THE WORLD'S BEST NATIONAL TOP DIVISION GOAL SCORER 2020 - CRISTIANO RONALDO (JUVENTUS FC)
Posted on Dec 31, 2020 | Top Division Goal Scorer Category
Picture : Cristiano Ronaldo won his 8th IFFHS Award, the third in this category !
RANKING THE WORLD'S BEST NATIONAL TOP DIVISION GOAL SCORER 2020The World’s Best National Top Division Scorer 2020: Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus FC)
On the final stage of this contest, there was a tough competition between Cristiano Ronaldo, Robert Lewandowski and Marcel Hernández. Only these three players managed to reach the mark of 30 goals.
The Portuguese has won it with the marginal advantage; he scored 33 goals in Italian Serie A, one more than Lewandowski ! Cristiano Ronaldo won so his third IFFHS Award in this category and his 8th IFFHS Award, being the Best Goal Scorer in the History of the IFFHS Awards (since 1991).
| Player | Club (League) | Nationality | Goals | |
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Juventus (Italy) | Portugal | 33 |
| 2 | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern (Germany) | Poland | 32 |
| 3 | Marcel Hernández | Cartaginés (Costa Rica) | Cuba | 30 |
| 4 | Ciro Immobile | Lazio (Italy) | Italy | 28 |
| 5 | Michael Olunga | Kashiwa Reysol (Japan) | Kenya | 28 |
| 6 | Kasper Junker | Bodø/Glimt (Norway) | Denmark | 27 |
| 7 | Junior Negrão | Ulsan (South Korea) | Brazil | 26 |
| 8 | Rauno Sappinen | Flora (Estonia) | Estonia | 26 |
| 9 | Ramiro Rocca | Municipal (Guatemala) | Argentina | 26 |
| 10 | Nikita Rukavytsya | Maccabi Haifa (Israel) | Australia | 25 |
| 11 | Amahl Pellegrino | Kristiansund (Norway) | Norway | 25 |
| 12 | Cristian Borja | LDU Quito (Equador) | Colombia | 24 |
| 13 | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool (England) | Egypt | 23 |
| 14 | Erling Haaland | Borussia Dortmund (Germany) | Norway | 23 |
| 15 | Jean Pierre Nsamé | Young Boys (Switzerland) | Cameroon | 23 |
| 16 | Bafétimbi Gomis | Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) | France | 23 |
| 17 | Patrick Fabiano | Al Salmiyah (Kuwait) | East Timor | 23 |
| 18 | Romelu Lukaku | Internazionale (Italy) | Belgium | 22 |
| 19 | Jonathan Rodríguez | Cruz Azul (Mexico) | Uruguay | 22 |
| 20 | Youssef El-Arabi | Olympiakos (Greece) | Morocco | 22 |
| 21 | André-Pierre Gignac | Tigres UANL (Mexico) | France | 21 |
| 22 | Sardar Azmoun | Zenit (Russia) | Iran | 21 |
| 23 | Emilio Zelaya | Apollon (Cyprus), Damak (Saudi Arabia) | Argentina | 21 |
| 24 | Dragan Ćeran | Pakhtakor (Uzbekistan) | Serbia | 21 |
| 25 | Christian Bolaños | Saprissa (Costa Rica), Start (Norway) | Costa Rica | 21 |
| 26 | Jonathan Moya | Alajuelense (Costa Rica) | Costa Rica | 21 |
| 27 | Bruno Fernandes | Sporting (Portugal), Manchester United (England) | Portugal | 20 |
| 28 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Milan (Italy) | Sweden | 20 |
| 29 | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al Nassr (Saudi Arabia) | Morocco | 20 |
| 30 | Marcos Riquelme | Bolívar (Bolivia) | Argentina | 20 |
| All goals scored in top national divisions worldwide were taken in account. | ||||
| Brazilian state championships Paulista and Carioca have status equal to national leagues (according to IFFHS decision). | ||||
| Period: from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. | ||||