IFFHS WORLD GOAL SCORER RANKINGS OF THE XXIst CENTURY - RONALDO THE KING !


Picture : Cristiano Ronaldo won 8 individual IFFHS WORLD SCORER Awards in the last 7 years. He leads all 3 IFFHS WORLD RANKINGS of the XXIst Century (International, National and Global) !


The IFFHS elaborates 3 Rankings of THE WORLD'S BEST GOAL SCORERS ( One INTERNATIONAL, one NATIONAL and One GLOBAL) with Annual Awards. Cristiano Ronaldo is the leader of ALL 3 WORLD RANKINGS for the XXIst Century (1.1.2001 to 31.12.2020) ! A great and fantastic performance !


The World's Best International Goal Scorer of XXIst Century at Jan 1, 2021 : Cristiano Ronaldo 

Cristiano Ronaldo leads the category of best international goal-scorers in the world football in XXIst Century  at the beginning of 2021.
All goals scored in the official international club competitions (ICC) and official games between national teams (NT) from 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2020 are taken in account.
Cristiano Ronaldo has 246 goals on his tally, 144 for clubs and 102 for country (Portugal). All others are well behind, even Lionel Messi with his 197 goals.
13 players have reached 100-goal mark in XXI century so far, 10 of them active (taken in bold). 
Thierry Henry is also conditionally added to this list; he scored essential majority of his international goals (85 out of 110) in XXI century. For him and other two players who have some goals in XX century, these goals are taken in brackets.


 PlayerCountryGoals TotalTotalTotal
   ICCNTXXIXXCareer
1Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal 144102246 246
2Lionel Messi Argentina 12671197 197
3Robert LewandowskiPoland 7863141 141
4NeymarBrazil5764121 121
5Zlatan Ibrahimović Sweden5762119 119
6Bader Al-MutawaKuwait6356119 119
7Didier DrogbaIvory Coast5065115 115
8Luis Suárez Uruguay5263115 115
9Sergio Agüero  Argentina 6341104 104
10Edin DžekoBosnia and Herzegovina4259101 101
11Miroslav KloseGermany29 (+2)711002102
12Samuel Eto'OCameroon 4951 (+5)1005105
13Edinson CavaniUruguay4951100 100
 Thierry HenryFrance42 (+17)43 (+8)8525110

 

 



The World’s Best National Goal Scorer of XXIst Century at Jan 1, 2021: Cristiano Ronaldo 

Cristiano Ronaldo is currently the best goal-scorer of the top national leagues in world football in XXIst Century at the beginning of 2021. His tally is as high as 462 goals. 
Lionel Messi is 11 goals behind.
Overall, 58 players in the world have scored 200+ goals in national top divisions in XXIst Century. The last one to enter this list is the Swede Marcus Berg currently playing for Krasnodar (Russia). He has scored 200th goal just on the last matchday of 2020.
All these players are sorted by main ranking (XXI).
Also we put in the table other 20 players , which are below 200 goals in XXIst but have reached this amount adding the goals they scored in XXth century. So, we get additional ranking (Career). 
These 20 players have still scored a solid majority (not less than 65 percent) of their goals in XXIst century (respectively, not more than 35 percent in XX) so they can be conditionally considered as “goal-scorers of XXIst century”. They are sorted in the table by Career ranking.
The players marked in bold are currently active; others finished the career.


