Canadian Premier League Golden Boot

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Golden Boot
Sport Soccer
League Canadian Premier League
Awarded forMost goals in a season
CountryCanada
History
First award 2019
First winnerFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Tristan Borges  (CAN)
Most recentUlster Banner.svg  Ollie Bassett  (NIR)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Myer Bevan  (NZL)
Website canpl.ca/awards/

The Canadian Premier League Golden Boot has been awarded since the inaugural 2019 season to the Canadian Premier League's leading scorer. The award is given to the player with the most goals in the regular season. [1] Until 2021, the Golden Boot also included goals scored in the CPL playoffs and Finals. [2] The trophy is an Inuit art carving by Pitseolak Qimirpik of Kinngait, Nunavut, depicting an Indigenous hunter. [3]

Winners

CPL Golden Boot
SeasonPlayerNationalityClubGoalsGamesRateRef
2019 Tristan Borges Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Forge FC 13270.48 [4]
2020 Akeem Garcia Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI HFX Wanderers FC 6110.55 [5]
2021 João Morelli Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA HFX Wanderers FC 14210.67 [6]
2022 Alejandro Díaz Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Pacific FC 13180.72 [7]
2023 Ollie Bassett Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Atlético Ottawa 11270.41 [8]
Myer Bevan Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Cavalry FC 260.42

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References

  1. ↑ "CPL announces new awards, 2022 voting procedures". Canadian Premier League. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022. The Golden Boot award is awarded to the player who scores the most goals during the CPL regular season
  2. ↑ Thompson, Marty (November 2, 2019). "Tristan Borges seals CPL Golden Boot in Leg 2 of Finals 2019". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  3. ↑ "2019 Canadian Premier League Awards Fact Sheet". Canadian Premier League. 27 November 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Forge FC's Tristan Borges caps off memorable season with CPL Player of the Year award". cbc.ca.
  5. ↑ Thompson, Marty (19 September 2020). "HFX Wanderers take 'culture and character' positives from loss in CPL Final". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "HFX Wanderers João Morelli Wins 2021 Golden Boot: Watch All 14 Goals". Our Sports Central. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Alejandro Diaz wins 2022 Canadian Premier League Golden Boot". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Ollie Bassett & Myer Bevan win 2023 Canadian Premier League Golden Boot". Canadian Premier League. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
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