Lyon Top Scorers of All Time

is a French professional football club based in the city of Lyon. The club was established in 1950 and currently is playing in France's highest football division, known globally as the Ligue 1. With seven successive titles, Lyon is the record-holder for most league titles won among all French clubs.

Lyon was the most dominant club in France's domestic competitions in the first ten years of the 21st century, winning seven back-to-back titles and breaking many records along the way. It was the club many of the best players in French football loved to play at. Some of the club's stars from that golden era went on to become the

Lyon highest goal scorers of all time

.

Since the start of the second decade of the current century, Lyon has handed over the crown of France domestic football to their rival,

. However, they were back on form in the 2019-20 season and managed to reach the semi-final of the UEFA Champions League, eliminating fan favorites, Manchester City and Juventus along the way.

Since the start of the second decade of the current century, Lyon has handed over the crown of France domestic football to their rival, Paris Saint Germain. However, they were back on form in the 2019-20 season and managed to reach the semi-final of the

, eliminating fan favorites, Manchester City and Juventus along the way.

Their fairy tale run ended at the hands of eventual winners,

. However they took many positive energy from last season's success and are hoping to challenge PSG to the tile this season.

Lyon has started the 20-21 Ligue 1 season in an erratic manner. They only won one of their first four games but found their form soon and they had some great wins ever since including a 4-1 win against Monaco. Rudi Garcia's men has been without defeat in their last 5 league games.

As of the first day of December 2020 Lyon is at the third place in the table with 23 points from 12 games. In this article we present you with the list of

Lyon Top Scorers of All Time

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Everything about the Lyon Top Scorers of All Time

A look at the career, stats and achievement of the 15 players who have their names written in the list of Lyon Top Scorers of All Time. The list includes their all-time record-holder, Fleury Di Nallo to the likes of Nabil Fekir, Karim Benzema and Juninho Pernambucano.

Eugene Kabongo (48 goals in 83 games)

The first player in out article on Lyon highest goal scorers ever is Eugene Kabongo. Born in 1960, Kabongo was a high skilled forward and scored many goals in every club he played at. Kabongo started his career in 1983 with Seraing in

's lower leagues. His breakthrough came three seasons later as he was signed by Belgium giant, Anderlecht.

Kabongo arrived at Lyon in 1987 and during his three season spell at the club scored many crucial goals. The Congolese forward scored a total of 48 goals in 83 games. He left Lyon in 1990 but struggled to find his form and retired prematurely two years later.

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 Memphis Depay (53 goals in 135 games)

The Dutch versatile attacking midfielder has spent the best years of his career so far at Lyon, although his future at the club is very uncertain as

has tried publicly to lure Depay our of Lyon. Barcelona's manager, Ronald Koeman has said many times that he is eager to have his former player at Netherland's national team at Barcelona, much to the agony of Lyon's manager, Rudi Garcia.

Depay himself has stated many times that he want the deal to finalize and that it is his dream to play for Barcelona. However the two clubs are yet to reach an agreement and for now Depay is still one of Lyon's key players.

was wonderful in the 2019-20 season. Depay Captained Lyon to the semi-final of the UEFA Champions League. Depay has scored 58 goals in 145 games for Lyon so far in his career and is at 14th place in the list of All-time top goal scorers in Lyon history.

Angel Rambert (56 goals in 316 games)

One of few non-French players in the list of

Lyon top scorers ever

, The Argentine-born defender played 10 years at Lyon. Overall, he scored 56 goals in 315 appearances and is currently is at 13

th

place among the club's all-time top scorers.

Rambert left

in 1970 and joined Avignon Foot, where he played 30 games and scored 7 goals to put an end to his highly successful career.

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Karim Benzema (66 goals in 168 games)

The famous superstar forward was a Lyon player from 2004 to 2009. Benzema scored 66 goals in 148 games and won a total of 7 titles including four Ligue 1 titles. His incredible goal scoring record for Lyon was one of the main reason's Real Madrid splashed the cash to bring him to the Santiago Bernabeu.

has a wonderful career spell at Lyon. He won a total of seven major trophies including three Ligue 1 titles. Benzema won Ligue 1 top Goalscorer award in the 2007–08 season. He became one of

All-time top goal scorers in Lyon history

after netting 66 goals in 168 games across all competitons.

Nabil Fekir (69 goals in 193 games)

Considered among the most talented attacking midfielders in the world,

made a name for himself at Lyon with many important goals and assists in each of his six seasons at Lyon. Fekir spend much less time in the club than other Lyon Top Scorers of All Time, he still managed to score 69 goals in 193 games for Lyon across all competitions.

Fekir had a big influence on Lyon's rise from the ashes as the club finally came out of PSG's shadow and established itself as one of the favorites to win the Ligue 1 title. He was chosen as Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year in the 2014–15 season and made the UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year in two seasons. (2014–15 and 2017–18).

Fekir ended his career at Lyon at the beginning of 20-21 season and opted to join Real Betis, despite strong interest from many European giants.

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Sidney Govou (77 goals in 412 games)

Sidney Govou joined Lyon in the summer of 2000 and was a key member of the team in the following ten years. He reached the tenth place in the list of Top scorers in Lyon of all time after netting 77 goals in 412 games for the club.

Govou he is one of only four Lyon players to win the

a record seven times. Govou was chosen as the Division 1 Young Player of the Year In his first season with the club. He left Lyon in 2010 and did not find the same success with his next six clubs.

Nestor Combin (78 goals in 131 games)

One of stars of French football in the 50s, Nestor Combin started his professional career at Lyon in 1959 and went on to become one of the

Top scorers in Lyon of all time

.

