{ "title": "Jonathan David sets record for most goals by a Canadian in a top-5 European league", "modified_at": "2026-05-04 14:40:19", "published_at": "2021-05-07 20:58:00", "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/jonathan-david-most-goals-by-a-canadian-in-a-top-5-european-league", "short_url": "http://prez.ly/IrEd", "culture": "en", "language": "EN", "subtitle": "Jonathan David has set a record for most goals by a Canadian soccer player in a top-5 men\u2019s European league. David from Orl\u00e9ans in Ottawa, Ontario scored his record-breaking 12th goal of the French 2020-21 Ligue 1 season on 7 May to set a new mark for a Canadian player in the established top leagues\u2026", "slug": "jonathan-david-most-goals-by-a-canadian-in-a-top-5-european-league", "body": "

Jonathan David has set a record for most goals by a Canadian soccer player in a top-5 men’s European league. David from Orléans in Ottawa, Ontario scored his record-breaking 12th goal of the French 2020-21 Ligue 1 season on 7 May to set a new mark for a Canadian player in the established top leagues of either England, France, Germany, Italy or Spain.

Tomasz Radzinski held the previous mark with 11 goals scored during the English 2002-03 Premier League season with Everton FC.

David has scored 12 goals with Lille OSC as the team chases their first league championship in 10 years. Through 36 of 38 matches, Lille OSC are top of the table with 79 points and two matches remaining. Paris Saint-Germain, who have won seven of the past eight titles, are in second place with 75 points and three matches remaining.

This is Jonathan David’s first season in Ligue 1 with Lille OSC after a summer transfer from KAA Gent in Belgium where he was the Jupiler Pro League’s joint top scorer in 2019-20. David, the 2019 Canadian Player of the Year, was most recently the Canada Soccer Player of the Month for April 2021.

GOAL ?Who else but Jonathan David? ???Lille OSC go up 3-0 over RC Lens as the Canadian puts a cherry on top of another 3 points in Les Dogues' #Ligue1 title charge ???? https://t.co/hishXepRT3 pic.twitter.com/Bp5cJ9OSub — OneSoccer (@onesoccer) May 7, 2021
ET UN ?ET DEUX ?ET TROIS… ???#RCLLOSC 0-3 | \u23f1 60' pic.twitter.com/QW1lYGEaz8 — LOSC (@losclive) May 7, 2021

England – Premier League
\u200b11 Tomasz Radzinski with Everton FC in 2002-03
\u200b8 Tomasz Radzinski with Everton FC in 2003-04
\u200b7 Junior Hoilett with Blackburn in 2011-12
\u200b6 Tomasz Radzinski with Everton FC in 2001-02
\u200b6 Tomasz Radzinski with Fulham FC in 2004-05
\u200b5 Junior Hoilett with Blackburn in 2010-11

France – Ligue 1
\u200b12 Jonathan David with Lille OSC in 2020-21*
\u200b* with two matches remaining

Germany – Bundesliga
\u200b7 Rob Friend with Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2008-09

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\n Paulo Senra\n Chief Communications & Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer\n \n
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