Top Scorers List, 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers: Are There Any Indonesian Players?

The 2024 U-23 Asian Cup qualifying round concluded on Tuesday, September 12, 2023. Sixteen teams, including Indonesia, qualified for the U-23 Asian Cup and will compete in Qatar from April 15 to May 3, 2024.

During the qualifying round, who topped the top scorer list?

According to Transfermarkt, the top scorer in the U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers was Uzbekistan national team striker Khusayn Norchaev, with 6 goals.

He scored his sixth goal as Uzbekistan defeated Hong Kong 10-0 on Saturday, September 9, 2023.

Khusayn Norchaev's goal tally is only one goal more than Iraqi national team player Hussein Abdullah, who scored 5 goals during the qualifying round.

Below them are Ridha Fadhil (Iraq) and Abdullah Radif (Saudi Arabia), who both scored 4 goals.

Here is a list of the top 10 scorers throughout the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup qualifying round:

1. Khusayn Norchaev (Uzbekistan): 6 goals
2. Hussein Abdullah (Iraq): 5 goals
3. Ridha Fadhil (Iraq): 4 goals
4. Abdullah Radif (Saudi Arabia): 4 goals
5. Ali Jasim (Iraq): 3 goals
6. Tameem Mansour Al Abdullah (Qatar): 3 goals
7. Salman Al Awadhi (Kuwait): 3 goals
8. Mustafa Abdullatif (Syria): 3 goals
9. Mohamad Rihanieh (Syria): 3 goals
10. Shamammet Hydyrow (Turkmenistan): 3 goals

Meanwhile, outside the top 10, two Indonesian players, Marselino Ferdinan and Pratama Arhan, each scored 2 goals, tying with 25 other players.

(See also: List of the Most Expensive National Football Teams in the 2023 Asian Cup: What is Indonesia's Position?)