IFFHS WORLD'S BEST MAN TOP GOAL SCORER 2021 at July 31


Picture : Robert Lewandowski on Top in the Global Goal Scorer Ranking !


The World’s Best Goal Scorer 2021 at July 31: eventless month, Lewandowski still on top   

The month of July was expectedly quiet month for the ranking: many leading scorers didn’t play. So, the top of ranking is almost unchanged. Four leaders (Lewandowski, Messi, Mabkhout, Mbappe) have scored only 1 goal in total. It was produced by Messi on Copa America. This goal allowed Lionel, now having 33 at his tally, to come up for minimal distance to Lewandowski (34).
Amongst the players from next ranks, the most successful in July were Gabriel Barbosa (5 goals) and Ayoub El Kaabi (6). They managed to advance to higher positions (5th and 7th respectively).  


 PlayerClubCountryGoals   Total
    NLNCICCNT 
1Robert Lewandowski Bayern (Germany)Poland24 4634
2Lionel Messi Barcelona (Spain)Argentina2332533
3Ali MabkhoutAl JaziraUAE18  1129
4Kylian MbappéPSGFrance1576129
5Gabriel BarbosaFlamengoBrazil1836128
6Cristiano RonaldoJuventus (Italy)Portugal 173 727
7Ayoub El KaabiWydadMorocco1734327
8Gonzalo BergessioNacional (Uruguay)Argentina2115 27
9Jamie MaclarenMelbourne CityAustralia25  126
10Cyle LarinBeşiktaş (Turkey)Canada132 1025
11Erling HaalandBorussia Dortmund (Germany)Norway1734125
12Shayne LaveryLinfieldNorthern Ireland187  25
13Baghdad BounedjahAl Sadd (Qatar)Algeria1551324
14Ignacio RamírezLiverpool MontevideoUruguay24   24
15Harry Kane Tottenham England 1412623
16Gerard MorenoVillarrealSpain15 7123
17Ben MalangoRaja Casablanca (Morocco)Congo DR1427 23
18Haris SeferovićBenfica (Portugal)Switzerland162 523
19Patson DakaSalzburg (Austria)Zambia19  423
20Zachary HadjiFola (Luxembourg)France23   23
21Romelu Lukaku Internazionale (Italy) Belgium132 722
22Fabio LimaAl WaslUAE151 622
23Karim BenzemaReal Madrid (Spain)France1512422
24Bafétimbi GomisAl Hilal (Saudi Arabia)France19 3 22
25Paul OnuachuGenk (Belgium)Nigeria182 222
26Agustín ÁlvarezPeñarolUruguay13 8 21
27Memphis DepayLyon (France)Netherlands122 721
28Dejan DamjanovićKitchee (Hongkong)Montenegro17 4 21
29Michael OlungaAl Duhail (Qatar)Kenya659 20
30Mohamed SherifAl AhlyEgypt12 7120
31Rauno SappinenFloraEstonia1224220
32Amir SayoudBelouizdadAlgeria15 5 20
33Frank CastañedaSheriff (Moldova)Colombia1541 20
34Eran ZahaviPSV (Netherlands)Israel10 7219
35Mehdi TaremiPorto (Portugal)Iran1232219
36Peter ShalulileMamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)Namibia1142219
37Kyogo FuruhashiVissel KobeJapan151 319
38André SilvaEintracht (Germany)Portugal19   19
39Mislav OršićDinamo ZagrebCroatia926118
40Mohamed AmouraSétifAlgeria12 2418
41Leandro DamiãoKawasaki Frontale (Japan)Brazil12 6 18
42Ado OnaiwuYokohama F. MarinosJapan123 318
43Antoine GriezmannBarcelona (Spain)France105 318
44Luis MurielAtalanta (Italy)Colombia1511118
45Dusan VlahovicFiorentina (Italy)Serbia17  118
46Billel MessaoudiSaouraAlgeria152 118
47RobinhoBashundhara Kings (Bangladesh)Brazil171  18
48Raúl BecerraBashundhara Kings (Bangladesh)Argentina153  18
49Sævar Atli MagnússonLeiknir ReykjavíkIceland108  18


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, 2021 to July 31, 2021.
Tiebreaking 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.