The capocannoniere, known as the Paolo Rossi Award since 2021, is an award given by the Italian Footballers' Association (AIC) to the top goalscorer each season in the Serie A football league. From the 2010–11 season until 2021, it was called the AIC Award to the Top Scorer. The award is currently held by Lautaro Martínez, who scored 17 goals for Inter Milan in the 2025–26 season.
The highest number of goals scored to win the Capocannoniere is 37, by Luigi Cevenini for Inter Milan. Gino Rossetti, Gonzalo Higuaín and Ciro Immobile are in joint second place for this record; they each scored 36 goals for Torino, Napoli and Lazio respectively.
Gunnar Nordahl of AC Milan has won the title of capocannoniere five times: 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1953–54 and 1954–55, more than any other player in the history of Italian championship.
Winners Data relating to seasons prior to 1923–24 are incomplete or imprecise due to scarcity of sources. Key
SeasonPlayer(s)NationalityClub(s)GoalsRef.1898 Edoardo BosioNorman Victor Leaver Internazionale TorinoGenoa 1899 Albert Weber Internazionale Torino 1900 1901 Umberto Malvano Juventus 1902 1903 Umberto Malvano (2) Juventus 1904 Juventus 1905 1906 Guido Pedroni AC Milan 1907 Hans Kämpfer Torino 1908 Mario Cagliani US Milanese 1909 Amilcare Pizzi US Milanese 1909–10 Ernest Peterly Inter Milan 1910–11 1911–12 Carlo Rampini Pro Vercelli 1912–13 1913–14 Luigi Cevenini Inter Milan 1914–15 1915–19 Not awarded1919–20 Luigi Cevenini (2)Inter Milan1920–21 Luigi Cevenini (3)Inter Milan1921–22 (FIGC) 1921–22 (CCI) 1922–23 Fulvio Bernardini Lazio 1923–24 Heinrich Schönfeld Torino 1924–25 Mario Magnozzi Livorno 1925–26 Ferenc Hirzer Juventus 1926–27 Anton Powolny Inter Milan 1927–28 Julio Libonatti Torino 1928–29 Gino Rossetti Torino Foundation of Serie A1929–30 Giuseppe Meazza Ambrosiana-Inter 1930–31 Rodolfo Volk Roma 1931–32 Angelo SchiavioPedro Petrone BolognaFiorentina 1932–33 Felice Borel Juventus 1933–34 Felice Borel (2) Juventus 1934–35 Enrique Guaita Roma 1935–36 Giuseppe Meazza (2) Ambrosiana-Inter 1936–37 Silvio Piola Lazio1937–38 Giuseppe Meazza (3) Ambrosiana-Inter 1938–39 Ettore PuricelliAldo Boffi BolognaAC Milan 1939–40 Aldo Boffi (2) AC Milan 1940–41 Ettore Puricelli (2) Bologna 1941–42 Aldo Boffi (3) AC Milan 1942–43 Silvio Piola (2) Lazio 1943–45 Not awarded1945–46 Guglielmo Gabetto Torino 1946–47 Valentino Mazzola Torino 1947–48 Giampiero Boniperti Juventus 1948–49 István Nyers Inter Milan 1949–50 Gunnar Nordahl AC Milan 1950–51 Gunnar Nordahl (2) AC Milan 1951–52 John Hansen Juventus 1952–53 Gunnar Nordahl (3) AC Milan 1953–54 Gunnar Nordahl (4) AC Milan 1954–55 Gunnar Nordahl (5) AC Milan 1955–56 Gino Pivatelli Bologna 1956–57 Dino da Costa Roma 1957–58 John Charles Juventus 1958–59 Antonio Valentín Angelillo Inter Milan 1959–60 Omar Sívori Juventus 1960–61 Sergio Brighenti Sampdoria 1961–62 José AltafiniAurelio Milani AC MilanFiorentina 1962–63 Harald NielsenPedro Manfredini BolognaRoma 1963–64 Harald Nielsen (2) Bologna 1964–65 Sandro MazzolaAlberto Orlando Inter MilanFiorentina 1965–66 Luís Vinício Vicenza 1966–67 Gigi Riva Cagliari 1967–68 Pierino Prati AC Milan 1968–69 Gigi Riva (2) Cagliari 1969–70 Gigi Riva (3) Cagliari 1970–71 Roberto Boninsegna Inter Milan 1971–72 Roberto Boninsegna (2) Inter Milan 1972–73 Giuseppe SavoldiPaolino PuliciGianni Rivera BolognaTorinoAC Milan 1973–74 Giorgio Chinaglia Lazio 1974–75 Paolino Pulici (2) Torino 1975–76 Paolino Pulici (3) Torino 1976–77 Francesco Graziani Torino 1977–78 Paolo Rossi Vicenza 1978–79 Bruno Giordano Lazio 1979–80 Roberto Bettega Juventus 1980–81 Roberto Pruzzo Roma 1981–82 Roberto