IFFHS RANKING 2021 at March 1 - THE WORLD'S BEST NATIONAL GOAL SCORER


Picture : Georgios Giakoumakis and Baghdad Bounedjah, the leaders


The World’s Best National Top Division Scorer 2021 at March 1: Giakoumakis and Bounedjah joint leaders

A Greek forward Georgios Giakoumakis from Venlo (Netherlands) goes on leading the annual ranking of world’s national top division goal-scorers after the end of February with 13 goals. 
Baghdad Bounedjah from Al Sadd (Qatar) has same amount and takes 2nd place due to tiebreak criteria: strength of the league (by IFFHS ranking).
Lionel Messi came close to the leader having 12 on his tally. He is on 3rd position now.
The 2020 winner Cristiano Ronaldo has not yet reached his best form, with 7 goals, he is below top-33. Haaland and Lukaku also have scored 7 goals in domestic league so far. 


RANKING IFFHS BEST NATIONAL GOAL SCORERS 2021 at March 1

     
 PlayerClubCountryGoals
     
1Georgios GiakoumakisVenlo (Netherlands)Greece13
2Baghdad BounedjahAl Sadd (Qatar)Algeria13
3Lionel Messi Barcelona (Spain)Argentina12
4Pa Omar JobeSheikh Jamal (Bangladesh)Gambia12
5
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Bashundhara Kings (Bangladesh)Brazil12
6Robert Lewandowski Bayern (Germany)Poland11
7Aaron BoupendzaHatayspor (Turkey)Gabon11
8Raúl BecerraBashundhara Kings (Bangladesh)Argentina11
9André SilvaEintracht (Germany)Portugal10
10Cristian Guanca
Al Shabab (Saudi Arabia)
Argentina10
11Bafétimbi GomisAl Hilal (Saudi Arabia)France10
12Ali MabkhoutAl JaziraUAE10
13Ilkay GündoganManchester City (England)Germany9
14Alexander IsakReal Sociedad (Spain)Sweden9
15Odsonne Édouard Celtic (Scotland)France9
16Patson DakaSalzburg (Austria)Zambia9
17Jan KuchtaSlavia PragueCzech Republic9
18Gianni BrunoZulte-WaregemBelgium9
19Paul OnuachuGenk (Belgium)Nigeria9
20Smail PrevljakEupen (Belgium)Bosnia and Herzegovina9
21Ignacio RamírezLiverpool MontevideoUruguay9
22Luis JiménezPalestinoChile9
23Fabio LimaAl WaslUAE9
24Roy KrishnaMohun Bagan (India)Fiji9
25Diego MaurícioOdisha (India)Brazil9
26Tardeli ReisSamut Prakan (Thailand)Brazil9
27ClaudinhoRB BragantinoBrazil8
28Youssef En-NesyriSevilla (Spain)Morocco8
 Luis Suárez Atletico (Spain)Uruguay8
30Fashion SakalaOostende (Belgium)Zambia8
31Mitchell te VredeAl Fateh (Saudi Arabia)Netherlands8
32Kevin RoseroSanta Lucia (Malta)Colombia8
33Hamish WatsonTeam WellingtonNew Zealand8


All goals scored in top national divisions worldwide were taken in account.
Period: from January 1, 2021 to February 28, 2021.
Tiebreaking criteria in case of equal number of total goals: 
1) strength of the league (according to IFFHS ranking), 
2) number of games played.