IFFHS MEN'S WORLD BEST GOALSCORER 2025
IFFHS Men’s World Best GoalScorer 2025 at 31 January: Marcos Leonardo
Marcos Leonardo was the first in the world to score 10 goals in top-level matches in 2025 (9 in Saudi league, 1 in King’s Cup).
Having netted in every one of his 6 games so far, the Brazilian leads sovereign the ranking of world scorers based on the results of January.
Al-Hilal’s talent promises to be a sensation of the year.
THE RANKING 2025
| Player | Goals | DL | DC | ICC | NT | Country | Club (League) | |
| 1 | Marcos Leonardo | 10 | 9 | 1 | Brazil | Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) | ||
| 2 | Lautaro Martínez | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Argentina | Inter (Italy) | |
| 3 | Ousmane Dembélé | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | France | PSG | |
| 4 | Kylian Mbappé | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | France | Real Madrid (Spain) | |
| 5 | Youssef En-Nesyri | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | Morocco | Fenerbahçe (Turkey) | |
| 6 | Mohanad Ali | 8 | 8 | Iraq | Al Shorta | |||
| 7 | Samuel Boateng | 8 | 7 | 1 | Ghana | Rahmatgonj MFS (Bangladesh) | ||
| 8 | Rodrygo | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Brazil | Real Madrid (Spain) | |
| 9 | Emam Ashour | 7 | 4 | 3 | Egypt | Al Ahly | ||
| 10 | Viktor Gyökeres | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | Sweden | Sporting (Portugal) | |
| 11 | Guilherme Bissoli | 7 | 6 | 1 | Brazil | Buriram (Thailand) | ||
| 12 | Blaž Kramer | 7 | 6 | 1 | Slovenia | Konyaspor (Turkey) | ||
| 13 | Santiago Gimenez | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mexico | Feyenoord (Netherlands) | |
| 14 | Robert Lewandowski | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Poland | Barcelona (Spain) | |
| 15 | Raphinha | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Brazil | Barcelona (Spain) | |
| 16 | Cyriel Dessers | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Nigeria | Rangers (Scotland) | |
| 17 | Phil Foden | 6 | 6 | England | Manchester City | |||
| 18 | Alexander Isak | 6 | 5 | 1 | Sweden | Newcastle (England) | ||
| 19 | Justin Kluivert | 6 | 5 | 1 | Netherlands | Bournemouth (England) | ||
| 20 | Martin Boyle | 6 | 4 | 2 | Australia | Hibernian (Scotland) | ||
| 21 | Bekim Balaj | 6 | 6 | Albania | Vllaznia Shkodër | |||
| 22 | Suphanat Mueanta | 6 | 6 | Thailand | Buriram United | |||
| 23 | Raphael Lopes | 6 | 4 | 2 | Brazil | Hamrun Spartans (Malta) | ||
| 24 | Gustavo Henrique | 6 | 6 | Brazil | Zakho (Iraq) | |||
| 25 | Alex | 6 | 6 | Brazil | Dewa United (Indonesia) | |||
| 26 | Fily Traoré | 6 | 6 | Mali | Asswehly (Libya) |
All goals at top senior level are counted: domestic (top national and regional) leagues (DL), domestic cups (DC), official international club tournaments (ICC), official games between national teams (NT).
Period: from 1 January to 31 January 2025.
Tie-breakers: 1) more international goals (ICC + NT), 2) more goals for national team (NT), 3) stronger league (by IFFHS ranking), 4) goals in domestic leagues (DL).