Picture : Baghdad Bounedjah took second place in the ranking.

 

 

 

Moroccan Ayoub El Kaabi still tops the poll at end April. He scored one goal for RS Berkane in CAF Confederation Cup to reach 12 goals. He is followed by another African, Algerian Baghdad Bounedjah, who scored two goals for Al Said SC in AFC Champions League to raise his total to 9. Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, winner of this Award in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017, added three UEFA Champions League goals to reach third position in 2018 with 8 goals.

El Kaabi scored most national team goals with 10, while Emiliano Tase of Auckland City FC and Marko Simic of Persija Jakarta each scored most club goals with 8.

Till end of April 2018, 27 players scored at least 5 goals. they are classified as follows :

  • National Teams Level:

–       Confederation wise: CAF and UEFA (7), AFC (6), CONMEBOL (4), OFC (3)

–       County wise: Brazil, South Korea, Morocco, Argentina, Tahiti (2)

  • Club Level:

–       Confederation wise: AFC (15), OFC (5), UEFA (4), CAF (2), CONMEBOL (1)

–       Country wise: Qatar, New Zealand (3), England, South Korea and French Polynesia (2), 

–       Club wise: Liverpool and Team Wellington (2)

 

Ranking THE WORLD’S BEST GOAL SCORER 2018 at end April 2018 (international goals with national team and club)

Player   Country Confederation Club Country Confederation   Country Club Total
                     
Ayoub El Kaabi   Morocco CAF RS Berkane Morocco CAF   10 2 12
Baghdad Bounedjah   Algeria CAF Al Sadd SC Qatar AFC   2 7 9
Cristiano Ronaldo   Portugal UEFA Real Madrid Spain UEFA   2 6 8
Emiliano Tade   Argentina CONMEBOL Auckland City FC New Zealand OFC   0 8 8
Marko Šimić   Croatia UEFA Persija Jakarta Indonesia AFC   0 8 8
Bienvenido Marañón  “Bienve”   Spain UEFA Ceres Negros FC Philippines AFC   0 7 7
An Il-bom   North Korea AFC April 25 Sports Club North Korea AFC   0 7 7
Angus Kilkolly   New Zealand OFC Team Wellington New Zealand OFC   0 7 7
Marcus Berg   Sweden UEFA Al Ain FC United Arab Emirates AFC   0 7 7
Mehdi Taremi   Iran AFC Al-Gharafa Qatar AFC   1 5 6
Mohamed Salah   Egypt CAF Liverpool  England UEFA   1 5 6
Ahmad Zreik   Lebanon AFC Al-Ahed Sport Club Lebanon AFC   0 6 6
Ciro Immobile   Italy UEFA Lazio Roma Italy UEFA   0 6 6
Youssef El-Arabi   Morocco CAF Al-Duhail SC Qatar AFC   0 6 6
Jean-Marc Makusu   DR Congo CAF AS Vita Club DR Congo CAF   0 6 6
Sekou Sylla   Guinea CAF Yangon United F.C Myanmar AFC   0 6 6
Teaonui Tehau   Tahiti OFC AS Venus French Polynesia OFC   3 2 5
Kim Shin-Wook   South Korea AFC Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC South Korea AFC   0 5 5
Lautaro Martínez   Argentina CONMEBOL Racing Club Argentina CONMEBOL   0 5 5
Ricardo Goulart   Brazil CONMEBOL Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C. China AFC   0 5 5
Ross Allen   England UEFA Team Wellington New Zealand OFC   0 5 5
Sadio Mané   Senegal CAF Liverpool  England UEFA   0 5 5
Tamatoa Tetauira   Tahiti OFC AS Dragon French Polynesia OFC   0 5 5
Amjad Radhi   Iraq AFC Air Force Club Iraq AFC   0 5 5
Dejan Damjanović   Montenegro UEFA Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea AFC   0 5 5
Maycon Calijuri   Brazil CONMEBOL Boeung Ket Angkor FC Cambodia AFC   0 5 5
Song Ui-young   South Korea AFC Home United FC Singapore AFC   0 5 5
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