IFFHS MEN'S WORLD BEST GOAL SCORER 2023 at SEPTEMBER 30
Picture : Erling Haaland at the Top !
IFFHS Men’s World Best Goal Scorer 2023 at 30 September: Erling Haaland
Erling Haaland leads the global ranking for goal-scorers during last 6 months, with current tally of 37 goals.
But his lead can’t be named comfortable as Barnabas Varga pursues him with just 1 goal down; Cristiano Ronaldo and German Cano are also close with 35 goals each.
THE RANKING
| Player | Total | Goals | Country | Clubs (Leagues) | ||||
| NL | NC | ICC | NT | |||||
| 1 | Erling Haaland | 37 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 4 | Norway | Manchester City (England) |
| 2 | Barnabás Varga | 36 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 2 | Hungary | Paks, Ferencvaros |
| 3 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 35 | 24 | 6 | 5 | Portugal | Al Nassr (Saudi Arabia) | |
| 4 | Germán Cano | 35 | 23 | 1 | 11 | Argentina | Fluminense (Brazil) | |
| 5 | Harry Kane | 33 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 6 | England | Tottenham, Bayern (Germany) |
| 6 | Kylian Mbappé | 33 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 4 | France | PSG |
| 7 | Hugo Cuypers | 32 | 21 | 11 | Belgium | Gent | ||
| 8 | Victor Osimhen | 31 | 22 | 4 | 5 | Nigeria | Napoli (Italy) | |
| 9 | Lautaro Martínez | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | Argentina | Inter (Italy) | |
| 10 | Karim Benzema | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | France | Real Madrid (Spain), Al Ittihad (Saudi Arabia) | |
| 11 | Amahl Pellegrino | 29 | 22 | 2 | 5 | Norway | Bodø/Glimt | |
| 12 | Nemanja Bilbija | 29 | 20 | 5 | 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Zrinjski | |
| 13 | Santiago Giménez | 29 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Mexico | Feyenoord (Netherlands) |
| 14 | Mauro Icardi | 29 | 25 | 1 | 3 | Argentina | Galatasaray (Turkey) | |
| 15 | Sam Philip | 29 | 29 | New Zealand | Christchurch United | |||
| 16 | Pedro | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | Brazil | Flamengo | |
| 17 | Eran Zahavi | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | Israel | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| 18 | Garbhan Coughlan | 28 | 28 | Republic of Ireland | Cashmere Technical (New Zealand) | |||
| 19 | Denis Bouanga | 27 | 14 | 13 | Gabon | Los Angeles (USA) | ||
| 20 | Zeki Amdouni | 27 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 5 | Switzerland | Basel, Burnley (England) |
| 21 | Michael Olunga | 27 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Kenya | Al Duhail (Qatar) |
| 22 | Lionel Messi | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | Argentina | PSG (France), Inter Miami (USA) | |
| 23 | Dominik Stolz | 26 | 23 | 3 | Germany | Swift Hesperange (Luxembourg) | ||
| 24 | Peter Shalulile | 25 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | Namibia | Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) |
| 25 | Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba | 25 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Togo | Al Ain (UAE) |
| 26 | Tiquinho Soares | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | Brazil | Botafogo | |
| 27 | Václav Jurečka | 25 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Czech Republic | Slavia Prague |
| 28 | Bård Finne | 25 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | Norway | Brann |
| 29 | Omar Al-Somah | 25 | 18 | 6 | 1 | Syria | Al Arabi (Qatar) | |
| 30 | Maxime Lestienne | 25 | 25 | Belgium | Lion City Sailors (Singapore) | |||
| 31 | Romelu Lukaku | 24 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 9 | Belgium | Inter, Roma (Italy) |
| 32 | Mehdi Taremi | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | Iran | Porto (Portugal) | |
| 33 | Gift Orban | 24 | 16 | 8 | Nigeria | Gent (Belgium) | ||
| 34 | Enner Valencia | 24 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 2 | Ecuador | Fenerbahce (Turkey), Internacional (Brazil) |
| 35 | Luuk de Jong | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | Netherlands | PSV | |
| 36 | Jonathan David | 24 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Canada | Lille (France) |
| 37 | Robert Lewandowski | 24 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Poland | Barcelona (Spain) |
| 38 | Odion Ighalo | 24 | 17 | 2 | 5 | Nigeria | Al Hilal, Al Wehda (Saudi Arabia) | |
| 39 | Roger Guedes | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | Brazil | Corinthians, Al Rayyan (Qatar) | |
| 40 | Declan McManus | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | Scotland | The New Saints (Wales) | |
| 41 | Albion Rrahmani | 24 | 21 | 1 | 2 | Kosovo | Ballkani, Rapid Bucharest (Romania) | |
| 42 | Kyogo Furuhashi | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | Japan | Celtic (Scotland) | |
| 43 | Nicolás Fernández | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | Argentina | Defensa y Justicia | |
| 44 | Ryoya Taniguchi | 23 | 23 | Japan | Balestier Khalsa (Singapore) | |||
| 45 | Seia Kunori | 23 | 21 | 2 | Japan | Albirex Niigata S (Singapore) | ||
| 46 | Julián Quiñones | 22 | 17 | 5 | Colombia | Atlas, América (Mexico) | ||
| 47 | Vangelis Pavlidis | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | Greece | AZ (Netherlands) | |
| 48 | Raphael Dwamena | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | Ghana | Egnatia (Albania) | |
| 49 | Cedric Itten | 22 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland | Young Boys |
| 50 | Johan Venegas | 22 | 20 | 2 | Costa Rica | Alajuelense | ||
| 51 | Andrej Ilić | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | Serbia | RFS (Latvia), Valerenga (Norway) | |
| 52 | Santiago Giordana | 22 | 22 | Argentina | Garcilaso (Peru) | |||
| 53 | Yuya Osako | 22 | 20 | 2 | Japan | Vissel Kobe | ||
| 54 | Abderrazak Hamdallah | 22 | 19 | 3 | Morocco | Al Ittihad (Saudi Arabia) | ||
| 55 | Alexandre Lacazette | 22 | 18 | 4 | France | Lyon | ||
| 56 | Dorielton | 22 | 18 | 4 | Brazil | Bashundhara Kings (Bangladesh) | ||
| 57 | Bérgson | 22 | 16 | 6 | Brazil | Johor Darul Ta'zim (Malaysia) |
All goals at top senior level are counted: top national leagues plus Paulista and Carioca (NL), national cups (NC), official international club tournaments (ICC), official games between national teams (NT).
Period: from 1 January to 30 September 2023.
Tie-breaking criteria in case of equal number of total goals: 1) international goals (ICC + NT), 2) goals scored for national team (NT), 3) goals scored in domestic league (NL), 4) strength of the league (on IFFHS ranking), 5) number of total games played.