IFFHS MEN’S WORLD BEST INTERNATIONAL GOAL SCORER 2023 at OCTOBER 31
Picture : Romelu Lukaku keeps the leadership !
IFFHS Men's World Best International Goal Scorer 2023 at 31 October: Romelu Lukaku
Romelu Lukaku retains his leading position in the IFFHS ranking for international goal-scorers 2023 for the second month in a row. He did well in October, adding 4 goals and is now at 16.
But Erling Haaland is still breathing down his neck with 15 goals: he has increased his international tally by exactly the same amount.
Their competition promises to be interesting in the final weeks of the year calendar.
THE RANKING 2023 at OCTOBER 31
| Player | Int Goals | Country | Clubs | |||
| ICC | NT | |||||
| 1 | Romelu Lukaku | 5 | 11 | 16 | Belgium | Inter, Roma (Italy) |
| 2 | Erling Haaland | 9 | 6 | 15 | Norway | Manchester City (England) |
| 3 | Zeki Amdouni | 7 | 6 | 13 | Switzerland | Basel, Burnley (England) |
| 4 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 3 | 9 | 12 | Portugal | Al Nassr (Saudi Arabia) |
| 5 | Germán Cano | 12 | 12 | Argentina | Fluminense (Brazil) | |
| 6 | Mehdi Taremi | 1 | 10 | 11 | Iran | Porto (Portugal) |
| 7 | Harry Kane | 2 | 8 | 10 | England | Tottenham, Bayern (Germany) |
| 8 | Rasmus Højlund | 3 | 7 | 10 | Denmark | Atalanta (Italy), Manchester United (England) |
| 9 | Sunil Chhetri | 9 | 9 | India | Bengaluru | |
| 10 | Kylian Mbappé | 2 | 7 | 9 | France | PSG |
| 11 | Victor Osimhen | 4 | 5 | 9 | Nigeria | Napoli (Italy) |
| Aleksandar Mitrović | 4 | 5 | 9 | Serbia | Fulham (England), Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) | |
| 13 | Peter Shalulile | 6 | 3 | 9 | Namibia | Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) |
| 14 | Fiston Kalala Mayele | 7 | 2 | 9 | Congo DR | Young Africans (Tanzania), Pyramids (Egypt) |
| 15 | Kahraba | 8 | 1 | 9 | Egypt | Al Ahly |
| 16 | Gonzalo Mastriani | 9 | 9 | Uruguay | América Mineiro (Brazil) | |
| 17 | Lionel Messi | 8 | 8 | Argentina | PSG (France), Inter Miami (USA) | |
| Jesús Ferreira | 8 | 8 | USA | Dallas | ||
| 19 | Arif Aiman Hanapi | 2 | 6 | 8 | Malaysia | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
| 20 | Aymen Mahious | 3 | 5 | 8 | Algeria | USM Alger, Yverdon (Swizerland) |
| 21 | Vinicius Junior | 7 | 1 | 8 | Brazil | Real Madrid (Spain) |
| 22 | Nicolás Fernández | 8 | 8 | Argentina | Defensa y Justicia |
All “full international” games for country and the major international club competitions (without qualifiers) are taken in consideration in the ranking.
ICC = International Club Competitions, NT = National Team.
Period: from 1 January to 31 October 2023.
The tie-breaker at the equal number of total goals is the number of NT goals.