IFFHS WORLD'S BEST TOP GOAL SCORER OF THE DECADE 2011-2020 - CRISTIANO RONALDO


Picture : Cristiano Ronaldo is the Best Goal Scorer in the World during the decade 2011-2020.



The World’s Best Goal Scorer of Decade 2011-2020: Cristiano Ronaldo 

In dramatical competition with Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo has won the contest of best world goal scorer of just passed Decade 2011-2020 (1.1.2011 to 31.12.2020).
Both giants of modern football have fantastic results; the Portuguese eventually overcame his big opponent.
Yet a month before the end, Messi had 3 goal advantage (546 against 543). But Cristiano spurted at finish line with 7 goals scored in December while Lionel managed to make only 3. So, CR finished having just one goal more than the Argentine.
The distance between them two and others is colossal (132 goals) though the placed third Robert Lewandowski still has very solid tally (417).
In total, 41 players in the world have scored 200+ goals at top level for the Decade.





RANKING THE WORLD'S BEST TOP GOAL SCORER OF THE DECADE 2011-2020


 PlayerCountryGoals   TotalClubs
   NLNCICCNT  
1Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal 3322511677550Real Madrid 11-18, Juventus 18-20
2Lionel Messi Argentina 346549356549Barcelona 11-20
3Robert LewandowskiPoland 248447154417Borussia Dortmund 11-14, Bayern 14-20
4Zlatan Ibrahimović Sweden236363137340Milan 11-12, 19-20, PSG 12-16, Manchester United 16-18, LA Galaxy 18-19
5Luis Suárez Uruguay224293547335Liverpool 11-14, Barcelona 14-20, Atlético Madrid 20
6Edinson CavaniUruguay209404243334Napoli 11-13, PSG 13-20, Manchester United 20
7NeymarBrazil181265763327Santos 11-13, Barcelona 13-17, PSG 17-20
8Sergio Agüero  Argentina 193344332302Atlético Madrid 11, Manchester City 11-20
9Pierre-Emerick AubameyangGabon 192273821278Saint-Étienne 11-13, Borussia Dortmund 13-18, Arsenal 18-20
10Sebastián TagliabúeUAE19349221265Al Ittifaq 11-12, Al Shabab 12-13, Al Wahda 13-20, Al Nasr 20
11Eran ZahaviIsrael195281724264Hapoel Tel Aviv 11, Palermo 11-12, Maccabi Tel Aviv 12-16, Guangzhou R&F 16-20, PSV 20
12Karim BenzemaFrance168205516259Real Madrid 11-20
13Romelu Lukaku Belgium 155192955258Anderlecht 11, West Bromwich 12-13, Everton 13-17, Manchester United 17-19, Inter 19-20
14Omar Al SomahSyria169363515255Al Futowa 11, Al Qadsia 11-14, Al Ahli 14-20
15Ali MabkhoutUAE147231565250Al-Jazira 11-20
16Gonzalo HiguaínArgentina172133324242Real Madrid 11-13, Napoli 13-16, Juventus 16-18, 19-20, Milan 18-19, Chelsea 19, Inter Miami 20
17Ali AshfaqMaldives 161271737242VB Sports Club 11, New Radiant 12-13, 17-18, PDRM 14-16, Maziya 16, TC Sports Club 18, 20, Green Streets 19, Club Valencia 20
18Nemanja NikolićHungary17744147242Videoton 11-15, Legia 15-16, Chicago Fire 17-19, Fehérvár 20
19Abderrazak HamdallahMorocco 17337216237Olympic Safi 11-13, Aalesund 13, Guangzhou R&F 14-15, El Jaish 15-17, Al Rayyan 17-18, Al Nassr 18-20
20Harry Kane England  152163632236Tottenham 11-20
21Burak YılmazTurkey186111324234Trabzonspor 11-12, 17-18, Galatasaray 12-16, Beijing Guoan 16-17, Beşiktaş 18-20, Lille 20
22Mohamed SalahEgypt 142103443229Mokawloon 11-12, Basel 12-13, Chelsea 13-14, Fiorentina 14-15, Roma 15-17, Liverpool 17-20
23Antoine Griezmann France143213233229Real Sociedad 11-14, Atlético Madrid 14-19, Barcelona 19-20
24Carlos SaucedoBolivia213 87228San José 12-13, 17-19, Saprissa 14, Oriente Petrolero 15, Blooming 15-16, Real Potosí 16, Guabirá 17, Royal Pari 20
25Edin DžekoBosnia 134183342227Manchester City 11-15, Roma 15-20
26Bafétimbi GomisFrance 16329331226Lyon 11-14, Swansea 14-16, Marseille 16-17, Galatasaray 17-18, Al Hilal 18-20
27Baghdad Bounedjah Algeria 144303317224USM El Harrach 11-13, Étoile du Sahel 13-15, Al Sadd 15-20
28Radamel FalcaoColombia 146123629223Porto 11, Atlético Madrid 11-13, Monaco 13-14, 16-19, Manchester United 14-15, Chelsea 15-16, Galatasaray 19-20
29Youssef El-Arabi Morocco 168112816223Caen 11, Al Hilal 11-12, Granada 12-16, Al Duhail 16-19, Olympiakos 19-20
30Klæmint OlsenFaroe Islands1901875220NSI 11-20
31André-Pierre Gignac France18315183219Marseille 11-14, Tigres UANL 14-20
32Olivier GiroudFrance116253344218Montpellier 11-12, Arsenal 12-18, Chelsea 18-20
33Thomas Müller Germany 107314233213Bayern 11-20
34Dejan Damjanović Montenegro16210326210Seoul 11-13, 16-17, Jiangsu Sainty 14, Beijing Guoan 14-15, Suwon 18-19, Daegu 20
35Jonathan Soriano Spain1483326 207Red Bull Salzburg 11-17, Beijing Guoan 17-18, Al Hilal 18-19
36HulkBrazil134154511205Porto 11-12, Zenit 12-16, Shanghai SIPG 16-20
37Dries MertensBelgium140113121203Utrecht 11, PSV 11-13, Napoli 13-20
38Esteban ParedesChile15423196202Colo-Colo 11-12, 14-20, Atlante 12-13, Querétaro 13
39Greg DraperNew Zealand163372 202The New Saints 11-20
40Bas DostNetherlands1622991201Heerenveen 11, Wolfsburg 12-17, Sporting 17-19, Eintracht 19-20
41Joe Gormley Northern Ireland 152462 200Cliftonville 11-20


All goals at top senior level are counted (top national divisions, national cups, official games with club and national teams).

Brazilian state championships Paulista and Carioca have status equal to national leagues (according to IFFHS decision)


NL = National League

NC = National Cups

ICC = International Club Competitions

NT = National Team


Period : 1.1.2011 to 31.12.2020

Tiebreak criteria in case of equal number of goals : 1- international goals (ICC+NT), 2- National team goals (NT), 3- Domestic league (NL)