2026/27 Nations League top scorers: Erling Haaland, Joel Pohjanpalo
Monday, September 28, 2026
Article summary
Norway striker Erling Haaland and Finland forward Joel Pohjanpalo lead the UEFA Nations League top scorer race.
Article top media content
Article body
Norway's Erling Haaland and Finland's Joel Pohjanpalo are at the front of the race to become 2026/27 UEFA Nations League top scorer.
Top scorers
3 Erling Haaland (Norway)
3 Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland)
2 Zeki Amdouni (Switzerland)
2 João Félix (Portugal)
2 Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden)
2 Nikola Krstović (Montenegro)
2 Mexx Meerdink (Netherlands)
2 Leo Walta (Finland)
Haaland followed up his Matchday 1 double against Denmark by scoring for Norway against Portugal on Sunday, while Palermo striker Pohjanpalo hit a hat-trick in his side's 7-0 win against San Marino.
Lurking just behind them in the rankings are six players on two goals. Portugal's João Félix, Nikola Krstović of Montenegro and Sweden striker Viktor Gyökeres, the 2024/25 top scorer, all registered in each of their teams' first two fixtures.
Mexx Meerdink struck both goals in the Netherlands' 2-1 defeat of Serbia on Matchday 2, while two players hit Matchday 1 doubles: Switzerland's Zeki Amdouni and Pohjanpalo's Finland team-mate Leo Walta.
Who has scored a hat-trick in the 2026/27 Nations League?
Pohjanpalo's treble was the sole hat-trick on Matchday 1. In the 2024/25 edition, there were seven hat-tricks throughout the tournament.
Joel Pohjanpalo (San Marino 0-7 Finland, 26/09/2026)
Who has the most assists in the 2026/27 Nations League?
2 Zachary Athekame (Switzerland)
2 Esmir Bajraktarević (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
2 Martin Ødegaard (Norway)
2 Adrian Svanbäck (Finland)
Nations League top scorers by season (league phase to final)
2024/25: Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) 9
2022/23: Erling Haaland (Norway), Aleksandar Mitrović (Serbia) 6
2020/21: Erling Haaland (Norway), Romelu Lukaku (Belgium), Ferran Torres (Spain) 6
2018/19: Aleksandar Mitrović (Serbia) 6
Nations League finals top scorers by season (final tournament only)
2024/25: Kylian Mbappé (France), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Lamine Yamal (Spain) 2
2022/23: Steven Bergwijn (Netherlands), Federico Chiesa (Italy), Federico Dimarco (Italy), Davide Frattesi (Italy), Ciro Immobile (Italy), Joselu (Spain), Andrej Kramarić (Croatia), Noa Lang (Netherlands), Donyell Malen (Netherlands), Luka Modrić (Croatia), Mario Pašalić (Croatia), Bruno Petković (Croatia), Yeremy Pino (Spain), Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) 1
2020/21: Kylian Mbappé (France), Ferran Torres (Spain), Karim Benzema (France) 2
2018/19: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) 3