IFFHS MEN'S WORLD BEST NATIONAL TOP DIVISION GOAL SCORER 2022
Picture : Kylian Mbappé scored 5 goals in May to take the leadership.
The World’s Best National Top Division Scorer 2022:
Dembélé the new pursuer for Mbappe
The French strikers dominate the IFFHS goal-scorers rankings this year. Apart from Mbappe and Benzema, also Moussa Dembélé has significantly bettered his positions.
Successful on the finish of French League (5 goals for Lyon in May), Dembélé jumped to 2nd place in the national scorers’ ranking, with total 17 league goals in 2022. He is now just 2 goals down from Mbappe.
The most prolific league striker over the past month was Sølvi Vatnhamar: 8 goals in the Faroe Islands (now 26th place in the ranking with total 13 goals).
THE RANKING 2022 at May 31
| Player | Club | Country | Goals | |
| 1 | Kylian Mbappé | PSG | France | 19 |
| 2 | Moussa Dembélé | Lyon | France | 17 |
| 3 | Jonathan Calleri | São Paulo (Brazil) | Argentina | 16 |
| 4 | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern (Germany) | Poland | 16 |
| 5 | Martin Ádám | Paksi | Hungary | 16 |
| 6 | Nemanja Bilbija | Zrinjski | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16 |
| 7 | Yaw Annor | Ashanti Gold | Ghana | 16 |
| Franck Etouga | Asante Kotoko (Ghana) | Cameroon | 16 | |
| 9 | Peter Ebimobowei | Abahani Chittagong (Bangladesh) | Nigeria | 16 |
| 10 | Heung-Min Son | Tottenham (England) | South Korea | 15 |
| 11 | Wissam Ben Yedder | Monaco | France | 15 |
| 12 | Nicolás Ibáñez | Pachuca (Mexico) | Argentina | 15 |
| 13 | Marko Livaja | Hajduk Split | Croatia | 15 |
| 14 | Marcel Hernández | Cartaginés (Costa Rica) | Cuba | 15 |
| 15 | Ciro Immobile | Lazio | Italy | 14 |
| 16 | André-Pierre Gignac | Tigres UANL (Mexico) | France | 14 |
| 17 | Jamie Maclaren | Melbourne City | Australia | 14 |
| 18 | Matías Rotondi | Municipal (Guatemala) | Argentina | 14 |
| 19 | Erison | Botafogo | Brazil | 13 |
| 20 | Harry Kane | Tottenham | England | 13 |
| 21 | Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig (Germany) | France | 13 |
| 22 | Darwin Núñez | Benfica (Portugal) | Uruguay | 13 |
| 23 | Samy Frioui | MC Alger | Algeria | 13 |
| 24 | Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba | Al Ain (UAE) | Togo | 13 |
| 25 | Dominik Stolz | Hesperange (Luxembourg) | Germany | 13 |
| 26 | Sølvi Vatnhamar | Víkingur | Faroe Islands | 13 |
| 27 | Luka Majcen | Gokulam Kerala (India) | Slovenia | 13 |
| 28 | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid (Spain) | France | 12 |
| 29 | Mehdi Taremi | Porto (Portugal) | Iran | 12 |
| 30 | Pablo Sarabia | Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) | Spain | 12 |
| 31 | Martin Terrier | Rennes | France | 12 |
| 32 | Georgios Giakoumakis | Celtic (Scotland) | Greece | 12 |
| 33 | Fernando Fernández | Club Guaraní | Paraguay | 12 |
| 34 | Aleksandar Katai | Red Star Belgrade | Serbia | 12 |
| 35 | Jackson Muleka | Kasımpaşa (Turkey) | Congo DR | 12 |
| 36 | Odion Ighalo | Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) | Nigeria | 12 |
| 37 | Kwadwo Duah | St. Gallen | Switzerland | 12 |
| 38 | Yusuf Abdulazeez | Gombe United | Nigeria | 12 |
| 39 | Conor McMenamin | Glentoran | Northern Ireland | 12 |
| 40 | Boris Kopitović | Tampines Rovers (Singapore) | Montenegro | 12 |
All goals scored in top national divisions worldwide are taken in account.
Period: from January 1 to May 31, 2022.
Tiebreaking criteria in case of equal number of total goals: strength of the league (according to IFFHS ranking).