodset
29=	Mons Ivar Mjelde	84	173	0.49	1990–2001	Brann, Lillestrøm, Sogndal
29=	Stig Johansen	84	210	0.40	1995–2009	Bodø/Glimt
29=	Sverre Brandhaug	84	225	0.37	1981–1991	Rosenborg
32=	Pål Jacobsen	82	158	0.52	1973–1986	HamKam, Vålerenga
32=	Ole Stavrum	82	96	0.85	1962–1967	Lyn
34=	Steinar Aase	81	211	0.38	1973–1985	Brann, Start
34=	Kai Sjøberg	81	155	0.52	1961–1970	Skeid
34=	Willy Fossli	81	108	0.75	1952–1959	Asker
37	Jan-Derek Sørensen	79	300	0.26	1992–2009	Lyn, Bodø/Glimt, Rosenborg, Vålerenga
38=	Péter Kovács	78	234	0.34	2003–2017	Tromsø, Viking, Odd, Strømsgodset, Sarpsborg 08, Sandefjord
38=	Geir Henæs	78	227	0.34	1977–1988	Moss
38=	Erik Nevland	78	189	0.42	1997–2012	Viking
38=	Alexander Søderlund‡	78	188	0.41	2011–2019	Haugesund, Rosenborg
42	Per Jacobsen	77	164	0.47	1951–1962	Odd
43	Trygve Johannessen	76	178	0.43	1974–1985	Viking, Brann
44	Mustafa Abdellaoue‡	75	229	0.33	2009–	Vålerenga, Tromsø, Aalesund, Strømsgodset, Sarpsborg
45	Daniel Nannskog	74	114	0.65	2006–2010	Stabæk
46=	Jan Tangen	73	139	0.53	1950–1961	Strømmen
46=	Veigar Páll Gunnarsson	73	177	0.42	2001–2012	Strømsgodset, Stabæk, Vålerenga
48=	Daniel Berg Hestad	72	473	0.15	1993–2016	Molde
48=	Trond Olsen	72	336	0.21	2011–2018	Bodø/Glimt, Lillestrøm, Rosenborg, Viking
48=	Marcus Pedersen‡	72	152	0.47	2008–2019	HamKam, Strømsgodset, Vålerenga, Brann
48=	Torgeir Børven‡	72	189	0.38	2009–	Odd, Vålerenga, Brann, Rosenborg
52=	Hans Nordahl	71	148	0.48	1949–1960	Skeid
52=	Reidar Sundby	71	110	0.65	1953–1962	Larvik Turn
52=	Ingar Pettersen	71	174	0.41	1967–1976	Strømsgodset
55=	Arne Larsen Økland	70	145	0.48	1976–1987	Vard, Bryne
55=	Egil Østenstad	70	161	0.43	1990–2005	Viking
55=	Egil Solberg	70	150	0.47	1969–1982	Mjøndalen
55=	Øyvind Storflor	70	421	0.17	1998–2019	Rosenborg, Moss, Strømsgodset, Ranheim
59	Ola Dybwad-Olsen	69	142	0.49	1964–1978	Lyn
60	Harald Berg	68	131	0.52	1964–1979	Lyn, Bodø/Glimt
61	Stein Kollshaugen	67	178	0.38	1974–1987	Raufoss, Moss, HamKam
62	Raymond Kvisvik	66	247	0.27	1998–2009	Moss, Brann, Fredrikstad
63=	Runar Berg	65	335	0.19	1991–2009	Rosenborg, Tromsø, Bodø/Glimt, Lyn
63=	Ole Bjørn Sundgot	65	225	0.29	1991–2004	Molde, Lyn
63=	Frank Strandli	65	153	0.42	1989–1999	Start, Brann, Lillestrøm
66=	Arne Dokken	64	147	0.44	1975–1986	Strømsgodset, Lillestrøm, Rosenborg
66=	Karl Petter Løken	64	208	0.31	1987–1998	Rosenborg, Stabæk
66=	Åsbjørn Skjærpe	64	133	0.48	1955–1965	Viking
66=	Tom Lund	64	149	0.43	1975–1982	Lillestrøm
