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I-League 2020-21 Top goal scorers: Bidyashagar Singh - The fourth Indian to win Golden Boot

Ritabrata Banerjee
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The young Indian striker becomes only the fourth Indian footballer after Bhaichung Bhutia, Raman Vijayan and Sunil Chhetri to win the Golden Boot...

The 2020-21 season of the I-League came to an end on Saturday evening with Gokulam Kerala crowned champions for the very first time in the club's history.

The Malabarians outclassed their closest title rivals TRAU FC in the final league game of the season to bag the title. 

TRAU FC too were very close to winning the title and they had even taken the lead courtesy Bidyashagar Singh's strike but 70th minute their defence started to crumble like a house of cards.

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While TRAU could not win the coveted league title, their Indian forward Bidyashagar Singh bagged the top scorer's award. Let us look at the top 10 goal scorers of the I-League this season.

  1. Bidyashagar Singh | TRAU FC | 12 goals
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    #1 Bidyashagar Singh | TRAU FC | 12 goals

    The former East Bengal player bagged the Golden Boot award and became only the fourth Indian player in the history of the league to become the top scorer. Bidyashagar Singh had handed his team the lead in the final game of the season against Gokulam but unfortunately, TRAU could not hold on to the lead and missed out on winning their maiden I-League title.
  2. Luka Majcen | Churchill Brothers | 11 goals
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    #2 Luka Majcen | Churchill Brothers | 11 goals

    The Slovenian forward has been one of the best foreign players in the I-League this season. He is the top scorer of Churchill Brothers this season and narrowly missed out on the Golden Boot award.
  4. Dennis Antwi | Gokulam Kerala | 11 goals
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    #3 Dennis Antwi | Gokulam Kerala | 11 goals

    The Ghanian forward ended the season with 11 goals in his kitty, just one behind top scorer Bidyashagar Singh. He was the top goal getter for Gokulam Kerala this season and had also scored in the final game against TRAU FC.
  5. Clayvin Zuniga | Churchill Brothers | 8 goals
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    #4 Clayvin Zuniga | Churchill Brothers | 8 goals

    Along with Luka Majcen, Clayvin Zuniga also played an important role in Churchill Brothers finish second on the points table. The Honduran forward consistently performed for the Red Machines throughout the season and had also scored a brace against Punjab FC in their final game.
  7. Chencho Gyeltshen | Punjab FC | 7 goals
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    #5 Chencho Gyeltshen | Punjab FC | 7 goals

    The Bhutanese star returned to the I-League after a gap of one season and ended the season with seven goals. Chencho Gyeltshen was one of Punjab FC's standout performers this season.
  8. Komron Tursunov | TRAU FC | 6 goals
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    #6 Komron Tursunov | TRAU FC | 6 goals

    Along with Bidyashagar Singh, this former Mohun Bagan winger was without a doubt one of the finest performers for TRAU FC this season in the I-League. Unfortunately, Tursunov had to leave the team at the business end of the season due to national team commitments and that eventually proved to be detrimental to TRAU's title hopes.
  9. Pedro Manzi | Mohammedan Sporting | 6 goals
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    #7 Pedro Manzi | Mohammedan Sporting | 6 goals

    The former Chennai City striker joined Mohammedan Sporting late into the season and had appeared in only eight matches. But despite getting very less time with the Black Panthers, the Spanish striker enjoyed a stellar run of form where he scored six goals.
  10. Mason Robertson | Real Kashmir | 6 goals
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    #8 Mason Robertson | Real Kashmir | 6 goals

    Mason Robertson has been arguably Real Kashmir's best player since the last four seasons and this year too was no exception. The versatile footballer who can play both as a central defender and as a striker, was the joint highest goal scorer for his team this season with six goals.
  12. Lukman Adefemi | Real Kashmir | 6 goals
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    #9 Lukman Adefemi | Real Kashmir | 6 goals

    The Nigerian forward was a hit for Real Kashmir in his debut season in the I-League. Lukman Adefemi scored six goals in total for the Snow Leopards and was the club's joint-highest goal getter.
  13. Philip Adjah | Gokulam Kerala | 5 goals
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    #10 Philip Adjah | Gokulam Kerala | 5 goals

    The Ghanian striker played an important role in Gokulam Kerala's title-winning season and netted five times. The former NEROCA FC and Mohammedan Sporting forward was a vital cog in the Malabarian's attack along with Antwi.