The IFFHS World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer is a football award given annually since 1997 by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) to the player who scores the most goals in a league season (in a calendar year since 2020) in any of the top 60 leagues in the world (as ranked by IFFHS for that given year).
Men's winners List of winners YearWinnerClub(s)Goals1997 Hakan Şükür Galatasaray381998 Iván Kaviedes Emelec431999 Mário Jardel Porto362000 Mário Jardel Porto382001 José Alfredo Castillo Oriente Petrolero422002 Joaquín Botero Bolívar492003 José Cardozo Toluca582004 Patricio Galaz Cobreloa422005 Clemerson Araújo Gamba Osaka332006 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Ajax352007 Afonso Alves Heerenveen342008 Lucas Barrios Colo-Colo372009 Marc Janko Red Bull Salzburg392010 Luis Suárez Ajax352011 Aleksandrs Čekulajevs Narva Trans462012 Lionel Messi Barcelona502013 Lionel Messi Barcelona462014 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid31 Luis Suárez Liverpool2015 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid482016 Luis Suárez Barcelona402017 Lionel Messi Barcelona372018 Lionel Messi Barcelona34 Jonas Benfica2019 Baghdad Bounedjah Al Sadd39Calendar year2020 Cristiano Ronaldo Juventus332021 Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich432022 Germán Cano Fluminense332023 Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur Bayern Munich382024 Viktor Gyökeres Sporting CP362025 Kylian Mbappé Real Madrid39 Source:
Statistics +Multiple winners (1997–present)PlayerWinsYears Lionel Messi42012, 2013, 2017, 2018 (shared) Luis Suárez32010, 2014 (shared), 2016 Cristiano Ronaldo2014 (shared), 2015, 2020 Mário Jardel21999, 2000
The World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer of the First Decade (2001–2010) The final list includes the 18 players who scored 150 or more goals in top-tier national leagues in the period of time from 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2010.
The results were posted on the IFFHS' official website on 25 September 2022. +Players with at least 180 goalsRankPlayerNationGoalsClub(s)1Aleksandar Đurić246 Geylang United (2001–04) Singapore Armed Forces FC (2005–09) Tampines Rovers (2010)2Marc Lloyd Williams236 Bangor City (2001–02; 2003; 2006–07) Southport (2002–03) Aberystwyth Town (2003–04) The New Saints (2004–06) Newtown (2007–08) Rhyl (2008) Porthmadog (2008–09) Airbus UK Broughton (2009–10)3Washington214 Ponte Preta (2001–02) Fenerbahçe (2002–03) Athletico Paranaense (2004) Tokyo Verdy (2005) Urawa Red Diamonds (2006–07) Fluminense (2008; 2010) São Paulo (2009–10)4Rhys Griffiths198 Cwmbrân Town (2001–02) Haverfordwest County (2002–04) Carmarthen Town (2004) Port Talbot Town (2004–06) Llanelli Town (2006–10)5Thierry Henry182 Arsenal (2001–07) Barcelona (2007–10)6Magno Alves182 Fluminense (2001–02) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (2003) Oita Trinita (2004–05) Gamba Osaka (2006–07) Al-Ittihad (2007–08) Umm Salal (2008–10)7Maksim Gruznov180 Narva Trans (2001–08) Sillamäe Kalev (2009–10)
The World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer of the Second Decade (2011–2020) The final list includes the 36 players who scored 150 or more goals in top-tier national leagues in the period of time from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2020.
The results were posted on the IFFHS' official website on 6 January 2021. +Players with at least 200 goalsRankPlayerNationGoalsClub(s)1Lionel Messi346 Barcelona (2011–20)2Cristiano Ronaldo332 Real Madrid (2011–18) Juventus (2018–20)3Robert Lewandowski248 Borussia Dortmund (2011–14) Bayern Munich (2014–20)4Zlatan Ibrahimović236 Milan (2011–12; 2019–20) Paris Saint-Germain (2012–16) Manchester United (2016–18) LA Galaxy (2018–19)5Luis Suárez224 Liverpool (2011–14) Barcelona (2014–20) Atlético Madrid (2020)6Carlos Saucedo213 San José (2012–13; 2017–19) Saprissa (2014) Oriente Petrolero (2015) Blooming (2015–16) Real Potosí (2016) Guabirá (2017) Royal Pari (2020)7Edinson Cavani209 Napoli (2011–13) Paris Saint-Germain (2013–20) Manchester United (2020)
All-time World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer ranking
Bold indicates players currently active. +Players with at least 400 goalsRankPlayerGoals1 Cristiano Ronaldo5812 Lionel Messi5523 Josef Bican515 Ferenc Puskás 5 Robert Lewandowski 4206 Luis Suárez4197 Imre Schlosser4178 Gyula Zsengellér4169 Jimmy McGrory409 10 405
Women's winners List of winners The women's award was introduced in 2021. YearWinnerClubGoals2021 Lucie Martínková Sparta Prague382022 Mia Fishel UANL332023 Charlyn Corral Pachuca342024 Charlyn Corral Pachuca422025 Charlyn Corral Pachuca50
See also International Federation of Football History & Statistics IFFHS World's Best Club IFFHS World's Best Player IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper IFFHS World's Best International Goal Scorer IFFHS World Team IFFHS World's Best Club Coach IFFHS World's Best National Coach
References
External links IFFHS official website