IFFHS MEN'S WORLD BEST TOP GOAL SCORER 2022 at OCTOBER 31


Picture : After the duo Messi-Ronaldo, the duo of the new generation Mbappé-Haaland !


IFFHS World’s Best Goal Scorer 2022: Mbappe keeps 4-goal lead

The leader of the goal-scorers’ ranking Kylian Mbappe has maintained a 4-goal lead from his pursuerswhich he had a month ago. The Frenchman increased his annual tally to 45 goals. Erling Haaland, at second place, has 41.
Robert Lewandowski and Bergson have already reached the milestone of 40 goals as well.

THE RANKING 2022 at October 31

 PlayerClubCountryGoals   Total
    NLNCICCNT 
1Kylian MbappéPSGFrance3038445
2Erling HaalandBorussia D (Germany), Man City (England)Norway2615941
3Robert Lewandowski Bayern (Germany), Barcelona (Spain)Poland29 9240
4BergsonJohor Darul Ta'zim (Malaysia)Brazil2956 40
5Germán CanoFluminense (Brazil)Argentina2756 38
6Boris KopitovićTampines Rovers (Singapore)Montenegro3511 37
7Ricardo GomesPartizan (Serbia)Cape Verde 23211 36
8Kodai TanakaAlbirex Niigata (Singapore)Japan333  36
9Sadio ManéLiverpool (England), Bayern (Germany)Senegal1546833
10Christopher NkunkuRB Leipzig (Germany)France2256 33
11Amahl PellegrinoBodø/GlimtNorway2318 32
12Michael OlungaAl Duhail (Qatar)Kenya16124 32
13Karim BenzemaReal Madrid (Spain)France17211131
14Nicolás IbáñezPachuca (Mexico)Argentina31   31
15Pedro FlamengoBrazil14312130
16Mehdi TaremiPorto (Portugal)Iran1755330
17Harry Kane Tottenham England 2331330
18NeymarPSG (France)Brazil2022529
19Gabriel BarbosaFlamengoBrazil2036 29
20Wissam Ben YedderMonacoFrance2034128
21Nemanja BilbijaZrinjskiBosnia and Herzegovina26 2 28
22Reo NishiguchiTanjong Pagar (Malaysia)Japan262  28
23Lionel Messi PSG (France)Argentina12141027
24Fernando ZampedriUniversidad Católica (Chile)Argentina1863 27
25Sølvi VatnhamarVíkingurFaroe Islands2052 27
26Garbhan CoughlanCashmere Technical (New Zealand)Republic of Ireland27   27
27Cody GakpoPSVNetherlands1536226
28Miguel BorjaJunior, River Plate (Argentina)Colombia1915126
29Páll KlettskarðFaroe Islands1853 26
30Marko LivajaHajduk SplitCroatia25  126
31Kodjo Fo-Doh LabaAl Ain (UAE)Togo223 126
32Hany MukhtarNashville (USA)Germany233  26
33Heung-Min SonTottenham (England)South Korea18 2525
34Lautaro MartínezInternazionale (Italy) Argentina1632425
35Georgios GiakoumakisCeltic (Scotland)Greece1851125
36Marcos RiquelmeAlways Ready (Bolivia)Argentina23 2 25
37Jonathan CalleriSão Paulo (Brazil)Argentina24 1 25
38André-Pierre GignacTigres UANL (Mexico)France25   25
39Martin ÁdámPaksi, Ulsan (South Korea)Hungary25   25
40Sebastián DriussiAustin (USA)Argentina25   25
41Mohamed SalahLiverpool (England)Egypt1217424
42ChicoBolívar (Bolivia)Brazil21 3 24
43Dániel GazdagPhiladelphia Union (USA)Hungary23  124
44Bobir AbdikholikovEnergetyk-BGU (Belarus)Uzbekistan231  24
45Shin-wook KimLion City Sailors (Singapore)South Korea213  24


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 October 31, 2022.
Tie-breaking 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.