THE WORLD’S BEST TOP GOAL SCORER (INTERNATIONAL GOALS) : CRISTIANO RONALDO (PORTUGAL/FC JUVENTUS)

CRISTIANO RONALDO’S FIFTH IFFHS AWARD FOR THE WORLD’S BEST TOP GOAL SCORER (INTERNATIONAL GOALS)

Cristiano Ronaldo wins for the 5th time (in the last seven years) the IFFHS Award of THE WORLD’S BEST TOP GOAL SCORER (international goals with country and club) ! After 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, he is again the Number 1 in the World, scoring 14 international goals with Portugal and 7 international goals with FC Juventus in UEFA Champions League.

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With 21 international goals in 2019, Ronaldo was again efficient during all his year, dominating the ranking before Ali Mabkhout (United Arab Emirates), who scored 19 international goals with his country and England’s Harry Kane, also 19 goals (12 goals with England and 7 with Tottenham).

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Ali Mabkhout (picture top) holds the record 2019 for international country goals (19 with UAE)) and Bafetimbi Gomis (picture bottom) the record of the international club goals 2019 (13 with Al Hilal Saudi FC).

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Last year winner Baghdad Bounedjah took the 8th place in the ranking and winner 2015 Robert Lewandowski the 6th place. 34 Players in the World scored 10 international goals or more in 2019, they came from UEFA  (14), AFC  (8), CONMEBOL (4), CAF (3), OFC (3), CONCACAF (2).

The most represented clubs are in the Top 34 : FC Liverpool, FC Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspurs, FC Bayern München, FC Inter Milan, Zenit St Petersburg, Al Sadd SC (all with 2 players). The most represented leagues in the Top 34 are : Premier League England (10 players), Serie A Italy (3), Premier Liga Russia (3), Bundesliga Germany (2), Saudi Football League (2) and Qatar Stars League (2).

RANKING 2019 (1/1/19 – 31/12/19)


PlayerCountryConfClubCountryCountryClubTOTAL
1Cristiano RONALDOPortugalUEFAFC JuventusItaly14721
2Ali MABKHOUTUAEAFCAl-Jazira FCUAE1919
3Harry KANEEnglandUEFATottenham HotspursEngland12719
4Raheem STERLINGEnglandUEFAFC Manchester CityEngland8917
5Ali ALMOEZQatarAFCAl-Duhail SCQatar15116
6Robert LEWANDOWSKIPolandUEFAFC Bayern MünchenGermany61016
7Omar AL SOMAHSyriaAFCAl-Ahli Saudi FCSaudi Arabia8715
8Baghdad BOUNEDJAHAlgeriaCAFAl-Sadd FCQatar8614
8Lautaro MARTINEZArgentinaCONMEBOLFC Inter MianItaly8614
10Olivier GIROUDFranceUEFAFC ChelseaEngland6814
11Eldor SHOMURODOVUzbekistanAFCFC RostovRussia1313
12Serge GNABRYGermanyUEFAFC Bayern MünchenGermany9413
13Sardar AZMOUNIranAFCZenit St PetersburgRussia8513
14Lionel MESSIArgentinaCONMEBOLFC BarcelonaSpain5813
15Bafetimbi GOMISFranceUEFAAl-hilal Saudi FCSaudi Arabia1313
16Gabriel JESUSBrazilCONMEBOLFC Manchester CityEngland7512
17Baha FAISALJordanAFCAl-Wedhat SCJordan6612
18Heung-min SONSouth KoreaAFCTottenham HotspursEngland3912
19Aleksander MITROVICSerbiaUEFAFulham FCEngland1111
19Eran ZAHAVIIsraelUEFAGuangzhou RFChina1111
21Toni KALTACKVanuataOFCErakor Golden StarVanuata10111
22Artyom DZIOUBARussiaUEFAZenit St PetersburgRussia9211
23Raul JIMENEZMexicoCONCACAFWolverhamptonEngland8311
23Georgino WIJNALDUMNetherlandsUEFAFC LiverpoolEngland8311
25Sadio MANESenegalCAFFC LiverpoolEngland7411
25Romelu LUKAKUBelgiumUEFAManUnited/Inter MilanEngland/Italy7411
27Akram AFIFQatarAFCAl-Sadd FCQatar6511
27Memphis DEPAYNetherlandsUEFAOlympique LyonFrance6511
29Enner VALENCIAEcuadorCONMEBOLTigres UANLMexico4711
30Jackson MULEKADR CongoCAFTP MazembeDR Congo3811
31Ross ALLENGuernseyOFCTeam WellingtonNew Zealand1111
32Gagame FENISolomon IslandsOFCSuva FCFiji1010
33Jonathan DAVIDCanadaCONCACAFRAA GentBelgium8210
34“BIENVE” Bienvenido MorejonSpainUEFACeres-Negros FCPhilippines1010