IFFHS MEN'S WORLD BEST NATIONAL TOP DIVISION GOAL SCORER 2023 at AUGUST 31
Picture : German Cano always number 1 !
IFFHS Men’s World Best National Top Division Scorer 2023 at 31 August: Germán Cano
Germán Cano is still the leader in the category of the World’s best national goal-scorers. He keeps the top position during 5 consecutive months. The Argentine has scored 23 goals for Fluminense in the Brazilian Serie A and Carioca.
| Player | Goals | Nationality | Club (League) | |
| Sam Philip | 29 | New Zealand | Christchurch United | |
| Garbhan Coughlan | 28 | Republic of Ireland | Cashmere Technical (New Zealand) | |
| Maxime Lestienne | 25 | Belgium | Lion City Sailors (Singapore) | |
| 1 | Germán Cano | 23 | Argentina | Fluminense (Brazil) |
| 2 | Santiago Giordana | 22 | Argentina | Garcilaso (Peru) |
| Ryoya Taniguchi | 22 | Japan | Balestier Khalsa (Singapore) | |
| 3 | Hugo Cuypers | 21 | Belgium | Gent |
| 4 | Ronaldo Córdoba | 21 | Panama | Herrera, 9 de Octubre (Ecuador) |
| 5 | Ayron del Valle | 21 | Colombia | Selangor (Malaysia) |
| 6 | Harry Kane | 20 | England | Tottenham, Bayern (Germany) |
| 7 | Victor Osimhen | 20 | Nigeria | Napoli (Italy) |
| 8 | Mauro Icardi | 20 | Argentina | Galatasaray (Turkey) |
| 9 | Johan Venegas | 20 | Costa Rica | Alajuelense |
| 10 | Barnabás Varga | 20 | Hungary | Paks, Ferencvaros |
| 11 | Michael Olunga | 20 | Kenya | Al Duhail (Qatar) |
| 12 | Dominik Stolz | 20 | Germany | Swift Hesperange (Luxembourg) |
| 13 | Kylian Mbappé | 19 | France | PSG |
| 14 | Marko Dugandžić | 19 | Croatia | Rapid (Romania) |
| 15 | Yuya Osako | 19 | Japan | Vissel Kobe |
| 16 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 19 | Portugal | Al Nassr (Saudi Arabia) |
| 17 | Nemanja Bilbija | 19 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Zrinjski |
| 18 | Tyrone Conraad | 19 | Netherlands | Sutjeska (Montenegro), Meizhou Hakka (China) |
| Seia Kunori | 19 | Japan | Albirex Niigata S (Singapore) | |
| 19 | Erling Haaland | 18 | Norway | Manchester City (England) |
| 20 | Alexandre Lacazette | 18 | France | Lyon |
| 21 | Akor Adams | 18 | Nigeria | Lillestrøm (Norway), Montpellier (France) |
| 22 | Abderrazak Hamdallah | 18 | Morocco | Al Ittihad (Saudi Arabia) |
| 23 | Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba | 18 | Togo | Al Ain (UAE) |
| 24 | Collin Anderson | 18 | Jamaica | Cavalier, Bregalnica (North Macedonia) |
| Dorielton | 18 | Brazil | Bashundhara Kings (Bangladesh) | |
| Declan McManus | 18 | Scotland | The New Saints (Wales) |
All goals scored in the top 100 national leagues worldwide (plus Paulista and Carioca) are taken into account. The players from the leagues below top 100 are also listed in the standings but not ranked.
Tie-breaking criteria at equal number of goals: strength of the league (according to IFFHS ranking).
Period: from 1 January to 31 August 2023.