IFFHS AWARDS 2022 - MEN'S WORLD BEST INTERNATIONAL GOAL SCORER 2022



IFFHS Men's World Best International Goal Scorer 2022: Lionel Messi

Two main heroes of the 2022 World Cup, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe, competed for this individual trophy until the last minutes of the final match between their countries in Qatar. 
As a result, Messi finished the year with one-goal margin from his club teammate by 1 goal. This can be seen as a kind of revenge for the fact that Mbappe won the Golden Boot of the World Cup with the same advantage to the Argentine.
Messi’s total of 22 international goals is made by 4 scored for PSG and 18 for “Albiceleste”. This is his third title of IFFHS Men's Best International Goal Scorer, after 2011 and 2012.


THE RANKING 2022

 PlayerClubCountryGoals Total
    ICCNT 
1Lionel Messi PSG (France)Argentina41822
2Kylian MbappéPSGFrance91221
3Julián ÁlvarezRiver Plate, Manchester City (England)Argentina8715
4Erling HaalandBorussia D (Germany), Manchester City (England)Norway5914
5Sadio ManéLiverpool (England), Bayern (Germany)Senegal6814
6Robert Lewandowski Bayern (Germany), Barcelona (Spain)Poland9413
7Pedro FlamengoBrazil12113
8Eldor ShomurodovRoma (Italy)Uzbekistan11112
9RicharlisonEverton, Tottenham (England)Brazil21012
10Mohamed SalahLiverpool (England)Egypt8412
11Karim BenzemaReal Madrid (Spain)France11112
12Olivier GiroudMilan (Italy)France4711
13Cody GakpoPSVNetherlands6511
 Mehdi TaremiPorto (Portugal)Iran6511
15Vincent AboubakarAl Nassr (Saudi Arabia)Cameroon 1010
16NeymarPSG (France)Brazil279
 Teerasil DangdaPathum UnitedThailand279
18Artem DovbykDnipro-1Ukraine549
19Juan Ignacio DinennoPumas UNAM (Mexico)Argentina9 9
 Raphael VeigaPalmeirasBrazil9 9
21Michy BatshuayiBesiktas, Fenerbahce (Turkey)Belgium358
22Mohammed KudusAjax (Netherlands)Ghana448
 Giacomo RaspadoriNapoliItaly448
24Victorien AdebayorUSGN, Berkane (Morocco)Niger628
 Vinícius JúniorReal Madrid (Spain)Brazil628
26Edmilson JuniorAl-Duhail (Qatar)Brazil8 8
 James TavernierRangers (Scotland)England8 8


All “full international” games for country and the major international club competitions (without qualifiers) are taken in consideration in this ranking.
ICC = International Club Competitions, NT = National Team.
The tie-breaker at the equal number of total goals is the number of NT goals. 
Period: from January 1 to December 31, 2022.