THE WORLD’S BEST TOP GOAL SCORER at end April 2018 : EL KAABI ALREADY 12 GOALS !
Picture : Baghdad Bounedjah took second place in the ranking.
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- Ayoub El Kaabi
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- Emiliano Tade
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- Marko Simic
Moroccan Ayoub El Kaabi still tops the poll at end April. He scored one goal for RS Berkane in CAF Confederation Cup to reach 12 goals. He is followed by another African, Algerian Baghdad Bounedjah, who scored two goals for Al Said SC in AFC Champions League to raise his total to 9. Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, winner of this Award in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017, added three UEFA Champions League goals to reach third position in 2018 with 8 goals.
El Kaabi scored most national team goals with 10, while Emiliano Tase of Auckland City FC and Marko Simic of Persija Jakarta each scored most club goals with 8.
Till end of April 2018, 27 players scored at least 5 goals. they are classified as follows :
- National Teams Level:
– Confederation wise: CAF and UEFA (7), AFC (6), CONMEBOL (4), OFC (3)
– County wise: Brazil, South Korea, Morocco, Argentina, Tahiti (2)
- Club Level:
– Confederation wise: AFC (15), OFC (5), UEFA (4), CAF (2), CONMEBOL (1)
– Country wise: Qatar, New Zealand (3), England, South Korea and French Polynesia (2),
– Club wise: Liverpool and Team Wellington (2)
Ranking THE WORLD’S BEST GOAL SCORER 2018 at end April 2018 (international goals with national team and club)
| Player | Country | Confederation | Club | Country | Confederation | Country | Club | Total | ||
| Ayoub El Kaabi | Morocco | CAF | RS Berkane | Morocco | CAF | 10 | 2 | 12 | ||
| Baghdad Bounedjah | Algeria | CAF | Al Sadd SC | Qatar | AFC | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | UEFA | Real Madrid | Spain | UEFA | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
| Emiliano Tade | Argentina | CONMEBOL | Auckland City FC | New Zealand | OFC | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Marko Šimić | Croatia | UEFA | Persija Jakarta | Indonesia | AFC | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Bienvenido Marañón “Bienve” | Spain | UEFA | Ceres Negros FC | Philippines | AFC | 0 | 7 | 7 | ||
| An Il-bom | North Korea | AFC | April 25 Sports Club | North Korea | AFC | 0 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Angus Kilkolly | New Zealand | OFC | Team Wellington | New Zealand | OFC | 0 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Marcus Berg | Sweden | UEFA | Al Ain FC | United Arab Emirates | AFC | 0 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Mehdi Taremi | Iran | AFC | Al-Gharafa | Qatar | AFC | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Mohamed Salah | Egypt | CAF | Liverpool | England | UEFA | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Ahmad Zreik | Lebanon | AFC | Al-Ahed Sport Club | Lebanon | AFC | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Ciro Immobile | Italy | UEFA | Lazio Roma | Italy | UEFA | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Youssef El-Arabi | Morocco | CAF | Al-Duhail SC | Qatar | AFC | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Jean-Marc Makusu | DR Congo | CAF | AS Vita Club | DR Congo | CAF | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Sekou Sylla | Guinea | CAF | Yangon United F.C | Myanmar | AFC | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Teaonui Tehau | Tahiti | OFC | AS Venus | French Polynesia | OFC | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Kim Shin-Wook | South Korea | AFC | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC | South Korea | AFC | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Lautaro Martínez | Argentina | CONMEBOL | Racing Club | Argentina | CONMEBOL | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Ricardo Goulart | Brazil | CONMEBOL | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C. | China | AFC | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Ross Allen | England | UEFA | Team Wellington | New Zealand | OFC | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Sadio Mané | Senegal | CAF | Liverpool | England | UEFA | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Tamatoa Tetauira | Tahiti | OFC | AS Dragon | French Polynesia | OFC | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Amjad Radhi | Iraq | AFC | Air Force Club | Iraq | AFC | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Dejan Damjanović | Montenegro | UEFA | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | South Korea | AFC | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Maycon Calijuri | Brazil | CONMEBOL | Boeung Ket Angkor FC | Cambodia | AFC | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Song Ui-young | South Korea | AFC | Home United FC | Singapore | AFC | 0 | 5 | 5 |