IFFHS MEN'S WORLD BEST GOAL SCORER 2023 at AUGUST 31
Picture : Erling Haaland keeps his leadership !
IFFHS Men’s World Best Goal Scorer 2023 at 31 August: Erling Haaland
Three players had equal number of total goals (31) at the end of August. Erling Haaland took advantage among them due to tie-breaker.
Hugo Cuypers got the 2nd position in the August ranking and Germano Cano the 3rd.
Cristiano Ronaldo, now already in just 1 goal away from the leading three, and Barnabas Varga have scored most goals over the past month (10 for each).
| Player | Total | Goals | Country | Club (League) | ||||
| NL | NC | ICC | NT | |||||
| 1 | Erling Haaland | 31 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 3 | Norway | Manchester City (England) |
| 2 | Hugo Cuypers | 31 | 21 | 10 | Belgium | Gent | ||
| 3 | Germán Cano | 31 | 23 | 1 | 7 | Argentina | Fluminense (Brazil) | |
| 4 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | Portugal | Al Nassr (Saudi Arabia) | |
| 5 | Barnabás Varga | 30 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 1 | Hungary | Paks, Ferencvaros |
| 6 | Sam Philip | 29 | 29 | New Zealand | Christchurch United | |||
| 7 | Kylian Mbappé | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | France | PSG | |
| 8 | Nemanja Bilbija | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Zrinjski | |
| 9 | Garbhan Coughlan | 28 | 28 | Republic of Ireland | Cashmere Technical (New Zealand) | |||
| 10 | Karim Benzema | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | France | Real Madrid (Spain), Al Ittihad (Saudi Arabia) | |
| 11 | Pedro | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | Brazil | Flamengo | |
| 12 | Zeki Amdouni | 26 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 5 | Switzerland | Basel, Burnley (England) |
| 13 | Victor Osimhen | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | Nigeria | Napoli (Italy) | |
| 14 | Harry Kane | 26 | 20 | 1 | 5 | England | Tottenham, Bayern (Germany) | |
| 15 | Lionel Messi | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | Argentina | PSG (France), Inter Miami (USA) | |
| 16 | Denis Bouanga | 25 | 12 | 13 | Gabon | Los Angeles (USA) | ||
| 17 | Michael Olunga | 25 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Kenya | Al Duhail (Qatar) |
| 18 | Tiquinho Soares | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | Brazil | Botafogo | |
| 19 | Maxime Lestienne | 25 | 25 | Belgium | Lion City Sailors (Singapore) | |||
| 20 | Gift Orban | 24 | 16 | 8 | Nigeria | Gent (Belgium) | ||
| 21 | Enner Valencia | 24 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 2 | Ecuador | Fenerbahce (Turkey), Internacional (Brazil) |
| 22 | Eran Zahavi | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | Israel | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| 23 | Mauro Icardi | 24 | 20 | 1 | 3 | Argentina | Galatasaray (Turkey) | |
| 24 | Declan McManus | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | Scotland | The New Saints (Wales) | |
| 25 | Amahl Pellegrino | 23 | 16 | 2 | 5 | Norway | Bodø/Glimt | |
| 26 | Jonathan David | 23 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Canada | Lille (France) |
| 27 | Dominik Stolz | 23 | 20 | 3 | Germany | Swift Hesperange (Luxembourg) | ||
| 28 | Lautaro Martínez | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | Argentina | Inter (Italy) | |
| 29 | Omar Al-Somah | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | Syria | Al Arabi (Qatar) | |
| 30 | Peter Shalulile | 22 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | Namibia | Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) |
| 31 | Nicolás Fernández | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | Argentina | Defensa y Justicia | |
| 32 | Santiago Giménez | 22 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Mexico | Feyenoord (Netherlands) |
| 33 | Roger Guedes | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | Brazil | Corinthians, Al Rayyan (Qatar) | |
| 34 | Kyogo Furuhashi | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | Japan | Celtic (Scotland) | |
| 35 | Bård Finne | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | Norway | Brann | |
| 36 | Santiago Giordana | 22 | 22 | Argentina | Garcilaso (Peru) | |||
| 37 | Ryoya Taniguchi | 22 | 22 | Japan | Balestier Khalsa (Singapore) | |||
| 38 | Alexandre Lacazette | 22 | 18 | 4 | France | Lyon | ||
| 39 | Dorielton | 22 | 18 | 4 | Brazil | Bashundhara Kings (Bangladesh) | ||
| 40 | Julián Quiñones | 21 | 16 | 5 | Colombia | Atlas, América (Mexico) | ||
| 41 | Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | Togo | Al Ain (UAE) | |
| 42 | Václav Jurečka | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | Czech Republic | Slavia Prague | |
| 43 | Ronaldo Córdoba | 21 | 21 | Panama | Herrera, 9 de Octubre (Ecuador) | |||
| 44 | Ayron del Valle | 21 | 21 | Colombia | Selangor (Malaysia) | |||
| 45 | Yuya Osako | 21 | 19 | 2 | Japan | Vissel Kobe | ||
| 46 | Abderrazak Hamdallah | 21 | 18 | 3 | Morocco | Al Ittihad (Saudi Arabia) | ||
| 47 | Bérgson | 21 | 15 | 6 | Brazil | Johor Darul Ta'zim (Malaysia) | ||
| 48 | Souleymane Diabate | 21 | 14 | 7 | Mali | Mohammedan Dhaka (Bangladesh) | ||
| 49 | Mehdi Taremi | 20 | 13 | 7 | Iran | Porto (Portugal) | ||
| 50 | Marcus Rashford | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | England | Manchester United |
| 51 | Gabriel Barbosa | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | Brazil | Flamengo | |
| 52 | Albion Rrahmani | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | Kosovo | Ballkani, Rapid Bucharest (Romania) | |
| 53 | Martín Prost | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | Argentina | Nacional Potosí (Bolivia) | |
| 54 | Cedric Itten | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | Switzerland | Young Boys | |
| 55 | Johan Venegas | 20 | 20 | Costa Rica | Alajuelense | |||
| 56 | Tyrone Conraad | 20 | 19 | 1 | Netherlands | Sutjeska (Montenegro), Meizhou Hakka (China) | ||
| 57 | Seia Kunori | 20 | 19 | 1 | Japan | Albirex Niigata S (Singapore) |
All goals at top senior level are counted: top national leagues plus Paulista and Carioca (NL), national cups (NC), official international club tournaments (ICC), official games between national teams (NT).
Period: from 1 January to 31 August 2023.
Tie-breaking criteria in case of equal number of total goals: 1) international goals (ICC + NT), 2) goals scored for national team (NT), 3) goals scored in domestic league (NL), 4) strength of the league (on IFFHS ranking), 5) number of total games played.