IFFHS TOP GOAL SCORER AT END OCTOBER 2015 : ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI ON TOP
A brace against Scotland and a single goal against Ireland lead Polish Robert Lewandowski of FC Bayern Munich to top the list till end of October. Lewandowski made incredible history by scoring 9 goals in the last 5 Euro qualifiers matches. Added to his 7 goals in UEFA CL (4 in 2014-15 final stages and 3 in 2015-16 group stage), Lewandowski now owns 16 goals. He also tops Euro qualifiers goal scorers with 13 goals after 10 matches.
Ahmed Khalil came second with 15 goals, 9 for UAE and 6 for his club, Al Ahli Dubai. He is followed by Mohammad Al-Sahlawi of Saudi Arabia who scored 13 goals for his national team and Cristiano Ronaldo who scored 13 goals, 3 for Portugal and 10 for Real Madrid C.F. Al-Sahlawi is the player to score most for his national team whie Ronaldo is the player to score most club goals.
53 players scored 7 or more goals. By nationality, 16 come from AFC, 14 from CONMEBOL, 12 from UEFA, 8 from CAF and 3 from CONCACAF. By club football, 25 play in UEFA, 16 play in AFC, 5 in CAF, 4 in CONMEBOL and 3 in CONCACAF. Argentina is the country with most players in the list with 6, followed by Brazil and Japan with 3. As for clubs, FC Barcelona led the list with 3.
Ahmed Khalil came second with 15 goals, 9 for UAE and 6 for his club, Al Ahli Dubai. He is followed by Mohammad Al-Sahlawi of Saudi Arabia who scored 13 goals for his national team and Cristiano Ronaldo who scored 13 goals, 3 for Portugal and 10 for Real Madrid C.F. Al-Sahlawi is the player to score most for his national team whie Ronaldo is the player to score most club goals.
53 players scored 7 or more goals. By nationality, 16 come from AFC, 14 from CONMEBOL, 12 from UEFA, 8 from CAF and 3 from CONCACAF. By club football, 25 play in UEFA, 16 play in AFC, 5 in CAF, 4 in CONMEBOL and 3 in CONCACAF. Argentina is the country with most players in the list with 6, followed by Brazil and Japan with 3. As for clubs, FC Barcelona led the list with 3.
# |
Player |
Country |
Conf. |
Club |
Country |
Conf. |
Country |
Club |
Total |
||
1 |
Robert Lewandowski | Poland | UEFA | FC Bayern Munich | Germany | UEFA |
9 |
7 |
16 |
||
2 |
Ahmed Khalil | UAE | AFC | Al Ahli Dubai | UAE | AFC |
9 |
6 |
15 |
||
3 |
Mohammad Al-Sahlawi | Saudi Arabia | AFC | Al-Qadisiyah Al Khubar | Saudi Arabia | AFC |
13 |
0 |
13 |
||
4 |
Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | UEFA | Real Madrid C.F. | Spain | UEFA |
3 |
10 |
13 |
||
5 |
Sergio Agüero | Argentina | CONMEBOL | Manchester City F.C. | England | UEFA |
10 |
2 |
12 |
||
6 |
Hamza Al Dardour | Jordan | AFC | Al-Ramtha SC | Jordan | AFC |
11 |
0 |
11 |
||
7 |
Thomas Müller | Germany | UEFA | FC Bayern Munich | Germany | UEFA |
5 |
6 |
11 |
||
7 |
Xu Yang | China PR | AFC | Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C. | China | AFC |
5 |
6 |
11 |
||
9 |
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior | Brazil | CONMEBOL | FC Barcelona | Spain | UEFA |
4 |
7 |
11 |
||
10 |
Miller Bolaños | Ecuador | CONMEBOL | Club Sport Emelec | Ecuador | CONMEBOL |
6 |
4 |
10 |
||
11 |
Clint Dempsey | USA | CONCACAF | Seattle Sounders FC | USA | CONCACAF |
9 |
0 |
9 |
||
12 |
Yu Dabao | China PR | AFC | Beijing Guoan F.C. | China | AFC |
7 |
2 |
9 |
||
13 |
Paolo Guerrero | Peru | CONMEBOL | Sport Club Corinthians Paulista | Brazil | CONMEBOL |
5 |
4 |
9 |
||
13 |
Vincent Aboubakar | Cameroon | CAF | FC Porto | Portugal | UEFA |
5 |
4 |
9 |
||
15 |
Bader Al-Mutawa | Kuwait | AFC | Qadsia SC | Kuwait | AFC |
