IFFHS MEN'S WORLD BEST INTERNATIONAL GOALSCORER 2025
IFFHS Men's World Best International Goal Scorer 2025 at 31 August: Ismael Díaz
July hasn’t brought significant changes in the ranking for international goal-scorers 2025. Ismael Díaz and Harry Kane still lead it with 13 goals each. Diaz takes the highest position due to the greater number of goals for the national team.
Ousmane Dembélé returns to the podium thanks to his goals for PSG in the knock-out stage of the Club World Cup.
THE RANKING 2025
Player | ICC | NT | Goals | Country | Clubs (Leagues) | |
1 | Ismael Díaz | 6 | 7 | 13 | Panama | Universidad Católica (Ecuador) |
2 | Harry Kane | 9 | 4 | 13 | England | Bayern (Germany) |
3 | Ousmane Dembélé | 10 | 1 | 11 | France | PSG |
4 | Serhou Guirassy | 11 | 11 | Guinea | Borussia Dortmund (Germany) | |
5 | Erling Haaland | 6 | 4 | 10 | Norway | Manchester City (England) |
6 | Ángel Sepúlveda | 9 | 1 | 10 | Mexico | Cruz Azul |
7 | Lautaro Martínez | 10 | 10 | Argentina | Inter (Italy) | |
8 | Depú | 8 | 8 | Angola | Vojvodina (Serbia), Radomiak (Poland) | |
9 | Jonathan David | 3 | 5 | 8 | Canada | Lille (France) |
10 | Kylian Mbappé | 6 | 2 | 8 | France | Real Madrid (Spain) |
11 | Vangelis Pavlidis | 7 | 1 | 8 | Greece | Benfica (Portugal) |
12 | Salem Al-Dawsari | 7 | 1 | 8 | Saudi Arabia | Al Hilal |
13 | Raphinha | 7 | 1 | 8 | Brazil | Barcelona (Spain) |
14 | Ryo Germain | 2 | 5 | 7 | Japan | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
15 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 4 | 3 | 7 | Portugal | Al Nassr (Saudi Arabia) |
16 | Lamine Yamal | 4 | 3 | 7 | Spain | Barcelona |
17 | Denis Bouanga | 5 | 2 | 7 | Gabon | Los Angeles (USA) |
18 | Brian White | 6 | 1 | 7 | USA | Vancouver Whitecaps |
19 | Bruno Fernandes | 7 | 7 | Portugal | Manchester United (England) | |
20 | Georges Mikautadze | 2 | 4 | 6 | Georgia | Lyon (France) |
21 | Victor Osimhen | 3 | 3 | 6 | Nigeria | Galatasaray (Turkey) |
22 | Ivan Perišić | 3 | 3 | 6 | Croatia | PSV (Netherlands) |
23 | Mikel Oyarzabal | 3 | 3 | 6 | Spain | Real Sociedad |
24 | Michael Olise | 4 | 2 | 6 | France | Bayern |
25 | Vinícius Júnior | 4 | 2 | 6 | Brazil | Real Madrid (Spain) |
26 | Fiston Mayele | 5 | 1 | 6 | Congo DR | Pyramids (Egypt) |
27 | Sardar Azmoun | 5 | 1 | 6 | Iran | Shabab Al Ahli (UAE) |
28 | Achraf Hakimi | 5 | 1 | 6 | Morocco | PSG (France) |
29 | Lionel Messi | 6 | 6 | Argentina | Inter Miami (USA) | |
30 | Marcos Leonardo | 6 | 6 | Brazil | Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) | |
31 | Kasper Høgh | 6 | 6 | Denmark | Bodø/Glimt (Norway) | |
32 | Riyad Mahrez | 6 | 6 | Algeria | Al Ahli (Saudi Arabia) | |
33 | Cédric Bakambu | 6 | 6 | Congo DR | Betis (Spain) |
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 July 2025.
Tie-breaker: more NT goals