THE WORLD’S BEST TOP GOAL SCORER at end July 2018 : EL KAABI 15, RONALDO AND BOUNEDJAH 12
Picture : Antoine Griezmann (left) jumped to the 4th place in the ranking at end July 2018. Kylian M’Bappe (right) is also in the Top 25 ranking with Lukaku, Salah, Kane, Mané and Messi !
Moroccan Ayoub El Kaabi of RS Berkane is still on top of the list at end of July 2018. There is no change at the top 3: El Kaabi, Ronaldo, Bounedjah. Antoine Griezmann scored 2 goals for France in FIFA WC finals in July and jumped to 4thplace with 11 goals.
El Kaabi is the player with most national team goals with 11 while Bienvenido Marañón “Bienve” of Ceres Negros FC scored most in club competitions, with 10 AFC Cup goals.
27 players scored 7 or more goals. Classification:
- By National Teams:
– Continental wise: CAF and UEFA (9), AFC (5), CONMEBOL (3), OFC (1)
– Country wise: Morocco (3), Argentina, DR Congo, England, France (2)
- By Club Football:
– Continental wise: AFC (12), UEFA (8), CAF (4), OFC (3),
– Country wise: England (4), New Zealand, Spain (3), DR Congo, Morocco, Qatar (2),
– Club wise: Liverpool, Team Wellington (2)
| Player | Country | Conf. | Club | Country | Conf. | Country | Club | Total | ||
| Ayoub El Kaabi | Morocco | CAF | RS Berkane | Morocco | CAF | 11 | 4 | 15 | ||
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | UEFA | Real Madrid | Spain | UEFA | 6 | 6 | 12 | ||
| Baghdad Bounedjah | Algeria | CAF | Al Sadd SC | Qatar | AFC | 3 | 9 | 12 | ||
| Antoine Griezmann | France | UEFA | Atlético Madrid | Spain | UEFA | 5 | 6 | 11 | ||
| Romelu Lukaku | Belgium | UEFA | Manchester United | England | UEFA | 9 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Sunil Chhetri | India | AFC | Bengaluru FC | India | AFC | 8 | 2 | 10 | ||
| Bienvenido Marañón “Bienve” | Spain | UEFA | Ceres Negros FC | Philippines | AFC | 0 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Marko Šimić | Croatia | UEFA | Persija Jakarta | Indonesia | AFC | 0 | 9 | 9 | ||
| Sekou Sylla | Guinea | CAF | Yangon United F.C | Myanmar | AFC | 0 | 9 | 9 | ||
| Youssef El-Arabi | Morocco | CAF | Al-Duhail SC | Qatar | AFC | 0 | 9 | 9 | ||
| Harry Kane | England | UEFA | Tottenham Hotspur | England | UEFA | 7 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Mohamed Salah | Egypt | CAF | Liverpool | England | UEFA | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Sadio Mané | Senegal | CAF | Liverpool | England | UEFA | 1 | 7 | 8 | ||
| An Il-bom | North Korea | AFC | April 25 Sports Club | North Korea | AFC | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Angus Kilkolly | New Zealand | OFC | Team Wellington | New Zealand | OFC | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Emiliano Tade | Argentina | CONMEBOL | Auckland City FC | New Zealand | OFC | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Jean-Marc Makusu | DR Congo | CAF | AS Vita Club | DR Congo | CAF | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Mahmoud Benhalib | Morocco | CAF | Raja Casablanca | Morocco | CAF | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Kylian Mbappé | France | UEFA | Paris Saint Germain | France | UEFA | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Lionel Messi | Argentina | CONMEBOL | Barcelona | Spain | UEFA | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Ben Malango Ngita | DR Congo | CAF | TP Mazembe | DR Congo | CAF | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||
| Ahmad Zreik | Lebanon | AFC | Al-Ahed Sport Club | Lebanon | AFC | 0 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Carlos Leonel | Macao | AFC | S.L. Benfica de Macau | Macau | AFC | 0 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Marcus Berg | Sweden | UEFA | Al Ain FC | United Arab Emirates | AFC | 0 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Ricardo Goulart | Brazil | CONMEBOL | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C. | China | AFC | 0 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Ross Allen | England | UEFA | Team Wellington | New Zealand | OFC | 0 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Song Ui-young | South Korea | AFC | Home United FC | Singapore | AFC | 0 | 7 | 7 |