4 |
5 |
9 |
||
15 |
Oribe Peralta | Mexico | CONCACAF | Club América | Mexico | CONCACAF |
4 |
5 |
9 |
||
17 |
Gonzalo Higuaín | Argentina | CONMEBOL | S.S.C. Napoli | Italy | UEFA |
2 |
7 |
9 |
||
18 |
Ali Mabkhout | UAE | AFC | Al Jazira Club | UAE | AFC |
8 |
0 |
8 |
||
18 |
Keisuke Honda | Japan | AFC | A.C. Milan | Italy | UEFA |
8 |
0 |
8 |
||
18 |
Zlatan Ibrahimović | Sweden | UEFA | Paris Saint-Germain | France | UEFA |
8 |
8 |
|||
21 |
Igor Sergeev | Uzbekistan | AFC | Pakhtakor Tashkent FK | Uzbekistan | AFC |
5 |
3 |
8 |
||
21 |
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Gabon | CAF | Borossia Dortmund | Germany | UEFA |
5 |
3 |
8 |
||
23 |
Lionel Messi | Argentina | CONMEBOL | FC Barcelona | Spain | UEFA |
4 |
4 |
8 |
||
24 |
Asamoah Gyan | Ghana | CAF | Al-Ain FC | UAE | AFC |
3 |
5 |
8 |
||
24 |
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | Netherlands | UEFA | FC Schalke 04 | Germany | UEFA |
3 |
5 |
8 |
||
24 |
Thamsanqa Gabuza | South Africa | CAF | Orlando Pirates | South Africa | CAF |
3 |
5 |
8 |
||
27 |
Carlos Bacca | Colombia | CONMEBOL | Sevilla FC | Spain | UEFA |
2 |
6 |
8 |
||
27 |
Givanildo Vieira de Sousa “Hulk” | Brazil | CONMEBOL | FC Zenit Saint Petersburg | Russia | UEFA |
2 |
6 |
8 |
||
27 |
Mbwana Samatta | Tanzania | CAF | TP Mazembe | DR Congo | CAF |
2 |
6 |
8 |
||
30 |
Alvaro Morata | Spain | UEFA | Juventus Torino | Italy | UEFA |
1 |
7 |
8 |
||
31 |
Daniel McBreen | Australia | AFC | South China AA | Hong Kong | AFC |
0 |
8 |
8 |
||
31 |
Gustavo Bou | Argentina | CONMEBOL | Racing Club de Avellaneda | Argentina | CONMEBOL |
0 |
8 |
8 |
||
31 |
Luis Suárez | Uruguay | CONMEBOL | FC Barcelona | Spain | UEFA |
0 |
8 |
8 |
||
31 |
Ricardo Goulart | Brazil | CONMEBOL | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | China | AFC |
0 |
8 |
8 |
||
31 |
Riste Naumov | Macedonia | UEFA | Ayeyawady United | Burma | AFC |
0 |
8 |
8 |
||
36 |
Eduardo Vargas | Chile | CONMEBOL | 1899 Hoffenheim | Germany | UEFA |
7 |
0 |
7 |
||
36 |
Marc Janko | Austria | UEFA | FC Basel | Switzerland | UEFA |
7 |
0 |
7 |
||
36 |
Sardar Azmoun | Iran | AFC | FC Rostov | Russia | UEFA |
7 |
0 |
7 |
||
36 |
Shinji Okazaki | Japan | AFC | Leicester City | England | UEFA |
7 |
0 |
7 |
||
40 |
Artem Dzyuba | Russia | UEFA | FC Zenit Saint Petersburg | Russia | UEFA |
6 |
1 |
7 |
||
40 |
Eden Hazard | Belgium | UEFA | Chelsea F.C. | England | UEFA |
6 |
1 |
7 |
||
40 |
Sardor Rashidov | Uzbekistan | AFC | FC Bunyodkor | Uzbekistan | AFC |
6 |
1 |
7 |
||
43 |
Bassem Morsi | Egypt | CAF | Zamalek SC Cairo | Egypt | CAF |
5 |
2 |
7 |
||
43 |
Younis Mahmoud | Iraq | AFC | Erbil SC | Iraq | AFC |
5 |
2 |
7 |
||
45 |
Hakan Çalhanoğlu | Turkey | UEFA | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Germany | UEFA |
4 |
3 |
7 |
||
45 |
Hassan Al-Haidos | Qatar | AFC | Al-Sadd SC | Qatar | AFC |
4 |
3 |
7 |
||
45 |
Sunil Chhetri | India | AFC | Bengaluru FC | India | AFC |
4 |
3 |
7 |
||
48 |
Javier Hernández | Mexico | CONCACAF | Real Madrid C.F. / Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Spain / Germany | UEFA |
3 |
4 |
7 |
||
49 |
Gbolahan Salami | Nigeria | CAF | Warri Wolves | Nigeria | CAF |
2 |
5 |
7 |
||
50 |
Baghdad Bounedjah | Algeria | CAF | Étoile Sportive du Sahel | Tunisia | CAF |
0 |
7 |
7 |
||
50 |
Darío Benedetto | Argentina | CONMEBOL | Club América | Mexico | CONCACAF |
0 |
7 |
7 |
||
50 |
Romelu Lukaku | Belgium | UEFA | Everton F.C. | England | UEFA |
0 |
7 |
7 |
||
50 |
Ramón Ábila | Argentina | CONMEBOL | Club Atlético Huracán | Argentina | CONMEBOL |
0 |
7 |
7 |