AFC BEST GOAL SCORER 2023
The AFC Best Goal Scorer 2023: Mehdi Taremi
The 31-year-old Iranian striker Mehdi Taremi became the best goal-scorer of 2023 among the players from AFC countries. He scored 31 goals; 19 of them in all competitions for Porto and 12 for his national team.
Kyogo Furuhashi (Japan) and Omar Al-Somah (Syria) also totaled 31 goals; they conceded to Taremi due to a tie-breaker.
Taremi was the best AFC goal-scorer in 2022 as well.
| TOP 10 AFC | GOAL | SCORERS IN 2023 | ||||||
| Player | Total | Goals | Country | Clubs (Leagues) | ||||
| NL | NC | ICC | NT | |||||
| 1 | Mehdi Taremi | 31 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 12 | Iran | Porto (Portugal) |
| 2 | Kyogo Furuhashi | 31 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | Japan | Celtic (Scotland) |
| 3 | Omar Al-Somah | 31 | 22 | 6 | 3 | Syria | Al Arabi (Qatar) | |
| 4 | Ali Mabkhout | 28 | 22 | 2 | 4 | UAE | Al Jazira | |
| 5 | Jamie Maclaren | 28 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Australia | Melbourne City |
| 6 | Son Heung-min | 27 | 19 | 2 | 6 | South Korea | Tottenham (England) | |
| 7 | Feras Al Brikan | 27 | 24 | 3 | Saudi Arabia | Al Fateh, Al Ahli Jeddah | ||
| 8 | Akram Afif | 26 | 23 | 1 | 2 | Qatar | Al Sadd | |
| 9 | Shabaib Al-Khaldi | 25 | 13 | 12 | Kuwait | Kazma, Hatta (UAE) | ||
| 10 | Arif Aiman Hanapi | 25 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 6 | Malaysia | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
All goals at top senior level are counted: top national and regional leagues (NL), national cups (NC), official international club competitions (ICC), official games between national teams (NT).
Period: from 1 January to 31 December 2023.
Tie-breakers: 1) international goals (ICC + NT), 2) goals for national team (NT), 3) goals in domestic leagues (NL), 4) league strength (by IFFHS ranking).