 PlayerNationalityGoals  
   XXIXXCareer
1Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal 462 462
2Lionel Messi Argentina 451 451
3Zlatan Ibrahimović Sweden37913392
4Luis Suárez Uruguay332 332
5Aleksandar Đurić Singapore 30435339
6Ali AshfaqMaldives 287 287
7Robert LewandowskiPoland 285 285
8Samuel Eto'OCameroon 2828290
9David Villa Spain280 280
10Martin KamburovBulgaria 2781279
11Sergio Agüero  Argentina 277 277
12José Alfredo CastilloBolivia2734277
13Carlos SaucedoBolivia271 271
14Rhys Griffiths Wales270 270
15Edinson CavaniUruguay262 262
16Luís FabianoBrazil2583261
17Klaas-Jan HuntelaarNetherlands253 253
18Gonzalo HiguaínArgentina251 251
19Cristian Gonzáles Indonesia 251 251
20Fred (Frederico Chaves Guedes)Brazil244 244
21Ricardo OliveiraBrazil2421243
22Pablo EscobarBolivia2401241
23Víctor NúñezCosta Rica 23711248
24Esteban ParedesChile236 236
25Thierry HenryFrance23252284
26Óscar CardozoParaguay232 232
27Marc Lloyd Williams Wales23287319
28Wayne RooneyEngland231 231
29Vágner LoveBrazil231 231
30Dejan Damjanović Montenegro231 231
31André-Pierre Gignac France228 228
32Sebastián Abreu Uruguay22785312
33NeymarBrazil225 225
34Carlos TevezArgentina225 225
35Robbie KeaneRepublic of Ireland22412236
36Karim BenzemaFrance220 220
37Eran ZahaviIsrael219 219
38Nemanja NikolićHungary219 219
39Bafétimbi GomisFrance 217 217
40Sebastián TagliabúeUAE215 215
41WashingtonBrazil21426240
42Burak YılmazTurkey214 214
43Dirk KuytNetherlands21319232
44Radamel FalcaoColombia 212 212
45Humberto Suazo Chile210 210
46Antonio Di NataleItaly209 209
47Edin DžekoBosnia and Herzegovina209 209
48Lee HuntEngland209 209
49Diego ForlánUruguay20616222
50Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko Estonia2066

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The World’s Best Goal Scorer of XXIst Century at Jan 1, 2021: Cristiano Ronaldo      

Cristiano Ronaldo leads the category of best goal-scorers in the world top football in XXIst Century at the beginning of 2021.
The Portuguese has scored 756 goals while Lionel Messi is runner-up with 715 goals. 
Apart of them, only Zlatan Ibrahimovic managed to overcome the 500-goal mark (543). But in 2021, two others will likely do this: Luiz Suarez (now 489) and Robert Lewandowski (473).
33 players in the world have scored 300+ goals in XXIst century. They are sorted by main ranking (Total XXI).
Also we put in the table other 16 players which are below 300 goals in XXI but have reached this amount adding the goals they scored in XXth century. So, we get additional ranking (Total Career). 
These 16 players have still scored a solid majority (not less than 65 percent) of their goals in XXI century (respectively, not more than 35 percent in XX) so they can be conditionally considered as “goal-scorers of XXIst century”. They are sorted in the table by Total Career ranking.
For the players who have goals in both centuries, those scored in XX are taken in brackets in the particular columns - NL(National League) - NC (National Cups) - ICC International Club Competitions - NT (National Team).
The players marked in bold are currently active; others finished the career.



 PlayerCountryGoals   TotalTotalTotal
   NLNCICCNTXXIXXCareer
1Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal 46248144102756 756
2Lionel Messi Argentina 4516712671715 715
3Zlatan Ibrahimović Sweden379 (+13)45 (+2)576254315558
4Luis Suárez Uruguay332425263489 489
5Robert LewandowskiPoland 285477863473 473
6Ali AshfaqMaldives 287953053465 465
7Sergio Agüero  Argentina 277406341421 421
8Samuel Eto'OCameroon 282 (+8)274951 (+5)40913422
9Edinson CavaniUruguay262464951408 408
10Aleksandar Đurić Singapore 304 (+35)45332640835443
11David Villa Spain280182859385 385
12NeymarBrazil225385764384 384
13Klaas-Jan HuntelaarNetherlands253285542378 378
14Luís FabianoBrazil258 (+3)5240283783381
15Wayne RooneyEngland231304353357 357
16Ricardo OliveiraBrazil242 (+1)693953551356
17Karim BenzemaFrance220357227354 354
18Robbie KeaneRepublic of Ireland224 (+12)36 (+2)23 (+1)61 (+7)34422366
19Firas Al-Khatib Syria185 (+5)9924363445349
20Edin DžekoBosnia and Herzegovina209304259340 340
21Gonzalo HiguaínArgentina251173931338 338
22Didier DrogbaIvory Coast188335065336 336
23Thierry HenryFrance232 (+52)16 (+1)42 (+17)43 (+8)33378411
24Fred (Frederico Chaves Guedes)Brazil244372918328 328
25Radamel FalcaoColombia 212205935326 326
26Óscar CardozoParaguay232295212325 325
27Bader Al-MutawaKuwait136676356322 322
28Robin van PersieNetherlands204392950322 322
29Carlos TevezArgentina225384213318 318
30Cristian Gonzáles Indonesia 25141712311 311
31Mario GómezGermany205304231308 308
32Eran ZahaviIsrael219352324301 301
33Nemanja NikolićHungary21961147301 301