IFFHS World's Best Top Goal Scorer
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| Award details | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Association football |
| Given for | Best goal scorer of the calendar year |
| History | |
| First award | 2011 (retroactive) |
| Editions | 11 |
| First winner |  Cristiano Ronaldo |
| Most wins | Cristiano Ronaldo (4 awards) |
| Most recent |  Robert Lewandowski (2) |
| Website | www |
Cristiano Ronaldo (left) has won the most awards since 2011 while Lionel Messi (right) set the record for most calendar year goals.
The IFFHS World's Best Top Goal Scorer is a football award given annually since 2020,[1] and retroactively for the years 2011 to 2019,[2] to the world's top goalscorer in the calendar year. The award is given by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS).
All international goals and all competitive goals for clubs playing in their country's top level division scored from 1 January to 31 December are taken into consideration.
Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for most wins (4) while Lionel Messi holds the record for most goals in a calendar year (91 in 2012). Robert Lewandowski won the award with the fewest goals (47 in 2020). Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski are the only players to have won the award more than once.
Plus, the IFFHS has awarded the World's Best Goal Scorer of the Decade in 2021, considering the years 2011–2020.[3]
Contents
Men's winners
List of winners
Statistics
File:Harry Kane in Russia 2.jpg
Harry Kane is the only English player to have won the award.
| Player | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Cristiano Ronaldo |
4 | 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
 Lionel Messi |
2 | 2012, 2016 |
| Robert Lewandowski |
2020, 2021 | |
 Harry Kane |
1 | 2017 |
 Baghdad Bounedjah |
2018 | |
 Abderrazak Hamdallah |
2019 |
| Rank | Player | Year | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lionel Messi |
2012 | 91 |
| 2 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
2013 | 69 |
| Robert Lewandowski |
2021 | ||
| 3 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
2012 | 63 |
| 4 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
2014 | 61 |
| 5 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
2011 | 60 |
| 6 | Lionel Messi |
2011 | 59 |
| 7 |  Ali Ashfaq |
2013 | 58 |
| Lionel Messi |
2014 | ||
| Lionel Messi |
2016 | ||
| Baghdad Bounedjah |
2018 |
| Club | Total | Players |
|---|---|---|
 Real Madrid |
4 | 1 |
| Barcelona |
2 | 1 |
 Bayern Munich |
2 | 1 |
 Al Nassr |
1 | 1 |
 Al Sadd |
1 | 1 |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
1 | 1 |
| Nationality | Total | Players |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal |
4 | 1 |
| Argentina |
2 | 1 |
| Poland |
2 | 1 |
| Algeria |
1 | 1 |
| England |
1 | 1 |
| Morocco |
1 | 1 |
The World's Best Top Goal Scorer of the Second Decade (2011–2020)
File:Zlatan Ibrahimović 2017-03-09.jpg
From 2011 to 2020, Zlatan Ibrahimović has scored a total of 340 goals for club and country.
The results have been posted on the IFFHS' official website on January 4, 2021.[3]
The final list includes the 41 players who scored 200 or more goals in top-tier national leagues, national cups, continental and international competitions with both club and national teams in the period of time from January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2020.
All-time World's Best Goal Scorer ranking
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Romário ranks 4th in the All-time World's Best Goal Scorer ranking with 753 goals.
- As of 9 October 2022[13][14]
- Bold indicates players currently active.
- * indicates player has scored at least 500 goals for a single club.[15]
| Rank | Player | League | Cup | Continental | Country & other | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
498 | 51 | 151 | 117 | 817 | 2002–present |
| 2 | Lionel Messi* |
485 | 70 | 135 | 90 | 781 | 2004–present |
| 3 |  Pelé* |
606 | 49 | 27 | 83 | 765 | 1957–1977 |
| 4 | Romário |
544 | 91 | 54 | 64 | 753 | 1985–2007 |
| 5 | [[File:{{{flag alias-1896}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=Hungary national football team]] Ferenc Puskás | 514 | 76 | 55 | 84 | 729 | 1943–1966 |
| 6 |   Josef Bican* |
518 | 129 | 41 | 32 | 720 | 1931–1955 |
| 7 |  Jimmy Jones* |
332 | 301 | 2 | 12 | 647 | 1947–1964 |
| 8 | Gerd Müller* |
405 | 92 | 69 | 68 | 634 | 1964–1981 |
| 9 | Eusébio |
425 | 97 | 59 | 41 | 622 | 1958–1981 |
| 10 |  Joe Bambrick |
348 | 247 | 0 | 21 | 616 | 1926–1943 |
| 11 | Robert Lewandowski |
344 | 49 | 95 | 75 | 563 | 2008–present |
| 12 | Glenn Ferguson |
311 | 245 | 6 | 0 | 562 | 1987–2011 |
| 13 |  Zlatan Ibrahimović |
393 | 48 | 57 | 62 | 560 | 1999–present |
| 14 | Fernando Peyroteo* |
463 | 72 | 3 | 14 | 552 | 1937–1949 |
| 15 | Uwe Seeler* |
