IFFHS MEN'S WORLD BEST GOAL SCORER 2024
IFFHS Men’s World Best Goal Scorer 2024 at 30 September: Viktor Gyökeres
Sporting Lisbon’s Swedish forward Viktor Gyökeres came on top of the IFFHS global goal-scorers’ ranking 2024 for the first time, surpassing the former leader Wu Lei in September.
Gyökeres is also the first player in 2024 to reach 40 top-level goals (previously, Martín Cauteruccio was the first at milestone 30 and Akram Afif at 20).
THE RANKING 2024
Player | Goals | DL | DC | ICC | NT | Country | Clubs (Leagues) | |
1 | Viktor Gyökeres | 40 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 4 | Sweden | Sporting (Portugal) |
2 | Wu Lei | 38 | 31 | 3 | 4 | China | Shanghai Port | |
3 | Harry Kane | 35 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 6 | England | Bayern (Germany) |
4 | Erling Haaland | 34 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 5 | Norway | Manchester City (England) |
5 | Martín Cauteruccio | 33 | 29 | 4 | Uruguay | Sporting Cristal (Peru) | ||
6 | Kylian Mbappé | 32 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | France | PSG, Real Madrid (Spain) |
7 | Akram Afif | 31 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 12 | Qatar | Al Sadd |
8 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 31 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Portugal | Al Nassr (Saudi Arabia) |
9 | Ayoub El Kaabi | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | Morocco | Olympiakos (Greece) | |
10 | Pedro | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | Brazil | Flamengo | |
11 | Jonathan David | 29 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Canada | Lille (France) |
12 | Alex Tamm | 29 | 27 | 2 | Estonia | Nõmme Kalju | ||
13 | Miguel Borja | 28 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 1 | Colombia | River Plate (Argentina) |
14 | Alex Arce | 28 | 19 | 3 | 6 | Paraguay | Rivadavia (Argentina), LDU Quito (Ecuador) | |
15 | Tomoyuki Doi | 28 | 28 | Japan | Geylang (Singapore) | |||
16 | Aymen Hussein | 27 | 16 | 11 | Iraq | Al Quwa Al Jawiya, Al Khor (Qatar) | ||
17 | Aleksandar Mitrović | 27 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Serbia | Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) |
18 | Javier Gayoso | 27 | 27 | Philippines | Kaya, Phnom Penh (Cambodia) | |||
19 | Denis Bouanga | 26 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | Gabon | Los Angeles (USA) |
20 | Ángel Rodado | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | Spain | Wisła Kraków (Poland) | |
21 | Robert Lewandowski | 26 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Poland | Barcelona (Spain) |
22 | Garbhan Coughlan | 26 | 26 | Rep of Ireland | Cashmere Technical (New Zealand) | |||
23 | Salomón Rondón | 25 | 12 | 10 | 3 | Venezuela | Pachuca (Mexico) | |
24 | Andy Ryan | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | Scotland | Larne (Northern Ireland) | |
25 | Noah Baffoe | 25 | 16 | 9 | Spain | Eastern (Hong Kong) | ||
26 | Adrián Martínez | 24 | 2 | 13 | 9 | Argentina | Racing Club | |
27 | Anderson Lopes | 24 | 19 | 1 | 4 | Brazil | Yokohama F. Marinos (Japan) | |
28 | Jorginho Monteiro | 24 | 20 | 1 | 3 | Portugal | Differdange (Luxembourg) | |
29 | Cole Palmer | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | England | Chelsea | |
30 | Luuk de Jong | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | Netherlands | PSV | |
31 | Rafaelson | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | Brazil | Nam Định (Vietnam) | |
32 | Guilherme Bissoli | 24 | 22 | 2 | Brazil | Buriram United (Thailand) | ||
33 | Juninho | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | Brazil | Qarabağ (Azerbaijan) | |
34 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 23 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Gabon | Marseille (France), Al Qadisiya (Saudi Arabia) |
35 | Juan Martín Lucero | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | Argentina | Fortaleza (Brazil) | |
36 | Vinicius Junior | 23 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Brazil | Real Madrid (Spain) |
37 | Samir Hadji | 23 | 19 | 4 | Morocco | Dudelange | ||
38 | Jaime Moreno | 23 | 11 | 10 | 2 | Nicaragua | Seinäjoki (Finland) | |
39 | Igor Jesus | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | Brazil | Shabab Al Ahli (UAE), Botafogo | |
40 | Christian Benteke | 23 | 21 | 2 | Belgium | D.C. United (USA) | ||
41 | Rivaldo Correa | 23 | 21 | 2 | Colombia | Cibao (Dominican Rep.) | ||
42 | Dean David | 23 | 21 | 1 | 1 | Israel | Maccabi Haifa | |
43 | Patrick Pedersen | 23 | 15 | 7 | 1 | Denmark | Valur (Iceland) | |
44 | Páll Klettskarð | 23 | 20 | 2 | 1 | Faroe Islands | KÍ Klaksvík | |
45 | Tsukasa Shimomura | 23 | 23 | Japan | One Taguig (Philippines) | |||
46 | Oscar Faulds | 23 | 21 | 2 | Sweden | Napier City Rovers (NZ) | ||
47 | Fiston Mayele | 22 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | Congo DR | Pyramids (Egypt) |
48 | Gonzalo Mastriani | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | Uruguay | Athletico Paranaense (Brazil) | |
49 | Cucho Hernández | 22 | 16 | 6 | Colombia | Columbus Crew (USA) | ||
50 | Luis Suárez | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | Uruguay | Inter Miami (USA) | |
51 | Wessam Abou Ali | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | Palestine | Al Ahly (Egypt) | |
52 | Alejandro Steinwascher | 22 | 19 | 3 | USA | Coastal Spirit (NZ) |
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 September 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).