Conference League top scorer: Franko Kovačević
Thursday, November 6, 2025
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Franko Kovačević leads the way in the race for top scorer in the 2025/26 UEFA Conference League.
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Croatian forward Franko Kovačević did not find the target on Matchday 3, but remains two goals clear in the race for the 2025/26 UEFA Conference League top scorer honour.
Having hit a hat-trick on opening night, the Celje forward struck his 21st and 22nd goals of an extraordinary campaign as his side earned a 2-0 win against Shamrock Rovers in Dublin on Matchday 2, but was not among the scorers as his side won 2-1 at home against Legia Warszawa.
Top scorers in the 2025/26 Conference League
Kovačević hit a hat-trick as Slovenia's Celje came from behind to defeat AEK Athens 3-1 on Matchday 1, and made up for a two-game barren spell for his club by scoring both of their goals against Shamrock Rovers.
His nearest challenger at the midway point in the league phase is Nardin Mulahusejnović, the Bosnian having scored all three of Armenian side Noah's league phase goals in this campaign.
The 18 players that have scored two so far include Riad Bajić, who struck AEK Larnaca's winner at Crystal Palace on Matchday 2, and Ismaïla Sarr who struck twice in Palace's 3-1 success against AZ Alkmaar.
2025/26 Conference League top scorers
5 Franko Kovačević (Celje)
3 Nardin Mulahusejnović (Noah)
2 Rafał Augustyniak (Legia Warszawa)
2 Theo Bair (Lausanne-Sport)
2 Riad Bajić (AEK Larnaca)
2 Gaoussou Diakite (Lausanne)
2 Alvaro Garcia (Rayo Vallecano)
2 Kike Gómez (Lincoln Red Imps)
2 Carlo Holse (Samsunspor)
2 Mikael Ishak (Lech Poznań)
2 Luka Jović (AEK Athens)
2 Aboubakary Koita (AEK Athens)
2 Derek Kutesa (AEK Athens)
2 Sven Mijnans (AZ Alkmaar)
2 Marius Mouandilmadji (Samsunspor)
2 Anthony Musaba (Samsunspor)
2 Cher Ndour (Fiorentina)
2 Luis Palma (Lech Poznań)
2 Piotr Parzyszek (KuPS Kuopio)
2 Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace)
Most assists in the 2025/26 Conference League
3 Martial Godo (Strasbourg)
2 Marlon Gomes (Shakhtar Donetsk)
2 Marius Mouandilmadji (Samsunspor)
2 Luis Palma (Lech Poznań)
2 Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens)
2 Yeremy Pino (Crystal Palace)
2 Mykola Shaparenko (Dynamo Kyiv)
2 Ronaldo Webster (Shkëndija)
2 Zeki Yavru (Samsunspor)
Hat-tricks in the 2025/26 Conference League
Franko Kovačević (Celje 3-1 AEK Athens, 02/10/2025)
Conference League top scorers by season
2024/25 Afimico Pululu (Jagiellonia) – 8
2023/24 Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos) – 11
2022/23 Zeki Amdouni (Basel), Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina) – 7
2021/22 Cyriel Dessers (Feyenoord) – 10
