THE WORLD’S BEST TOP GOAL SCORER at end March 2016
Adriano 9 goals in 3 matches, Spanish League and Indian club on Top!
The IFFHS top goalscorers’ list is topped by Brazilian Carlos Adriano de Sousa Cruz “Adriano” who plays for South Korean side FC Seoul. Adriano heads the list of AFC Champions League with 9 goals just after 3 rounds in the group stage. He is followed by 2 other Asian based players with 6 goals each; Indian Jeje Lalpekhlua of Mohun Bagan A.C. and Malaysian Mohd Safiq Rahim of Johor Darul Ta’zim. Rwandan Ernest Sugira of AS Kigali is the highest national side goalscorer with 5 while Adriano is the highest on club level with 9.
Till end of March, 66 players scored 3 or more goals. Africa has the most number with 20, followed by South America with 17, Asia with 16, Europe with 9 and CONCACAF with 4. Countrywise, Brazil tops with 5 players, followed by Argentina with 4 and each of DR Congo, Spain and Uruguay with 3. It was remarkable that the 4 Argentinians play for clubs in 4 different confederations; Lionel Messi in Spain, Ismael Sosa in Mexico, Marco Ruben in Argentina and Mauro Olivi in Malaysia.
By club football, Asian clubs have the most players with 25, followed by European with 22, African with 10, South American with 6 and CONCACAF clubs with 3. On country clubs, 9 players play their club football in Spain, 4 in Germany and 3 in each of DR Congo and India. By club, Indian club Mohun Bagan A.C. has 3 players, followed by Borussia Dortmund of Germany, TP Mazembe of DR Congo and Valencia CF of Spain with 2 each.
| Player | Country | Conf. | Club | Country | Conf. | Country | Club | Total | |||
| 1 | Carlos Adriano de Sousa Cruz | Brazil | CONMEBOL | FC Seoul | South Korea | AFC | 0 | 9 | 9 | ||
| 2 | Jeje Lalpekhlua | India | AFC | Mohun Bagan A.C. | India | AFC | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2 | Mohd Safiq Rahim | Malaysia | AFC | Johor Darul Ta’zim | Malaysia | AFC | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 4 | Ernest Sugira | Rwanda | CAF | AS Kigali | Rwanda | CAF | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Ahmed Akaichi | Tunisia | CAF | Étoile du Sahel | Tunisia | CAF | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Jonathan Bolingi | DR Congo | CAF | TP Mazembe | DR Congo | CAF | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Juan Carlos Arce | Bolivia | CONMEBOL | Bolívar | Bolivia | CONMEBOL | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
| Hammadi Ahmad | Iraq | AFC | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Iraq | AFC | 0 | 5 | 5 | |||
| Raja Rafe | Syria | AFC | Al-Wahda SC Damascus | Syria | AFC | 0 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 10 | Chisom Chikatara | Nigeria | CAF | Abia Warriors FC | Nigeria | CAF | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Ismail Al Hammadi | United Arab Emirates | AFC | Al-Ahli FC Dubai | UAE | AFC | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||
| Meschak Eila | DR Congo | CAF | CS Don Bosco | DR Congo | CAF | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||
| Frank Acheampong | Ghana | CAF | R.S.C. Anderlecht | Belgium | UEFA | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Lionel Messi | Argentina | CONMEBOL | FC Barcelona | Spain | UEFA | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Gabon | CAF | Borussia Dortmund | Germany | UEFA | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Adrián Gallardo Valdés | Spain | UEFA | Ceres F.C. | Philippines | AFC | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Ismael Sosa | Argentina | CONMEBOL | Pumas de la UNAM | México | CONCACAF | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 18 | Arnór Ingvi Traustason | Iceland | UEFA | IFK Norrköping | Iceland | UEFA | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Carlos Bacca | Colombia | CONMEBOL | AC Milan | Italy | UEFA | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Darío Lezcano | Paraguay | CONMEBOL | FC Ingolstadt 04 | Germany | UEFA | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Hamza Al Dardour | Jordan | AFC | Al-Kuwait SC | Kuwait | AFC | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Islam Slimani | Algeria | CAF | Sporting CP | Portugal | UEFA | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Jiang Ning | China | AFC | Hebei China Fortune | China | AFC | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Jozy Altidore | USA | CONCACAF | Toronto FC | Canada | CONCACAF | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Mohamed Zubya | Libya | CAF | MC Oran | Algeria | CAF | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Naiz Hassan | Maldives | AFC | T.C. Sports Club | Maldives | AFC | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Sardar Azmoun | Iran | AFC | FK Rostov | Russia | UEFA | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Stephane Sessegnon | Benin | CAF | West Bromwich Albion | England | UEFA | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Tom Rogic | Australia | AFC | Celtic FC | Scotland | UEFA | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| William Jebor | Liberia | CAF | SD Ponferradina | Spain | UEFA | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Youssef El Arabi | Morocco | CAF | Granada CF | Spain | UEFA | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Alsény Camara | Guinea | CAF | AS Kaloum Star | Guinea | CAF | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Edinson Cavani | Uruguay | CONMEBOL | Paris SG | France | UEFA | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Nathan Burns | Australia | AFC | FC Tokyo | Japan | AFC | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Sofiane Feghouli | Algeria | CAF | Valencia CF | Spain | UEFA | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Ángel Mena | Ecuador | CONMEBOL | Emelec | Ecuador | CONMEBOL | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Aritz Aduriz | Spain | UEFA | Athletic Bilbao | Spain | UEFA | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Cedric Bakambu | DR Congo | CAF | Villareal | Spain | UEFA | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Clint Dempsey | USA | CONCACAF | Seattle Sounders | USA | CONCACAF | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | UEFA | Real Madrid | Spain | UEFA | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Ismail Abdullatif | Bahrain | AFC | Al-Muharraq SC | Bahrain | AFC | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Bakhtiar Rahmani | Iran | AFC | Tractor Sazi | Iran | AFC | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Christopher Chizoba | Nigeria | CAF | Ayeyawady United | Myanmar | AFC | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Cornell Glen | Trinidad & Tobago | CONCACAF | Mohun Bagan A.C. | India | AFC | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Daniel Nii Adjei | Ghana | CAF | TP Mazembe | DR Congo | CAF | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Elkeson de Oliveira Cardoso | Brazil | CONMEBOL | Shanghai SIPG F.C. | China | AFC | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Eudes Dagoulou | Central African Republic | CAF | Entente Sportive Sétif | Algeria | CAF | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Francisco Wagsley | Brazil | CONMEBOL | Al-Wehdat SC | Jordan | AFC | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Igor Sergeev | Uzbekistan | AFC | Pakhtakor Tashkent | Uzbekistan | AFC | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Karim Bellarabi | Germany | UEFA | Bayer Leverkusen | Germany | UEFA | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Kévin Gameiro | France | UEFA | Sevilla | Spain | UEFA | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Kipré Tchetche | Ivory Coast | CAF | Azam FC | Tanzania | CAF | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Mahmoud Wadi | State of Palestine | AFC | Ahli Al-Khaleel | State of Palestine | AFC | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Marcelo Fernandes | Brazil | CONMEBOL | Yangon United F.C. | Myanmar | AFC | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Marco Reus | Germany | UEFA | Borussia Dortmund | Germany | UEFA | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Marco Ruben | Argentina | CONMEBOL | Rosario Central | Argentina | CONMEBOL | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Marlos Moreno | Colombia | CONMEBOL | Atlético Nacional | Colombia | CONMEBOL | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Mauro Olivi | Argentina | CONMEBOL | Selangor FA | Malaysia | AFC | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Michael Santos | Uruguay | CONMEBOL | River Montevideo | Uruguay | CONMEBOL | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Mouhamadou Dramé | Senegal | CAF | Al-Ahed SC | Lebanon | AFC | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Nicolás López | Uruguay | CONMEBOL | Nacional Montevideo | Uruguay | CONMEBOL | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Nikola Stojiljković | Serbia | UEFA | Sporting Braga | Portugal | UEFA | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Nilmar Honorato da Silva | Brazil | CONMEBOL | Al-Nasr SC | UAE | AFC | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Santiago Mina Lorenzo | Spain | UEFA | Valencia CF | Spain | UEFA | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Sony Norde | Haiti | CONCACAF | Mohun Bagan A.C. | India | AFC | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Yuki Muto | Japan | AFC | Urawa Red Diamonds | Japan | AFC | 0 | 3 | 3 |