IFFHS AWARDS 2024 - SOUFIANE RAHIMI, MEN'S WORLD BEST INTERNATIONAL GOALSCORER
IFFHS Men's World Best International Goal Scorer 2024: Soufiane Rahimi
A stubborn battle for the trophy of best international goal-scorer 2024 at the end of the year between two Moroccans ended in victory for Soufiane Rahimi.
In December, 28-year old Rahimi managed to score for Al Ain in the Asian Champions League, a goal that sealed his win in the contest with the total of 20.
His rival Ayoub El Kaabi failed to find the net for Olympiacos in the last Europa League match-day of the year; so, he finished the second with 19 goals.
Erling Haaland completed the podium (17 goals).
THE RANKING 2024
| Player | ICC | NT | Goals | Country | Clubs (Leagues) | |
| 1 | Soufiane Rahimi | 16 | 4 | 20 | Morocco | Al Ain (UAE) |
| 2 | Ayoub El Kaabi | 15 | 4 | 19 | Morocco | Olympiakos (Greece) |
| 3 | Erling Haaland | 6 | 11 | 17 | Norway | Manchester City (England) |
| 4 | Viktor Gyökeres | 7 | 10 | 17 | Sweden | Sporting (Portugal) |
| 5 | Akram Afif | 3 | 13 | 16 | Qatar | Al Sadd |
| 6 | Harry Kane | 9 | 7 | 16 | England | Bayern (Germany) |
| 7 | Aymen Hussein | 14 | 14 | Iraq | Al Quwa Al Jawiya, Al Khor (Qatar) | |
| 8 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 7 | 7 | 14 | Portugal | Al Nassr (Saudi Arabia) |
| 9 | Ademola Lookman | 8 | 6 | 14 | Nigeria | Atalanta (Italy) |
| 10 | Salomón Rondón | 10 | 4 | 14 | Venezuela | Pachuca (Mexico) |
| 11 | Florian Wirtz | 7 | 6 | 13 | Germany | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 12 | Raphinha | 9 | 4 | 13 | Brazil | Barcelona (Spain) |
| 13 | Yazan Al Naimat | 12 | 12 | Jordan | Al Ahli (Qatar) | |
| 14 | Lautaro Martínez | 1 | 11 | 12 | Argentina | Inter (Italy) |
| 15 | Sardar Azmoun | 5 | 7 | 12 | Iran | Roma (Italy), Shabab Al Ahli (UAE) |
| 16 | Serhou Guirassy | 6 | 6 | 12 | Guinea | Stuttgart, Borussia Dortmund (Germany) |
| 17 | Vinicius Junior | 10 | 2 | 12 | Brazil | Real Madrid (Spain) |
| 18 | Duckens Nazon | 11 | 11 | Haiti | Kayserispor (Turkey) | |
| 19 | Son Heung-min | 1 | 10 | 11 | South Korea | Tottenham (England) |
| 20 | Jonathan David | 6 | 5 | 11 | Canada | Lille (France) |
| 21 | Robert Lewandowski | 9 | 2 | 11 | Poland | Barcelona (Spain) |
| Kylian Mbappé | 9 | 2 | 11 | France | PSG, Real Madrid (Spain) | |
| 23 | Almoez Ali | 10 | 10 | Qatar | Al Duhail | |
| Niall Reid-Stephen | 10 | 10 | Barbados | Appalachian, FGCU Eagles (USA) | ||
| 25 | Mehdi Taremi | 1 | 9 | 10 | Iran | Porto (Portugal), Inter (Italy) |
| 26 | Rafaelson | 5 | 5 | 10 | Brazil | Nam Định (Vietnam) |
| 27 | Aleksandar Mitrović | 8 | 2 | 10 | Serbia | Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) |
| Salem Al-Dawsari | 8 | 2 | 10 | Saudi Arabia | Al Hilal | |
| 29 | Anderson Lopes | 10 | 10 | Brazil | Yokohama F. Marinos (Japan) | |
| Adrián Martínez | 10 | 10 | Argentina | Racing Club | ||
| 31 | Roy Krishna | 9 | 9 | Fiji | Odisha (India) | |
| Jordan Ayew | 9 | 9 | Ghana | Crystal Palace, Leicester (England) | ||
| Musa Al-Taamari | 9 | 9 | Jordan | Montpellier (France) | ||
| Suphanat Mueanta | 9 | 9 | Thailand | Leuven (Belgium), Buriram United | ||
| 35 | Frantzdy Pierrot | 2 | 7 | 9 | Haiti | Maccabi Haifa (Israel), AEK (Greece) |
| Georges Mikautadze | 2 | 7 | 9 | Georgia | Metz, Lyon (France) | |
| Christoph Baumgartner | 2 | 7 | 9 | Austria | RB Leipzig (Germany) | |
| 38 | Benjamin Šeško | 3 | 6 | 9 | Slovenia | RB Leipzig (Germany) |
| 39 | Luis Díaz | 4 | 5 | 9 | Colombia | Liverpool (England) |
| Darwin Núñez | 4 | 5 | 9 | Uruguay | Liverpool (England) | |
| 41 | Julián Álvarez | 5 | 4 | 9 | Argentina | Man City (England), Atletico Madrid (Spain) |
| 42 | Wessam Abou Ali | 7 | 2 | 9 | Palestine | Al Ahly (Egypt) |
| Jasir Asani | 7 | 2 | 9 | Albania | Gwangju (South Korea) | |
| 44 | Yuri Alberto | 9 | 9 | Brazil | Corinthians | |
| 45 | Trézéguet | 8 | 8 | Egypt | Trabzonspor (Turkey), Al Rayyan (Qatar) | |
| Răzvan Marin | 8 | 8 | Romania | Empoli, Cagliari (Italy) | ||
| 47 | Brahim Díaz | 1 | 7 | 8 | Morocco | Real Madrid (Spain) |
| Ayase Ueda | 1 | 7 | 8 | Japan | Feyenoord (Netherlands) | |
| Mabululu | 1 | 7 | 8 | Angola | Al Ittihad (Egypt), Al Ahli Tripoli (Lybia) | |
| Ali Olwan | 1 | 7 | 8 | Jordan | Al Khor (D2 Qatar), Selangor (Malaysia) | |
| 51 | Lionel Messi | 2 | 6 | 8 | Argentina | Inter Miami (USA) |
| Fábio Lima | 2 | 6 | 8 | UAE | Al Wasl | |
| Michael Gregoritsch | 2 | 6 | 8 | Austria | Freiburg (Germany) | |
| 54 | Kerem Aktürkoğlu | 3 | 5 | 8 | Turkey | Galatasaray, Benfica (Portugal) |
| Dominik Szoboszlai | 3 | 5 | 8 | Hungary | Liverpool (England) | |
| 56 | Mohamed Salah | 4 | 4 | 8 | Egypt | Liverpool (England) |
| Shawal Anuar | 4 | 4 | 8 | Singapore | Lion City Sailors | |
| Muhsen Al-Ghassani | 4 | 4 | 8 | Oman | Bangkok United (Thailand) | |
| 59 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 5 | 3 | 8 | Gabon | Marseille (France), Al Qadisiya (Saudi Arabia) |
| Barnabás Varga | 5 | 3 | 8 | Hungary | Ferencvaros | |
| 61 | Fiston Mayele | 6 | 2 | 8 | Congo DR | Pyramids (Egypt) |
All goals for national team (NT) in the “full international” games and for clubs at the main stages of major international club competitions (ICC), that is without qualifiers, are taken into account for the ranking.
Period: from 1 January to 31 December 2024.
Tie-breaker: more NT goals.
