THE WORLD’S BEST TOP GOAL SCORER at end October 2017 : A NEW WORLD RECORD FOR CRISTIANO RONALDO !
Posted on Nov 6, 2017 | IFFHS News Category
Cristiano Ronaldo set a new World Record by end of October 2017, scoring 26 international goals since beginning of the year. He scored 11 goals for Portugal and 15 for Real Madrid CF, overcoming his own record in 2013 and Lionel Messi’s record in 2012, both 25. And he can add some goals more in November and December to pulverize the record !
Cristiano Ronaldo received last week in Madrid the 2016 IFFHS Trophy of THE WORLD’S BEST TOP GOAL SCORER (picture), his third after 2013 and 2014. And he will probably win his fourth Trophy in 2017 because nobody can really catch him in the last two months !
Polish Robert Lewandowski of FC Bayern München came second with 13 goals followed by English Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspurs, Syrian Omar Khrbin of Al-Hilal Riyadh and North Korean Yu-Song Kim of April25, all with 12 goals.
Ronaldo also scored the most goals in both levels, country and club.
35 players scored 8 or more goals. They are classified as follows :
Country Wise :
– by Confederation : UEFA (15), CONMEBOL (8), AFC (6), CAF (5), OFC (1)
– by Country : Argentina (4), Brazil and France (3), Portugal and Syria (2)
Club Wise :
– by Confederation : UEFA (20), AFC (10), CAF (3), CONMEBOL (2)
– by Country : England (5), Spain (4), France, Germany, Italy (3), Argentina, China, Saudi Arabia and Turkey (2)
– by Clubs : FC Barcelona, FC Bayern München, Besiktas Istanbul, Manchester United FC and Paris Saint-Germain (2)
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | UEFA | Real Madrid | Spain | UEFA | 11 | 15 | 26 | ||
| Robert Lewandowski | Poland | UEFA | Bayern München | Germany | UEFA | 9 | 4 | 13 | ||
| Harry Kane | England | UEFA | Tottenham Hotspur | England | UEFA | 7 | 5 | 12 | ||
| Omar Khrbin | Syria | AFC | Al-Hilal Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | AFC | 3 | 9 | 12 | ||
| Yu-Song kim | North Korea | AFC | April 25 | North Korea | AFC | 3 | 9 | 12 | ||
| André Silva | Portugal | UEFA | AC Milan | Italy | UEFA | 7 | 4 | 11 | ||
| Cenk Tosun | Turkey | UEFA | Beşiktaş | Turkey | UEFA | 5 | 6 | 11 | ||
| Vincent Aboubakar | Cameroon | CAF | Beşiktaş / FC Porto | Turkey / Portugal | UEFA | 5 | 6 | 11 | ||
| Romelu Lukaku | Belgium | UEFA | Manchester United | England | UEFA | 6 | 4 | 10 | ||
| Henrikh Mkhitaryan | Armenia | UEFA | Manchester United | England | UEFA | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||
| Mehdi Taremi | Iran | AFC | Persepolis FC | Iran | AFC | 3 | 7 | 10 | ||
| Sékou Camara | Guinea | CAF | Horoya AC | Guinea | CAF | 8 | 1 | 9 | ||
| Olivier Giroud | France | UEFA | Arsenal FC | England | UEFA | 7 | 2 | 9 | ||
| Mohamed Salah | Egypt | CAF | Roma / Liverpool | Italy / England | UEFA | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||
| Bertrand Traoré | Burkina Faso | CAF | AFC Ajax | Netherlands | UEFA | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||
| Edin Džeko | Bosnia-Herzegovina | UEFA | AS Roma | Italy | UEFA | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||
| Taha Yassine Khenissi | Tunisia | CAF | Espérance Sportive de Tunis | Tunisia | CAF | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||
| Kylian Mbappé | France | UEFA | AS Monaco | France | UEFA | 1 | 8 | 9 | ||
| Givanildo Vieira de Souza “Hulk” | Brazil | CONMEBOL | Shanghai SIPG | China | AFC | 0 | 9 | 9 | ||
| Jeremy Brockie | New Zealand | OFC | SuperSport United | South Africa | CAF | 0 | 9 | 9 | ||
| Arjen Robben | Netherlands | UEFA | Bayern München | Germany | UEFA | 6 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Leon Goretzka | Germany | UEFA | Schalke 04 | Germany | UEFA | 6 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Antoine Griezmann | France | UEFA | Atlético Madrid | Spain | UEFA | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Lionel Messi | Argentina | CONMEBOL | Barcelona | Spain | UEFA | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Sunil Chhetri | India | AFC | Bengaluru | India | AFC | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Manuchekhr Dzhalilov | Tajikistan | AFC | Lokomotiv Moskva | Russia | UEFA | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Omar Al-Somah | Syria | AFC | Al-Ahli Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | AFC | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Paulinho Junior | Brazil | CONMEBOL | Guangzhou Evergrande | China | AFC | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Edinson Cavani | Uruguay | CONMEBOL | Paris Saint-Germain | France | UEFA | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
| Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior | Brazil | CONMEBOL | Barcelona / Paris Saint-Germain | Spain / France | UEFA | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
| Bienvenido Marañón | Spain | UEFA | Ceres–Negros FC | Philippines | AFC | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Gabriel Guerra | Argentina | CONMEBOL | Johor Darul Ta’zim F.C. | Malaysia | AFC | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Ignacio Scocco | Argentina | CONMEBOL | River Plate | Argentina | CONMEBOL | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||
| José Sand | Argentina | CONMEBOL | Lanus | Argentina | CONMEBOL | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Stipe Plazibat | Croatia | UEFA | Home United | Singapore | AFC | 0 | 8 | 8 |