IFFHS MEN'S WORLD BEST TOP GOAL SCORER 2022 at SEPTEMBER 30


Picture : MBappé leads always the ranking.


The World’s Best Goal Scorer 2022: Mbappe’s sovereign lead

Kylian Mbappe had a successful month of September with 6 goals scored for PSG and France. Due to this, he increased the gap from other strikers to 4 goals (38 against 34 at runner-up Germán Cano).
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).

 PlayerClubCountryGoals    Total
    NLNCICCNT  
1Kylian MbappéPSGFrance26354 38
2Germán CanoFluminense (Brazil)Argentina2356  34
3Erling HaalandBorussia Dortmund (Germany), Manchester City (England)Norway20139 33
4Robert Lewandowski Bayern (Germany), Barcelona (Spain)Poland24 72 33
5BergsonJohor Darul Ta'zim (Malaysia)Brazil2246  32
6Ricardo GomesPartizan (Serbia)Cape Verde 1929  30
7Boris KopitovićTampines Rovers (Singapore)Montenegro29 1  30
8Karim BenzemaReal Madrid (Spain)France152111 29
9Sadio ManéLiverpool (England), Bayern (Germany)Senegal13438 28
10Kodai TanakaAlbirex Niigata (Singapore)Japan28    28
11Amahl PellegrinoBodø/GlimtNorway1917  27
12Gabriel BarbosaFlamengoBrazil1935  27
13NeymarPSG (France)Brazil18215 26
14Mehdi TaremiPorto (Portugal)Iran17513 26
15Christopher NkunkuRB Leipzig (Germany)France1754  26
16Nicolás IbáñezPachuca (Mexico)Argentina26    26
17Hany MukhtarNashville (USA)Germany233   26
18Pedro FlamengoBrazil102121 25
19Michael OlungaAl Duhail (Qatar)Kenya1654  25
20Harry Kane Tottenham England 193 3 25
21ChicoBolívar (Bolivia)Brazil21 3  24
22Fernando ZampedriUniversidad Católica (Chile)Argentina1653  24
23Nemanja BilbijaZrinjskiBosnia and Herzegovina22 2  24
24Sølvi VatnhamarVíkingurFaroe Islands1842  24
25Garbhan CoughlanCashmere Technical (New Zealand)Republic of Ireland24    24
26Heung-Min SonTottenham (England)South Korea18  5 23
27Ikhsan FandiPathum United (Thailand)Singapore10634 23
28Cody GakpoPSVNetherlands14342 23
29Nökkvi ThórissonAkureyri, Beerschot (D2 Belgium)Iceland176   23
30Julián ÁlvarezRiver Plate, Manchester City (England)Argentina12262 22
31Vangelis PavlidisAZ (Netherlands)Greece13261 22
32Mislav OršićDinamo ZagrebCroatia15 7  22
33Mohamed Abdel RahmanAl-Hilal OmdurmanSudan17 14 22
34Matías RotondiMunicipal (Guatemala)Argentina19 3  22
35Odion IghaloAl Hilal (Saudi Arabia)Nigeria1723  22
36Gelson DalaAl Wakrah (Qatar)Angola164 2 22
37Marcos RiquelmeAlways Ready (Bolivia)Argentina20 2  22
38Marko LivajaHajduk SplitCroatia21  1 22
39Kodjo Fo-Doh LabaAl Ain (UAE)Togo183 1 22
40Shin-wook KimLion City Sailors (Singapore)South Korea202   22


Abbreviatures:
NL – National League
NC – National Cups
ICC – International Club Competitions
NT – National Team

Period: from January 1 to September 30, 2022.
Tie-breaking 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.