Since 2007, there have been 17 top scorers in the AFC Champions League, of which only three are Asian players, namely Nantawat Thaiensopa (Thailand) in 2008, Lee Dong-kook (South Korea) in 2011 and Omar (United Arab Emirates) in 2017.
Two Chinese club teams have won the top scorer in 2013 and Goulart in 2015 from Guangzhou Evergrande, and the two top scorers were also won by Guangzhou Evergrande in the AFC Champions League.
There are three players with the most goals in a single tournament, with 13 goals each: Muric in 2013, Carlos Adriano in 2016 and Baghdada Bneja in 2018.
The top four in terms of total goals in the past two decades are the following:
4.Baghdad Boneja (26 goals).
Algerian footballer, Al Sadd, who plays for Qatar, is the team that Afif is on. He has been participating in the AFC Champions League since 2018 and has scored a total of 26 goals by 2024, including five goals this season.
3.Abdelrazak Hamdallah (28 goals).
He has represented 6 teams in the AFC Champions League, including Guangzhou R&F, a Chinese Super League team, scoring a total of 28 goals. With Jeddah United reaching the quarterfinals of the AFC Champions League this season, the Moroccan striker, who is partnered with Benzema, could further rewrite that number.
2.Exxon (30 goals).
Exxon has played in the AFC Champions League for 9 seasons, including 5 times for Guangzhou and 4 times for Shanghai Port. Although he has not won the top scorer in a single season, he has scored 30 goals in 69 games, which is already at the top of the overall scorer list.
1.Lee Dong Kook (37 goals).
Lee Dong-guk played in the AFC Champions League for 10 seasons and scored 37 goals in 74 appearances, making him an evergreen in Korean football and setting an AFC Champions League goal record that is difficult to surpass.