IFFHS MEN'S WORLD BEST INTERNATIONAL GOAL SCORER 2025
IFFHS Men's World Best International Goal Scorer 2025: Erling Haaland
Erling Haaland finished the year with outstanding amount of 29 international goals (12 for Manchester City and 17 for Norway).
It is the second-highest annual tally in the history of football, behind only Cristiano Ronaldo’s record set in 2017 (32 goals).
Moreover, the whole podium of 2025 became the most prolific of all times.
Harry Kane’s 23 international goals in the joint-highest ever runner-up tally, alongside Ali Ashfaq in 2013 (the Maldives’ star was then the 2nd after Cristiano Ronaldo who netted 25).
Kylian Mbappé’s 22 goals is the new highest ever mark for third-placed international scorers, surpassing the case of 2000 when as many as 4 players scored 21 goals each (Romario, Rivaldo, Ali Daei, Bashar Abdullah).
THE RANKING 2025
| Player | ICC | NT | Int | Country | Clubs (Leagues) | |
| 1 | Erling Haaland | 12 | 17 | 29 | Norway | Manchester City (England) |
| 2 | Harry Kane | 14 | 9 | 23 | England | Bayern (Germany) |
| 3 | Kylian Mbappé | 15 | 7 | 22 | France | Real Madrid (Spain) |
| 4 | Victor Osimhen | 9 | 9 | 18 | Nigeria | Galatasaray (Turkey) |
| 5 | Lautaro Martínez | 14 | 4 | 18 | Argentina | Inter (Italy) |
| 6 | Serhou Guirassy | 14 | 1 | 15 | Guinea | Borussia Dortmund (Germany) |
| 7 | Ismael Díaz | 6 | 8 | 14 | Panama | Universidad Católica (Ecuador), Leon (Mexico) |
| 8 | Riyad Mahrez | 9 | 5 | 14 | Algeria | Al Ahli (Saudi Arabia) |
| 9 | Estêvão | 8 | 5 | 13 | Brazil | Palmeiras, Chelsea (England) |
| 10 | Mikel Oyarzabal | 3 | 9 | 12 | Spain | Real Sociedad |
| 11 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 4 | 8 | 12 | Portugal | Al Nassr (Saudi Arabia) |
| 12 | Cédric Bakambu | 7 | 5 | 12 | Congo DR | Betis (Spain) |
| 13 | Ousmane Dembélé | 11 | 1 | 12 | France | PSG |
| 14 | Mohammed Amoura | 11 | 11 | Algeria | Wolfsburg (Germany) | |
| 15 | Nasser Al-Gahwashi | 11 | 11 | Yemen | Zakho (Iraq) | |
| 16 | Ali Olwan | 11 | 11 | Jordan | Selangor (Malaysia), Al-Karma (Iraq) | |
| 17 | Mikel Merino | 3 | 8 | 11 | Spain | Arsenal (England) |
| 18 | Sadio Mané | 4 | 7 | 11 | Senegal | Al Nassr (Saudi Arabia) |
| 19 | Denis Bouanga | 5 | 6 | 11 | Gabon | Los Angeles (USA) |
| 20 | Barnabás Varga | 5 | 6 | 11 | Hungary | Ferencvaros |
| 21 | Ayoub El Kaabi | 5 | 6 | 11 | Morocco | Olympiakos (Greece) |
| 22 | Oussama Lamlioui | 5 | 6 | 11 | Morocco | Berkane |
| 23 | Jonathan David | 5 | 6 | 11 | Canada | Lille (France), Juventus (Italy) |
| 24 | Nicolas Jackson | 5 | 6 | 11 | Senegal | Chelsea (England), Bayern (Germany) |
| 25 | Memphis Depay | 1 | 9 | 10 | Netherlands | Corinthians (Brazil) |
| 26 | Marko Arnautović | 2 | 8 | 10 | Austria | Inter (Italy), Crvena zvezda (Serbia) |
| 27 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 3 | 7 | 10 | Gabon | Marseille (France), Al Qadisiya (Saudi Arabia) |
| 28 | Bruno Fernandes | 7 | 3 | 10 | Portugal | Manchester United (England) |
| 29 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia | 7 | 3 | 10 | Georgia | PSG (France) |
