Toney tops Saudi league scorers list by a wide margin after Round 8

Ivan Benjamin Elijah Toney, the Al Ahli striker, continues to top the Saudi Pro League scorers list for the 2026/27 season after the end of the eighth round, with 11 goals and one assist in 8 matches.

Three players are tied for second place with 5 goals each: his Al Ahli teammate Trincão, who scored 5 goals and provided two assists in 8 matches, Alexandre Armand Lacazette, the Neom striker, who scored 5 goals and made one assist in 7 matches, and Mateo Retegui, the Al-Qadsiah striker, who also scored 5 goals and made one assist in 8 matches.

A group of players occupy close positions with 4 goals each, namely Julián Andrés Quiñones Quiñones of Al-Qadsiah, who added 3 assists in 8 matches, and George Ilenikhena of Al Ittihad, who made two assists in just 6 matches.

Also sharing this tally are Iker Kortajarena of Al-Khaleej in 8 matches, Sergej Milinković-Savić of Al Hilal in 7 matches, Amadou Koné of Neom in 7 matches, and Steven Charles Bergwijn of Al Ittihad in 7 matches, each of whom provided one assist except Ilenikhena.

Al Ahli's progress in the race for top scorer stands out, with two of its players among the top three, while Neom, Al Ittihad and Al-Qadsiah each have two players among the top ten scorers so far.