AFC Elite Champions League: Two Algerians top the scorers’ chart

Shining brightly for Al-Duhail and Al-Ittihad respectively, Adil Boulbina and Houssem Aouar are sharing the lead atop the top scorer rankings in the AFC Elite Champions League.

Nothing is stopping Adil Boulbina. The Algerian striker helped Al-Duhail avoid defeat against Al-Sharjah on Monday in the Asian Champions League. With that goal, he now sits alone at the top of the scoring leaderboard with six strikes to his name.

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Right behind the former Paradou AC forward is another Algerian, Houssem Aouar. Thanks to his hat-trick against Al-Gharafa (7-0) on Tuesday, the former Lyon man has racked up five goals, surpassing his ex-teammate, now at Al-Hilal, Karim Benzema (third, four goals).

Rafa Mujica of Al-Sadd also has four goals and is closely followed by several players with three goals, including Al-Ahli Saudi’s Algerian star Riyad Mahrez.

Here is the top scorer table in the AFC Champions League after seven matchdays:

1 – Adil Boulbina (Al Duhail): 6 goals

2 – Houssem Aouar (Al-Ittihad): 5

3 – Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad): 4

4 – Rafa Mújica (Al-Sadd): 4

5 – Sergej Milinković-Savić (Al-Hilal): 3

6 – Jesse Lingard (FC Seoul): 3

7 – Riyad Mahrez (Al-Ahli): 3

8 – Yuki Soma (Machida Zelvia): 3

9 – Regi Lushkja (Tractor FC): 3

10 – Felipe Silva (Chengdu Rongcheng): 3

11 – Marcos Leonardo (Al-Hilal): 3

12 – Taisei Miyashiro (Vissel Kobe): 3

13 – Joselu (Al-Gharafa): 3

14 – Enzo Millot (Al-Ahli): 3

15 – Roger Fernandes (Al-Ittihad): 3

16 – Caio Canedo (Al-Wahda FC): 3

17 – Krzysztof Piątek (Al Duhail): 3

Imed Ben Amara |

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