Conference League top scorer: Ismaïla Sarr takes top spot
Thursday, May 7, 2026
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Crystal Palace's Ismaïla Sarr scored his ninth of the campaign to overtake Lech Poznań's Mikael Ishak and Samsunspor's Marius Mouandilmadji in the race to be top scorer.
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Ismaïla Sarr's second-leg finish against Shakhtar moved the Crystal Palace man clear of Mikael Ishak and Marius Mouandilmadji in the race to become 2025/26 UEFA Conference League top scorer.
While Ishak and Mouandilmadji's teams are eliminated, Sarr can add to his nine-goal tally in the Conference League final in Leipzig.
2025/26 Conference League top scorers
9 Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace)
8 Mikael Ishak (Lech Poznań)
8 Marius Mouandilmadji (Samsunspor)
6 Sven Mijnans (AZ Alkmaar)
5 Toni Fruk (Rijeka)
5 Isak Jensen (AZ Alkmaar)
5 Franko Kovačević (Celje)
5 Nardin Mulahusejnović (Noah)
Top scorers in the 2025/26 Conference League
Sarr hit three goals in the league phase for Palace, then struck twice against AEK Larnaca in the round of 16 second leg and once in each leg of their quarter-final success against Fiorentina. His hot streak continued in the semi-finals, the Senegalese forward striking after just 21 seconds against Shakhtar for the fastest goal in Conference League history before registering in the second leg as his side lined up a first-ever European final.
After registering five times in the league phase, Ishak shook off a goalless return in the knockout phase play-offs by scoring in both legs of Lech Poznań's last-16 tie against Shakhtar. Better still, his double in the second leg made him the all-time top scorer in this competition with 13 goals. However, that haul was not enough to take his side through.
Having hit four in the league phase, Mouandilmadji followed up his three goals across Samsunspor's knockout phase play-off win against Shkëndija by striking again against Rayo Vallecano in their round of 16 opener. He was unable to follow that up as his side were eliminated in the decider.
Most assists in the 2025/26 Conference League
5 Carlo Holse (Samsunspor)
5 Kees Smit (AZ Alkmaar)
4 Julio Enciso (Strasbourg)
4 Martial Godo (Strasbourg)
4 Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace)
4 Kauã Elias (Shakhtar)
4 Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace)
Hat-tricks in the 2025/26 Conference League
Franko Kovačević (Celje 3-1 AEK Athens, 02/10/2025)
Lamine Diaby-Fadiga (Raków 4-1 SK Rapid, 27/11/2025)
Bartosz Mazurek (Fiorentina 2-4 Jagiellonia aet, 26/02/2026)
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
