IFFHS MEN' WORLD BEST NATIONAL TOP DIVISION GOAL SCORER 2022 at AUGUST 31
Picture : Boris Kopitovic is the new leader !
IFFHS Men's World Best National Top Division Scorer 2022:
Singapore league players stand out
The players from Singapore league moved forward in the ranking of world’s best goal-scorers of national top divisions.
The Montenegrin Boris Kopitović from Tampines Rovers, prolific again in August (6 league goals over the month), became the new leader.
The Japanese Kodai Tanaka from Albirex Niigata takes 3rd position in the ranking with 24 goals, conceding the 2nd to Kylian Mbappe just due to tie-breaker.
Another Singapore-based striker Shin-wook Kim has scored 8 goals in August: the 2nd largest number for this period (after Erling Haaland who scored 9 for Manchester City).
THE RANKING
| Player | Club | Country | Goals | |
| 1 | Boris Kopitović | Tampines Rovers (Singapore) | Montenegro | 26 |
| 2 | Kylian Mbappé | PSG | France | 24 |
| 3 | Kodai Tanaka | Albirex Niigata (Singapore) | Japan | 24 |
| 4 | Nicolás Ibáñez | Pachuca (Mexico) | Argentina | 21 |
| 5 | Yaw Annor | Ashanti Gold | Ghana | 21 |
| 6 | Souleymane Diabate | Mohammedan Dhaka (Bangladesh) | Mali | 21 |
| 7 | Germán Cano | Fluminense (Brazil) | Argentina | 20 |
| 8 | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern (Germany), Barcelona (Spain) | Poland | 20 |
| 9 | Alexander Jeremejeff | Häcken | Sweden | 20 |
| 10 | Bergson | Johor Darul Ta'zim (Malaysia) | Brazil | 20 |
| 11 | Shin-wook Kim | Lion City Sailors (Singapore) | South Korea | 20 |
| 12 | Peter Ebimobowei | Abahani Chittagong (Bangladesh) | Nigeria | 20 |
| 13 | Hamish Watson | Miramar Rangers | New Zealand | 20 |
| 14 | Jonathan Calleri | São Paulo (Brazil) | Argentina | 19 |
| 15 | Marko Livaja | Hajduk Split | Croatia | 19 |
| 16 | Martin Ádám | Paksi, Ulsan (South Korea) | Hungary | 19 |
| 17 | Sebastián Driussi | Austin (USA) | Argentina | 19 |
| 18 | Amahl Pellegrino | Bodø/Glimt | Norway | 19 |
| 19 | Matías Rotondi | Municipal (Guatemala) | Argentina | 19 |
| 20 | Reo Nishiguchi | Tanjong Pagar (Malaysia) | Japan | 19 |
| 21 | Erling Haaland | Borussia Dortmund (Germany), Manchester City (England) | Norway | 18 |
| 22 | Moussa Dembélé | Lyon | France | 18 |
| 23 | André-Pierre Gignac | Tigres UANL (Mexico) | France | 18 |
| 24 | Chijoke Nnamdi Akuneto | Rivers United | Nigeria | 18 |
| 25 | Franck Etouga | Asante Kotoko (Ghana) | Cameroon | 18 |
| 26 | Chico | Bolívar (Bolivia) | Brazil | 18 |
| 27 | Nemanja Bilbija | Zrinjski | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18 |
| 28 | Raimonds Krollis | Valmiera | Latvia | 18 |
| 29 | Sølvi Vatnhamar | Víkingur | Faroe Islands | 18 |
| 30 | Dorielton | Abahani Dhaka (Bangladesh) | Brazil | 18 |
| 31 | Harry Kane | Tottenham | England | 17 |
| 32 | Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig (Germany) | France | 17 |
| 33 | Neymar | PSG (France) | Brazil | 17 |
| 34 | Marcel Hernández | Cartaginés (Costa Rica) | Cuba | 17 |
| 35 | Bobir Abdikholikov | Energetyk-BGU (Belarus) | Uzbekistan | 17 |
| 36 | Zakaria Beglarishvili | Levadia (Estonia) | Georgia | 17 |
| 37 | Nökkvi Thórisson | Akureyri | Iceland | 17 |
All goals scored in top national divisions worldwide are taken in account.
Period: from January 1 to August 31, 2022.
Tiebreaking criteria in case of equal number of total goals: strength of the league (according to IFFHS ranking).