Brazilian Sonny Anderson emerged as French Ligue 1 TopScorer three times while playing for A.S. Monaco and Olympique Lyon in his playing career. In the 1995/1996 season for AS Monaco, he scored 21 goals, in the 1999/2000 season (after returning to France after a two season stint with F.C. Barcelona) he scored 23 goals for Olympique Lyon and in the next season, he netted 22 goals.
