THE WORLD’S BEST TOP GOAL SCORER 2017 at end August : GUINEAN CAMARA AT THIRD PLACE !
Posted on Sep 6, 2017 | IFFHS News Category
A World Cup Qualification hat-trick for Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo against Faroe Islands raised his total to 20 international goals, 10 for Portugal and 10 for his club, Real Madrid CF, both records for the current year.
Behind him, North Korean Yu-Song Kim of April 25 is at the second place with 11 goals and Guinean Sékou Camara of Horoya AC jump to the third place with 9 goals, 8 with the national team !
Till end of August 2017, 39 players scored 6 or more international goals. They are classified as follows :
By national teams :
– by Confederation : AFC (12), UEFA (11), CAF (7), CONMEBOL (6), OFC (3).
– by country : France (4), Brazil and New Zealand (3),Iran, Oman and Portugal (2).
By Football Clubs :
– by confederation : AFC (16), UEFA (12), CAF (6), OFC (3) and CONMEBOL (2).
– by country : Germany and New Zealand (3), Brazil, China, England, France, Iran, Oman, South Africa, Spain and UAE (2)
– by club : Al Ain FC, Auckland City FC and FC Bayern München (2).
Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | UEFA | Real Madrid | Spain | UEFA | 10 | 10 | 20 | ||
Yu-Song kim | North Korea | AFC | April 25 | North Korea | AFC | 2 | 9 | 11 | ||
Sékou Camara | Guinea | CAF | Horoya AC | Guinea | CAF | 8 | 1 | 9 | ||
Mehdi Taremi | Iran | AFC | Persepolis FC | Iran | AFC | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||
Henrikh Mkhitaryan | Armenia | UEFA | Manchester United | England | UEFA | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
Paulinho Junior | Brazil | CONMEBOL | Guangzhou Evergrande | China | AFC | 3 | 5 | 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 | ||
Jeremy Brockie | New Zealand | OFC | SuperSport United | South Africa | CAF | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||
Stipe Plazibat | Croatia | UEFA | Home United | Singapore | AFC | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||
Arturo Vidal | Chile | CONMEBOL | Bayern München | Germany | UEFA | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||
Robert Lewandowski | Poland | UEFA | Bayern München | Germany | UEFA | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||
Vincent Aboubakar | Cameroon | CAF | Beşiktaş | Turkey | UEFA | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||
Omar Kharbin | Syria | AFC | Al-Hilal | Saudi Arabia | AFC | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
Manuchekhr Dzhalilov | Tajikistan | AFC | Lokomotiv Moskva | Russia | UEFA | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||
Taha Yassine Khenissi | Tunisia | CAF | Espérance Sportive de Tunis | Tunisia | CAF | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||
Kylian Mbappé | France | UEFA | AS Monaco | France | UEFA | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||
Givanildo Vieira de Souza “Hulk” | Brazil | CONMEBOL | Shanghai SIPG | China | AFC | 0 | 7 | 7 | ||
Omar Abdulrahman | UAE | AFC | Al Ain FC | UAE | AFC | 0 | 7 | 7 | ||
Abdul Aziz Al-Muqbali | Oman | AFC | Fanja SC | Oman | AFC | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||
Justin Shonga | Zambia | CAF | Nkwazi FC | Zambia | CAF | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||
Olivier Giroud | France | UEFA | Arsenal FC | England | UEFA | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||
Ovidy Karuru | Zimbabwe | CAF | Kaizer Chiefs | South Africa | CAF | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||
Paolo Guerrero | Peru | CONMEBOL | Flamengo RJ | Brazil | CONMEBOL | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||
Antoine Griezmann | France | UEFA | Atlético Madrid | Spain | UEFA | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
Bertrand Traoré | Burkina Faso | CAF | AFC Ajax | Netherlands | UEFA | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
Lars Stindl | Germany | UEFA | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Germany | UEFA | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
Moayad Ellafi | Libya | CAF | Al-Ahli Tripoli | Libya | CAF | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
Nasser Al Shamrani | Saudi Arabia | AFC | Al Ain FC | UAE | AFC | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
Sunil Chhetri | India | AFC | Bengaluru | India | AFC | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
Myrat Ýagşyýew | Turkmenistan | AFC | Altyn Asyr FK | Turkmenistan | AFC | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
Alexandre Lacazette | France | UEFA | Olympique Lyon | France | UEFA | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||
Fred Guedes | Brazil | CONMEBOL | Atlético Mineiro | Brazil | CONMEBOL | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||
João Moreira | Portugal | UEFA | Auckland City FC | New Zealand | OFC | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||
Kaveh Rezaei | Iran | AFC | Esteghlal Tehran | Iran | AFC | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||
Mohammed Al Ghassani | Oman | AFC | Saham Club | Oman | AFC | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||
Ryan De Vries | New Zealand | OFC | Auckland City FC | New Zealand | OFC | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||
Tom Jackson | New Zealand | OFC | Team Wellington | New Zealand | OFC | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||
Yu Kobayashi | Japan | AFC | Kawasaki Frontale | Japan | AFC | 0 | 6 | 6 |