goalscorer

English

Alternative forms

• goal scorer, goal-scorer

Etymology

From goal +‎ scorer.

Noun

goalscorer (plural goalscorers)

1. (soccer) A person who scores a goal, or scores goals
   • 2012 June 9, Owen Phillips, “Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     At the other end, goalscorer Krohn-Dehli's 20-yard strike brought a fine stop from Stekelenburg.

   • 2023 May 12, George Ramsay, “After a record-breaking season, Erling Haaland is on track to become ‘the best striker ever’”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     At the age of 22, the Norwegian forward had already established himself as one of the best goalscorers in European football – first at Red Bull Salzburg, then with two prolific seasons at Borussia Dortmund.

   • 2025 May 7, Ben Morse, “‘Proud of you’: Cristiano Ronaldo’s eldest son earns first call-up for Portugal Under-15 national team”, in CNN‎^[3]:

     Ronaldo Sr., who is the record goalscorer in men’s international soccer with 136 goals for Portugal, congratulated his son on his Instagram Stories by posting a picture of his name on the squad list, saying: “Proud of you, son!”

Translations

person who scores a goal

• Arabic: هَدَّاف (haddāf)
• Catalan: golejador (ca) m, golejadora (ca) f
• Danish: målscorer c, målskytte c
• Dutch: doelpuntenmaker (nl) m
• Faroese: málskorari m, málskjútti m
• Finnish: maalintekijä (fi)
• French: buteur (fr) m
• German: Torschütze (de) m, Torschützin (de) f
• Greenlandic: målertoq
• Hungarian: góllövő (hu), gólszerző (hu)
• Italian: marcatore (it) m
• Spanish: goleador (es) m, pichichi (es) m
• Swedish: målskytt (sv) c, målgörare (sv) c
• Turkish: golcü (tr)