THE NATIONAL GOAL SCORER OF 3rd DECADE XXI CENTURY
Top national scorer of 3rd Decade XXI after 2025: Kylian Mbappé
Kylian Mbappé leads the ranking for best scorers of national leagues in the current decade (2021-2030) after the end of 2025. At the halfway point, he has scored 148 goals in the French and Spanish leagues.
Erling Haaland (143) and Harry Kane (142) run behind him.
The ranking provides a breakdown of goals by calendar year.
| 3rd DECADE | NATIONAL LEAGUES | 2021 | ||||||
| XXI CENTURY | TOP SCORERS | 2025 | ||||||
| Player | Country | Goals | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| 1 | Kylian Mbappé | France | 148 | 24 | 32 | 34 | 19 | 39 |
| 2 | Erling Haaland | Norway | 143 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
| 3 | Harry Kane | England | 142 | 18 | 26 | 38 | 29 | 31 |
| 4 | Robert Lewandowski | Poland | 136 | 43 | 29 | 18 | 27 | 19 |
| Garbhan Coughlan | Republic of Ireland | 136 | 10 | 33 | 39 | 34 | 16 | |
| 6 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 123 | 25 | 11 | 34 | 25 | 28 |
| 7 | Bérgson | Brazil | 117 | 23 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 23 |
| 8 | Dominik Stolz | Germany | 108 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 18 | 14 |
| 9 | Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba | Togo | 107 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 15 | 18 |
| Imre Badalassi | Italy | 107 | 30 | 12 | 20 | 26 | 19 | |
| 11 | Nemanja Bilbija | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 105 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 9 | 17 |
| 12 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | 102 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 35 |
| 13 | Mohamed Salah | Egypt | 102 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 23 | 16 |
| 14 | Hulk | Brazil | 101 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 17 | 15 |
Only goals in top national divisions (plus top tiers of Brazilian states) are taken into account.
Players from minor leagues (below top 100) are listed but not classified (Coughlan, Badalassi).
Period: from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2025