| 30 | Vangelis Pavlidis | 8 | 2 | 10 | Greece | Benfica (Portugal) |
| 31 | Salem Al-Dawsari | 8 | 2 | 10 | Saudi Arabia | Al Hilal |
| 32 | Ángel Sepúlveda | 9 | 1 | 10 | Mexico | Cruz Azul |
| 33 | Fiston Mayele | 9 | 1 | 10 | Congo DR | Pyramids (Egypt) |
| 34 | Dayro Moreno | 10 | 10 | Colombia | Once Caldas | |
| 35 | Raúl Jiménez | 9 | 9 | Mexico | Fulham (England) | |
| 36 | Moise Kean | 3 | 6 | 9 | Italy | Fiorentina |
| 37 | Rasmus Højlund | 3 | 6 | 9 | Denmark | Manchester United (England), Napoli (Italy) |
| 38 | Ivan Perišić | 4 | 5 | 9 | Croatia | PSV (Netherlands) |
| 39 | Michael Olise | 5 | 4 | 9 | France | Bayern (Germany) |
| 40 | Adil Boulbina | 5 | 4 | 9 | Algeria | Paradou, Al Duhail (Qatar) |
| 41 | Kerem Aktürkoğlu | 5 | 4 | 9 | Turkey | Benfica (Portugal), Fenerbahçe |
| 42 | Lionel Messi | 6 | 3 | 9 | Argentina | Inter Miami (USA) |
| 43 | Lamine Yamal | 6 | 3 | 9 | Spain | Barcelona |
| 44 | Julián Álvarez | 7 | 2 | 9 | Argentina | Atletico Madrid (Spain) |
| 45 | Marcos Leonardo | 9 | 9 | Brazil | Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) | |
| 46 | Manfred Ugalde | 8 | 8 | Costa Rica | Spartak (Russia) | |
| 47 | Bjørn Kristensen | 8 | 8 | Philippines | KFUM Oslo (Norway) | |
| 48 | Depú | 8 | 8 | Angola | Vojvodina (Serbia), Radomiak (Poland) | |
| 49 | Mohamed Salah | 2 | 6 | 8 | Egypt | Liverpool (England) |
| 50 | Firas Al-Buraikan | 2 | 6 | 8 | Saudi Arabia | Al Ahli Jeddah |
| 51 | Troy Parrott | 3 | 5 | 8 | Rep. of Ireland | AZ (Netherlands) |
| 52 | Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh | 3 | 5 | 8 | Iran | Tractor |
| 53 | Luis Díaz | 3 | 5 | 8 | Colombia | Liverpool (England), Bayern (Germany) |
| 54 | Georges Mikautadze | 3 | 5 | 8 | Georgia | Lyon (France), Villarreal (Spain) |
| 55 | Edin Džeko | 3 | 5 | 8 | Bosnia and H | Fenerbahçe (Turkey), Fiorentina (Italy) |
| 56 | Jérémy Doku | 3 | 5 | 8 | Belgium | Manchester City (England) |
| 57 | Robert Lewandowski | 4 | 4 | 8 | Poland | Barcelona (Spain) |
| 58 | Ikhsan Fandi | 4 | 4 | 8 | Singapore | Pathum United, Ratchaburi (Thailand) |
| 59 | Giorgian de Arrascaeta | 5 | 3 | 8 | Uruguay | Flamengo (Brazil) |
| 60 | Dušan Vlahović | 5 | 3 | 8 | Serbia | Juventus (Italy) |
| 61 | Gonçalo Ramos | 6 | 2 | 8 | Portugal | PSG (France) |
| 62 | Rodrygo | 6 | 2 | 8 | Brazil | Real Madrid (Spain) |
| 63 | Raphinha | 7 | 1 | 8 | Brazil | Barcelona (Spain) |
| 64 | Claudio Spinelli | 8 | 8 | Argentina | Independiente del Valle (Ecuador) | |
| 65 | José Manuel López | 8 | 8 | Argentina | Palmeiras (Brazil) | |
| 66 | Adrián Martínez | 8 | 8 | Argentina | Racing Club | |
| 67 | Igor Jesus | 8 | 8 | Brazil | Botafogo, Nottingham (England) | |
| 68 | Anderson Lopes | 8 | 8 | Brazil | Yokohama F. Marinos (Japan), Lion City (Singapore) |
All goals for national team (NT) in the “full international” games and for clubs at the main stages of major international club competitions (ICC), that is without qualifiers, are taken into account for the ranking.
Period: from 1 January to 31 December 2025.
Tie-breaker: more NT goals.
