ISL: Top 7 Goal Scorers in Indian Super League history

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#4 Ferran Corominas (Current Team - FC Goa)

Coro has played extensively in the La Liga

#Career Goals in ISL – 18

The Spanish striker set the Indian Super League on fire last season, scoring an unbelievable 18 goals from 20 games and also registering 5 assists. He won the Golden Boot and also set the record for the highest number of goals scored by a player in a single ISL season. He also recorded the fastest hattrick in the ISL, scoring 3 goals within 8 minutes against Kerala Blasters. The Spaniard had 768 touches on the ball and completed 685 passes last season.

Corominas played 200 matches for the La Liga side Espanyol, scoring 24 goals, between 2003 and 2011. He went on to play for Osasuna next, on loan, before moving on to Girona in the Spanish second division, then returning to La Liga to represent Elche for 2 seasons. He played for Turkish side Doxa, scoring 8 goals in 22 appearances in the 2016/17 season, before moving to FC Goa last season.

This season, Coro will be looking to resume from where he left off last year and FC Goa will be counting on him to finally get their hands on the coveted trophy.

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