This article details men's professional association football club records and statistics in Oceania.
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Rank | Player | Nationality | Goals | Club | Season | League | Cup | International [lower-alpha 1] | Other |
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1 | Joses Nawo | Solomon Islands | 35 | Henderson Eels | 2020–21 | 35 [1] | 0 | ** | - |
2 | Sasho Petrovski | Australia | 34 | Wollongong Wolves | 2000–01 | 21 | * | 13 [2] | - |
3 | Raphael Lea'i | Solomon Islands | 33 | Henderson Eels | 2020–21 | 33 | 0 | ** | - |
4 | Damian Mori | Australia | 31 | Adelaide City | 1995–96 | 31 [3] | 0 | - | - |
Tino Vaifale | American Samoa | Ilaoa & To'omata | 2022 | 31 [4] | 0 | ** | - | ||
6 | Petuliki Poula | American Samoa | 30 | Vaiala Tongan | 2021 | 30 [5] | * | ** | - |
7 | Mark Viduka | Australia | 27 | Melbourne Knights | 1994–95 | 21 | 6 | ** | - |
8 | Gagame Feni | Solomon Islands | 26 | Laugu United Solomon Warriors | 2020–21 | 26 | 0 | ** | - |
Minimum 25 goals |
Source: [6]
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