The Canadian Soccer League Golden Boot is an annual Canadian soccer award given to the top goalscorer for each season in the Canadian Soccer League. The Golden Boot was awarded in 1998 when the Canadian National Soccer League merged with the stillborn Ontario Professional Soccer League to form the Canadian Professional Soccer League. The highest ranked CSL Golden Boot goalscorer is Gus Kouzmanis with 33 goals during the league's inaugural season. Kouzmanis and Serhiy Ivlyev have won the award the most times (2), with Kouzmanis in the 1998and 2000 seasons and Ivlyev in the 2016 and 2023 seasons. Players from twelve countries, other than Canada, have won the Golden Boot including Croatia (Tihomir Maletic, 2010, Dražen Vuković, 2012, Marin Vučemilović-Grgić 2014), Serbia (Aleksandar Stojiljković, 2017, Vladimir Strizovic, 2022), Ukraine (Serhiy Ivlyev, 2016, 2023, Mykola Temnyuk 2019), Trinidad and Tobago (Kevin Nelson, 2001), England (Darren Tilley, 2002), Jamaica (Richard West, 2015), Northern Ireland (Paul Munster, 2004), United States (Aaron Byrd, 2005), Romania (Gabriel Pop, 2006), France (Guillaume Surot, 2014), Ghana (Sani Dey, 2018), and Central African Republic (Moussa Limane, 2020) The club with the most top goalscorers is the Toronto/Mississauga Olympians with four wins followed by London City, Scarborough SC, Serbian White Eagles, and Trois-Rivières Attak with two.
Winners SeasonPlayerTeamGoals Ref(s)1998 Gus KouzmanisToronto Olympians33 1999 Eddy BerduscoToronto Olympians24 2000 Gus KouzmanisToronto Olympians12 2001 Kevin NelsonOttawa Wizards23 2002 Darren TilleyMississauga Olympians20 2003 Carlo ArghittuSt. Catharines Wolves18 2004 Paul MunsterLondon City252005 Aaron ByrdWindsor Border Stars17 2006 Gabriel PopSerbian White Eagles27 2007 Nicolas LesageTrois-Rivières Attak20 2008 Daniel NascimentoBrampton Lions18 2009 Reda AgourramTrois-Rivières Attak13 2010 Tihomir MaletićToronto Croatia17 2011 Stefan VukovicTFC Academy18 2012 Dražen VukovićSC Waterloo Region20 2013 Guillaume SurotKingston FC28 2014 Marin Vučemilović-GrgićLondon City20 2015 Richard WestYork Region Shooters23 2016 Serhiy IvlyevFC Ukraine United15 2017 Aleksandar StojiljkovićScarborough SC17 2018 Sani DeyHamilton City13 2019 Mykola TemnyukFC Vorkuta18 2020 Moussa LimaneScarborough SC7 2021 Wabila WallaceAtletico Sporting Toronto 7 2022 Vladimir StrizovićSerbian White Eagles8 2023 Serhiy IvlyevDynamo Toronto 132024 Nikola TimotijevićSerbian White Eagles132025 Devroy Grey Erick HernandezScarborough SC Unity FC 8
Awards won by club Rank Club Total Toronto/Mississauga Olympians Serbian White Eagles Scarborough SC London City Trois-Rivieres Attak Brampton United FC Ukraine United FC Vorkuta Hamilton City Kingston FC Ottawa Wizards SC Waterloo Region St. Catharines Wolves TFC Academy Toronto Croatia Windsor Border Stars York Region Shooters Unity FC Total 27
Awards won by nationality Rank Country Total Canada Croatia Ukraine Serbia Jamaica Central African Republic England France Ghana Northern Ireland Romania Trinidad and Tobago United States Mexico Total 28
See also Canadian Soccer League MVP Award
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