Former Norway international Bjorn Johnsen, who plays for Shymkent's Ordabasy, has finished as the top scorer of the Kazakhstan Premier League (KPL), the website infohub.kz reports.
The 34-year-old forward scored 14 goals and provided two assists in 17 matches. Johnsen became the first player in history to win the KPL scoring title after joining the league mid-season. He signed for Ordabasy in June as a free agent.
Two other foreign forwards scored 12 goals apiece: Spain's Marc Gual of Almaty's Kairat and Serbia's Uros Milovanovic of Kostanay's Tobol. The top Kazakh scorers were Artur Shushenachev (Aktobe) and Roman Murtazaev (Yelimay of Semey), with ten goals each.
Astana's Kazakhstan midfielder Bauyrzhan Islamkhan and Aktobe's Argentine midfielder Agustin Pastoriza shared the lead in assists, with nine each.
Among goalkeepers, Kazakhstan's Temirlan Anarbekov of Kairat recorded the most clean sheets, with 14. Russian goalkeeper Miroslav Lobantsev of Kokshetau's Okzhetpes made the most saves, with 107.
Ordabasy had the best average attendance, with 11,690 spectators. Kairat (11,155) and Astana (8,804) completed the top three.