Arsenal loanee, Folarin Balogun has now netted more Ligue 1 goals than Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) forwards Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Kylian Mbappe so far this season.
The Stade de Reims striker scored a hat-trick against Lorient on Wednesday and has now netted 14 goals this season.
Two goals from Enzo Le Fee and Ibrahima Kone gave Lorient a 2-0 lead.
But Balogun's hat-trick, along with Kamory Doumbia's goal, secured a 4-2 comeback victory for the hosts.
Here are Ligue 1 top scorers so far after match-day 21 fixtures:
14 goals - Folarin Balogun (Reims)
13 goals - Kylian Mbappe (PSG)
12 goals - Neymar (PSG), Jonathan David (Lille), Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), Term Moffi (Lorient)
11 goals - Breel Embolo (Monaco)
9 goals - Messi (PSG) and Martin Terrier (Rennes).
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