THE WORLD’S BEST TOP GOAL SCORER 2017 at end February : SLIMANI ON TOP
The first list of 2017 is headed by Algerian Islam Slimani of Leicester City who scored 4 goals, 2 in CAN Finals and 2 in friendly matches. He is followed by 8 players with 3 goals each.
During January and February, 148 goals were scored in 64 international matches including Cup of African Nations 2017 Finals and friendly matches, and 229 goals in 84 matches in continental clubs for UEFA and CONCACAF (2016-17 finals rounds), CAF (2017 Super Cup) and AFC (2017 first rounds). Qualifying rounds for all continental club competitions, and first round for CONMEBOL (per round of 32) are excluded.
54 Players scored 2 or more goals. They are classified as follows:
· Country wise:
– By Confederation: 24 from CAF, 12 from UEFA, 11 from AFC, 6 from CONMEBOL and 1 from CONCACAF
– By Country: 4 from Cameroon, 3 from Algeria, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Brazil and France
· Club wise:
– By Confederation: 34 play in UEFA clubs, 17 in AFC, 2 in CAF and 1 in CONCACAF
– By Country: 7 in France, 6 in England, 4 in China, Belgium, 3 in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Germany and Turkey.
– By Club: 2 in Guangzhou Evergrande, Lekhwiya SC, Ulsan Hyundai, Leicester City, Olympique Lyon, AS Roma and Beşiktaş
| Player | Country | Confederation | Club | Country | Confederation | Country | Club | Total | ||
| Islam Slimani | Algeria | CAF | Leicester City | England | UEFA | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Junior Kabananga | Congo DR | CAF | FK Astana | Kazahstan | UEFA | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Nasser Al Shamrani | Saudi Arabia | AFC | Al Ain FC | UAE | AFC | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Riyad Mahrez | Algeria | CAF | Leicester City | England | UEFA | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Edin Džeko | Bosnia & Herzegovina | UEFA | AS Roma | Italy | UEFA | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Lars Stindl | Germany | UEFA | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Germany | UEFA | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Nabil Fekir | France | UEFA | Olympique Lyon | France | UEFA | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Youssef El-Arabi | Morocco | CAF | Lekhwiya SC | Qatar | AFC | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Zlatan Ibrahimović | Sweden | UEFA | Manchester United | England | UEFA | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| André Ayew | Ghana | CAF | West Ham United | England | UEFA | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Aristide Bancé | Burkina Faso | CAF | ASEC Mimosas | Ivory Coast | CAF | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Benjamin Moukandjo | Cameroon | CAF | FC Lorient | France | UEFA | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Bertrand Traoré | Burkina Faso | CAF | AFC Ajax | Netherlands | UEFA | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Christian Bassogog | Cameroon | CAF | Henan Jianye | China | AFC | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Eldor Shomurodov | Uzbekistan | AFC | Bunyodkor PFK | Uzbekistan | AFC | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Farouk Miya | Uganda | CAF | Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz | Belgium | UEFA | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui | Cameroon | CAF | Slavia Praha | Czech Republic | UEFA | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Mohamed Salah | Egypt | CAF | AS Roma | Italy | UEFA | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Mohammad Al Sahlawi | Saudi Arabia | AFC | Al-Nassr | Saudi Arabia | AFC | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Moussa Sow | Senegal | CAF | Fenerbahçe | Turkey | UEFA | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Naïm Sliti | Tunisia | CAF | Lille OSC | France | UEFA | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Paul Mpoku | Congo DR | CAF | Panathinaikos | Greece | UEFA | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Gabon | CAF | Borussia Dortmund | Germany | UEFA | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Préjuce Nakoulma | Burkina Faso | CAF | FC Nantes | France | UEFA | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Sadio Mané | Senegal | CAF | Liverpool FC | England | UEFA | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Sebastian Andersson | Sweden | UEFA | IFK Norrköping | Sweden | UEFA | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Sofiane Hanni | Algeria | CAF | RSC Anderlecht | Belgium | UEFA | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Tendai Ndoro | Zimbabwe | CAF | Orlando Pirates | South Africa | CAF | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Youssef Msakni | Tunisia | CAF | Lekhwiya SC | Qatar | AFC | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Vincent Aboubakar | Cameroon | CAF | Beşiktaş | Turkey | UEFA | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Alexandre Lacazette | France | UEFA | Olympique Lyon | France | UEFA | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Ángel Di María | Argentina | CONMEBOL | Paris Saint-Germain | France | UEFA | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Carlos Eduardo | Brazil | CONMEBOL | Al-Hilal | Saudi Arabia | AFC | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Cenk Tosun | Turkey | UEFA | Beşiktaş | Turkey | UEFA | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Dmitry Poloz | Russia | UEFA | Rostov | Russia | UEFA | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Frank Acheampong | Ghana | CAF | Anderlecht | Belgium | UEFA | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Giannis Gianniotas | Greece | UEFA | APOEL | Cyprus | UEFA | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Giuliano de Paula | Brazil | CONMEBOL | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Russia | UEFA | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Givanildo Vieira de Souza “Hulk” | Brazil | CONMEBOL | Shanghai SIPG | China | AFC | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| In-Sung Kim | South Korea | AFC | Ulsan Hyundai | South Korea | AFC | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Jérémy Perbet | France | UEFA | Gent | Belgium | UEFA | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Karim Ansarifard | Iran | AFC | Olympiacos | Greece | UEFA | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Kellyn Acosta | USA | CONCACAF | FC Dallas | USA | CONCACAF | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Lisheng Liao | China | AFC | Guangzhou Evergrande | China | AFC | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Makhete Diop | Senegal | CAF | Al-Ahli | UAE | AFC | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Mehdi Taremi | Iran | AFC | Persepolis FC | Iran | AFC | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Mislav Oršić | Croatia | UEFA | Ulsan Hyundai | South Korea | AFC | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Omar Abdulrahman | UAE | AFC | Al-Ain | UAE | AFC | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Omar Al-Somah | Syria | AFC | Al-Ahli | Saudi Arabia | AFC | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Radamel Falcao | Colombia | CONMEBOL | Monaco | France | UEFA | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Sergio Agüero | Argentina | CONMEBOL | Manchester City | England | UEFA | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Tadanari Lee | Japan | AFC | Urawa Red Diamonds | Japan | AFC | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Thiago Alcântara | Spain | UEFA | Bayern Munich | Germany | UEFA | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Shangyuan Wang | China | AFC | Guangzhou Evergrande | China | AFC | 0 | 2 | 2 |