IFFHS MEN'S WORLD BEST TOP GOAL SCORER 2022 (at January 31)
Picture : Al Sadd's Akram Afif leads the ranking.
The World’s Best Goal Scorer 2022: the greatest strikers in shadow yet
While the most famous strikers from the strongest European leagues did not prove yet properly this year, Akram Afif (Qatar) burst ahead.
25-year old Afif scored the most goals in the world in January – 8, all for his club Al Sadd in the Qatari Stars League.
Lewandowski, Benzema, Mbappe, Haaland scored 4 goals each.
Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are yet to start scoring this year.
THE RANKING 2022
| Player | Club | Country | Goals | Total | |||||
| NL | NC | ICC | NT | ||||||
| 1 | Akram Afif | Al Sadd | Qatar | 8 | 8 | ||||
| 2 | Craig Goodwin | Adelaide United | Australia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 3 | Vincent Aboubakar | Al Nassr (Saudi Arabia) | Cameroon | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 4 | Emre Akbaba | Alanyaspor | Turkey | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 5 | Aymen Hussein | Umm Salal (Qatar) | Iraq | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 6 | Bartholomew Ogbeche | Hyderabad (India) | Nigeria | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Kwame Karikari | Nakhon Ratchasima (Thailand) | Ghana | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 8 | Wissam Ben Yedder | Monaco | France | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 9 | Karl Toko Ekambi | Lyon (France) | Cameroon | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 10 | Gelson Dala | Al Wakrah (Qatar) | Angola | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 11 | Alen Ožbolt | Hapoel Haifa (Israel) | Slovenia | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 12 | Ayoub El Hmidi | Mons Calpe | Gibraltar | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 13 | Tammy Abraham | Roma (Italy) | England | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Ciro Immobile | Lazio | Italy | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| 15 | Borja Iglesias | Betis Real Betis | Spain | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 16 | Evanilson | Porto (Portugal) | Brazil | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 17 | Cassiano | Vizela (Portugal) | Brazil | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 18 | Byung-soo Yoo | Chonburi (Thailand) | South Korea | 4 | 1 | 5 |
All goals at top senior level are counted (top national divisions, national cups, official international club tournaments, official games between national teams).
Brazilian state championships Paulista and Carioca have status equal to national leagues (according to IFFHS decision).
Abbreviatures:
NL – National League
NC – National Cups
ICC – International Club Competitions
NT – National Team
Period: from January 1 to January 31, 2022.
Tiebreaking criteria in case of equal number of total goals: 1) international goals (ICC + NT), 2) goals scored for national team (NT), 3) goals scored in domestic league (NL), 4) strength of the league (according to IFFHS ranking), 5) number of total games played.