IFFHS MEN’S WORLD BEST NATIONAL TOP DIVISION GOAL SCORER 2023 at MARCH 31
Picture : German Cano again leader !
CANO NEW LEADER IN 2023
The 2022 winner of this goal-scoring Germán Cano has finished the first quarter of this year again at the top of ranking.
The 35-year Argentine striker has scored 14 goals for Fluminense in Carioca. Curiously, in January he didn’t score at all, and then netted 7 times in both February and March.
THE RANKING at MARCH 31, 2023
| Player | Goals | Country | Club (League) | |
| 1 | Germán Cano | 14 | Argentina | Fluminense (Brazil) |
| 2 | Lelê | 13 | Brazil | Volta Redonda |
| 3 | Johan Venegas | 13 | Costa Rica | Alajuelense |
| 4 | Victor Osimhen | 12 | Nigeria | Napoli (Italy) |
| 5 | Enner Valencia | 12 | Ecuador | Fenerbahce (Turkey) |
| 6 | Luka Majcen | 12 | Slovenia | Punjab (India) |
| 7 | Dejan Damjanović | 12 | Montenegro | Kitchee (Hongkong) |
| 8 | João Mário | 11 | Portugal | Benfica |
| 9 | Henry Martín | 11 | Mexico | América |
| 10 | Ronaldo Córdoba | 11 | Panama | Herrera |
| 11 | Alessandro Torsani | 10 | Italy | Fiorentino (San Marino) |
| 12 | Jonathan David | 10 | Canada | Lille (France) |
| Wissam Ben Yedder | 10 | France | Monaco | |
| 14 | Hafiz Konkoni | 10 | Ghana | Bechem United |
| 15 | Enes Ünal | 9 | Turkey | Getafe (Spain) |
| 16 | Eran Zahavi | 9 | Israel | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 17 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 9 | Portugal | Al Nassr (Saudi Arabia) |
| 18 | Ioannis Pittas | 9 | Cyprus | Apollon |
| 19 | Cédric Bakambu | 9 | Congo DR | Olympiakos (Greece) |
| 20 | Eetu Vertainen | 9 | Finland | Linfield (Northern Ireland) |
| 21 | Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba | 9 | Togo | Al Ain (UAE) |
| 22 | Chukwuemeka Obioma | 9 | Nigeria | Enyimba |
| 23 | Abass Samari Salifu | 9 | Ghana | Accra Lions |
| 24 | Oskar Zawada | 9 | Poland | Wellington Phoenix (Australia) |
| 25 | Diego Maurício | 9 | Brazil | Odisha (India) |
| 26 | Ilija Spasojević | 9 | Indonesia | Bali United |
| 27 | Matías Mier | 9 | Uruguay | Bhayangkara (Bangladesh) |
| 28 | Matteo Prandelli | 9 | Italy | Cosmos (San Marino) |
| Raul Ura | 9 | Italy | Murata (San Marino) |
All goals scored in top national divisions worldwide (plus Paulista and Carioca) are taken in account.
Period: from 1 January to 31 March 2023.
Tiebreaking criteria in case of equal number of total goals: strength of the league (on IFFHS ranking).