IFFHS MEN'S WORLD BEST TOP GOAL SCORER 2022 at April 30
Picture : Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe together on the top !
IFFHS Men's World Best Top Goal Scorer 2022:
prolific French pair seized the lead
A pair of France's star strikers top the 2022 world goal-scorer ranking in a highly successful April for both.
Kylian Mbappe has scored 9 goals within the month (all in the French league), Karim Benzema - 10 (4 in Spanish league, 6 in the Champions League).
Since the beginning of year, the tallies of both are equal, 22 goals. Benzema occupies the first line in the ranking due to tie-breaker.
Robert Lewandowski, the March leader, was less flamboyant in April (4 goals) and stepped down to third place.
Only these three players have reached the 20-goal milestone so far.
THE RANKING 2022 at April 30
| Player | Club | Country | Goals | Total | ||||
| NL | NC | ICC | NT | |||||
| 1 | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid (Spain) | France | 11 | 2 | 9 | 22 | |
| 2 | Kylian Mbappé | PSG | France | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
| 3 | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern (Germany) | Poland | 15 | 4 | 1 | 20 | |
| 4 | Michael Olunga | Al Duhail (Qatar) | Kenya | 11 | 2 | 4 | 17 | |
| 5 | Jamie Maclaren | Melbourne City | Australia | 12 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
| 6 | Mehdi Taremi | Porto (Portugal) | Iran | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 7 | Darwin Núñez | Benfica (Portugal) | Uruguay | 13 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 8 | Ciro Immobile | Lazio | Italy | 14 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| 9 | Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig (Germany) | France | 10 | 2 | 3 | 15 | |
| 10 | Ikhsan Fandi | Pathum United (Thailand) | Singapore | 8 | 5 | 2 | 15 | |
| 11 | Sadio Mané | Liverpool (England) | Senegal | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 12 | Gabriel Barbosa | Flamengo | Brazil | 10 | 1 | 3 | 14 | |
| 13 | Odion Ighalo | Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) | Nigeria | 9 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| 14 | Akram Afif | Al Sadd | Qatar | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 15 | Wissam Ben Yedder | Monaco | France | 10 | 3 | 1 | 14 | |
| 16 | Martin Ádám | Paksi | Hungary | 14 | 14 | |||
| 17 | Franck Etouga | Asante Kotoko (Ghana) | Cameroon | 14 | 14 | |||
| 18 | Peter Ebimobowei | Abahani Chittagong (Bangladesh) | Nigeria | 13 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 19 | Edmilson Junior | Al-Duhail (Qatar) | Belgium | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | |
| 20 | Raphael Veiga | Palmeiras | Brazil | 7 | 6 | 13 | ||
| 21 | Zeca | Mirassol, Daegu (South Korea) | Brazil | 7 | 6 | 13 | ||
| 22 | Bergson | Johor Darul Ta'zim (Malaysia) | Brazil | 7 | 6 | 13 | ||
| 23 | Marcel Hernández | Cartaginés (Costa Rica) | Cuba | 11 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 24 | Pablo Sarabia | Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) | Spain | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
| 25 | Moussa Dembélé | Lyon | France | 12 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 26 | Samy Frioui | MC Alger | Algeria | 13 | 13 | |||
| 27 | Luka Majcen | Gokulam Kerala (India) | Slovenia | 13 | 13 | |||
| 28 | Evanilson | Porto (Portugal) | Brazil | 11 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 29 | Joe Gormley | Cliftonville | Northern Ireland | 6 | 7 | 13 | ||
| 30 | Karl Toko Ekambi | Lyon (France) | Cameroon | 6 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 31 | Carlos | Al Shabab (Saudi Arabia) | Brazil | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
| 32 | Arkadiusz Milik | Marseille (France) | Poland | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |
| 33 | Erling Haaland | Borussia Dortmund (Germany) | Norway | 8 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
| 34 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Barcelona (Spain) | Gabon | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| 35 | Miguel Borja | Junior | Colombia | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 36 | Sébastien Haller | Ajax (Netherlands) | Côte d'Ivoire | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 37 | Tammy Abraham | Roma (Italy) | England | 9 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| 38 | Diogo | Pathum United (Thailand) | Brazil | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| 39 | Harry Kane | Tottenham | England | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| 40 | Jonathan Calleri | São Paulo (Brazil) | Argentina | 12 | 12 | |||
| 41 | Martin Terrier | Rennes | France | 12 | 12 | |||
| 42 | Jackson Muleka | Kasımpaşa (Turkey) | Congo DR | 12 | 12 | |||
| 43 | Georgios Giakoumakis | Celtic (Scotland) | Greece | 8 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 44 | Gelson Dala | Al Wakrah (Qatar) | Angola | 8 | 4 | 12 |
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 April 30, 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.