Combin stayed at Lyon for seven years. Nicknamed The Lightning for his speed and The Savage for his fighting spirit, Combin was one of Europe's most lethal finishers. He won one title with Lyon which was the 1963–64 Coupe de France. Combin left Lyon in 1964 and joined Juventus.

Nestor Combin was one of the first French stars who played in Italy's

. He won several important titles there, including two Coppa Italia with Juventus and Torino as well as an Intercontinental Cup with Milan.

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Lisandro Lopez (82 goals in 168 games)

The Argentinian forward became the 8th Lyon highest goal scorers of all time after registering 82 goals in 168 games during his four seasons at Lyon from 2009 till 2014. At the time, Lyon wanted to buy a replacement for the departing Karim Benzema and Lopez certainly did not disappoint as he scored 24 goals in his first season.

was a key member for Lyon in each of his four seasons. His best stat was in the 2011-12 season in which he scored 25 goals in 43 games across all competitions. He was rewarded for his goal scoring exploits by winning the Ligue 1 Team of the Year award in 2010.

Sonny Anderson (92 goals in 159 games)

Sonny Anderson Joined Lyon in 1999 after two impressive seasons with FC Barcelona. He was not new to French domestic football since he played at Monaco and even best season was the 1996-97 Ligue 1 player of the season award.

While at Lyon, Anderson had a very direct impact on Lyon's the first two of seven consecutive Ligue 1 titles. The famous Brazilian forward stayed at Lyon for four seasons before going back to Spain to play for

.

Overall, he scored 92 goals in 159 games and He won the Ligue 1 top scorer award in three separate seasons (1995–96, 1999–2000 and 2000–01).

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Bafetimbi Gomis (95 goals in 224 games)

Bafetimbi Gomis became a fan favorite at

with his famous lion roar celebration and goal scoring streaks, but before that he has a very successful career at Ligue 1 and became one of the

highest goal scorers in Lyon of all time

.

Gomis joined Lyon in 2009 after six seasons with Saint Etienne. Gomis was a constant threat for the opposition defense. His best game at Lyon was probably against Dinamo Zagreb in the last round of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League. In the game Gomis scored four goals and set a new record for the fastest UCL hat-trick ever scored, beating the record previously owned by Mike Newell.

Overall, Gomis scored 95 goals in 244 games across all competitions for Lyon and won two titles. The charismatic goalscorer left Lyon in the summer of 2014 and continued his career at Swansea.

Juninho Pernambucano (100 goals in 344 games)

Juninho Pernambucano is one of

Lyon highest goal scorers ever

. The Brazilian free kick master joined Lyon in 2001 and was key member of the Lyon side which won 7 consecutive Ligue 1 titles.

There was many fateful moments in Juninho's career at Lyon. He scored exactly 100 goals for the team, 44 of which was from free kicks. More interesting is the fact that he scored his 100th goal in his last game for the club.

Juninho was most famous for his powerful and unpredictable set pieces at Lyon. With 77 free kick goals, Juninho is the best free kick taker of all time, above superstars like

, Cristiano Ronaldo and Pele. With 18 goals registered to his name, Juninho is also Lyon's all-time goal scorer in the Champions League

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Bernard Lacombe (128 goals in 230 games)

Bernard Lacombe started his professional career at Lyon in 1969 and spent a total of 9 seasons at th club. During his time at Lyon he played 230 games and scored 128 goals to become the third Lyon top scorers of all time.

Lacombe was a key member of the Lyon side which won the 

 1972-73 and the Champions' Trophy in 1973. Lacombe had a successful career with France national team and represented his country at the 1978 World Cup. He later won the 1984 European Championship with France.

Lacome left Lyon in 1978 and after an unsuccessful season with Saint Etienne, ended up winning 8 more titles with Boudreaux.

Alexandre Lacazette (129 goals in 275 games)

spent seven years at Ligue 1 and became one of the

Lyon Top Scorers of All Time

before he bid farewell to the team and joined Arsenal in 2017. Lacazette started his professional career at Lyon in 2010 after impressing at Lyon's academy ranks.

The French prolific goal scorer started his career as winger but later was moved to the offensive line because of his finishing skills. He won two titles with the team including the Coupe de France in 2011-12.

Overall, Lacazette scored 129 goals in 279 games for Lyon across all competition. He was chosen as the Ligue 1 player of the season in 2014-15, the same season he won the best scorer award with 27 goals in 33 games.

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Serge Chiesa (134 goals in 541 games)

The second best player in our article on Lyon Top Scorers of All Time, Serge Chiesa was a gifted attacking midfielder most known for his incredible dribbling abilities.

Chiesa signed for Lyon in 1969 and stayed with the club for the following 14 seasons. He was often compared with three time Ballon d'Or winner, Michel Platini.

With 541 games as a Lyon player, Serge Chiesa is also the all-time record holder for appearance in the history of the club. He scored 134 goals in those games and helped Lyon on the road to win one of the club's first titles in their history, the Coupe de France in 1972-73.

Fleury Di Nallo (182 goals in 489 games)

The Highest goal scorers in Lyon of all time is Flery Di Nallo.  He spent 14 seasons with the club and scored 182 goals in his 489 games in all competitions.  With Di Nallo on fire in front of the goal, Lyon won three French Cups and established itself as one of the powerful clubs in France.

Di Nallo is also the second record-holder for most appearances in the history of

. He was a fan favorite and the fans used to call him as 'The little Prince of Gerland'. Di Nallo left Lyon in 1974 and retired from football four years later.

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Lyon Top Scorers of All Time

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