IFFHS WORLD'S BEST NATIONAL GOAL SCORER OF THE DECADE 2011-2020 : LIONEL MESSI
Picture : Lionel Messi scored the most National League goals in the last Decade !
The World’s Best National Goal Scorer of Decade 2011-2020: Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi confidently won the award of best national top division goal scorer of the Decade 2011-2020. For the frame of 10 years, he has scored 346 goals.
Cristiano Ronaldo finished second in this category (332) and Robert Lewandowski third (248).
Overall, 36 players in the world have scored 150+ goals in national top divisions for the Decade.
Ciro Immobile has 149 goals in his tally, he annoyingly missed just one goal to enter this list.
Player | Nationality | Goals | Clubs | |
1 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | 346 | Barcelona 11-20 |
2 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 332 | Real Madrid 11-18, Juventus 18-20 |
3 | Robert Lewandowski | Poland | 248 | Borussia Dortmund 11-14, Bayern 14-20 |
4 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Sweden | 236 | Milan 11-12, 19-20, PSG 12-16, Manchester United 16-18, LA Galaxy 18-19, Milan 20 |
5 | Luis Suárez | Uruguay | 224 | Liverpool 11-14, Barcelona 14-20, Atlético Madrid 20 |
6 | Carlos Saucedo | Bolivia | 213 | San José 12-13, 17-19, Saprissa 14, Oriente Petrolero 15, Blooming 15-16, Real Potosí 16, Guabirá 17, Royal Pari 20 |
7 | Edinson Cavani | Uruguay | 209 | Napoli 11-13, PSG 13-20, Manchester United 20 |
8 | Eran Zahavi | Israel | 195 | Hapoel Tel Aviv 11, Palermo 11-12, Maccabi Tel Aviv 12-16, Guangzhou R&F 16-20, PSV 20 |
9 | Sebastián Tagliabúe | UAE | 193 | Al Ittifaq 11-12, Al Shabab 12-13, Al Wahda 13-20, Al Nasr 20 |
10 | Sergio Agüero | Argentina | 193 | Atlético Madrid 11, Manchester City 11-20 |
11 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Gabon | 192 | Saint-Étienne 11-13, Borussia Dortmund 13-18, Arsenal 18-20 |
12 | Klæmint Olsen | Faroe Islands | 190 | NSI 11-20 |
13 | Burak Yılmaz | Turkey | 186 | Trabzonspor 11-12, 17-18, Galatasaray 12-16, Beijing Guoan 16-17, Beşiktaş 18-20, Lille 20 |
14 | André-Pierre Gignac | France | 183 | Marseille 11-14, Tigres UANL 14-20 |
15 | Neymar | Brazil | 181 | Santos 11-13, Barcelona 13-17, PSG 17-20 |
16 | Nemanja Nikolić | Hungary | 177 | Videoton 11-15, Legia 15-16, Chicago Fire 17-19, Fehérvár 20 |
17 | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Morocco | 173 | Olympic Safi 11-13, Aalesund 13, Guangzhou R&F 14-15, El Jaish 15-17, Al Rayyan 17-18, Al Nassr 18-20 |
18 | Gonzalo Higuaín | Argentina | 172 | Real Madrid 11-13, Napoli 13-16, Juventus 16-18, 19-20, Milan 18-19, Chelsea 19, Inter Miami 20 |
19 | Omar Al Somah | Syria | 169 | Al Futowa 11, Al Qadsia 11-14, Al Ahli 14-20 |
20 | Karim Benzema | France | 168 | Real Madrid 11-20 |
21 | Youssef El-Arabi | Morocco | 168 | Caen 11, Al Hilal 11-12, Granada 12-16, Al Duhail 16-19, Olympiakos 19-20 |
22 | Carlos Kamiani | Mexico | 165 | Universidad SC 11-16, Municipal 16-18, Xelajú 18-19, Iztapa 20 |
23 | Bafétimbi Gomis | France | 163 | Lyon 11-14, Swansea 14-16, Marseille 16-17, Galatasaray 17-18, Al Hilal 18-20 |
24 | Greg Draper | New Zealand | 163 | The New Saints 11-20 |
25 | Bas Dost | Netherlands | 162 | Heerenveen 11, Wolfsburg 12-17, Sporting 17-19, Eintracht 19-20 |
26 | Dejan Damjanović | Montenegro | 162 | Seoul 11-13, 16-17, Jiangsu Sainty 14, Beijing Guoan 14-15, Suwon 18-19, Daegu 20 |
27 | Ali Ashfaq | Maldives | 161 | VB Sports Club 11, New Radiant 12-13, 17-18, PDRM 14-16, Maziya 16, TC Sports Club 18, 20, Green Streets 19, Club Valencia 20 |
28 | Germán Cano | Argentina | 160 | Pereira 11, Nacional Asunción 12, Independiente Medellín 12-14, 18-19, Pachuca 15, León 16-17, Vasco da Gama 20 |
29 | Pablo Escobar | Bolivia | 159 | The Strongest 11-18 |
30 | Andrew Waterworth | Northern Ireland | 158 | Glentoran 11-13, Linfield 13-20 |
31 | Romelu Lukaku | Belgium | 155 | Anderlecht 11, West Bromwich 12-13, Everton 13-17, Manchester United 17-19, Inter 19-20 |
32 | Esteban Paredes | Chile | 154 | Colo-Colo 11-12, 14-20, Atlante 12-13, Querétaro 13 |
33 | Agustín Herrera | Mexico | 154 | Coatepeque 13-14, Comunicaciones 14-16, 19-20, Antigua 16-19 |
34 | Chris Venables | England | 153 | Llanelli 11-13, Aberystwyth 13-16, Bala 16-20 |
35 | Harry Kane | England | 152 | Tottenham 11-20 |
36 | Joe Gormley | Northern Ireland | 152 | Cliftonville 11-20 |