Pruzzo (2) Roma 1982–83 Michel Platini Juventus 1983–84 Michel Platini (2) Juventus 1984–85 Michel Platini (3) Juventus 1985–86 Roberto Pruzzo (3) Roma 1986–87 Pietro Paolo Virdis AC Milan 1987–88 Diego Maradona Napoli 1988–89 Aldo Serena Inter Milan 1989–90 Marco van Basten AC Milan 1990–91 Gianluca Vialli Sampdoria 1991–92 Marco van Basten (2) AC Milan 1992–93 Giuseppe Signori Lazio 1993–94 Giuseppe Signori (2) Lazio 1994–95 Gabriel Batistuta Fiorentina 1995–96 Igor ProttiGiuseppe Signori (3) BariLazio 1996–97 Filippo Inzaghi Atalanta 1997–98 Oliver Bierhoff Udinese 1998–99 Márcio Amoroso Udinese 1999–2000 Andriy Shevchenko AC Milan 2000–01 Hernán Crespo Lazio 2001–02 David TrezeguetDario Hübner JuventusPiacenza 2002–03 Christian Vieri Inter Milan 2003–04 Andriy Shevchenko (2) AC Milan 2004–05 Cristiano Lucarelli Livorno 2005–06Luca Toni Fiorentina 2006–07Francesco Totti Roma 2007–08 Alessandro Del Piero Juventus 2008–09 Zlatan Ibrahimović Inter Milan 2009–10 Antonio Di Natale Udinese AIC Award to the Top Scorer2010–11 Antonio Di Natale (2) Udinese 2011–12 Zlatan Ibrahimović (2) AC Milan 2012–13 Edinson Cavani Napoli 2013–14 Ciro Immobile Torino 2014–15 Mauro IcardiLuca Toni (2) Inter MilanHellas Verona 2015–16 Gonzalo Higuaín Napoli 2016–17 Edin Džeko Roma 2017–18 Mauro Icardi (2)Ciro Immobile (2) Inter MilanLazio 2018–19 Fabio Quagliarella Sampdoria 2019–20Ciro Immobile (3) Lazio Paolo Rossi Award2020–21 Cristiano Ronaldo Juventus 2021–22 Ciro Immobile (4) Lazio 2022–23 Victor Osimhen Napoli 2023–24 Lautaro Martínez Inter Milan 2024–25 Mateo Retegui Atalanta 2025–26 Lautaro Martínez (2) Inter Milan
Statistics
Wins by player (multiple) The capocannonieri are unknown for 9 seasons.
AwardsPlayerClub(s)CountrySeasons 5Gunnar NordahlAC Milan1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55 4Ciro ImmobileTorino, Lazio2013–14, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2021–223Luigi CeveniniInter Milan1913–14, 1919–20, 1920–21Giuseppe MeazzaInter Milan1929–30, 1935–36, 1937–38 Aldo BoffiAC Milan1938–39, 1939–40, 1941–42 Gigi RivaCagliari1966–67, 1968–69, 1969–70 Paolo PuliciTorino1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76 Roberto PruzzoRoma1980–81, 1981–82, 1985–86 Michel PlatiniJuventus1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85 Giuseppe SignoriLazio1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96 2Umberto MalvanoJuventus1901, 1903Roberto BoninsegnaInter Milan1970–71, 1971–72Felice BorelJuventus1932–33, 1933–34Antonio Di NataleUdinese2009–10, 2010–11Zlatan IbrahimovićInter Milan, AC Milan2008–09, 2011–12Mauro IcardiInter Milan2014–15, 2017–18Lautaro MartínezInter Milan2023–24, 2025–26Harald NielsenBologna1962–63, 1963–64Silvio PiolaLazio1936–37, 1942–43Ettore PuricelliBologna1938–39, 1940–41Andriy ShevchenkoAC Milan1999–2000, 2003–04Luca ToniFiorentina, Verona2005–06, 2014–15Marco van BastenAC Milan1989–90, 1991–92
Wins by club
The players' clubs are unknown for 8 seasons. Current Serie A teams are shown in bold.
ClubTotalInter Milan 20Milan 18Juventus 17Lazio 12Torino 11Roma 9Bologna 7Fiorentina 5Napoli 4Udinese 4Cagliari 3Sampdoria 3Atalanta 2Internazionale Torino 2Livorno 2US Milanese 2Vicenza 2Bari 1Genoa 1Piacenza 1Pro Vercelli 1Hellas Verona 1
Wins by country
The nationalities are unknown for 9 seasons.
CountryTotal79117433332222111111
See also
List of Serie A players with 100 or more goals Pichichi Trophy Premier League Golden Boot List of Bundesliga top scorers by season List of La Liga top scorers European Golden Shoe List of Ligue 1 top scorers List of Süper Lig top scorers
Notes
References
External links Italy – Serie A Top Scorers at RSSSF.com