IFFHS MEN'S WORLD BEST GOAL SCORER 2023 at MAI 31
Picture : Haaland scored already 25 goals in 2023 !
IFFHS Men’s World Best Goal Scorer 2023 at 31 May: Erling Haaland
Erling Haaland was pretty shy in May (scoring just 2 goals), but this did not stop him from maintaining the sole lead in the ranking of the best scorers of the year. The Norwegian is running ahead with 25 goals scored for club and country in 2023.
Germán Cano is 1 goal behind him and the Syrian Al-Soma 2 goals behind.
The world’s most prolific goalscorer in May was Václav Jurečka who plays in the Czech league for Slavia Prague: 12 goals, including 2 pokers.
THE RANKING 2023 at MAI 31
| Player | Total | Goals | Country | Club (League) | ||||
| NL | NC | ICC | NT | |||||
| 1 | Erling Haaland | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | Norway | Manchester City (England) | |
| 2 | Germán Cano | 24 | 18 | 1 | 5 | Argentina | Fluminense (Brazil) | |
| 3 | Omar Al-Somah | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | Syria | Al Arabi (Qatar) | |
| 4 | Zeki Amdouni | 22 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | Switzerland | Basel |
| 5 | Pedro | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | Brazil | Flamengo | |
| 6 | Karim Benzema | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | France | Real Madrid (Spain) | |
| 7 | Michael Olunga | 22 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Kenya | Al Duhail (Qatar) |
| 8 | Kylian Mbappé | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | France | PSG | |
| 9 | Alexandre Lacazette | 21 | 17 | 4 | France | Lyon | ||
| 10 | Gift Orban | 20 | 15 | 5 | Nigeria | Gent (Belgium) | ||
| 11 | Victor Osimhen | 20 | 16 | 4 | Nigeria | Napoli (Italy) | ||
| 12 | Harry Kane | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | England | Tottenham | |
| 13 | Lautaro Martínez | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | Argentina | Inter (Italy) | |
| 14 | Václav Jurečka | 20 | 17 | 3 | Czech Republic | Slavia Prague | ||
| 15 | Dorielton | 20 | 16 | 4 | Brazil | Bashundhara Kings (Bangladesh) | ||
| 16 | Peter Shalulile | 19 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | Namibia | Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) |
| 17 | Marcus Rashford | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | England | Manchester United | |
| 18 | Jonathan David | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | Canada | Lille (France) | |
| 19 | Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | Togo | Al Ain (UAE) | |
| 20 | Declan McManus | 19 | 16 | 3 | Scotland | The New Saints (Wales) | ||
| 21 | Nemanja Bilbija | 19 | 14 | 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Zrinjski | ||
| 22 | Hugo Cuypers | 18 | 15 | 3 | Belgium | Gent | ||
| 23 | Enner Valencia | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | Ecuador | Fenerbahce (Turkey) | |
| 24 | Odion Ighalo | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | Nigeria | Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) | |
| 25 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 18 | 14 | 4 | Portugal | Al Nassr (Saudi Arabia) | ||
| 26 | Dominik Stolz | 18 | 18 | Germany | Swift Hesperange (Luxembourg) | |||
| 27 | Mauro Icardi | 18 | 17 | 1 | Argentina | Galatasaray (Turkey) | ||
| 28 | Kevin van Veen | 18 | 17 | 1 | Netherlands | Motherwell (Scotland) | ||
| 29 | Barnabás Varga | 18 | 16 | 2 | Hungary | Paks | ||
| 30 | Kyogo Furuhashi | 18 | 13 | 5 | Japan | Celtic (Scotland) | ||
| 31 | Roger Guedes | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | Brazil | Corinthians | |
| 32 | Santiago Giménez | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | Mexico | Feyenoord (Netherlands) | |
| 33 | Abderrazak Hamdallah | 17 | 14 | 3 | Morocco | Al Ittihad (Saudi Arabia) | ||
| 34 | Souleymane Diabate | 17 | 10 | 7 | Mali | Mohammedan Dhaka (Bangladesh) | ||
| 35 | Romelu Lukaku | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Belgium | Inter (Italy) |
| 36 | Denis Bouanga | 16 | 10 | 6 | Gabon | Los Angeles (USA) | ||
| 37 | Youssef En-Nesyri | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | Morocco | Sevilla (Spain) | |
| 38 | Mohamed Salah | 16 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Egypt | Liverpool (England) |
| 39 | Julián Quiñones | 16 | 13 | 3 | Colombia | Atlas (Mexico) | ||
| 40 | Johan Venegas | 16 | 16 | Costa Rica | Alajuelense | |||
| 41 | Ronaldo Córdoba | 16 | 16 | Panama | Herrera | |||
| 42 | Matteo Prandelli | 16 | 16 | Italy | Cosmos (San Marino) | |||
| 43 | Cedric Itten | 16 | 13 | 3 | Switzerland | Young Boys | ||
| 44 | Gabriel Barbosa | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | Brazil | Flamengo | |
| 45 | Cédric Bakambu | 15 | 13 | 2 | Congo DR | Olympiakos (Greece) | ||
| 46 | Habib Diallo | 15 | 14 | 1 | Senegal | Strasbourg (France) | ||
| 47 | Robert Lewandowski | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | Poland | Barcelona (Spain) | |
| 48 | Ayase Ueda | 15 | 15 | Japan | Cercle Brugge (Belgium) | |||
| 49 | Haris Tabakovic | 15 | 15 | Switzerland | Austria Vienna (Austria) | |||
| 50 | Marcel Hernández | 15 | 15 | Cuba | Cartaginés (Costa Rica) | |||
| 51 | Hafiz Konkoni | 15 | 15 | Ghana | Bechem United | |||
| 52 | Rayan Philippe | 15 | 15 | France | Swift Hesperange (Luxembourg) | |||
| 53 | Lelê | 15 | 14 | 1 | Brazil | Volta Redonda, Fluminense | ||
| 54 | Ali Mabkhout | 15 | 14 | 1 | UAE | Al Jazira | ||
| 55 | Willian Popp | 15 | 14 | 1 | Brazil | Muang Thong (Thailand) | ||
| 56 | Tyrone Conraad | 15 | 14 | 1 | Netherlands | Sutjeska (Montenegro) | ||
| 57 | Anastasios Douvikas | 15 | 13 | 2 | Greece | Utrecht (Netherlands) | ||
| 58 | Eran Zahavi | 15 | 13 | 2 | Israel | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| 59 | Randal Kolo Muani | 15 | 10 | 5 | France | Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany) | ||
| 60 | Thijs Dallinga | 15 | 9 | 6 | Netherlands | Toulouse (France) | ||
| 61 | Iqraam Rayners | 15 | 9 | 6 | South Africa | Stellenbosch |
All goals at top senior level are counted: top national leagues plus Paulista and Carioca (NL), national cups (NC), official international club tournaments (ICC), official games between national teams (NT).
Period: from 1 January to 31 May 2023.
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 (on IFFHS ranking), 5) number of total games played.