446 | 41 | 21 | 43 | 551 | 1954–1978 |
| 16 |  Jimmy McGrory* |
408 | 130 | 0 | 12 | 550 | 1922–1937 |
| 17 | 23x15px Alfredo Di Stéfano |
376 | 55 | 70 | 29 | 530 | 1945–1966 |
| 18 | [[File:{{{flag alias-1896}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=Hungary national football team]] György Sárosi | 351 | 31 | 102 | 42 | 526 | 1930–1948 |
| 19 |  Luis Suárez |
356 | 43 | 53 | 68 | 520 | 2005–present |
| 20 | Roberto Dinamite |
476 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 511 | 1971–1992 |
| 21 |  Hugo Sánchez |
390 | 49 | 38 | 30 | 507 | 1976–1997 |
| 22 | [[File:{{{flag alias-1896}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=Hungary national football team]] Imre Schlosser | 417 | 18 | 10 | 59 | 504 | 1905–1928 |
| 23 | Franz Binder |
296 | 93 | 87 | 26 | 502 | 1930–1949 |
| Award details | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Association football |
| Given for | Best goal scorer of the calendar year |
| History | |
| First award | 2021 |
| Editions | 1 |
| First winner | Jennifer Hermoso |
| Most wins | Jennifer Hermoso (1 award) |
| Most recent | Jennifer Hermoso |
| Website | www |
Women's winners
List of winners
| Year | Rank | Player | Club(s) | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1st | Jennifer Hermoso[16] |
Barcelona |
48 |
| 2nd | Lea Schüller |
Bayern Munich |
47 | |
| 3rd | Alexia Putellas |
Barcelona |
43 |
Statistics
| Player | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Hermoso |
1 | 2021 |
| Rank | Player | Year | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer Hermoso |
2021 | 48 |
| 2 | Lea Schüller |
2021 | 47 |
| 3 | Alexia Putellas |
2021 | 43 |
| Club | Total | Players |
|---|---|---|
| Barcelona |
1 | 1 |
| Nationality | Total | Players |
|---|---|---|
| Spain |
1 | 1 |
See also
- International Federation of Football History & Statistics
- IFFHS World's Best Club
- IFFHS World's Strongest National League
- IFFHS World's Best Player
- IFFHS World's Best Youth (U20) Player
- IFFHS World's Best Playmaker
- IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper
- IFFHS World's Best International Goal Scorer
- IFFHS World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer
- IFFHS World's Most Effective Top Division Goal Scorer
- IFFHS World Team
- IFFHS World Youth (U20) Team
- IFFHS World's Best Club Coach
- IFFHS World's Best National Coach
- IFFHS World's Best Referee
References
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- ↑ In regards to Neymar's statistics during his spell at Santos (2011-2013), the IFFHS chose to consider the Campeonato Paulista (the top-flight league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, of which Santos is a municipality) as a national league. As a result, the official stats for Neymar include goals scored in two different Brazilian leagues: the Campeonato Paulista and the Brasileirão.
- ↑ As the statistics are calculated starting from January 1, 2011, two goals from Aubameyang's loan spell at Monaco (from AC Milan) in the first half of the 2010-11 season are left out of the total amount. The Gabonese striker joined Saint-Étienne in January 2011 on another loan, and eventually signed for the French team on a permanent deal the following December.
- ↑ Lukaku was registered for Chelsea between 2011 and 2014, but he never scored during his first season with the club and was loaned, respectively, to West Bromwich Albion and Everton (which eventually signed him permanently) during the following couple of years.
- ↑ 14 goals scored during 2011 and 2013 are not counted, as Kane was playing in lower divisions (for Leyton Orient, Millwall and Leicester City): plus, he never scored during his time in Premier League with Norwich City. For this reason, while his first goal in a continental competition traces back to December 15, 2011 (on a 4-0 away win against Shamrock Rovers in the UEFA Europa League group stage), he scored his first goal with a top-tier club, Tottenham, on October 30, 2013 (in the League Cup) and on April 7, 2014 (in Premier League).
- ↑ Saucedo's spell at Independiente Medellín (Colombia) in 2011 wasn't considered, as the Bolivian striker never scored during that time.
- ↑ The goals scored by Soriano for Barcelona B throughout 2011 are not counted, as the team was competing in the Spanish second tier. For the same reason, his only goal scored for Girona in the 2019-20 season is left out of the total amount.
- ↑ On December 24, 2020, Dost joined Club Brugge on a permanent basis, but his first goal for the Belgian team is not counted, as it was scored on January 10, 2021, ten days after the limit date set for the counting (December 31, 2020).
- ↑ In 2016, Gormley played for Scottish Premiership team St Johnstone (on loan from English League One side Peterborough United), but never scored a goal during that spell.
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