The capocannoniere award (Italian: [ˌkapokannoˈnjɛːre]; lit. 'head gunner'), known as Paolo Rossi Award[1] since 2021, is awarded by the Italian Footballers' Association (AIC) to the highest goalscorer of each season in Italy's Serie A from the 2010–11 season, when it was called the AIC Award to the Top Scorer (Italian: Premio AIC al Capocannoniere in Italian). The award is currently held by Lautaro Martínez, who scored 24 goals for Internazionale in the 2023–24 season.
| Paolo Rossi Award | |
|---|---|
 Gunnar Nordahl, by winning the capocannoniere award five times, is the pluricapocannoniere of Serie A, while playing at AC Milan. | |
| Awarded for | The leading goalscorer in a single Serie A season |
| Country | Italy |
| Presented by | Italian Footballers' Association |
| Formerly called | Capocannoniere |
| First awarded | 2011 |
| Currently held by | Lautaro Martínez (2023–24) |
| Most awards | Gunnar Nordahl (5) |
The highest number of goals scored to win the Capocannoniere is 36, by Gino Rossetti for Torino in 1928–29, Gonzalo Higuaín for Napoli in 2015–16 and Ciro Immobile for Lazio in 2019–20. Ferenc Hirzer, Julio Libonatti and Gunnar Nordahl are in joint fourth place for this record; they each scored 35 goals for Juventus, Torino and Milan respectively.
Gunnar Nordahl of Milan has won the title of capocannoniere five times: 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1953–54 and 1954–55, more than any other player in the history of Italian championship.[2]
Winners
editData relating to seasons prior to 1923–24 are incomplete or imprecise due to scarcity of sources.
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* Italian by naturalisation (Puricelli has been a capocannoniere both as an Uruguayan and an Italian player)
Awards won by player
editFor 15 seasons the capocannonieri are unknown.
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Country | Titles | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gunnar Nordahl | Milan |  Sweden |
5 | 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55 |
| 2 | Ciro Immobile | Torino, Lazio |  Italy |
4 | 2013–14, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2021–22 |
| 3 | Giuseppe Meazza | Internazionale | Italy |
3 | 1929–30, 1935–36, 1937–38 |
| Aldo Boffi | Milan | Italy |
3 | 1938–39, 1939–40, 1941–42 | |
| Gigi Riva | Cagliari | Italy |
3 | 1966–67, 1968–69, 1969–70 | |
| Paolo Pulici | Torino | Italy |
3 | 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76 | |
| Roberto Pruzzo | Roma | Italy |
3 | 1980–81, 1981–82, 1985–86 | |
| Michel Platini | Juventus |  France |
3 | 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85 | |
| Giuseppe Signori | Lazio | Italy |
3 | 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96 |
Awards won by club
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For 13 seasons the clubs are unknown. Current Serie A teams are shown in bold.
| Club | Total |
|---|---|
| Milan | 18 |
| Juventus | 17 |
| Internazionale | 15 |
| Lazio | 12 |
| Torino | 11 |
| Roma | 9 |
| Bologna | 7 |
| Fiorentina | 5 |
| Napoli | 4 |
| Udinese | 4 |
| Cagliari | 3 |
| Sampdoria | 3 |
| Internazionale Torino | 2 |
| Livorno | 2 |
| US Milanese | 2 |
| Vicenza | 2 |
| Atalanta | 1 |
| Bari | 1 |
| Genoa | 1 |
| Piacenza | 1 |
| Hellas Verona | 1 |
Awards won by nationality
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For 15 seasons the nationalities are unknown.
| Country | Total |
|---|---|
| Italy
|
73 |
 Argentina
|
10 |
| Sweden
|
7 |
| France
|
4 |
 Brazil
|
3 |
 Denmark
|
3 |
 Uruguay
|
3 |
 Austria
|
2 |
 Hungary
|
2 |
 Netherlands
|
2 |
 Switzerland
|
2 |
 Ukraine
|
2 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
1 |
 England
|
1 |
 Germany
|
1 |
 Wales
|
1 |
 Portugal
|
1 |
 Nigeria
|
1 |
See also
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References
edit- ^ THE PAOLO ROSSI AWARD IS BORN (in Italian). AIC
- ^ "Serial-scoring Swede who inflamed Milan". FIFA. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ "Italy - Serie A Top Scorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
External links
edit- Italy – Serie A Top Scorers at RSSSF.com