The following is a list of the top scorers in the French Ligue 1 for 2021-2022. Fabiem Centonze and Dimitri Payet went toe-to-toe thanks to their two goals in the opening week.
FC Metz right-back, Centonze, surprisingly topped the list of top scorers while. The 25-year-old has become an important actor behind his team against defending champion Lille.
Centonze recorded a brace in the match which ended 3-3 as strong. He tore the nets of Lille goalkeeper, Leo Jardim, each via a header and a shot from a tight angle, thus sending him straight to the top of the top scorer list.
Under Conteze was Marseille striker Dimitri Payet, who also netted a brace. The player who had injured Cristiano Ronaldo in the Euro 2016 final appeared brilliantly in the opening weekend of the French Ligue 1.
Dimitri Payet became the hero of his team after he was able to turn things around when Marseille hosted Montpellier at the Mosson Stadium, France.
Payet's first goal in Ligue 1 2021-2022 came through a beautiful free kick. His curling kick successfully nestled into the bottom right corner of the goal and was unreachable by Montpellier goalkeeper, Dimitry Bertaud.
While Payet's second goal he packed after he was able to convert Pape Gueye's pass. The second goal of the former West Ham United player became the ultimate goal in the match which ended with the score 3-2.
Ligue 1's top scorer last season, Kylian Mbappe, has not been able to open his tap when Paris Saint Germain (PSG) hosted Troyes.
In the match which took place at the Stadio de l'Aube, PSG were indeed able to win and scored two goals from Mauro Icardi and Achraf Hakimi. Both players are also listed in the list of top scorers while French Ligue 1.