IFFHS MEN'S WORLD BEST GOAL SCORER 2024
Picture : Wu Lei is the new leader of the WORLD RANKING 2024 !
IFFHS Men’s World Best Goal Scorer 2024 at 31 August: Wu Lei
For the first time, sensational Wu Lei became the leader of IFFHS global goal-scorers’ ranking 2024.
The Chinese striker was again prolific in August (8 goals) and broke through having amassed 35 goals at the moment.
Viktor Gyökeres from Sporting Lisbon is the runner-up with 33 goals.
THE RANKING 2024
| Player | Goals | DL | DC | ICC | NT | Country | Clubs (Leagues) | |
| 1 | Wu Lei | 35 | 28 | 3 | 4 | China | Shanghai Port | |
| 2 | Viktor Gyökeres | 33 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | Sweden | Sporting (Portugal) |
| 3 | Martín Cauteruccio | 31 | 27 | 4 | Uruguay | Sporting Cristal (Peru) | ||
| 4 | Erling Haaland | 30 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | Norway | Manchester City (England) |
| 5 | Pedro | 29 | 21 | 3 | 5 | Brazil | Flamengo | |
| 6 | Ayoub El Kaabi | 27 | 13 | 11 | 3 | Morocco | Olympiakos (Greece) | |
| 7 | Akram Afif | 27 | 14 | 2 | 11 | Qatar | Al Sadd | |
| 8 | Miguel Borja | 27 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 1 | Colombia | River Plate (Argentina) |
| 9 | Alex Arce | 27 | 18 | 3 | 6 | Paraguay | Rivadavia (Argentina), LDU Quito (Ecuador) | |
| 10 | Aymen Hussein | 26 | 16 | 10 | Iraq | Al Quwa Al Jawiya, Al Khor (Qatar) | ||
| 11 | Kylian Mbappé | 26 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | France | PSG, Real Madrid (Spain) |
| 12 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 26 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Portugal | Al Nassr (Saudi Arabia) |
| 13 | Garbhan Coughlan | 25 | 25 | Ireland | Cashmere Technical (New Zealand) | |||
| 14 | Harry Kane | 24 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 4 | England | Bayern (Germany) |
| 15 | Denis Bouanga | 24 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 1 | Gabon | Los Angeles (USA) |
| 16 | Jonathan David | 24 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Canada | Lille (France) |
| 17 | Salomón Rondón | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | Venezuela | Pachuca (Mexico) | |
| 18 | Adrián Martínez | 23 | 2 | 13 | 8 | Argentina | Racing Club | |
| 19 | Juan Martín Lucero | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | Argentina | Fortaleza (Brazil) | |
| 20 | Aleksandar Mitrović | 23 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Serbia | Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) |
| 21 | Jorginho | 23 | 19 | 1 | 3 | Portugal | Differdange (Luxembourg) | |
| 22 | Guilherme Bissoli | 23 | 21 | 2 | Brazil | Buriram United (Thailand) | ||
| 23 | Rafaelson | 23 | 20 | 3 | Brazil | Nam Định (Vietnam) | ||
| 24 | Noah Baffoe | 23 | 14 | 9 | Spain | Eastern (Hong Kong) | ||
| 25 | Oscar Faulds | 23 | 21 | 2 | Sweden | Napier City Rovers (NZ) | ||
| 26 | Javier Gayoso | 23 | 23 | Philippines | Kaya | |||
| 27 | Juninho | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | Brazil | Qarabağ (Azerbaijan) | |
| 28 | Gonzalo Mastriani | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | Uruguay | Athletico Paranaense (Brazil) | |
| 29 | Robert Lewandowski | 22 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | Poland | Barcelona (Spain) |
| 30 | Luuk de Jong | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | Netherlands | PSV | |
| 31 | Tomoyuki Doi | 22 | 22 | Japan | Geylang (Singapore) | |||
| 32 | Vinicius Junior | 21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Brazil | Real Madrid (Spain) |
| 33 | Isidro Pitta | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | Paraguay | Cuiabá (Brazil) | |
| 34 | Anderson Lopes | 21 | 17 | 4 | Brazil | Yokohama F. Marinos (Japan) | ||
| 35 | Andy Ryan | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | Scotland | Larne (Northern Ireland) | |
| 36 | Jaime Moreno | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | Nicaragua | Seinäjoki (Finland) | |
| 37 | Alex Tamm | 21 | 19 | 2 | Estonia | Nõmme Kalju | ||
| 38 | Igor Jesus | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | Brazil | Shabab Al Ahli (UAE), Botafogo | |
| 39 | Dean David | 21 | 19 | 1 | 1 | Israel | Maccabi Haifa | |
| 40 | Patrick Pedersen | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | Denmark | Valur (Iceland) | |
| 41 | Alejandro Steinwascher | 21 | 18 | 3 | USA | Coastal Spirit (NZ) | ||
| 42 | Tsukasa Shimomura | 21 | 21 | Japan | One Taguig (Philippines) | |||
| 43 | Eran Zahavi | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | Israel | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 44 | Alexander Sørloth | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | Norway | Villarreal, Atletico Madrid (Spain) | |
| 45 | Páll Klettskarð | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | Faroe Islands | KÍ Klaksvík | |
| 46 | Thierno Barry | 20 | 15 | 5 | France | Basel (Switzerland), Villarreal (Spain) |
All goals at top senior level are counted: domestic (top national and regional) leagues (DL), domestic cups (DC), official international club tournaments (ICC), official games between national teams (NT).
Period: from 1 January to 31 August 2024.
Tie-breakers: 1) more international goals (ICC + NT), 2) more goals for national team (NT), 3) stronger league (by IFFHS ranking), 4) goals in domestic leagues (DL).