70=	Geir Frigård	63	177	0.36	1990–2005	Lillestrøm, Kongsvinger, HamKam
70=	Christian Gytkjær‡	63	121	0.52	2012–2016	Sandnes Ulf, Haugesund, Rosenborg
70=	Leke James‡	63	136	0.46	2012–	Aalesund, Molde
73=	Harry Kure	62	142	0.44	1950–1965	Selbak, Sarpsborg
73=	Pål Sæthrang	62	100	0.62	1963–1969	Skeid
75=	Olav Håkon Blengsli	61	99	0.62	1962–1967	Steinkjer
75=	Tryggvi Gudmundsson	61	141	0.43	1998–2003	Tromsø, Stabæk
75=	Martin Andresen	61	294	0.21	1996–2009	Moss, Viking, Stabæk, Molde, Brann, Vålerenga
78=	Bjørn Skjønsberg	60	197	0.30	1972–1983	Skeid, HamKam
78=	Rolf Birger Pedersen	60	121	0.50	1958–1968	Brann
78=	Sten Glenn Håberg	60	193	0.31	1981–1992	Lillestrøm, Start, Brann
81=	Tom Gulbrandsen	59	307	0.19	1983–1997	Mjøndalen, Lillestrøm
81=	Kjell Roar Kaasa	59	134	0.44	1992–1999	Kongsvinger, Lyn, Rosenborg, Stabæk, Vålerenga
81=	Trond Egil Soltvedt	59	168	0.35	1989–1998	Viking, Brann, Rosenborg
81=	Simen Brenne	59	315	0.19	2000–2015	Moss, Fredrikstad, Lillestrøm, Odd Grenland, Strømsgodset, Sarpsborg 08
85	Per Knudsen	58	176	0.33	1955–1967	Vålerenga
86=	Bent Skammelsrud	57	272	0.21	1990–2002	Rosenborg
86=	Leif Eriksen	57	142	0.40	1959–1968	Vålerenga
86=	Einar Bruno Larsen	57	155	0.37	1959–1968	Vålerenga
86=	Bjørn Tronstad	57	112	0.51	1974–1981	Brann
86=	Odd Johnsen	57	180	0.32	1982–1994	Mjøndalen, Brann, Strømsgodset
86=	Tore André Flo	57	134	0.42	1994–2012	Sogndal, Tromsø, Brann, Vålerenga
86=	Rade Prica	57	104	0.55	2009–2012	Rosenborg
86=	Ola Kamara‡	57	149	0.38	2006–2015	Stabæk, Strømsgodset, Molde
86=	Ohi Omoijuanfo‡	57	203	0.28	2010–	Lillestrøm, Stabæk, Molde
95=	Odd Wangen	55	132	0.42	1950–1961	Strømmen
95=	Andreas Lund	55	99	0.56	1995–2000	Start, Molde
97	Per Ljostveit	54	99	0.55	1953–1961	Larvik Turn
98=	Alexander Ødegaard	53	227	0.23	2001–2010	Sogndal, Rosenborg, Viking
98=	Olav Nilsen	53	179	0.30	1960–1974	Viking
100	Rune Lange	52	92	0.57	1997–2008	Tromsø, Vålerenga
101=	Aasmund Bjørkan	51	250	0.20	1993–2005	Bodø/Glimt, Vålerenga
101=	Ríkharður Daðason	51	81	0.63	1998–2003	Viking, Lillestrøm, Fredrikstad
101=	Franck Boli‡	51	135	0.38	2012–2019	Stabæk, Aalesund
101=	Erling Knudtzon‡	51	328	0.16	2007–	Lyn, Lillestrøm, Molde
105	Arvid Havnås	50	105	0.48	1949–1960	Sandefjord

References

1. "Toppscorere menn 1948–2009" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
2. "Seriemesterskap menn 1938–2009" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
3. "Historisk statistikk – Toppscorer". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.