THE WORLD’S BEST TOP GOAL SCORER AT END SEPTEMBER 2015 : AHMED KHALIL LEADS BEFORE ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI AND CRISTIANO RONALDO !
Posted on Oct 7, 2015 | IFFHS News Category
A World Cup Qualifier super hat-trick against Malaysia and a goal in AFC Champions League lead Ahmed Khalil to top the IFFHS World Top Goal Scorer list with 14 goals by end of September. Khalil scored 8 goals for UAE and 6 for his club, Al-Ahli Dubai.
Robert Lewandowski came second with 13 goals. He scored 6 goals in September, 3 for Poland and 3 for FC Bayern München. His total goals is 6 for national team and 7 in club competitions.
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo is third. A hat-trick and a brace lead him to the All-Time UEFA Champions League top goal scorer with 82. He raised his total goals in IFFHS World Top Goal Scorer to 13, 3 for Portugal and 10 goals for Real Madrid C.F.
Till end of September, 37 player scored 7 or more goals. By nationality, they are 12 South Americans, 11 Asians, 7 Europeans, 5 Africans and 2 from CONCACAF. Argentina has the most number of players with 5 followed by Brazil with 3.
By club football, 16 players play in Europe, 12 in Asia, 3 in South America, 3 in African and 3 in CONCACAF.
Spanish clubs have 5 players, while Germany, Italy and UAE clubs have 3 players.
With Neymar, Messi and Suárez, FC Barcelona is the only club to have 3 players in the list, followed by 2 for FC Bayern Munich and Club América.
Player | Country | Conf. | Club | Country | Conf. | Country | Club | Total | ||
Ahmed Khalil | UAE | AFC | Al Ahli Dubai | UAE | AFC | 8 | 6 | 14 | ||
Robert Lewandowski | Poland | UEFA | FC Bayern Munich | Germany | UEFA | 6 | 7 | 13 | ||
Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | UEFA | Real Madrid C.F. | Spain | UEFA | 3 | 10 | 13 | ||
Sergio Agüero | Argentina | CONMEBOL | Manchester City F.C. | England | UEFA | 10 | 2 | 12 | ||
Xu Yang | China PR | AFC | Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C. | China | AFC | 5 | 6 | 11 | ||
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior | Brazil | CONMEBOL | FC Barcelona | Spain | UEFA | 4 | 7 | 11 | ||
Thomas Müller | Germany | UEFA | FC Bayern Munich | Germany | UEFA | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||
Clint Dempsey | USA | CONCACAF | Seattle Sounders FC | USA | CONCACAF | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||
Mohammad Al-Sahlawi | Saudi Arabia | AFC | Al-Qadisiyah Al Khubar | Saudi Arabia | AFC | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||
Miller Bolaños | Ecuador | CONMEBOL | Club Sport Emelec | Ecuador | CONMEBOL | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||
Bader Al-Mutawa | Kuwait | AFC | Qadsia SC | Kuwait | AFC | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||
Oribe Peralta | Mexico | CONCACAF | Club América | Mexico | CONCACAF | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||
Ali Mabkhout | UAE | AFC | Al Jazira Club | UAE | AFC | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||
Vincent Aboubakar | Cameroon | CAF | FC Porto | Portugal | UEFA | 5 | 3 | 8 | ||
Lionel Messi | Argentina | CONMEBOL | FC Barcelona | Spain | UEFA | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
Paolo Guerrero | Peru | CONMEBOL | Sport Club Corinthians Paulista | Brazil | CONMEBOL | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
Asamoah Gyan | Ghana | CAF | Al-Ain FC | UAE | AFC | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
Carlos Bacca | Colombia | CONMEBOL | Sevilla FC | Spain | UEFA | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
Alvaro Morata | Spain | UEFA | Juventus Torino | Italy | UEFA | 1 | 7 | 8 | ||
Daniel McBreen | Australia | AFC | South China AA | Hong Kong | AFC | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||
Gustavo Bou | Argentina | CONMEBOL | Racing Club de Avellaneda | Argentina | CONMEBOL | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||
Ricardo Goulart | Brazil | CONMEBOL | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | China | AFC | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||
Riste Naumov | Macedonia | UEFA | Ayeyawady United | Burma | AFC | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||
Luis Suárez | Uruguay | CONMEBOL | FC Barcelona | Spain | UEFA | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||
Keisuke Honda | Japan | AFC | A.C. Milan | Italy | UEFA | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||
Sardar Azmoun | Iran | AFC | FC Rostov | Russia | UEFA | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||
Bassem Morsi | Egypt | CAF | Zamalek SC Cairo | Egypt | CAF | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||
Hassan Al-Haidos | Qatar | AFC | Al-Sadd SC | Qatar | AFC | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||
Igor Sergeev | Uzbekistan | AFC | Pakhtakor Tashkent FK | Uzbekistan | AFC | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||
Sunil Chhetri | India | AFC | Bengaluru FC | India | AFC | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | Netherlands | UEFA | FC Schalke 04 | Germany | UEFA | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
Thamsanqa Gabuza | South Africa | CAF | Orlando Pirates | South Africa | CAF | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
Givanildo Vieira de Sousa “Hulk” | Brazil | CONMEBOL | FC Zenit Saint Petersburg | Russia | UEFA | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||
Gonzalo Higuaín | Argentina | CONMEBOL | S.S.C. Napoli | Italy | UEFA | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||
Darío Benedetto | Argentina | CONMEBOL | Club América | Mexico | CONCACAF | 0 | 7 | 7 | ||
Romelu Lukaku | Belgium | UEFA | Everton F.C. | England | UEFA | 0 | 7 | 7 | ||
Baghdad Bounedjah | Algeria | CAF | Étoile Sportive du Sahel | Tunisia | CAF | 0 | 7 | 7 |