THE WORLD’S BEST TOP GOAL SCORER (INTERNATIONAL GOALS) : CRISTIANO RONALDO (PORTUGAL/FC JUVENTUS)
Posted on Jan 1, 2020 | IFFHS News Category
CRISTIANO RONALDO’S FIFTH IFFHS AWARD FOR THE WORLD’S BEST TOP GOAL SCORER (INTERNATIONAL GOALS)
Cristiano Ronaldo wins for the 5th time (in the last seven years) the IFFHS Award of THE WORLD’S BEST TOP GOAL SCORER (international goals with country and club) ! After 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, he is again the Number 1 in the World, scoring 14 international goals with Portugal and 7 international goals with FC Juventus in UEFA Champions League.
With 21 international goals in 2019, Ronaldo was again efficient during all his year, dominating the ranking before Ali Mabkhout (United Arab Emirates), who scored 19 international goals with his country and England’s Harry Kane, also 19 goals (12 goals with England and 7 with Tottenham).
Ali Mabkhout (picture top) holds the record 2019 for international country goals (19 with UAE)) and Bafetimbi Gomis (picture bottom) the record of the international club goals 2019 (13 with Al Hilal Saudi FC).
Last year winner Baghdad Bounedjah took the 8th place in the ranking and winner 2015 Robert Lewandowski the 6th place. 34 Players in the World scored 10 international goals or more in 2019, they came from UEFA (14), AFC (8), CONMEBOL (4), CAF (3), OFC (3), CONCACAF (2).
The most represented clubs are in the Top 34 : FC Liverpool, FC Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspurs, FC Bayern München, FC Inter Milan, Zenit St Petersburg, Al Sadd SC (all with 2 players). The most represented leagues in the Top 34 are : Premier League England (10 players), Serie A Italy (3), Premier Liga Russia (3), Bundesliga Germany (2), Saudi Football League (2) and Qatar Stars League (2).
RANKING 2019 (1/1/19 – 31/12/19)
| Player | Country | Conf | Club | Country | Country | Club | TOTAL | ||
| 1 | Cristiano RONALDO | Portugal | UEFA | FC Juventus | Italy | 14 | 7 | 21 | |
| 2 | Ali MABKHOUT | UAE | AFC | Al-Jazira FC | UAE | 19 | 19 | ||
| 3 | Harry KANE | England | UEFA | Tottenham Hotspurs | England | 12 | 7 | 19 | |
| 4 | Raheem STERLING | England | UEFA | FC Manchester City | England | 8 | 9 | 17 | |
| 5 | Ali ALMOEZ | Qatar | AFC | Al-Duhail SC | Qatar | 15 | 1 | 16 | |
| 6 | Robert LEWANDOWSKI | Poland | UEFA | FC Bayern München | Germany | 6 | 10 | 16 | |
| 7 | Omar AL SOMAH | Syria | AFC | Al-Ahli Saudi FC | Saudi Arabia | 8 | 7 | 15 | |
| 8 | Baghdad BOUNEDJAH | Algeria | CAF | Al-Sadd FC | Qatar | 8 | 6 | 14 | |
| 8 | Lautaro MARTINEZ | Argentina | CONMEBOL | FC Inter Mian | Italy | 8 | 6 | 14 | |
| 10 | Olivier GIROUD | France | UEFA | FC Chelsea | England | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
| 11 | Eldor SHOMURODOV | Uzbekistan | AFC | FC Rostov | Russia | 13 | 13 | ||
| 12 | Serge GNABRY | Germany | UEFA | FC Bayern München | Germany | 9 | 4 | 13 | |
| 13 | Sardar AZMOUN | Iran | AFC | Zenit St Petersburg | Russia | 8 | 5 | 13 | |
| 14 | Lionel MESSI | Argentina | CONMEBOL | FC Barcelona | Spain | 5 | 8 | 13 | |
| 15 | Bafetimbi GOMIS | France | UEFA | Al-hilal Saudi FC | Saudi Arabia | 13 | 13 | ||
| 16 | Gabriel JESUS | Brazil | CONMEBOL | FC Manchester City | England | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
| 17 | Baha FAISAL | Jordan | AFC | Al-Wedhat SC | Jordan | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| 18 | Heung-min SON | South Korea | AFC | Tottenham Hotspurs | England | 3 | 9 | 12 | |
| 19 | Aleksander MITROVIC | Serbia | UEFA | Fulham FC | England | 11 | 11 | ||
| 19 | Eran ZAHAVI | Israel | UEFA | Guangzhou RF | China | 11 | 11 | ||
| 21 | Toni KALTACK | Vanuata | OFC | Erakor Golden Star | Vanuata | 10 | 1 | 11 | |
| 22 | Artyom DZIOUBA | Russia | UEFA | Zenit St Petersburg | Russia | 9 | 2 | 11 | |
| 23 | Raul JIMENEZ | Mexico | CONCACAF | Wolverhampton | England | 8 | 3 | 11 | |
| 23 | Georgino WIJNALDUM | Netherlands | UEFA | FC Liverpool | England | 8 | 3 | 11 | |
| 25 | Sadio MANE | Senegal | CAF | FC Liverpool | England | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| 25 | Romelu LUKAKU | Belgium | UEFA | ManUnited/Inter Milan | England/Italy | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| 27 | Akram AFIF | Qatar | AFC | Al-Sadd FC | Qatar | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| 27 | Memphis DEPAY | Netherlands | UEFA | Olympique Lyon | France | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| 29 | Enner VALENCIA | Ecuador | CONMEBOL | Tigres UANL | Mexico | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| 30 | Jackson MULEKA | DR Congo | CAF | TP Mazembe | DR Congo | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
| 31 | Ross ALLEN | Guernsey | OFC | Team Wellington | New Zealand | 11 | 11 | ||
| 32 | Gagame FENI | Solomon Islands | OFC | Suva FC | Fiji | 10 | 10 | ||
| 33 | Jonathan DAVID | Canada | CONCACAF | RAA Gent | Belgium | 8 | 2 | 10 | |
| 34 | “BIENVE” Bienvenido Morejon | Spain | UEFA | Ceres-Negros FC | Philippines | 10 | 10 |