THE WORLD’S BEST TOP GOAL SCORER at end JULY 2017 : RONALDO SINCE 2013, ONLY LEWANDOWSKI IN 2015 WAS AHEAD !
By end of July 2017 Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid CF still tops the poll with 17 goals. He can win a fourth title at the end of the year after 2013, 2014 and 2016. Only Robert Lewandowski from Poland and FC Bayern München (picture) has beaten Cristiano Ronaldo in 2015. Cristiano is followed in the ranking 2017 by North Korean Yu-Song kim of April 25 with 11 goals and Iranian Mehdi Taremi of Persepolis FC with 9.
In addition, Ronaldo is the player in the World with the most national team goals in 2017 (7 for Portugal) and the most international club goals (10 for Real Madrid CF). 32 players scored 6 or more goals, they are classified as follows :
Country wise :
– by Confederation : Asia and Europe (10), South America (5), Africa (4) and Oceania (3)
– by country : Brazil, France and New Zealand (3), Iran, Oman and Portugal (2)
Club wise :
– by Confederation : Asia (13), Europe (11), Africa and Oceania (3), South America (2)
– by country : Germany and New Zealand (3), England, France, Brazil, Iran, China, Oman, UAE and South Africa (2)
– by club : FC Bayern München, Al Ain FC and Auckland City (2)
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | UEFA | Real Madrid | Spain | UEFA | 7 | 10 | 17 | ||
| Yu-Song kim | North Korea | AFC | April 25 | North Korea | AFC | 2 | 9 | 11 | ||
| Mehdi Taremi | Iran | AFC | Persepolis FC | Iran | AFC | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||
| Henrikh Mkhitaryan | Armenia | UEFA | Manchester United | England | UEFA | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Paulinho Junior | Brazil | CONMEBOL | Guangzhou Evergrande | China | AFC | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Bienvenido Marañón | Spain | UEFA | Ceres–Negros FC | Philippines | AFC | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Gabriel Guerra | Argentina | CONMEBOL | Johor Darul Ta’zim F.C. | Malaysia | AFC | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Jeremy Brockie | New Zealand | OFC | SuperSport United | South Africa | CAF | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Robert Lewandowski | Poland | UEFA | Bayern München | Germany | UEFA | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Vincent Aboubakar | Cameroon | CAF | Beşiktaş | Turkey | UEFA | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Manuchekhr Dzhalilov | Tajikistan | AFC | Lokomotiv Moskva | Russia | UEFA | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||
| Taha Yassine Khenissi | Tunisia | CAF | Espérance Sportive de Tunis | Tunisia | CAF | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||
| Omar Abdulrahman | UAE | AFC | Al Ain FC | UAE | AFC | 0 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Stipe Plazibat | Croatia | UEFA | Home United | Singapore | AFC | 0 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Abdul Aziz Al-Muqbali | Oman | AFC | Fanja | Oman | AFC | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Olivier Giroud | France | UEFA | Arsenal FC | England | UEFA | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ovidy Karuru | Zimbabwe | CAF | Kaizer Chiefs | South Africa | CAF | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Paolo Guerrero | Peru | CONMEBOL | Flamengo RJ | Brazil | CONMEBOL | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Arturo Vidal | Chile | AFC | Bayern München | Germany | UEFA | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Bertrand Traoré | Burkina Faso | CAF | AFC Ajax | Netherlands | UEFA | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Lars Stindl | Germany | UEFA | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Germany | UEFA | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Nasser Al Shamrani | Saudi Arabia | AFC | Al Ain FC | UAE | AFC | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Myrat Ýagşyýew | Turkmenistan | AFC | Altyn Asyr FK | Turkmenistan | AFC | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Alexandre Lacazette | France | UEFA | Olympique Lyon | France | UEFA | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Fred Guedes | Brazil | CONMEBOL | Atlético Mineiro | Brazil | CONMEBOL | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Givanildo Vieira de Souza “Hulk” | Brazil | CONMEBOL | Shanghai SIPG | China | AFC | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||
| João Moreira | Portugal | UEFA | Auckland City FC | New Zealand | OFC | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Kaveh Rezaei | Iran | AFC | Esteghlal Tehran | Iran | AFC | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Kylian Mbappé | France | UEFA | AS Monaco | France | UEFA | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Mohammed Al Ghassani | Oman | AFC | Saham Club | Oman | AFC | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Ryan De Vries | New Zealand | OFC | Auckland City FC | New Zealand | OFC | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Tom Jackson | New Zealand | OFC | Team Wellington | New Zealand | OFC | 0 | 6 | 6 |