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 has been awarded since 1998 when the league debuted as the
Canadian Professional Soccer League. The highest ranked CSL Golden Boot goalscorer is
Gus Kouzmanis
Gus Kouzmanis (born 1975) is a Canadian former soccer player who played in the National Professional Soccer League, and the Canadian Professional Soccer League.
Playing career
Kouzamanis began his career in the Canadian National Soccer League ...
with 33 goals during the league's inaugural season. Kouzmanis has also won the award the most times (2) during the
1998, and
2000
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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
Aleksandar Stojiljković ( sr-cyr, Александар Стојиљковић; born 24 May 1990) is a Serbian football midfielder who plays for Scarborough SC of the Canadian Soccer League.
Club career
Serbia
He started his career with Č ...
, 2017, Vladimir Strizovic, 2022), Ukraine (
Sergiy Ivliev, 2016,
Mykola Temniuk
Mykola Temniuk (born March 31, 1992) is a Ukrainian footballer playing with Dynamo Toronto in the Canadian Soccer League.
Playing career
Europe
Temniuk was a product of BVUFK Brovary, and later in 2012 played in the Ukrainian Amateur Foo ...
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
Moussa Limane (born 7 May 1992) is a Central African professional footballer who plays as a striker for League1 Ontario club Hamilton United.
Club career
Africa
Born in Bangui, Limane played in the Central African Republic League in 2010 wit ...
, 2020) The club with the most top goalscorers is the
Toronto/Mississauga Olympians with four wins followed by
London City,
Scarborough SC, and
Trois-Rivières Attak with two.
Winners
Awards won by club
Awards won by nationality
See also
Canadian Soccer League MVP Award
References
{{Canadian Soccer League top scorers
Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) awards
Canada Soccer