IFFHS MEN'S WORLD BEST GOAL SCORER 2025


IFFHS Men’s World Best Goal Scorer 2025 at 31 July: Kylian Mbappé

The leader of global goal-scorers’ ranking Kylian Mbappé added 1 goal for Real Madrid in July and now has 32 at his tally.
Patrick Pedersen, a Dane playing in Iceland for Valur, burst into the 2nd position, using the summer break in the leading European leagues. 
He amassed already 29 goals, including no fewer than 14 in three different domestic cups.
July was very successful for Lionel Messi who scored more than anyone else in this period (8 goals) and rushed in the top 10 with his total 24.

THE RANKING 2025

 PlayerGoalsDLDCICCNTCountryClubs (Leagues)
         
1Kylian Mbappé3221362FranceReal Madrid (Spain)
2Patrick Pedersen291514  DenmarkValur (Iceland)
3Ousmane Dembélé28134101FrancePSG
4Victor Osimhen2817533NigeriaGalatasaray (Turkey)
5Viktor Gyökeres272151 SwedenSporting (Portugal)
6Serhou Guirassy2615 11 Guinea Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
7Harry Kane 2512 94England Bayern (Germany)
8Vangelis Pavlidis2415171GreeceBenfica (Portugal)
9Lionel Messi 2418 6 ArgentinaInter Miami (USA)
10Guilherme Bissoli231175 BrazilBuriram (Thailand)
11Efthymios Koulouris23203  GreecePogon Szczecin (Poland)
 Kevin Hernández2323   Puerto RicoAcademia Quintana
 Noah Baffoe23167  SpainEastern (Hong Kong)
12Cristiano Ronaldo2215 43Portugal Al Nassr (Saudi Arabia)
13Ivan Toney2220 2 England Al Ahli (Saudi Arabia)
 Lennart Thy221732 Germany Lion City Sailors (Singapore)
14Mohanad Ali2222   IraqAl Shorta
15Darko Lemajić2221 1  SerbiaRFS (Latvia)
16Salem Al-Dawsari2112171Saudi ArabiaAl Hilal
17Marcos Leonardo211416 BrazilAl Hilal (Saudi Arabia)
18Youssef En-Nesyri211443 MoroccoFenerbahçe (Turkey)
 Alex21201  BrazilDewa United (Indonesia)
19Ismael Díaz207 67PanamaUniversidad Católica (Ecuador)
20Denis Bouanga2013 52GabonLos Angeles (USA)
21Robert Lewandowski 2011441PolandBarcelona (Spain)
22Pablo Vegetti 201415 ArgentinaVasco da Gama (Brazil)
23Róger Guedes201352 BrazilAl Rayyan (Qatar)
24Aimen Mahious201262 AlgeriaBelouizdad
25Daizen Maeda201271 JapanCeltic (Scotland)
26Sam Surridge20182  EnglandNashville (USA)
27Erling Haaland198164NorwayManchester City (England)
28Julián Álvarez1912232ArgentinaAtletico Madrid (Spain)
29Germán Berterame1914 5 MexicoMonterrey
30Dayro Moreno1914 5 ColombiaOnce Caldas
31Alexander Sørloth19124 3NorwayVillarreal, Atletico Madrid (Spain)
 Peeter Phanthavong19711 1LaosEzra
32Klaemint Olsen1918 1 Faroe Islands NSÍ
33Guillaume Lopez19181  AndorraInter Club d'Escaldes 
34Ángel Sepúlveda188 91MexicoCruz Azul
35Raphinha187371BrazilBarcelona (Spain)
36Brian White1811 61USAVancouver Whitecaps 
37Kasper Høgh181116 DenmarkBodø/Glimt (Norway)
38Patrik Schick18122 4CzechiaBayer Leverkusen (Germany)
 Warner Brown1814  4JamaicaArnett Gardens
39Cyriel Dessers1812321NigeriaRangers (Scotland)
40Sem Steijn181512 NetherlandsTwente
41Paulinho181512 Portugal Toluca (Mexico)
 Alan Grafite181152 BrazilCong An Ha Noi (Vietnam)
42Agustín Rodríguez1818   UruguayJuventud
 Martín Bueno1818   UruguayMiramar (New Zealand)
 Dāvis Ikaunieks18144  LatviaDPMM (Singapore), RFS
43Lautaro Martínez176110 ArgentinaInter (Italy) 
44Emam Ashour1713 4 EgyptAl Ahly
45Evander1715 2 BrazilCincinnati (USA)
46Páll Klettskarð171322 Faroe IslandsKÍ Klaksvík
47Louis Munteanu171421 RomaniaCluj
48Abderrazak Hamdallah17161  Morocco Al Shabab, Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia)
  Jhonathan Rivas 1717   ColombiaMayagüez (Puerto Rico)
 Fily Traoré1717   MaliAsswehly (Libya)
 Ali Sulieman1717   EritreaHawassa (Ethiopia)
 Tomoyuki Doi17116  JapanGeylang (Singapore)


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). 
The players from the leagues below top 100 are also listed in the standings but not classified (highlighted in grey).
Period: from 1 January to 31 July 2025.
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).


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