IFFHS MEN'S WORLD BEST GOAL SCORER 2024
IFFHS Men's World Best Goal Scorer 2024 at 30 April: Akram Afif
Akram Afif (picture) continues to lead the IFFHS global goal-scorers’ ranking with 24 goals, ahead of Viktor Gyökeres (23) and Kylian Mbappe (22).
The 2023 winner Cristiano Ronaldo had 12 goals at his tally at the end of April and Lionel Messi 11.
THE RANKING 2024
| Player | Goals | DL | DC | ICC | NT | Country | Clubs (Leagues) | |
| 1 | Akram Afif | 24 | 13 | 11 | Qatar | Al Sadd | ||
| 2 | Viktor Gyökeres | 23 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | Sweden | Sporting (Portugal) |
| 3 | Kylian Mbappé | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | France | PSG | |
| 4 | Aymen Hussein | 19 | 11 | 8 | Iraq | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | ||
| 5 | Harry Kane | 18 | 14 | 4 | England | Bayern (Germany) | ||
| 6 | Jonathan David | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | Canada | Lille (France) | |
| 7 | Luuk de Jong | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands | PSV | |
| 8 | Martín Cauteruccio | 17 | 13 | 4 | Uruguay | Sporting Cristal (Peru) | ||
| 9 | Andy Ryan | 17 | 13 | 4 | Scotland | Larne (Northern Ireland) | ||
| 10 | Imre Badalassi | 17 | 16 | 1 | Italy | Tre Penne (San Marino) | ||
| 11 | Ayoub El Kaabi | 16 | 11 | 5 | Morocco | Olympiakos (Greece) | ||
| 12 | Brad Young | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | England | The New Saints (Wales) | |
| 13 | Adrián Martínez | 16 | 16 | Argentina | Racing Club | |||
| 14 | Salomón Rondón | 15 | 8 | 7 | Venezuela | Pachuca (Mexico) | ||
| 15 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | Gabon | Marseille (France) | |
| 16 | Vinicius Junior | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | Brazil | Real Madrid (Spain) | |
| 17 | Phil Foden | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | England | Manchester City | |
| 18 | Alex Arce | 15 | 13 | 2 | Paraguay | LDU Quito (Ecuador) | ||
| 19 | Michy Batshuayi | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | Belgium | Fenerbahçe (Turkey) | |
| 20 | Cole Palmer | 15 | 12 | 3 | England | Chelsea | ||
| 21 | Declan McManus | 15 | 10 | 5 | Scotland | The New Saints (Wales) | ||
| 22 | Noah Baffoe | 15 | 10 | 5 | Spain | Eastern (Hong Kong) | ||
| 23 | Júnior Santos | 14 | 6 | 8 | Brazil | Botafogo | ||
| 24 | Eran Zahavi | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Israel | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 25 | Gonzalo Mastriani | 14 | 11 | 3 | Uruguay | América Mineiro (Brazil) | ||
| 26 | Robert Lewandowski | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | Poland | Barcelona (Spain) | |
| 27 | Pedro | 14 | 12 | 2 | Brazil | Flamengo | ||
| 28 | Abderrazak Hamdallah | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | Morocco | Al Ittihad (Saudi Arabia) | |
| 29 | Miguel Borja | 14 | 14 | Colombia | River Plate (Argentina) | |||
| 30 | Ezequiel Ponce | 14 | 14 | Argentina | AEK Athens (Greece) | |||
| 31 | Lee Bonis | 14 | 8 | 6 | Northern Ireland | Larne | ||
| 32 | Adam Taggart | 14 | 14 | Australia | Perth Glory | |||
| 33 | Luke Montebello | 14 | 12 | 2 | Malta | Hamrun Spartans | ||
| 34 | Michael Olunga | 13 | 8 | 5 | Kenya | Al Duhail (Qatar) | ||
| 35 | Leonardo Castro | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | Colombia | Millonarios | |
| 36 | Alexander Sørloth | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | Norway | Villarreal (Spain) | |
| 37 | Erling Haaland | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | Norway | Manchester City (England) | |
| 38 | Alexander Isak | 13 | 11 | 2 | Sweden | Newcastle (England) | ||
| 39 | Ikoma-Loïs Openda | 13 | 13 | Belgium | RB Leipzig (Germany) | |||
| 40 | Rey Manaj | 13 | 12 | 1 | Albania | Sivasspor (Turkey) | ||
| 41 | Omar Al Somah | 13 | 11 | 2 | Syria | Al Arabi (Qatar) | ||
| 42 | Drilon Hazrollaj | 13 | 12 | 1 | Kosovo | Malisheva | ||
| 43 | Hiroshi Ibusuki | 13 | 13 | Japan | Adelaide United (Australia) | |||
| 44 | Guilherme Bissoli | 13 | 11 | 2 | Brazil | Buriram United (Thailand) | ||
| 45 | Yair Delgadillo | 13 | 13 | Mexico | Municipal Limeño (El Salvador) |
All goals at top senior level are counted: domestic (top national and regional) leagues (DL), domestic cups (DC), official international club tournaments (ICC), official games between national teams (NT).
Period: from 1 January to 30 April 2024.
Tie-breakers: 1) more international goals (ICC + NT), 2) more goals for national team (NT), 3) stronger league (by IFFHS ranking), 4) goals in domestic leagues (DL), 5) number of total games.