#3 Bartholomew Ogbeche (NorthEast United) - 12 goals
Having Bartholomew Ogbeche anywhere in this list, is surely enough to delight every NorthEast United fan. The Highlanders' season top scorer before this season was Emiliano Alfaro who scored a paltry five goals from 13 games in the 2016 season.
Clinical strikers had always been an issue that this club has faced in the ISL; which was now been addressed by the coming of Ogbeche. The striker has justified his signing, in this his first season, by scoring 12 goals and having one assist from 17 games.
Playing upfront for NorthEast regularly, Ogbeche is usually hard to stop for defences when he is having a good day.
The forward left his mark with his hat-trick against Chennaiyin FC in October. With adequate support from Rowllin Borges and Federico Gallego, Ogbeche has been the vital player for NorthEast on the road to their first final.