IFFHS AWARDS 2024 - VIKTOR GYOKERES, MEN'S WORLD BEST NATIONAL TOP DIVISION GOALSCORER
IFFHS MEN'S WORLD BEST NATIONAL TOP DIVISION GOALSCORER 2024 - VIKTOR GYOKERES
Sporting Lisbon’s striker Viktor Gyökeres became the winner of the IFFHS award for the best national goal-scorers 2024.
in December, the 26-year-old Swede edged past Martín Cauteruccio to finish first with 36 goals.
Cauteruccio (Uruguay) left behind on 2nd position with 35 goals and Wu Lei (China) completed the podium with 34.
THE RANKING 2024
| Player | Goals | Nation | Clubs (Leagues) | |
| 1 | Viktor Gyökeres | 36 | Sweden | Sporting (Portugal) |
| 2 | Martín Cauteruccio | 35 | Uruguay | Sporting Cristal (Peru) |
| 3 | Wu Lei | 34 | China | Shanghai Port |
| Garbhan Coughlan | 34 | Rep. of Ireland | Cashmere Technical (New Zealand) | |
| Tomoyuki Doi | 33 | Japan | Geylang (Singapore) | |
| Javier Gayoso | 32 | Philippines | Kaya, Phnom Penh (Cambodia) | |
| 4 | Guilherme Bissoli | 30 | Brazil | Buriram United (Thailand) |
| 5 | Harry Kane | 29 | England | Bayern (Germany) |
| 6 | Alex Arce | 28 | Paraguay | Rivadavia (Argentina), LDU Quito (Ecuador) |
| 7 | Alex Tamm | 28 | Estonia | Nõmme Kalju |
| 8 | Erling Haaland | 27 | Norway | Manchester City (England) |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski | 27 | Poland | Barcelona (Spain) |
| 10 | Dean David | 27 | Israel | Maccabi Haifa |
| Rafaelson | 27 | Brazil | Nam Định (Vietnam) | |
| Oscar Faulds | 27 | Sweden | Napier City Rovers (NZ) | |
| 11 | Cole Palmer | 26 | England | Chelsea |
| 12 | Guy Melamed | 26 | Israel | Hapoel Haifa |
| 13 | Imre Badalassi | 26 | Italy | Tre Penne, Cosmos (San Marino) |
| 14 | Alexander Isak | 25 | Sweden | Newcastle (England) |
| 15 | Alexander Sørloth | 25 | Norway | Villarreal, Atletico Madrid (Spain) |
| 16 | Jonathan David | 25 | Canada | Lille (France) |
| 17 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 25 | Portugal | Al Nassr (Saudi Arabia) |
| 18 | Jorginho Monteiro | 25 | Portugal | Differdange (Luxembourg) |
| 19 | Reginaldo Ramires | 25 | Brazil | Auda, Riga (Latvia) |
| Alejandro Steinwascher | 25 | USA | Coastal Spirit (NZ) | |
| Tsukasa Shimomura | 25 | Japan | One Taguig (Philippines) | |
| 20 | Luuk de Jong | 24 | Netherlands | PSV |
| 21 | Anderson Lopes | 24 | Brazil | Yokohama F. Marinos (Japan) |
| 22 | Ángel Rodado | 24 | Spain | Wisła Kraków (Poland) |
| 23 | Mohamed Salah | 23 | Egypt | Liverpool (England) |
| 24 | Krzysztof Piątek | 23 | Poland | İstanbul Başakşehir (Turkey) |
| 25 | Octavio Rivero | 23 | Uruguay | Defensor Sporting, Barcelona (Ecuador) |
| 26 | Aleksandar Mitrović | 23 | Serbia | Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) |
| 27 | Drilon Hazrollaj | 23 | Kosovo | Malisheva |
| 28 | Bjørn Johnsen | 23 | Norway | Torpedo Kutaisi (Georgia) |
| 29 | Páll Klettskarð | 23 | Faroe Islands | KÍ Klaksvík |
| 30 | Christian Benteke | 23 | Belgium | D.C. United (USA) |
| 31 | Agustín Auzmendi | 23 | Argentina | Motagua (Honduras) |
| Jacob Mechell | 23 | New Zealand | Eastern Suburbs | |
| 32 | Pedro | 22 | Brazil | Flamengo |
| 33 | Kévin Denkey | 22 | Togo | Cercle Brugge (Belgium) |
| 34 | Ayoub El Kaabi | 22 | Morocco | Olympiakos (Greece) |
| 35 | Arnel Jakupović | 22 | Austria | Maribor (Slovenia), Osijek (Croatia) |
| 36 | Yusuf Otubanjo | 22 | Nigeria | Pyunik (Armenia) |
| 37 | Alioune Ndoye | 22 | Senegal | Valmiera (Latvia) |
| 38 | Samir Hadji | 22 | Morocco | Dudelange (Luxembourg) |
| 39 | Yair Delgadillo | 22 | Mexico | Limeño, Isidro Metapán (El Salvador) |
| Monty Patterson | 22 | New Zealand | Birkenhead United |
All goals scored in the top 100 national leagues worldwide and top divisions of Brazilian states are taken into account.
The players from the leagues below top 100 are also listed in the standings but not classified (highlighted in grey).
Period: from 1 January to 31 December 2024.
Tie-breaker: stronger league (by IFFHS leagues’ ranking).
