Does he deserve a call-up? Kaio Jorge chasing scoring record | OneFootball

Alejandro and Yuri Alberto were the top scorers in the last Brazilian Championship with 15 goals each.

However, a mark that is likely to be soon surpassed by Kaio Jorge, one of the highlights of Cruzeiro, the leader of BR-2025.

At 23 years old, the number 19 shirt has already scored 12 times in 13 games with the Raposa in the competition. And holds the condition of isolated top scorer of the current edition.

Entering the fight to be part of Carlo Ancelotti's next list for the World Cup Qualifiers.

Only one player has been top scorer of a Brasileirão scorer wearing the Raposa shirt in the entire history.

Who succeeded was Tostão, in 1970, when he scored 13 goals in the Roberto Gomes Pedrosa Tournament, the Robertão - which was equated to the Brazilian Championship in 2010 by the CBF.

Tostão who entered history precisely in the same year that he was one of the many highlights of the Brazilian National Team in the conquest of the Mexico World Cup.

Kaio Jorge is looking for a historic top scorer. And can even enter the list of top scorers with the most goals in a BR edition if his goal average is maintained.

He needs "only" 12 more goals to reach the Top-10 - see below.

The record holder is Washington, the "Coração Valente", who celebrated 34 times with the Athletico shirt.

He played in 38 of the 46 games of the Furacão, since the Série A had 24 teams.

There were 22 teams in the following edition and have been 20 since 2006.

⚽ Top scorers with the most goals in a BR edition:

The best average is Reinaldo's, an idol of Galo, among the athletes below. There were 28 goals in just 18 games: 1.55/game.

1-Washington - 34 goals - Athletico - 2004

2-Dimba - 33 goals - Goiás - 2003

3-Edmundo - 29 goals - Vasco - 1997

4-Reinaldo - 28 goals - Atlético - 1977

Guilherme - 28 goals - Atlético - 1999

6-Germán Cano - 26 goals - Fluminense - 2022

7-Careca - 25 goals - São Paulo - 1986

Gabigol - 25 goals - Flamengo - 2019

9-Túlio Maravilha - 23 goals - Botafogo - 1995

Jonas - 23 goals - Grêmio - 2010

Borges - 23 goals - Santos - 2011

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