goalscorer

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noun

A person who scores a goal, or scores goals.

“the top goalscorer”

OriginEnglish scorer ← Middle English score ← Old English scoru →
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Meanings

noungoalscorer (plural goalscorers)

plural goalscorers · alternative goal scorer · alternative goal-scorer

  1. ball gamesA person who scores a goal, or scores goals.

    the top goalscorer

    3 more examples

    At the other end, goalscorer Krohn-Dehli's 20-yard strike brought a fine stop from Stekelenburg.

    2012 June 9, Owen Phillips, “Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark”, in BBC Sport

    At the age of 22, the Norwegian forward had already established himself as one of the best goalscorers in European football – first at Red Bull Salzburg, then with two prolific seasons at Borussia Dortmund.

    2023 May 12, George Ramsay, “After a record-breaking season, Erling Haaland is on track to become ‘the best striker ever’”, in CNN

    Ronaldo Sr., who is the record goalscorer in men’s international soccer with 136 goals for Portugal, congratulated his son on his Instagram Stories by posting a picture of his name on the squad list, saying: “Proud of you, son!”

    2025 May 7, Ben Morse, “‘Proud of you’: Cristiano Ronaldo’s eldest son earns first call-up for Portugal Under-15 national team”, in CNN

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Germanic*gailō
  3. Proto-West Germanic*gailu
  4. Old English*gāl
  5. Middle Englishgol
  6. Englishgoal
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
  8. Proto-Germanic*skurō
  9. Old Norseskor
  10. Old Englishscoru
  11. Middle Englishscore
  12. Englishscore
  13. Englishscorer
  14. Englishgoalscorer

From goal + scorer.

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Translations

Arabic هَدَّاف
  • هَدَّاف (haddāf)person who scores a goal
Catalan golejador, golejadora
  • golejadorperson who scores a goal
  • golejadoraperson who scores a goal
Danish målscorer, målskytte
  • målscorerperson who scores a goal
  • målskytteperson who scores a goal
Dutch doelpuntenmaker
  • doelpuntenmakerperson who scores a goal
Finnish maalintekijä
  • maalintekijäperson who scores a goal
French buteur
  • buteurperson who scores a goal
German Torschütze, Torschützin
  • Torschützeperson who scores a goal
  • Torschützinperson who scores a goal
Hungarian góllövő, gólszerző
  • góllövőperson who scores a goal
  • gólszerzőperson who scores a goal
Italian marcatore
  • marcatoreperson who scores a goal
Spanish goleador, pichichi
  • goleadorperson who scores a goal
  • pichichiperson who scores a goal
Swedish målskytt, målgörare
  • målskyttperson who scores a goal
  • målgörareperson who scores a goal
Turkish golcü
  • golcüperson who scores a goal
Cite this entry
APA

goalscorer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goalscorer

MLA

“goalscorer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goalscorer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goalscorer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goalscorer.

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